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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie, right, and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray speak with a UAP on a screen, during a hearing of the House Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee hearing on “Unidentified Aerial Phe... | 2022-05-18T15:12:13Z | www.oann.com | Congress holds first UFO hearing in half a century | One America News Network One America News Network - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos and News Videos | https://www.oann.com/congress-holds-first-ufo-hearing-in-half-a-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congress-holds-first-ufo-hearing-in-half-a-century | https://www.oann.com/congress-holds-first-ufo-hearing-in-half-a-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congress-holds-first-ufo-hearing-in-half-a-century |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters before signing a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Florida Governor Ron Desantis (R-Fla.) will be investing $100 million for cancer research in the state. He announced the initiative during a press conference o... | 2022-05-19T18:39:17Z | www.oann.com | Fla. Governor Desantis to invest $100 million for cancer research in the state | One America News Network One America News Network - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos and News Videos | https://www.oann.com/fla-governor-desantis-to-invest-100-million-for-cancer-research-in-the-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fla-governor-desantis-to-invest-100-million-for-cancer-research-in-the-state | https://www.oann.com/fla-governor-desantis-to-invest-100-million-for-cancer-research-in-the-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fla-governor-desantis-to-invest-100-million-for-cancer-research-in-the-state |
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – JULY 14: A Delta airlines plane is seen as it comes in for a landing at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 14, 2016 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Several Florida residents were honored for their life saving actions to help land a small pla... | 2022-05-26T22:58:29Z | www.oann.com | Air Traffic Controllers honored for helping Passenger land plane in Fla. | One America News Network One America News Network - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos and News Videos | https://www.oann.com/air-traffic-controllers-honored-for-helping-passenger-land-plane-in-fla/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-traffic-controllers-honored-for-helping-passenger-land-plane-in-fla | https://www.oann.com/air-traffic-controllers-honored-for-helping-passenger-land-plane-in-fla/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-traffic-controllers-honored-for-helping-passenger-land-plane-in-fla |
W.Va. reaches $161.5M settlement with drugmakers over opioid crisis
Attorneys for the state of West Virginia reached a tentative multi-million dollar settlement with two drug companies for their role in the state’s opioid crisis.
Following a six week trial in Kanawha Circuit Court, West Virginia settled with Teva and A... | 2022-05-26T22:58:44Z | www.oann.com | W.Va. reaches $161.5M settlement with drugmakers over opioid crisis | One America News Network One America News Network - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos and News Videos | https://www.oann.com/w-va-reaches-161-5m-settlement-with-drugmakers-over-opioid-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=w-va-reaches-161-5m-settlement-with-drugmakers-over-opioid-crisis | https://www.oann.com/w-va-reaches-161-5m-settlement-with-drugmakers-over-opioid-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=w-va-reaches-161-5m-settlement-with-drugmakers-over-opioid-crisis |
Who shot J.R.? Maybe it was Netflix
Not gonna lie, I still don’t know who shot J.R. I do, however, remember people talking about it constantly when I was a child.
I never watched “Dallas,” but I have found myself yearning for a time when television watching was much simpler. Back then, “appointment viewing” meant you w... | null | null | null | null | null |
The East Union Urchins hoist the Golden Glove trophy after winning the Class 2A State Championship on Saturday.
Co-head coaches Jamie Russell and Chris Basil led the East Union Epic Urchins to the Class 2A Baseball State Championship win.
The East Union Epic Urchins swept Stringer 2-0 to win the Class 2A State Baseball... | null | null | null | null | null |
According to a recent Gallup poll on homeownership, only 30% of respondents say it's a good time to buy a house. A year ago, more than half - 53% – were in a buying mood.
Cayce Conti is the broker/owner of Conti Realty in Pontotoc and the president of the Northeast Mississippi Board of Realtors (NEMSBOR). The board inc... | null | null | null | null | null |
CRIME REPORTS: Sunday, May 29, 2022
The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Friday at 3 p.m.
Erik Damon Baker, 37, of Shannon, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, felony fleeing, possession of a Schedule II drug, disorderly conduct, resis... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc players pose for pictures with the Class 4A runner-up trophy on Thursday.
Josh Dowdy was emotional, but not because his Pontotoc baseball team had just been swept in the Class 4A state finals by Sumrall on Thursday. His tears were a product of something much deeper than a game’s result.
Back in December, Dowdy... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dave says: Don't buy high and buy higher later
Q. My wife and I are empty nesters, and our house is too big for just the two of us now. We talked about selling the house and moving into an apartment in a multi-use development with retail and restaurants that we go to several times a week. Then, in a year or so, buying ... | null | null | null | null | null |
North Mississippi Medical Center recently recognized nurses during National Nurses Week:
• Lynda Hersey, RN, Nurse Manager Excellence Award.
• Kimberly Remmers, CRNA, Advanced Practice Excellence Award.
Remmers is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with Surgical Services. She joined the NMMC staff in 1992 and wor... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kellie Dillard and her daughter, Mary Kirk, recently restored the Barlow Burrow House in downtown Saltillo. The 1914 home is one of the few in Lee County listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The front staircase in the reception hall has two bottom steps curving around a newel post. Bead board on the wall... | null | null | null | null | null |
Today's kids don't know what they're missing
First, some historical context: I am a Baby Boomer, a child of the 1950s. I remember the first time I heard Elvis. I was in a diner with my mother and “Don’t Be Cruel,” one of the 10 greatest rock songs of all time, came on the jukebox. Mom couldn’t stand him. I was hooked b... | null | null | null | null | null |
JUANITA FLOYD
OPINOIN
'As long as the Lord gives me words to write'
By JUANITA FLOYD Contributing columnist
Cicely Tyson said, “Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.”
Today marks 15 years writing as a community columnist. As a child, I really imagined the American dream of havin... | null | null | null | null | null |
To be sure, there are immediate steps we can and should take. Author David French, in his column for the Dispatch, made a case red flag laws, which essentially would allow for, within certain parameters, the seizing of weapons of a person who demonstrates he’s a threat to others or himself. It would also prevent the in... | null | null | null | null | null |
"Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break? Who'll be the last to die for a mistake?" — Bruce Springsteen, "Last To Die"
So when you survey last week's too familiar carnage in Uvalde, Texas — two teachers and 19 children slain at an elementary school by a demented teenager with an AR-15 — it is, yes, fair to indic... | null | null | null | null | null |
We need to find national unity after shooting
Our nation continues to reel after 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old mass shooter at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. It came just 10 days after another mass shooter — also 18 — killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.
These s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shaune Holiday led Tupelo Christian's football team to the Class 1A North final last season for the first time in program history.
TUPELO – Tupelo Christian Preparatory School has parted ways with head football and baseball coach Shaune Holiday, as well as athletics director Aubrey Boren, after recruiting violations ca... | null | null | null | null | null |
Moore, Coe
Charles A. "Coe" Moore, 85, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Landmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Booneville. He was born May 18, 1937. He was of the Church of Christ faith. Coe worked for the Booneville Police Department and the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department and later drove a truck for... | null | null | null | null | null |
Brian Thrasher, 45, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at his residence in Tupelo. Services will be on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at 1pm at Tupelo Chapel of Memories. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 4th at 11am to 1pm at ASSOCIATED FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 109 Rankin Extd, Tupelo, Ms. You may log on to associatefuneral.c... | null | null | null | null | null |
Cleveland Smith of Saltillo is silhouetted against the morning sun at Monday's Memorial Day ceremony at veterans Park in Tupelo. Although brief, the annual event serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices thousands of men and women have made in the service of their country.
Ret. Brig. Gen. James Mitchell salutes t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss earns fourth-straight NCAA Baseball Tournament berth
OXFORD – The Ole Miss baseball team will face Arizona at the Coral Gables, Florida, regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. It is the fourth-straight postseason berth for the Rebels, who finished the regular season by winning eight of 10 games.
But injurie... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally identified
John Melton was 22 years old in October 1940 when he found himself stationed in Hawaii. Raised on a farm near Liberty, Mississippi, the youngest of three children, John had decided to serve his country by enlisting in the U.S. Navy. Shortly after completing b... | null | null | null | null | null |
Reagan: Isolationism will never be acceptable
On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord commenced, the U.S. led invasion at Normandy that would ultimately doom Hitler and free Europe. Since that time the U.S. has played a major role in sustaining Europe’s defense and freedom. This role was formalized on April 4, 1949, when t... | null | null | null | null | null |
The end of the school year is extremely hectic for both the students and the teachers. Being a retired teacher in addition to a mother and grandmother, I am well aware of the stress that goes along with finishing the year.
After state testing, the students are ready for the summer break while the teachers are still try... | null | null | null | null | null |
OXFORD – If he’s being completely honest, Kevin Graham didn’t watch much baseball over the last few days. And the little bit he did watch largely involved Nintendo characters.
Ole Miss baseball spent the last few days in-flux after falling to Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Rebels entered the S... | null | null | null | null | null |
Carr, Pat
Joseph Patrick "Pat" Carr passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the Courtyards Nursing Facility in Fulton at the age of 77. Pat was born in Tupelo on September 19, 1944 to Joe F. and Cecilia Gusmus Carr. He was raised in Saltillo and graduated from Saltillo High School in 1963. While in School, he was on the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
A file photo of the Itawamba Community Colleges, student services building.
JACKSON • Half a year after State Auditor Shad White alleged a community college and private business leaders misspent more than $2 million in taxpayer funds, the state Attorney General is still deciding whether to file suit to recoup those fun... | null | null | null | null | null |
Elkin Theatre screening ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ on its opening weekend
ABERDEEN – The chance to screen a Hollywood blockbuster on its opening weekend comes few and far between for the Elkin Theatre, but June 10 will be one of those rare opportunities with the finale to the “Jurassic World” trilogy.
“The opportunity c... | null | null | null | null | null |
Itawamba County preps w/Ben Sutton
If the citizens of Fulton approve the city's proposed Pennies for Parks tourism tax on June 3, it will impose a 3% tourism tax on restaurant sales in Fulton and could go into effect as early as July 2022.
Voting underway today for 'Pennies for Parks' special election
The special elect... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • Authorities said a 21-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning, but the only other person in the apartment at the time of the shooting has not been charged.
“We have been in contact with the District Attorney’s Office about which way to go,” Johnson said. “When you are dealing with something like this... | null | null | null | null | null |
Yes, we’re here again. From Columbine, Colo. (1999) to Virginia Tech (2005) to Sandy Hook, Conn. (2012) to the Navy Yard in Washington (2013) to Oregon (2015) to the Pulse nightclub in Orlando (2016) to Sutherland Springs in Texas (2017) to Parkland, Fla. (2018) to El Paso, Texas (2019). This month we’ve experienced tw... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi Center for Justice attorney Rob McDuff is shown Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in a courtroom in Winona, Miss. McDuff said on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, that a new Mississippi law provides a safeguard that could prevent naturalized citizens from being flagged as non-citizens when they register to vote in Mississippi.
J... | null | null | null | null | null |
CANTON • Amazon's newest fulfillment center in Mississippi is set to open in mid-July, 18 months after the company announced the project.
Joey Deason, executive director of the Madison County Economic Development Authority, on Thursday confirmed the July 18 opening of the state's third such facility, The Clarion Ledger... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County Fifth District Supervisor Dan McKnight was arrested around 2:26 a.m. Sunday (May 29) by Highway Patrol officers on charges which now include felony possession of meth and four misdemeanors.
Mississippi Highway Patrol Public Affairs Officer Master Sgt. Joseph Miller reported, "On Sunday, May 29, 2022, at... | null | null | null | null | null |
There was a lot of laughing and talking going on while we ate.
Classmates line up for the delicious meal.
Mickey Gentry and Lee Gordon provided the cooking.
By Wayne L. Carter Special to Pontotoc Progress
Following the celebration of its Fiftieth Reunion in 2010, the Class of ‘60 began to meet once a month at a local r... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dylan DeLucia, 5-2 with a 4.57 ERA, will get the start Friday night when Ole Miss opens NCAA Tournament play against Arizona.
'I don’t think there’s anyone that wants to play us right now': Kevin Graham, Ole Miss feeling good headed to regional
OXFORD – Ole Miss baseball didn’t win every single one of its games to end ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Legendary entertainer Dolly Parton surprises guests at the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy's Legacy Dinner with a mini concert with her guitar.
Kirsten Simpson I UM Development
Dolly Parton accepts philanthropy award from Ole Miss
By Tina H. Hahn Ole Miss
OXFORD • Legendary performer and philanthropist Dolly ... | null | null | null | null | null |
By HOWARD BALLOU WLBT-TV
JACKSON • Troublesome incidents involving women rideshare passengers and drivers have increased enough to prompt an entrepreneur in Mississippi's capital to come up with a new business.
It's a ride share service literally just for ladies that she hopes will mean safer transportation for women a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Morgan, Brenda
Brenda J. Morgan (68) passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at her home in Baldwyn. She was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in her yard, playing in the pool with her grandchildren and shopping. Services are 3 pm Thursday, June 2, 2022 at the Baldwyn Chapel of Kesler Funeral Home with... | null | null | null | null | null |
White, Brandon
Brandon Michael White, 45, died after an extended battle with terminal brain cancer caused from Neurofibromatosis Type 1, NF1, on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at his home. He is the son of Randy White and Teresa Buse White; he was born on October 3, 1976, in Tupelo. On June 10, 2000, he married Wendy Yates Wh... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County Supervisor Dan McKnight arrested on felony drug charge
PONTOTOC • A Pontotoc County supervisor has been arrested on a felony drug charge and a handful of misdemeanors.
Dan McKnight, who represents Pontotoc County’s Fifth District, was arrested at around 2:26 a.m. on May 29 by officers with the Mississip... | null | null | null | null | null |
Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm Arena on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. In an advisory sent to state election officials, and obtained by The Associated Press in advance of its expected release on Friday, June 3, 2022, the nation’s leading cybersecurity agency says that electronic votin... | null | null | null | null | null |
According to Fulton Mayor Emily Quinn, a total of 230 votes were cast. With 137 residents voting in favor of the proposed tax and 93 voting against the tax. The vote will likely stand at 58%. State law requires 60% of Fulton voters to vote in favor of the new tax in order for it to pass.
Holiday, Boren out after TCPS h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Meet & Greet With Dance Like The Stars 2022 “Celebrity Dancers”
The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi invite local media to join them as they officially announce their 2022 Dance Like The Stars participants on Tuesday, June 7th at 5:30 PM at Park Heights Restaurant, 335 East Main Street, Tupelo – 2nd Floor Breeze... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wicker joins in honoring America’s fallen heroes
John Melton was 22 years old in October of 1940 when he found himself stationed in Hawaii. Raised on a farm near Liberty, Mississippi, the youngest of three children, John had decided to serve his country by enlisting in the U.S. Navy. Shortly after completing boot camp,... | null | null | null | null | null |
A local high school graduate was recently awarded WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship®. The student, who is a WoodmenLife member, submitted an application highlighting her high school grades, activities and volunteerism, as well as an essay on patriotism.
This year’s $500 WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship recipie... | null | null | null | null | null |
Farmer's markets feature fresh vegetables, fruits, canned goods, and other locally sourced goods.
Farmers Markets in Tremont, Fulton, and Mantachie are set to open this month.
The Town of Tremont will be opening its second annual Farmer’s Market on Thursday, June 2, at 5 p.m., at the Tremont First Baptist Pavilion.
Las... | null | null | null | null | null |
Inky the Clown performs a program during a previous summer reading program at Amory Municipal Library. Local libraries are encouraging literacy through programs and activities during summer vacation.
JOHN WARD/MONROE JOURNAL FILE
Monroe County public libraries will host activities and provide reading materials to help ... | null | null | null | null | null |
ABERDEEN – From improving your football game to improving yourself through yoga, the park and recreation department will offer several free activities throughout June, capped off with a game night.
The free yoga series for those 50 and older begins June 2 at 9 a.m. at the park and rec. gym, located at the intersection ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Raffiel Jones of Amory, who is a member of the Mississippi State University Special Olympics Unified flag football team, plays defense against an Ole Miss player in the Mississippi Special Olympics in May. In the coming days, Jones and his team will compete in the Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando.
Since enrolling ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Here at the Monroe Journal, we do many different projects a year, all that we love, despite the challenges some of them might throw our way.
Probably the most fun one for our community is the one we’re getting ready to kick off next week – Best of Monroe, or the Reader’s Choice as we like to call it.
Our goal is for ou... | null | null | null | null | null |
Early in “Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South”, author Rebecca Sharpless explains both the simplicity and complexity of telling the story of the evolution of baking in the Southern United States.
“A pone made only of corn and water, butter-laden puff pastry, and a four layer coconut cake are all f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Seth Lee has been named the new head football coach for the Hatley Tigers after spending seven years at Nettleton as the defensive coordinator.
HATLEY – Former Nettleton defensive coordinator, Seth Lee is ready to take on his new task as the new football coach for the Hatley Tigers.
Lee, a 2003 Nettleton graduate, got ... | null | null | null | null | null |
CATCH Kids family nurse practitioner Valerie Long is ready to welcome patients once more at the Pontotoc Clinic beginning this Monday, June 6, from 5 until 7 p.m. The clinic will be open each Monday thereafter except for holidays that fall on Monday.
CATCH Kids clinic to open doors to patients again Monday
Good news fo... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Environmental Workshop for Teachers is seeking K-12 teachers who would like to learn about natural resources for the classroom and earn continuing 3 education units.
Workshop contents will include the following topics: Adopt-A-Stream, Anti-Litter, Bird Conservaiton, Forestry, Land and Water lessons, Project Learnin... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County’s Juneteenth festival will kick off on Saturday, June 18 with a parade at 10 a.m. and registration of gusts at 11 a.m. The re-opening ceremony will be at 11:30 with the festival officially beginning at 12 noon.
The parade will be down Main Street and all other activities will be at the First Choice Bank... | null | null | null | null | null |
Beyond the Tracks celebrates young musician's birthday
An eclectic group gathered under the trees at Crossing on the Green Saturday for Beyond the Tracks: Blues, a Bridge and a Birthday Party.
The Union County Heritage Academy-sponsored event featured the music of Garry Burnside and his group, also featuring his young ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Northwest Mississippi Community College officials announced 240 graduates have been awarded the Career Certificate for the spring 2022 semester. Certificates were officially awarded by Dr. Michael Heindl, Northwest president, on May 6 during the college's 110th Commencement.
Cassi Jobe of New Albany
Christopher Graves ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Northwest Mississippi Community College officials announced 465 graduates have been awarded the Associate of Arts for the spring 2022 semester. Degrees were officially conferred by Dr. Michael Heindl, Northwest president, on May 6 during the college's 110th Commencement.
The Associate of Arts is a two-year degree award... | null | null | null | null | null |
Open letter to New Albany aldermen
We, the people of New Albany, know that you often have a lot on your plate and there is a matter that is on your plate today that is of great concern to many of your constituents. I refer, of course to the issue of pot shops, growing facilities, and processing facilities for marijuana... | null | null | null | null | null |
By Brandy Watson Gazette staff
Veterans honor Memorial Day with crosses to represent the fallen
Memorial Day began in 1868, first as Decoration Day, and was a way to honor soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Civil War. It was later expanded to cover all Americans who died in service and is one of the holidays ma... | null | null | null | null | null |
Voting in congressional primaries will be Tuesday
A low voter turnout is expected in next week’s congressional primary elections.
The only race on the June 7 ballots will be for First District Congressman, which is drawing little interest and considered one-sided.
Vying for the Republican nomination is incumbent Trent ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County Fire Services Coordinator Adam Patton reported this morning (Wed. June 1) that a 90-year-old man died in a fire which destroyed his home in Sherman Tuesday night.
Patton identified the fire victim as Marvin E. Watkins, whose home was located at the corner of Third Avenue and Jones Street in Sherman.
Fir... | null | null | null | null | null |
According to Fulton City Clerk Ceburn Gray, a total of 228 votes were cast. With 130 residents voting in favor of the proposed tax and 93 voting against the tax. Five affidavit votes will be counted on Wednesday. The vote will likely stand at 58% in favor. State law requires 60% of Fulton voters to cast ballots in favo... | null | null | null | null | null |
An oil drilling rig is pictured at sunset, Monday, March 7, 2022, in El Reno, Okla.
Sue Ogrocki I AP
GOP wants to know how Biden will restock depleted oil reserves
GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill want more information about how the Biden administration plans to replenish the strategic petroleum reserve after draining 180... | null | null | null | null | null |
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles arrive for the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. After spending much of his adult life in the shadow of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles has taken on a greater public role in recent years, increasingly standing in fo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin, like all of his SEC peers, is working to "embrace" a changing college sports universe.
College football will adapt to NIL, but it will look different
DESTIN, Fla.
College football has put an entertaining product on the field for years.
It has survived wars.
It has survived social ch... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. A federal judge in Washington is holding what is expected to be the final hearing for would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley before he is released from restrictive conditions he has lived under since he shot the president... | null | null | null | null | null |
University of Miami's 5,000-seat baseball facility, officially called Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, first opened in 1973. Rodriguez, a former major leaguer, contributed $3.9 million to a major renovation in 2017-19.
OXFORD – The first obstacle for Ole Miss baseball was getting in the tournament. Now, the big... | null | null | null | null | null |
The City of Fulton has been celebrating its heroes this Memorial Day with the city’s newly displayed “Hometown Heroes” banners.
“Currently we have 44 banners hanging on South Adams Street,” Fulton Mayor Emily Quinn told The Times. “It’s emotional seeing these go up and being displayed. They will be on display for one y... | null | null | null | null | null |
ABERDEEN – A Louisville Municipal School District administrator will lead the Aberdeen School District beginning with the ’22-’23 school year. Andrea Pastchal-Smith, Ph.D. was appointed as Aberdeen’s new superintendent.
She was selected from a field of 12 applicants, which was narrowed down to four finalists.
Dr. Smith... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Toccopola Homemakers club met on Monday, May 23, for their regular monthly meeting. The meeting was called to order by the President, Margie Douglas. Margaret Ratliff gave the devotion on Flaws and Faults using Isaiah 55:8-9, Psalms 46:10, 141:3, and 139:23-24. She led in prayer.
The roll was called and volunteer h... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photo from 2019, a walker passes by the playground and one of several small statues scattered throughout downtown Fulton’s Playgarden Park.
ADAM ARMOUR I THE TIMES
Fulton’s restaurant tax narrowly misses voters' approval in Special Election (copy)
FULTON • A proposed 3% tourism tax on Fulton eateries and h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Lucy Shelton Caswell, founding curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library Museum, examines memorabilia tied to the comic strip "Peanuts" on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Caswell curated a new exhibit, "Celebrating Sparky: Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts," one of a series of exhibits this year commemorating t... | null | null | null | null | null |
An elderly patient is carried in a stretcher to board a medical evacuation train run by MSF (Doctors Without Borders) at the train station in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, May 29, 2022. In wheelchairs and on stretchers, in ambulances and on the station platform, they wait. Medical staff pull out r... | null | null | null | null | null |
Crew, Richey Gene
Richey Gene Crew, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Per Richey's wishes, there will be a graveside service at the Crew Family Cemetery, in Algoma, MS, followed by a celebration of life picnic for ALL who would like to attend, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4... | null | null | null | null | null |
Douglas, Robert "Rob"
Robert Duane Douglas was born in Carrollton, Missouri on August 30, 1967 to the late Rodney Eugene Douglas and Catherine Lierman Douglas. After an all too brief but purpose filled life, Rob transitioned to the life hereafter on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022 from Baptist Hospital-New Albany. After gra... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pickens, Billie Mae
Billie Mae Pickens passed away on May 30, 2022 at the age of 95 at the Magnolia Place in New Albany, MS. She was born October 10, 1926 to Lonnie Jackson Pickens, Sr. and Nannie Bell Hamilton in Ripley, MS. She was a graduate of Ripley High School and Blue Mountain College. She was a member (since 19... | null | null | null | null | null |
Rias, Sr., James "Sonnyboy"
James "Sonnyboy" Rias, Sr., 69, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his home residence in West Point, MS. Services will be on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Northside Christian Church. Visitation will be on Friday, June 3, 2022 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Carter's Mortuary Service Cha... | null | null | null | null | null |
Richardson, Rhetta M. Wade
Rhetta M. Wade Richardson was born on June 30, 1933, to the late Mark, Sr. and Dessie Wade in Guntown, MS. She attended the Guntown Colored School through the 10th grade and graduated from G.W. Carver High School in Tupelo, MS, in 1951. She accepted Christ at age 13 and joined Trinity C.M.E. ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges by Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Stephanie Conway, 34, of Okolona, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, capias possession of cocaine.
Timothy Dewayne Hall, 53, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Mississippi Departmen... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jeff McCutchen
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OXFORD • A federal judge has thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit that blamed the city of Oxford and Police Chief Jeff McCutchen for a former policeman shooting and killing his mistress.
The action came less than a week after the same judge awarded the dead woman’s four children more than $2 million... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photo from November 2021, Lee County voters prepare to cast their ballots at Lawndale Presbyterian Church in Tupelo.
Primary election for U.S. House race set for Tuesday
TUPELO • Voters in Northeast Mississippi next week will have the opportunity to decide who should represent them in Washington for the ne... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dwight Stevens has owned the Adams-French House for 20 years and made it his primary residence in 2008. After being on the market for six years, he is selling the Greek Revival mansion.
ABERDEEN – In a difference of 20 years and two days, local auctioneer Dwight Stevens went from signing papers closing on his home, the... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photo from December 2018, the historic Adams-French House in Aberdeen wears Christmas decorations.
RAY VAN DUSEN I MONROE JOURNAL
Dwight Stevens stands in front of the historic Adams-French House in Aberdeen, an eye-catching Greek Revival-style mansion he's owned and lived in for the past two decades. Afte... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • A 20-year-old woman was formally charged with second degree murder in the May 28 shooting of her boyfriend in the Auburn community apartment they shared.
Rachel S. Brown was detained at the scene but later released as authorities continued the investigation. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said investigators we... | null | null | null | null | null |
obits: Friday, June 3, 2022
Theresa Hancock Kilgore, Tupelo
Wanda Montgomery McArthur, Delray Beach, Florida
Robert Montgomery, Belmont
Rhetta M. Wade Richardson, Guntown
MEMO, FLAG, PHOTO
BELMONT - James Robert Montgomery, 69, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 in Tishomingo County, MS. He was born in Booneville, MS.... | null | null | null | null | null |
President Joe Biden congratulates a U.S. Naval Academy graduate during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 27, 2022.
White House to look into claim Biden made about Annapolis appointment
Even the White House said it wasn’t sure whether President Biden lied last we... | null | null | null | null | null |
Make history by reading this as I 'wing it'
I don’t watch television much, according to this week’s column.
But one program I make time for between reading dictionaries and textbooks is “Masterpiece Theatre.” During commercial breaks of that program, I often find myself enjoying the Sonic advertisements where two men s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Arizona's Garrett Irvin got hammered by Ole Miss when the two teams squared off in last year's NCAA Super Regional. Irvin, 5-4 with a 3.22 ERA in 15 starts, gets the call today against the Rebels.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Look no further than the NCAA baseball tournament's Coral Gables Regio... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pictured is the training session that was held recently with Keep America Beautiful and Keep Mississippi Beautiful.
HOUSTON – Keep Chickasaw County Beautiful, a soon-to-be local affiliate of Keep Mississippi Beautiful, recently began the process of gaining their official affiliation.
The project, which has been in the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Barber, Betty
- Betty Marie Johnson Barber, 95, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022. She was born October 3, 1926, to Curtis and Johnnie Lou Williams Johnson in Arlington, Texas. The family returned to Lee County, Mississippi in December of 1939. Following her graduation from Mooreville High School in 1944, she attende... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kilgore, Theresa Hancock
Theresa Hancock Kilgore, 93, passed from this world Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Jackson after a brief illness. She was born on July 6, 1928, in the Darden Community of Union County, to the late William Isom Hancock and Berlin Sanderson Hancock. Theresa was a graduate of Macedonia High School an... | null | null | null | null | null |
McArthur, Wanda Montgomery
Wanda Montgomery McArthur, 68, of Maryville, TN and Delray Beach, FL, died unexpectedly on March 15, 2022 in Delray Beach. A beloved wife, mother and "Mimi," she was creative, enterprising and determined in every pursuit. Wanda grew up in Belmont, MS, and put herself through the University of... | null | null | null | null | null |
Montgomery, Robert
James Robert Montgomery, 69, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 in Tishomingo County, MS. He was born in Booneville, MS. Robert was lovingly raised with his sister, Wanda in Belmont, MS by their grandmother, Evelyn Montgomery. In school, Robert excelled in sports as a member of the basketball, footb... | null | null | null | null | null |
outdoor briefs 6 3
Alligator season draw now open
The application period for permits in the 2022 Mississippi public water alligator season opened June 1 and will close June 10. The drawing will be held June 14.
To apply, an applicant must hold any other current Mississippi hunting license, have a working email address ... | null | null | null | null | null |
LYNN JONES: Don't surrender to the 'Backslidin' Blues'
There is a bluegrass group, the Del McCoury Band, and one of their songs has a religious twist. The name of the song is, “Backslidin’ Blues.”
The song has a classic country theme; it is the confession of a man who has been disappointed in love, has quit going to ch... | null | null | null | null | null |
Oren Dunn Museum to ‘ham it up’ June 25-26
The Oren Dunn Museum has invited hams to set up on the grounds the weekend of June 25-26. Before you grab a knife and fork, we don’t mean the delicious kind, but those folk known as amateur radio operators.
Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temp... | null | null | null | null | null |
ABERDEEN – A community day at Newberger Park June 4 will feature free food, games and music while honoring a well-known citizen. Joe Lee Howard Day will be from 4 until 7 p.m., and its organizer, Edward Haynes, hopes it will be an opportunity for all citizens to celebrate as a city.
“I think it’s important that our cit... | null | null | null | null | null |
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