Eddie Pells, Associated Press, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Eddie Pells, Associated Press

News | Eddie Pells, Associated Press •

September 8, 2026

Southeastern Conference leaders to discuss kicking LSU out of league over player eligibility dispute

On Tuesday, the SEC amended a federal lawsuit, seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent LSU from blocking the meeting. A two-thirds vote from the conference's CEOs is needed to remove LSU, a founding member since 1933.

Culture | Eddie Pells, Associated Press , Eric Olson, Associated Press •

August 26, 2026

SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players

The two conferences issued their new rules in response to court orders that were allowing players who had been on pro rosters, then released, to return back to college. LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has sought to add two such players previously from Ole Miss.

News | Eddie Pells, Associated Press •

July 29, 2026

College NIL bill includes $25 million ‘retention pool’ but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?

A reworked Senate bill aims to regulate college sports by more than doubling the money schools can share with players.

News | Eddie Pells, Associated Press •

May 27, 2026

Key Senators Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill

The Senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a Congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season.

SEC Media Days Football

Sports | Eddie Pells, Associated Press •

August 14, 2025

A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season

Now in its second year with an expanded bracket, 12 teams will make the College Football Playoff to close out the 2025-26 season.

Sports | Eddie Pells, Associated Press , Janie McCauley, Associated Press •

April 7, 2025

Hearing begins for $2.8 billion NCAA settlement, could lock in seismic changes for college sports

The settlement would clear the way for each school to begin sharing up to $20.5 million with their athletes.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

September 25, 2026

Veterans Affairs cuts backlog, sets record for number of claims processed

News | Ali Swenson, Associated Press •

September 25, 2026

Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now

News | Cass Rutledge •

September 25, 2026

A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

September 24, 2026

England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast

Business | Cass Rutledge •

September 23, 2026

Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area

Business | Cass Rutledge •

September 18, 2026

Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

September 25, 2026

Journey to Colonial Mississippi: An America 250 Celebration

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 25, 2026

Promised provision

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 24, 2026

The meaning of the Cross

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

September 23, 2026

Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white

Opinion | Bill Cork •

September 22, 2026

The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

September 21, 2026

The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house