Mississippi Miss Hospitality contest brings 47 hopeful young women to Hattiesburg to compete for the 2025 title and over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes.

Southern Miss baseball relief pitcher Landen Payne was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 2025 MLB Draft.

Forty-seven young women from across Mississippi are in Hattiesburg this week for the Miss Hospitality contest, gaining friends and confidence along the way.

Three of the four teens involved in the shooting death of USM football player MJ Daniels were sentenced to 40 years in prison.