Three Pine Belt residents at the heart of a wide-spread fraud that bilked health-insurance providers out of more than a half billion dollars started serving federal prison terms Thursday after being sentenced in United Sates District Court.
University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett applauded the state Legislature's decision to change the state flag, but said he hoped that the momentum going forward would continue to be positive and inclusive.
The University of Southern Mississippi will refund on a prorated basis the cost of spring semester housing, meal and parking plans for eligible students.
Mississippi colleges allocated $149 million in the first-round of COVID-19 federal emergency relief funds, with about half earmarked for cash grants for students.
The University of Southern Mississippi defense came up with four interceptions, a fumble recovery and six sacks at the Golden Eagles' first scrimmage of preseason practice.
After trailing the entire game, the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles fought back in the ninth inning to keep their postseason alive by defeating Arizona State 13-12.
A seventh inning grand slam from Matt Guidry wasn’t enough to lift the Golden Eagles over the Louisiana State University Tigers in game four of the Baton Rouge Regional on Saturday.
The third-seeded University of Southern Mississippi (39-19) opened the Baton Rouge Regional with a bang Friday afternoon with a 15-3 win over second-seeded Arizona State University (37-18) at Alex Box Stadium.
The Golden Eagles (38-19), who finished runner-up to the Owls (40-20) during the regular season, beat FAU for a second consecutive year in the postseason title game.
