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Are the Saints and Brees Playing Chicken Before the Draft?
Some interesting things have come out of New Orleans over the past few days. Both the Saints and quarterback Drew Brees seem to be trying to position themselves for some possible post-draft fallout. By now, nearly every Saints fan knows that Brees currently has a $30 million salary number cap …
Rebels and Bulldogs Battle in Pearl
Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi travel to Pearl’s Trustmark Park to play for the Governor’s Cup tonight. Both teams are ranked to varying degrees in every major college-baseball poll, with MSU reaching as high has third place and the Rebels as high as ninth. The Bulldogs come …
Prominent LGBT Attorney Gives State May 2 Deadline Before Lawsuit: HB1523 Raises 'Serious Concerns'
New York-based attorney Roberta Kaplan, who litigated and won the case to end Mississippi's ban on same-sex marriage, sent a letter to Mississippi leaders regarding House Bill 1523 on Monday, Slate reported, saying she and her legal team at Paul, Weiss LLC had "serious concerns" about the bill violating a …
MDE Report: Mississippi Graduation Rate Swells, Dropout Rate Falters
The Mississippi Department of Education reports that Mississippi's graduation rates have seen significant improvement between 2011 and 2015. "Districts showed a four-year graduation rate of 78.4 percent for the 2014-15 school year, up from 74.5 (percent) in the 2013-14 school (year)," an April 26, 2016 MDE press release said. The …
Rare News Out of the NFL Combine
Something so rare happened today that ESPN reporter Adam Schefter couldn’t remember how long it had been since it last happened. For the first time in a long time, none of the players invited to the NFL Combine failed the drug test. This was good news for the players who …
Traffic Delays for First Lady's Commencement Speech
It's graduation day for Jackson State University, and First Lady Michelle Obama will be the featured speaker for the commencement ceremony. 55,000 people are expected to attend, and with large numbers comes major traffic delays. Below is a verbatim statement from The Fondren Renaissance welcoming the First Lady and warning …
Another Former Wrestler is Dead
News of music star Prince’s death rocked the world yesterday, and rightfully so, as an icon of the industry is now gone. Earlier in the day, however, reports were already coming in that former WWE star Chyna, whose real name was Joan Marie Laurer, had died. Sadly, her death is …
Drafting a Quarterback is Crapshoot: Part Two
The first part of this story looked at NFL teams drafting quarterbacks from 1998 to 2007. This second one will look at quarterbacks drafted from 2008 to 2015 and some interesting numbers behind these draft picks. Two quarterbacks were picked in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Matt …
Belinda Carlisle Will Perform in Mississippi, Despite HB1523
Solo artist Belinda Carlisle, the former lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, has decided to go ahead with her Mississippi concert as scheduled, despite having strong objections to House Bill 1523. On Tuesday, the singer posted an open letter to Gov. Phil Bryant on her Facebook page and GLAAD's website, saying …
JPS Adopts LGBT-Inclusive Employment Policy
The Human Rights Campaign issued a statement praising the Jackson Public School District for voting unanimously to extend workplace protections to gay, lesbian and transgender employees.
Music Icon Prince Has Died
After reports of the death of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Prince began circulating earlier today, national news media sources swarmed to find the truth if there was any truth to the rumor. Sadly, the artist's publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, has now confirmed to multiple sources, including CNN, that Prince had been …
Southern Dem Heads, Including Mississippi's, to Bernie Sanders: Stop Mischaracterizing Southern Voters
Today, several southern Democratic Party heads, including Rickey Cole of Mississippi, signed a letter asking Bernie Sanders to stop characterizing southern voters as people who "distort reality": The letter, posted on Politico, started in part: We commend you on running a spirited campaign that has energized and mobilized a new …
Drafting a Quarterback is Crapshoot: Part One
If you are running a mock draft of the 2016 NFL Draft, it might be time to just tear up any guesses at this point with the Philadelphia Eagles trading up to the second spot. The Eagles got the Cleveland Browns second pick in the second blockbuster trade before the …
Governor To Cut $25 Million from Agency Budgets
Most state agencies will have to take a $25 million budget cut spread across the board due to low revenue, a letter from Gov. Phil Bryant states. The budget cut will mean a .43% cut to most state agencies' budgets except Vocation and Technical Education, Student Financial Aid, Schools for …
JSU's Rene Colon named SWAC Pitcher of the Week
The SWAC named its Player of the Week awards, and Jackson State University pitcher Rene Colon was named Pitcher of the Week for the conference. Colon earned the award for his work Sunday, April 17, against JSU rival Alcorn State University. In the Tigers' 5-1 win over the Braves, Colon …
MAEP Funds Same As Last Year, House Ed Committee Chairman Says
When Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford told him that classroom supply funds at $12 million were $24 million less than they should be as mandated by Mississippi Code, House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Moore, R-Brandon, told him he wouldn’t “stand there and be attacked.” “I don’t care about the formula,” …
College Sports Revenue
Texas A&M University sits atop the college-sports world in total revenue in a recent report from USA Today. The Aggies earned more than $192.6 million in 2015—quite a leap from their 2014 revenue of about $119.5 million. A large portion of the 2015 revenue came from $92 million in contributions, …
City of Jackson Reports Lead Levels Below Legal Limits
Testing on the City of Jackson's water collected from water towers show lead limits that are below the threshold for concern, which city officials say suggests that lead-level problems repeated previously are a problem with the pipes in local homes, not with the distribution system.
Planned Parenthood Southeast Denounces Second-Trimester Abortion Method Ban
Today, Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 519 which outlaws a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure called dilation and evacuation. The bill also outlines tools that cannot be used to perform an abortion. Dawn Laguens, Executive Vice President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America released this verbatim statement in response …
Playoffs Possible With New Orleans 2016 Schedule
It’s official. For the first time since 1970, a Super Bowl rematch will start the new NFL season in week one on Thursday night, Sept. 8, as the Carolina Panthers go to Denver to face the Broncos. That’s the first game of the season, but it loses a ton of …