HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – If you’re a Southern Miss fan, you will soon see your school colors on display at places where you shop.

The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will feature the University of Southern Mississippi’s black and gold colors on its regulatory inspection stickers this year. The stickers can bee seen on gas stations and produce scales.

“Just look for those school colors on our petroleum stickers. That’s where people see them the most. But when you’re checking out at the grocery store or at the Walmart even, you’ll see them as well for consumer protection. So, it’s a simple but profound way to remind us how important our educational system is,” said Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R-Miss.).

Each year, the inspection stickers feature a different university’s school colors.

“I think it’s a wonderful way to highlight the collaborations we have between the state and our state universities and colleges. It shows what they’re doing for their efforts and also highlights all of our state universities and institutions in a great way. And I think today was a great way to show all the activity that happens there and all the collaborations they have between the universities and where we support each other,” said Lance Nail, provost and executive vice president for USM.

Jackson State University (JSU) was represented on the 2024 stickers.