Four years ago, John Grisham published his first work of nonfiction about a former minor league baseball player who was wrongfully convicted of a murder he did not commit. The best-selling author and former Mississippi legislator is back on his soapbox – this time in fiction – on the same subject. Read the story.
Mississippi Business Journal: Former Oxford Restaurant Owner Starts Again
December 7, 2010 by
Four decades after he watched his family’s Oxford restaurant burn to the ground, Jim Seay is back again in the restaurant business. His return to the industry was almost accidental. Seay owns an investment property firm called Diversified Investments in Hernando. His idea to open a restaurant came when one of the company’s properties, aRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Haskell Purchases Movie Rights to Scruggs Book
November 8, 2010 by
Sam Haskell, a native of Amory and a veteran of the Hollywood scene, believes he has something filmmakers will fight over: A real-life, John Grisham-type story that offers nearly every aspect of human drama. Haskell recently purchased the rights to the new book The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Rise and Ruin ofRead the story …
Clinton News: Guyton Honored With Scholarship
November 4, 2010 by
The University of Mississippi has announced a new academic enrichment initiative honoring alumnus and longtime congressional staffer Steve Guyton. The Steve Guyton Endowment for Student and Faculty Development Program will support political science faculty mentorship of undergraduate research projects. Read the story.
Rankin Ledger: Ole Miss Alumni Join Food Drive
October 19, 2010 by
Starting today, alumni chapters from a handful of Southeastern Conference universities will be collecting canned goods as part of a two-week drive that benefits the Gateway Rescue Mission Read the story.
UM: Seven Alumni Selected for UM Alumni Hall of Fame
October 8, 2010 by
Seven alumni will receive the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s highest annual honors as part of Homecoming 2010. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are: John H. Geary (BBA 52) of Jackson; Jennifer Gillom (BAR 87) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Trent Lott (BPA 63, JD 67) of Washington, D.C.; Ray Mabus (BA 69) of Ridgeland; andRead the story …
Clarksdale Press Register: UM Alum Opens Art Gallery
October 6, 2010 by
UM alum Bradley Gordon is one of two artists to open galleries in Clarksdale. Read the story.
Soaring onto U.S. Olympic Team, Brittney Reese Remains Humble, Yet Fierce
July 17, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three Harley Davidson Sportsters lined up wheel-to-wheel. Two Mini Coopers parked bumper-to-bumper. One Ford 350 XL Super Duty double-cab pickup truck – with the tailgate down. Each represents the distance Brittney Reese can leap. On her final jump at the 2008 Olympic Trials earlier this month in Eugene, Ore., Reese soared 22Read the story …