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The Shed in Ocean Springs won first place in both the Whole Hog and Poultry categories this weekend at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.More >>
A South Mississippi BBQ joint is bringing home top honors from a prestigious competition. The Shed in Ocean Springs won first place in both the Whole Hog and Poultry categories this weekend at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.More >>
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MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
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We are nearing the end of the Spring season and for the Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) they are in the middle of kitten season. They are over their capacity of cats storing some in boardMore >>
We are nearing the end of the Spring season and for the Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) they are in the middle of kitten season.More >>
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...More >>
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.More >>
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.More >>
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday.More >>
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -
There are losing seasons, and then there's what the Southern Miss football team endured through 2012. The Golden Eagles now own the claim to the worst turnaround in Football Bowl Subdivision history; from 12-2 to 0-12.
Even a $2.1 million dollar price tag wasn't enough to sway university officials to let Head Coach Ellis Johnson have another chance. Southern Miss Athletics Director Jeff Hammond released a statement Tuesday morning, saying:
"Following a thorough assessment of our football program, I made the recommendation to our University President that we not retain Ellis Johnson as our head football coach. Dr. Lucas accepted my recommendation and earlier this morning I informed Ellis Johnson that he will not return in the future as our head football coach...In this regard, we have already initiated a search for a new head coach. We will move rapidly in this effort seeking a dynamic leader with the character to lead our program back to prominence. "
Later Tuesday evening, Interim President Dr. Aubrey Lucas made it very clear that a change of some sort had to be made. "Something had to be done. There was no choice there," he said, "You could not go into a season with no changes anywhere."
He also said there were other possibilities on the table, but wouldn't go into detail. As for Johnson's nine assistant coaches, the university has retained them, but should the new head coach decide to move in another direction, Lucas said the university is prepared to bear the cost of that as well.
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