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Royal Portrush is playing host to the final major of the year, the 2025 Open Championship in Northern Ireland.

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.

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

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