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Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach in critical condition after reported heart attack

Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach in critical condition after reported heart attack

Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach has coached three seasons in Starkville. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach was hospitalized due to a health issue that occurred at his home on Sunday and is in critical condition. According to a university statement, Leach was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. No other information was provided by the university, but the Clarion Ledger reported Monday that Leach suffered… Source link

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Brett Favre’s involvement in Mississippi welfare scandal is getting plenty of attention. But what about companies that still back him?

Brett Favre’s involvement in Mississippi welfare scandal is getting plenty of attention. But what about companies that still back him?

My fellow critics of all things sports, media and sports media: Can we switch up now? We need to stop tweeting, writing and saying that the Brett Favre welfare money theft misappropriation story isn’t getting attention from “the media.” It most certainly is. Thanks to the diligent work of some journalists in Mississippi, this writer first started wondering over two years ago why Favre got $1.1 million earmarked for needy families through the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Yes, it… Source link

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Lawyer probing Brett Favre, ex-Gov Phil Bryant in $94M Mississippi welfare fraud scandal fired by state

Brett Favre’s involvement in Mississippi welfare scandal is getting plenty of attention. But what about companies that still back him?

The lawyer tasked with probing ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre, former Governor Phil Bryant and others in a sprawling $94 million Mississippi welfare fraud scheme has been fired by the state. Brad Pigott, a former U.S. attorney leading the investigation for the Mississippi Department of Human Services, was informed of his termination by MDHS Director Bob Anderson on Friday. He told Mississippi Today that he wasn’t given cause for his dismissal but was told that it wasn’t related to the quality… Source link

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As an engineer, here’s how I look at the idea of pumping water from Mississippi to the West

As an engineer, here’s how I look at the idea of pumping water from Mississippi to the West

A bulldozer clears a descent path to move equipment down to the level for drilling operations as workmen start excavations for building the Channel Tunnel outside Calais, France, Nov. 17, 1973 At an age when my classmates were fascinated with dinosaurs or playing Cowboys and Indians, I picked up a book titled “Engineers’ Dreams” and was hooked. Thus began a lifelong interest in projects associated with engineering concepts about improving our world. The author, Willy Ley, sketched the… Source link

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Brett Favre named in $24M Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit

Brett Favre named in M Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit

The Mississippi Department of Human Services has named Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit seeking to recoup roughly $24 million in misspent welfare funds intended to combat poverty in one of the nation’s poorest states. The lawsuit filed on Monday seeks $3.2 million combined from Favre and Favre Enterprises, Inc. Favre is one of 38 defendants in the lawsuit that also names former pro wrestlers Brett and Ted DiBiase and their father Ted DiBiase Sr. aka “The Million Dollar… Source link

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Google to invest more than $10M in Mississippi

Google to invest more than M in Mississippi

Posted: Mar 18, 2021 / 09:29 AM CDT / Updated: Mar 18, 2021 / 09:29 AM CDT Courtesy: Google SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, Google announced plans to invest more than $10 million dollars in Mississippi in 2021. Nationally, Google plans to invest more than $7 billion and create at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs across the U.S. this year. “I believe a lasting economic recovery will come from local… Source link

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ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit blasts Mike Leach after Mississippi State brawl

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit blasts Mike Leach after Mississippi State brawl

The Guardian Belichick’s exit plan and a JJ Watt trade: NFL subplots to watch in 2021 Will Aaron Rodgers depart Green Bay after an MVP-caliber season? Will Bill Belichick leave New England before it turns ugly? There’s no shortage of meaty NFL plotlines in 2021The NFL’s general attitude towards 2020 can be summed up succinctly: What pandemic?Whereas other leagues ground to a halt, considered voiding their seasons, entered into complex bubbles or faced existential crises, the NFL thundered… Source link

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MERLE FLOWERS: Google embraces Mississippi | Opinion

MERLE FLOWERS: Google embraces Mississippi | Opinion

There are two Google Operations Centers in the world – one in the Philippines and the other in India. Google will open its first operations center in the United States and third in the world in Southaven, Mississippi. This is a great win for DeSoto County and Mississippi. As Mayor Musselwhite said in the announcement, “Google is a titan in the global… Source link

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Google picks Southaven spot for new operations center in Mississippi

Google picks Southaven spot for new operations center in Mississippi

CLOSE This photo taken on August 23, 2018 shows the Google logo on display at the Smart China Expo at Chongqing International Expo Center in southwest China’s Chongqing. (Photo: STR, AFP/Getty Images) Months after announcing plans to open an operations center in northern Mississippi, Google has chosen a location. The new office is expected to open inside a 60,000-square-foot building to be built on what is now a mostly empty lot at 5665 Airways Blvd., about a half mile north of Tanger Outlets… Source link

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