Young candidate files to challenge incumbent agriculture commissioner

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February 2, 2023

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-02-01 15:40:00

Terry Rogers, 18, is seeking the Democratic nomination for commissioner of agriculture after filing for the race Wenesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at the state Democratic Party headquarters in Jackson. He could face incumbent Republican Andy Gipson in the November election.

An 18-year-old Jones College student and recent Quitman High School graduate could become Mississippi’s next commissioner of agriculture, if he can win the approval of Mississippi voters.

Terry Rogers, who qualified for the race Wednesday afternoon at the state Democratic Party headquarters in Jackson, could take on incumbent Republican Andy Gipson in November.

“I’m running for Commissioner of Agriculture to help all Mississippians get a piece of the economic pie,” Rogers said.

A number of experiences led him to believe he could serve the state as its commissioner of agriculture, Rogers said.

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.