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Mississippi State announces Ron Polk Ring of Honor class

Philadelphia native Sidney L. “Sid” Salter has been named Vice President for Strategic Communications at the land-grant research university. 

Veteran Mississippi State administrator Sid Salter has been promoted to vice president for strategic communications, announced by the university on Wednesday. Salter, a Philadelphia native, brings more than four decades of experience in print, broadcast, digital journalism, and multimedia management to the task in addition to experience in public affairs,...

Traveling in a vintage Cadillac, filmmaker Brian Bain, a third generation Jew from New Orleans, sets out on a 4200-mile road trip though the American South. Traveling through Delta flatlands, small towns in Mississippi, suburban subdivisions, Texas ranches, and sprawling Sunbelt metropolises what he uncovers is the unique and diverse history of Southern Jews. Along the way, Bain woos his future wife, herself a southern Jew, and discusses Jewish participation in the Civil Rights Movement with And...

Mississippi State football will play the 26th bowl game when the Bulldogs kick it off against Illinois. Ahead of this game, we dare to review and rank all the previous post-season contests. Part 3 of 4.

It has been over five decades since Frank Dowsing Jr. and Robert Bell became the first African American football players to suit up for Mississippi State.

He called more than 1,500 Mississippi State University sporting contests. That doesn’t cover the interviews he conducted as an announcer for WELO. He also worked as the voice of the

When Vin Scully passed away last week I was reminded of what the great “voices” have meant to those of us who have reached  a certain age. In a time before

Florida's play-by-play announcer enjoyed a stretch of 2,500 broadcasts and six national titles spanning football, basketball and baseball.

Just a few days before the annual Elvis Festival, and we at the Oren Dunn City Museum have begun to gear up for the event. We have Elvis’ interview at