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It doesn’t matter what is on the calendar for the first weekend in October, the first weekend of October is best known as ZONTA weekend in Pascagoula and the Jackson County area.

The university’s cowbell tradition has a history spanning nearly a century and has become one of MSU’s most iconic symbols, with beloved bells passed down through alumni generations.

Mississippi is best known for its blues and barbecue and also its waterfront scenes. Why not put all three elements together and make a weekend of enjoying the tunes, the food and the scenery in Moss Point for the 2nd annual Smokin’ the ‘Sip.

Main Street in Moss Point will be closed to all traffic—except cruisers—on Tuesday, October 6, when the city rolls out the red carpet for visitors and cruisers alike.

There are Sundays when you need comfort food.

And then there are Sundays when Ole Miss beat LSU the night before, and regular comfort food simply will not do.

You need victory food.

Oxford has never been a town particularly interested in a quiet weekend. But this weekend feels a little excessive, even…

It’s once again time for some good ol’ Mississippi football. and I, for one, am so grateful.

The high school vocational centers of the past are long gone, but the mission of preparing high school students for future careers has never been stronger. And as they say, if you aren’t first, you are last, and there can only be one first place winner.

Country-rock star HARDY is returning to Mississippi State for an exclusive performance inside the Humphrey Coliseum on Friday, October 2, STATE 1878 announced Monday.

The streets are Mississippi. The storefronts are Mississippi. The actors are Mississippians. So are the people behind the cameras.

A world-renowned disc golf champion and influential teacher recently visited Mississippi State’s Athlete Engineering Institute to better understand how the mechanics of throwing impact performance and injury prevention in one of the world’s fastest-growing sports.

One of The Center at Forrest County’s largest annual events will return Aug. 15, giving Pine Belt residents the opportunity to experience a modern professional rodeo competition and the nationally touring Bulls, Bands & Barrels close to home. 

Do you hear it? The school bell is ringing in the new year! 

D’Iberville has recorded the fastest population growth among Mississippi Gulf Coast municipalities since 2010, adding more than 4,000 residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. 

Pawpaws. Muscadines. Honeydew.

Those aren’t the ingredients you’d expect to see earning national awards, but that’s exactly what happened for one Mississippi brewery. Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing has been named one of the Top 10 Hard Seltzer Producers in the nation, bringing home four medals at the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship.

As Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” enters its 38th season, public fascination with apex predators continues to rise. But while television audiences tune in for the drama, two Mississippi State graduate students are part of the network of scientists who help provide necessary data behind the public’s often-varying opinions on sharks.