Billy HamiltonBilly Hamilton has been tearing up base paths all season long in minor-league baseball.
Clyde MuseDr. Clyde Muse could be the poster guy for community-college success.
Calvin StodghillCalvin Stodghill bought Martin's Lounge when its longtime patriarch and namesake, Martin Lassiter, got too sick to run the lounge.
Don BarrettAttorney Don Barrett is no stranger to taking on big-name, big-budget opponents in the courtroom.
Pastor Dwayne K. Pickett Sr.Dwayne K. Pickett rejects the parochial attitude that the church's primary role is to convince people to join as a solution to its problems.
Anaso JobodwanaJackson State University welcomed back one of its Olympians yesterday.
Sheka EppsThese days, Sheka Epps enjoys her successes. But the businesswoman and prize-winning platform hair stylist had to overcome some life-altering obstacles to get here.
Yohance MylesYohance Myles, a Birmingham native who got his master of fine arts degree from Louisiana State University, has been burning up the big and little screens in recent years.
Paul RyanThe knock against Rep. Ryan, the person who'll fill the No. 2 slot on the GOP's presidential ticket, is that Ryan would make life hard for grannies across the U.S.
Joey Brinson and Ryan EstepStarting August 29, another group of athletes will travel to London to compete without television coverage, hordes of journalists or nightly medal counts.
Allison WashingtonAllison Washington, a 2009 graduate of Belhaven University and former member of the Sonic Boom of the South, won the first-ever open auditions for band announcer.
Jayson PorterLast semester, Jayson Porter flew to Washington, D.C., with Dr. Darby Kathleen Ray, former professor of religious studies at Millsaps College, to speak on a panel on bringing civility theory to practice.
Mahesh BhupathiIndia tennis team member Mahesh Bhupathi played tennis at the University of Mississippi from 1994 to 1995.
Jennifer GillomBorn in Abbeville, Miss., in 1964, Jennifer Gillom first made a name for herself on the Lafayette High School basketball team.
Trey HardeeU.S. Olympic track team member Trey Hardee only spent a short time in Mississippi, but does have ties to the state.