Mississippi Stories: James Storey

by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today
February 4, 2025

People still remember where they were on that hot, muggy Mississippi afternoon when Ole Miss fullback James Storey caught two touchdown passes to defeat Notre Dame 20-13 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Nearly 50 years later, people also remember all the ways that Coach Storey has changed their lives for the better.  Moving back to his hometown of Ripley, Storey left the gridiron for the classroom. Dedicating his life to a mindset of humility, generosity, and selflessness that involves serving others without expecting anything in return, he truly has a servant’s heart.  I traveled to north Mississippi to meet up with him to discuss his football days and his long career as an educator, principal and coach.  He also shared his passion of helping the Boys & Girls Club of North Mississippi as well. Storey is a hero on and off the gridiron.  And while the 1977 Notre Dame team may not agree, he’s also a heck of a nice guy.

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Landon Bryant is a top-notch educator. Whether it is in an art classroom or on Instagram discussing one of the South’s little idiosyncrasies, he has an ability to explain things in a hilarious way.  Known online as LandonTalks, he and his wife Kate have created clever short videos that have tickled the nation’s funny bone. I visited him in his hometown of Laurel (where it all began and continues to this day.)  We traveled to the Lauren Rogers Museum and toured downtown, all while he gave us a glimpse into his brilliant imagination. No longer in the classroom, Landon fills his time as a stand-up comic, author, podcaster, and commentator on all things Southern. It’s fun to watch good people succeed.  And in this episode, you’ll get to know the good man behind the meteoric success story. 

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In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Dorlisa Hutton, Chief Operations Officer for SR1. SR1 is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose missions to provide education, health and technology to all through science and partnership. SR1 provides college access and success services by using their evidence based education model. Students are provided academic skills, social skills, family and relationship skills, recreation, civic literacy. Founded in 2005 by CEO Tamu Green, SR1 has served hundreds of children across Mississippi. Soon, SR1 CPSA will be opening in Canton, Mississippi as the first STEM Charter School in Mississippi.

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