Overview
- MHSAA Executive Director Rickey Neaves urged schools to halt tailgates on school property for the rest of the season, emphasizing the advice is not a mandate.
- Districts responded by scaling back events, with Canton canceling this week’s tailgate and offering refunds, Terry ending tailgates on campus for the year, and Grenada and Yazoo County also canceling tailgate activities.
- Picayune went further, announcing that events on school district property are canceled for the 2025 season in response to safety concerns.
- The guidance calls for tighter oversight at games, including beefed-up security, school supervision of any tailgate areas, and strict enforcement of bans on alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and firearms.
- Authorities continue investigating multiple shootings tied to weekend homecoming gatherings, including six killed in Leland—the deadliest U.S. shooting this year—three in Heidelberg, one at Alcorn State, and an injury near Jackson State’s stadium, with FBI involvement reported.