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Both the Ole Miss and Mississippi State football teams got big SEC wins on Saturday. The No. 7 Rebels staved off South Carolina 30 to 14. The Bulldogs of Mississippi State went to Fayetteville and found their first conference win in over two years. Southern Miss was off this weekend. Jackson State handled Florida A&M. Alcorn State beat Texas Southern, and Mississippi Valley fell to Bethune-Cookman.

Several states have already received federal approval to restrict SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy junk food and sugary drinks. Friday, Governor Tate Reeves officially requested a waiver for Mississippi. If his request is approved, processed foods that list sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup, or high fructose corn syrup as the first two ingredients will be prohibited for purchase using SNAP benefits.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-governor-requests-waiver-to-ban-junk-foods-from-snap-program/

Capitol Police are inviting residents to a Meet and Greet panel discussion tonight at Jackson Academy. The forum, scheduled to take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., aims to foster transparency, communication, and cooperation between law enforcement and the public. Plus, the city of Natchez announced that United Express will soon be connecting Natchez-Adams County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas — America’s fourth-most populous city. The new flights are set to begin on July 1, 2026.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/natchez-airport-will-offer-flights-to-houston-texas-in-2026/

Voters will head to the polls for several special legislative elections in Mississippi on Tuesday. A majority of seats on ballots stem from a federal order that lawmakers redraw House districts in the Chickasaw County area, along with Senate districts in the Hattiesburg and DeSoto County areas, after it was determined that the previously used maps diluted Black voting power. The new maps resulted in elections for 14 seats.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/special-legislative-elections-underway-tuesday-here-are-the-candidates/

One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children. Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her 16-year-old son, who reported seeing a monkey in the yard outside their home near Heidelberg. Bond Ferguson said she and other residents had been warned about diseases that the escaped monkeys carried, so she fired her gun. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks took possession of the monkey, the sheriff’s office said.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-woman-kills-escaped-monkey-fearing-for-her-childrens-safety/

Monday will be sunny with highs nearing 70.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-monday-november-3/

With Halloween here, a new survey shows plenty of adults are still spooked...but not of just ghouls and goblins.

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/judges-order-trump-administration-to-use-contingency-funds-for-snap-payments-during-shutdown/

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-governor-requests-waiver-to-ban-junk-foods-from-snap-program/

The university's athletics department reached a deal with Nashville-based Peachtree Entertainment to have the two sports venues host a series of concerts, comedy acts, and more.

READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-state-announces-plan-for-more-concerts-on-campus-benefitting-student-athletes/

Mississippi State basketball guard Josh Hubbard is teaming up with Make-A-Wish Mississippi for the "Buckets for Wishes" campaign, which officially got underway on Wednesday.