Reserve Champion Crossbred Market Hog. Exhibited by Cooper and John Hood, Holmes 4-H.   STATE FAIRGROUNDS, Miss. – This year, 1,152 4-H and FFA members from across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, exhibiting 1,759 head of livestock. These students competed for the opportunity to participate in the 57th annual Sale…

Front row, l-r: Jayden Jefferson, Cemahja Turner, William Dean, Kendarious Greer, Debroski Kimbrough, Janard Hall, Devante Simpson. Back row: Damarian Harris, Gary Brown, Julius Mathis, Jerry Reese, Christopher Coats, Caden Benson, Kevon Hoggan, Demetri Archie, Lamarion Crawford, Dredarious Randle.

Tremain Johnson, A’Jah Davis, Jakarra Bankhead, Madison Keith, Al’Thelmeka Giles, Morgan Jennings, Raina Heffner, Rh’Tasia Greer, Retha Greer, Koriyah Powell, Tekeyra Walton, Arkayja Roberts, Makayjah Williams, Julinda Scott, Rashayla Travis

Coach Wayne Hudson has been named 2026 MAIS Class AA Division I Coach of the Year. Trojans Historic Championship Run Under Coach Wayne Hudson By Chuck Edwards After nearly three decades away from the sidelines, Coach Wayne Hudson returned to coaching in June 2025 at Central Holmes Christian School—the very place where his coaching journey…

In December, Breann Bell, the youngest Bell sibling, received her acceptance into Dental school at UMMC. She will begin in August of 2026. Bell is following in the footsteps of her father, the late Dr. Bobby Bell, her brother, Dr. Blake Bell, and her sister, Dr. Brooke Bell. Bell is the daughter of David and…