Mississippi
Miss Mississippi’s Teen 2025 is crowned in Vicksburg
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A new Miss Mississippi’s Teen was crowned Sunday in Vicksburg.
Avery McNair, a senior who is graduating from Simpson Academy next week, says she is thrilled to begin the journey of representing this state at Miss America’s Teen.
This is the 20th year for Miss Mississippi’s Teen program.
Twenty-one delegates competed for the title in Vicksburg on Sunday.
After the Top 11 candidates were announced, each of them competed in Fitness, Evening Wear, On Stage question and Talent. A
very McNair, Miss Madison County, played piano.
McNair said, “You never think its gonna be you, and then I finally got my opportunity and I wanted to embrace every single thing and I’m just so blessed to be here.”
McNair was fourth alternate to Brooke Bumgarner, who placed second in Miss America’s Teen and was the first Miss Mississippi’s Teen to win an evening wear preliminary in the national competition.
Bumgarner said, “I came home second alternate for Miss America’s Teen but I came home to the greatest state in the nation and that’s something I said in my first interview with you as Miss Mississippi’s Teen. Its something that I’ll believe for the rest of my life. That’s something that every Miss Mississippi’s Teen has to have a good understanding of – is that she is representing such a great group of people and I wouldn’t want to represent any other state and I hope she knows that, that she knows the value of serving Mississippi.”
The New Miss Mississippi’s Teen is now preparing to represent this state on the national stage.
McNair said, “I’m already in game mode, so I say just keep working hard and keep working harder every single day and I’m so excited to go represent Mississippi.”
McNair, who also wins a 10-thousand dollar scholarship, will be making public appearances throughout the state. She wants to share her Service Initiative, Let’s All Be Prepared: Emergency Preparedness for Kids.
“I partnered with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency my last two years of competing. My first house was hit by an EF-2 tornado and then we were hit again five years later and that destroyed that same house and so I learned from those experiences that I not only want to change lives, but save them,” said McNair.
This year’s fourth alternate was Miss Metro Jackson Chloe Braxton, 3rd Runner Up Anna Holly, Miss Queen City.
Second Alternate, Madalyn Sullivan, Miss Lafayette County and first runner up for the second year in a row, Miss Capital City Blake Hart.
McNair says she will attend Mississippi State University in the fall.
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Mississippi State men’s basketball got a much needed win Wednesday in its ACC/SEC Challenge game.
The Bulldogs led Georgia Tech for almost the entire game in Atlanta, on the way to an 85-73 win.
The Bulldogs seized momentum in the first half with an 11-3 run over a 4:48 timespan, claiming a 30-18 lead with 5:12 left in the period and holding on to a 37-28 advantage going into halftime.
Mississippi State continued its surge in the second half with an early 7-0 run to push the lead to 16, 44-28, with 18:34 left to play. The Yellow Jackets began to crawl back from their 16-point deficit, cutting the Bulldogs’ lead to six before Josh Hubbard made back-to-back three-pointers to give them some breathing room before eventually regaining a 16-point lead at 68-52 with 7:20 to go.
Hubbard scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half to lead all scorers, along with five assists and four rebounds as well. In his first career start, Jamarion Davis-Fleming notched his best game so far as a Bulldog with an efficient 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting along with five boards, a rejection and an assist.
Next up for Mississippi State will be a short trip north to Tupelo, Miss. where it’ll face San Francisco at 3 p.m. Sunday on SEC Network.
Yesterday’s Results
- Men’s Basketball: Mississippi State 85, Georgia Tech 73
Today’s Schedule
- Women’s Basketball: Pittsburgh at Mississippi State, 6 p.m., SEC Network
Did You Notice?
- The list of Mississippi State football players planning to enter the transfer portal currently sits at five. Wide receiver Jordan Mosely, safety Stonka Burnside, wide receiver Cam Thompson, wide receiver Anson Lewis and defensive lineman Terrance Hibbler have all announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal when it opens on January 2.
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Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 3, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Dec. 3 drawing
12-18-19-28-29
Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 3 numbers from Dec. 3 drawing
Midday: 5-5-4, FB: 1
Evening: 1-4-0, FB: 0
Check Cash 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 4 numbers from Dec. 3 drawing
Midday: 5-6-0-0, FB: 1
Evening: 0-0-9-9, FB: 0
Check Cash 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from Dec. 3 drawing
Midday: 11
Evening: 01
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any authorized Mississippi Lottery retailer.
Prizes between $600 and $99,999, may be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters or by mail. Mississippi Lottery Winner Claim form, proper identification (ID) and the original ticket must be provided for all claims of $600 or more. If mailing, send required documentation to:
Mississippi Lottery Corporation
P.O. Box 321462
Flowood, MS
39232
If your prize is $100,000 or more, the claim must be made in person at the Mississippi Lottery headquarters. Please bring identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and a Social Security card to verify your identity. Winners of large prizes may also have the option of setting up electronic funds transfer (EFT) for direct deposits into a bank account.
Mississippi Lottery Headquarters
1080 River Oaks Drive, Bldg. B-100
Flowood, MS
39232
Mississippi Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing date. For detailed instructions and necessary forms, please visit the Mississippi Lottery claim page.
When are the Mississippi Lottery drawings held?
- Cash 3: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Cash 4: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
- Match 5: Daily at 9:30 p.m. CT.
- Cash Pop: Daily at 2:30 p.m. (Midday) and 9:30 p.m. (Evening).
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Mississippi editor. You can send feedback using this form.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football flipped another prospect the week of the early signing period.
Micah Nickerson, a four-star edge rusher from South Pike, flipped from Missouri and signed with the Bulldogs’ 2026 recruiting class on Dec. 3 on signing day. Nickerson was previously committed to Mississippi State, but flipped to Missouri in September.
The early signing period ends Dec. 5.
He’s the second recruit MSU and coach Jeff Lebby have flipped in the week after Hartfield Academy five-star safety Bralan Womack committed on Dec. 1.
Micah Nickerson 247 ranking
Nickerson is a four-star, according to the 247Sports Composite, He’s ranked No. 286 nationally, No. 13 in Mississippi and as the No. 29 edge rusher.
Nickerson, listed at 6-foot-5, 215 pounds, is the third-highest ranked prospect in MSU’s class behind Womack and Grenada four-star tight end Zayion Cotton.
Mississippi State lands DL Tico Crittendon
Shortly after Nickerson signed, Mississippi State also landed defensive lineman Tico Crittendon, according to a report from On3.
Crittendon is a three-star from Lithonia, Georgia, according to the 247Sports Composite. He decommitted from Florida State on Nov. 5.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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