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Mississippi State Men’s Basketball Rallies Past Jackson State, 69-59
Mississippi State males’s basketball defeated Jackson State on the street, 69-59, on Wednesday evening.
Regardless of being designated as a house sport, the sport was performed inside Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi, the hometown of the Jackson State Tigers. The Bulldogs additionally wore maroon uniforms which can be often reserved for street video games.
The sport was a carefully contested matchup, with Jackson State up 16-6 5 minutes into the primary half. The Bulldogs’ offense helped propel them forward of the Tigers later within the body, capturing 46.9% from the sector however 8-26 (30.8%) from three.
Within the second half, the Bulldogs trailed Jackson State with eight minutes left within the sport however went on an offensive outburst. They proceeded to outscore the Tigers 17-6 within the remaining stretch.
Bulldog ahead DJ Jeffries assist the group safe the win, scoring a team-high 15 factors for the evening, together with six whereas trailing within the second half. He additionally recorded 5 rebounds, three assists and two steals.
“It wasn’t the prettiest win however we’ll take it,” mentioned Jeffries. “We needed to grit and grind this one. Clearly, we needed the sport to be means higher however we’ll take a win earlier than a loss any day.”
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Ahead Tolu Smith and guard Eric Reed Jr. additionally scored in double digits, with each gamers recording 13 factors every.
Bulldog ahead Keshawn Murphy, who was absent towards Minnesota, performed in Wednesday’s contest, placing up 10 factors, three rebounds, and two assists, whereas making 3/4 area targets and going 2/3 from the three.
“I simply got here in and performed my function,” Murphy mentioned. “It was an in depth sport so I took photographs that have been open and made the suitable performs.”
Jackson State is the primary group to attain greater than 55 factors towards Mississippi State this season, with 59. The Bulldogs’ protection has allowed lower than 55 factors a sport previous to Wednesday’s matchup.
“We needed to type of begin over in the course of the sport and make main changes that we hadn’t made all yr lengthy,” Bulldogs head coach Chris Jans mentioned. “A few of them have been issues that we hadn’t even practiced. Fortuitously, they helped us. On the finish of the day, you have to determine the way to win the sport. However this will probably be one thing we study from and develop from and can find yourself being actually good for us.”
With the win, the Bulldogs stay undefeated at 10-0. It’s the group’s first 10-0 begin because the 2003-04 season, the identical season they received the SEC common season title.
Mississippi State returns to Starkville to host Nicholls on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT in Humphrey Coliseum. The sport will probably be aired on SEC Community.
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Lost history of the Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) â The 165th Mississippi State Fair will likely excite many across the state, but two major parts of its history are largely unknown or forgotten.
Much of the cultural identity of Jackson and Mississippi is tied to the fair. The Mississippi Agricultural Bureau and the Mississippi Agricultural Society sponsored the first state fair back in 1858. The fair on the 105-acre Mississippi State Fairgrounds now brings in over 500,000 people and $50 million of economic impact annually. Simply put, it offers many things to many people every October.
However, two things related to the fairâs past and present are largely unknown. Below is the overview.
Like many aspects of Mississippi life, officials segregated the state fair. By the 1960s, the fair had days where only white or Black residents attended. Residents, community and civil rights groups led a boycott of the fair in 1962. Only 3% of Black residents went to it that year.
In the summer of 1965, state legislators were in a special session to repeal Mississippiâs discriminatory voting laws. About 500 people came to the capital to protest their legitimacy as representatives of all Mississippians. About half of the protestors were teenagers.
Many were still arrested by Jackson police and transported to the state fairgrounds in paddy wagons and garbage trucks. Police housed protestors in facilities meant for livestock.
165th Mississippi State Fair opens to the public
Each year, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) employees make about 100,000 biscuits for the public during the Mississippi State Fair. However, the culinary tradition now synonymous with the fairgrounds is a relatively new development.
Longtime Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Jim Buck Rossâs visit to the Missouri State Fair inspired the start of the Mississippi phenomenon. Since the early 1970s, MDAC employees have made buttermilk biscuits from scratch and served them with Blackburn Made Syrup to fairgoers.
For those who cannot wait until October 3 to have those biscuits, below is the recipe.
The Legendary Mississippi State Fair Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees
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Lightly coat a large baking dish or cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray
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In a large bowl, add flour
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Dig a well in the middle and add the shortening
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Cut the shortening into flour until crumbly by using a hand, fork or pastry cutter
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Dig a well, add buttermilk and stir until a soft ball of dough forms
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Lightly flour a flat surface and put the soft ball of dough on it
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Using your hands, flatten to 1/2 inch thickness
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Use a 2-inch tin can or biscuit cutter, flour can or cutter before each cut. Do not twist when cutting
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Cut out round biscuits and place them on a baking sheet
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Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown
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Does Mississippi State play today? College football schedule for Bulldogs after Week 6 bye
Jeff Lebby speaks on Creed Whittemore, Trent Hudson redshirt statuses
Watch what Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby said about Creed Whittemore and Trent Hudson after Saturday’s loss to Texas.
Mississippi State football has a chance to regroup before getting back into the SEC grind.
The Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2 SEC) have lost four consecutive games, with their lone win coming against Eastern Kentucky in the season opener. Since then, they’ve lost to Arizona State, Toledo, Florida and Texas.
REQUIRED READING: How Mississippi State football, Jeff Lebby are approaching open week before Georgia game
Mississippi State and first-year coach Jeff Lebby are already without starting quarterback Blake Shapen, a first-year transfer from Baylor who underwent season-ending surgery on his shoulder after suffering an injury against Florida. He has been relieved by true freshman Michael Van Buren Jr., who was 12 of 23 for 144 yards in his first career start against the Longhorns in Week 5.
The slate doesn’t get any easier for the Bulldogs, who face No. 5 Georgia (3-1, 1-1) in their next game after the bye week. Lebby and Co. will certainly have their work cut out if they want to make a bowl game this season.
Here’s everything to know about Mississippi State’s upcoming bye week:
Watch select Mississippi State football games live with Fubo (free trial)
Does Mississippi State play today?
No, Mississippi State does not play in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season. The Bulldogs resume play in Week 7 on the road at Georgia.
The off week is the first of two for the Bulldogs this season, as they also are off Nov. 16, a week after facing Tennessee on the road and a week before hosting Missouri.
Mississippi State football schedule 2024
Here’s a look at the Bulldogs’ 2024 football schedule:
All times Central
- Saturday, Aug. 31: vs. Eastern Kentucky (W, 56-7)
- Saturday, Sept. 7: at Arizona State (L, 30-23)
- Saturday, Sept. 14: vs. Toledo (L, 41-17)
- Saturday, Sept. 21: vs. Florida (L, 45-28)*
- Saturday, Sept. 28: at No. 1 Texas (L, 35-13)*
- Saturday, Oct. 5: BYE
- Saturday, Oct. 12: at No. 5 Georgia* | 3:15 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)
- Saturday, Oct. 19: vs. No. 21 Texas A&M*
- Saturday, Oct. 26: vs. Arkansas*
- Saturday, Nov. 2: vs. UMass | 3:15 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)
- Saturday, Nov. 9: at No. 4 Tennessee*
- Saturday, Nov. 16: BYE
- Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. No. 9 Missouri*
- Friday, Nov. 29: at No. 11 Ole Miss* | 2:30 p.m. | ABC (ESPN+ or Fubo)
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Elected officials discussing paid maternity leave for Mississippi's state employees
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Mississippi state employees do not have paid maternity leave. Theyâre able to take up to 12 weeks off under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act known as FMLA. But thatâs unpaid. However, there are discussions about the possibility of changing that.
A Senate study group has a laser focus on what can be done to improve the lives of women, children, and families. The maternity leave issue is the latest topic.
âThe legislature governs the state workers, and theyâre competing against the private sector,â noted study group member Sen. Brice Wiggins. âAnd so we, we want good workers for the state. So, I think that would be, we need to be looking at that. But itâs always a balancing about is that a benefit that outweighs the cost?â
Senator Nicole Boyd believes it would have numerous benefits.
âWe know that paid maternity leave leads to these higher employer retention rates,â said Boyd. âWomen are much more likely to return to their job. Thereâs reduced turnover, and therefore the cost associated this are dramatically less. You see enhanced employee morale, which is really important. And then we see increased productivity. After women have had sufficient time to be off work, to rest, to get their health back in shape. They come back to work, ready to work.â
Attorney General Lynn Fitch was asked about the issue at the conclusion of her testimony to the group. She told lawmakers that it would simply put us in line with most other Southern states and says they should take it up in the 2025 session.
âI just want to tell you that Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Virginia have all passed these laws, and so I would encourage you to take a hard look at this,â explained Fitch.
Meanwhile, Sen. Rod Hickman thinks it the right move but doesnât want it to be too narrowly focused.
âThe one thing I would say that Iâm hopeful of that if we are able to pass legislation for state employees to have paid maternity leave, that it looks like a family leave model, whereas a father has opportunity to take advantage of that,â he said. âAdopting parents have the opportunity to take advantage of this.â
There are more hearings scheduled for November that will drill down more specifically on this issue. Boyd says she would only be interested in a state employee benefit, no mandates on private businesses in the state.
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