State legislators introduced House Bill 1155 (HB1155) Wednesday evening, which upon approval, formally solidifies the university’s commitment to remain “The W” with official documents denoting the formal name as “Wynbridge State University of Mississippi.”
Longtime Republican lawmaker Rep. Mac Huddleston has passed away at the age of 79. Huddleston, who had represented Pontotoc since 2008, had been battling multiple myeloma. The news of his passing was announced in the obituary section of The Daily Journal on Sunday. During his 15 years in the Mississippi.