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U.S. Supreme Court Police remove the chain around an abortion rights demonstrator's neck after he chained himself to anti-scaling fence while protesting, Monday, June 6, 2022, outside the Supreme Court in Washington.
Border chaos, abortion ruling risk extremism
The Department of Homeland Security issued a terror alert ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ivy, Jr., L.V.
L.V. Ivy, Jr., 48, passed away Saturday, June 04, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family in Tupelo,MS . Services will be on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 1:00 at Grave-Side Service at Johnson Chapel Cemetery, Shannon, MS. Visitation will be on 2:00 until 5:00 at J.W. Porter's Memorial Chapel at Grayson-... | null | null | null | null | null |
Roebuck, Claude
Tupelo/Elizabethtown, KY-Claude Morgan Roebuck, (age 89), died on July 17, 2021, at Robin Brooke Senior Living in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was born February 6, 1932 on a farm near Nettleton, MS to Claude Metts and Gussie Morgan Roebuck. He was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Tupelo, M... | null | null | null | null | null |
Second, Biden knew, as any experienced politician with 50+ years in D.C. would, that once the word got out to all the world’s corners that entering the U.S. was simply a matter of getting to the border, and surrendering to Customs and Border Protection, a huge illegal immigrant surge would follow. A new Center for Immi... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this image provided by the Serum Institute of India, vials of freshly manufactured Novavax COVID-19 vaccines wait to be labeled in 2022, in Pune, India. The more traditional kind of COVID-19 vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted to ba... | null | null | null | null | null |
Guyvester Dobbs, center, leads a prayer on the steps of Aberdeen City Hall last week. Prayers for Healing was the city's response to recent mass shootings, including a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that claimed the lives of 19 children and three adults.
Riverbend Baptist Church Pastor Mark Robbins leads a prayer, wh... | null | null | null | null | null |
Corinth mayoral race pits incumbent and police chief
CORINTH • Three-term incumbent Tommy Irwin and two-term Police Chief Ralph Dance were the only qualifiers for this summer’s Corinth mayoral race.
The Alcorn County city is on a different election cycle that most Mississippi municipalities. Qualifying ended June 3 for... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tupelo City Council approves public comment limit in split vote
TUPELO • Citizens are once again limited in the number of times they can address Tupelo City Council about the same issue.
On Tuesday, the Tupelo City Council voted 6-1 to reinstate a 2017 rule barring citizens from addressing public officials about a sing... | null | null | null | null | null |
Out of Session
What exactly happened with U.S. Rep. Michael Guest?
Today is Thursday, June 9, and if you’re reading this email, you’re probably wondering two things:
1. Why am I getting this newsletter when the Legislature isn’t in session?
2. What the hell happened to Michael Guest in the Republican primary for the 3r... | null | null | null | null | null |
Now that school is out, sports have come to an end for the most part and summer is here, it is only fitting to recap one of the most successful years that we have seen from a school’s athletic program.
The year that the Amory Panthers have had in athletics can be described in many different words, but I will describe i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hamilton's Joshua West and Quinn Pounders represented the Lions in the Crossroads all-star game in Hattiesburg last Tuesday. Pictured from left: Joshua West, Hamilton coach Dallas Flippo, Quinn Pounders.
Courtesy/Lane Pounders
Hamilton’s Joshua West and Quinn Pounders finished out both of their successful high school c... | null | null | null | null | null |
James Martin, 59, of Mooreville, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, embezzlement.
Jimmy Prater, 39, of Pontotoc, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, felony taking of a motor vehicle.
Jason Howard Reed, 41, of Fulton, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, grand larceny.
Jimmy Thrash... | null | null | null | null | null |
Delta Council to meet as an unpredictable world has crop costs at scary levels
Council leaders cite progress on money for roads and bridges
By TED CARTER Contributing Writer
Ever-rising crop prizes should bring cheers to the growers who make up a huge portion of the Mississippi Delta Council’s membership. But not this ... | null | null | null | null | null |
obits: Friday, June 10, 2022
James Boothe, Booneville
Essie Mae Cooper, Maben
Gary Kenneth Franks, Mantachie
William Futhey, Pontotoc
Bill Kimberlin, Booneville
Andra Fay Kiser, Amory
Virginia Neely Taylor, Tupelo
MANTACHIE - Gary Kenneth Franks, 78, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Quitman County Health and Reh... | null | null | null | null | null |
In Mississippi, time spent in the garden can turn from a pleasant experience to complete misery due to the presence of insect pests. Many of these pests can be controlled with insecticides to make outdoor time more fun and your vegetable gardens more productive.
I will discuss things that should be considered before pu... | null | null | null | null | null |
Former Vice President Dick Cheney walks with his daughter Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chair of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, in the Capitol Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2022.
WASHINGTON • With never-seen video, new audio and a mass of evidence, the House committe... | null | null | null | null | null |
Booker T. Cooperwood was born February 19, 1939 to the late Rilla Ivy Cooperwood and the late Henry Cooperwood in Pontotoc, MS. He departed this life at North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc, MS on May 31, 2022. He was preceded in death by both parents; spouse, Ludean Young Cooperwood; spouse, Violet Cummings Co... | null | null | null | null | null |
Neely Taylor, Virginia
Virginia Neely Taylor, age 99, passed away at her home in Tupelo June 8, 2022 after a short illness. She was born May 14, 1923, in Plain, Mississippi to Ed and Doshie Neely. She graduated from Florence High School in 1941, and finished business school in Jackson. She worked for the Selective Serv... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hunter Elliott named Freshman All-American
OXFORD — Ole Miss freshman pitcher Hunter Elliott was named a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American Thursday, Ole Miss announced.
Elliott, a Tupelo native, has cemented himself as one of the Rebels’ weekend starters and is set to throw in Sunday’s super regional ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Young Elvis fans who taking part in this year's BECOMING Experience, a youth-focused Elvis tribute artist competition held as part of the annual Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival, take a tour of the King of Rock and Roll's Birthplace before they compete. The winner of this year's competition will win $1,000, a small statue... | null | null | null | null | null |
Caleb Barnett, 36, of Guntown, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, possession of methamphetamine.
Perry Isby, 37, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant.
Ganesha Marion, 22, of Verona, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections,... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tupelo native Hudspeth finds his calling in coaching
Connor Hudspeth dropped by the Daily Journal offices on Thursday. It had been a while.
When he was in high school, Hudspeth would come to the Journal once or twice a week to take box scores over the phone. I wondered to myself if he might someday become a sports writ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dr. David Talton and NMMC’s cardiothoracic surgery team recently performed Mississippi’s first MITRIS RESILIA valve replacement surgery.
TUPELO • North Mississippi Medical Center’s cardiothoracic surgery team recently performed Mississippi’s first replacement surgery using the MITRIS RESILIA valve, a tissue valve repla... | null | null | null | null | null |
Josh Gladden, vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs at the University of Mississippi, addresses participants at the 2022 Physical Acoustics Summer School, conducted this week at The Inn at Ole Miss.
Acoustics summer school program draws international scientists, students to UM
OXFORD • Graduate and postgr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sally Earl, right, assists Ole Miss two pharmacy students at an interprofessional experience session focused on poverty. Originally from Corinth, Earl has spent much of her post-college career practicing in North Carolina, but recently returned to Oxford to share her knowledge with others.
Whitney Tarpy I UM School of ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Finch addresses delegates to American Legion Boys State on Thursday, June 2, at the University of Mississippi. The annual weeklong event provides leadership development for rising high school seniors.
More than 250 high school seniors converge on Ole Miss for Boys State leadership trai... | null | null | null | null | null |
LeShae Collums
Pontotoc math teacher among five in state to receive national recognition
JACKSON • A Pontotoc elementary school math teacher is among five K-6 grade Mississippi teachers who been named as 2022 state-level finalists for the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teachin... | null | null | null | null | null |
County fairs developed in the northeastern United States in the early nineteenth century to promote agriculture. Events included horse racing, plowing contests, livestock judging, and exhibits of agricultural equipment and techniques. Organizations, sometimes called societies, were formed to host annual fairs and to ac... | null | null | null | null | null |
Project ELECT leaders Dr. Eric Lewis, OJ Salters and Robert Hall accept a $5,000 grant from the MassMutual Foundation on behalf of the organization. Project ELECT will use the grant to strengthen its efforts to continue educating the community.
Tupelo-based Project ELECT receives national service award grant
TUPELO - A... | null | null | null | null | null |
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, makes an opening statement as the panel holds a markup hearing to craft the Democrats' Build Back Better Act, massive legislation that is a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thu... | null | null | null | null | null |
An investigator works at the scene after a mass shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., May 16, 2022. A white man who gunned down 11 at the synagogue shared his antisemitic rants on Gab, a site that attracts extremists.
WASHINGTON • The social media posts are of a distinct type. They hint darkly that the CIA or th... | null | null | null | null | null |
U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., stands with a delegation of state elected officials, Hinds County legislators, supervisors, and lawmen, and speaks to reporters about the Hinds County Public Safety Initiative, a project they believe will address crime in Hinds County through temporary judges, assistant district attorn... | null | null | null | null | null |
OKOLONA – The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors will be looking into some needed repairs for the Okolona Health Department soon.
Delinda Hodge, Director of the Chickasaw County Health Department in Okolona and Houston, came before the board recently to ask that some repairs be made.
“We are just here today to open ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Akers, Bettie
Bettie Raye Smith Akers, 83, died June 10, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. A native of Prentiss County, she was born on June 1, 1939, to the late Earl Ray and Delta Dee White Smith of Booneville, MS. She graduated as valedictorian of the Booneville High School class of 1956. She e... | null | null | null | null | null |
Grady Collums and more than 100 other children and adults enjoyed the critters that came to town in front of the library thanks to Blue Springs Safari last Wednesday morning. Besides the llamas, there was an alpaca, goats, sheep, donkeys and other animals for the children to enjoy touching and talking to during the mor... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, left, and Southern Miss coach Scott Berry take questions from media prior to Saturday's start of the Hattiesburg Super Regional.
HATTIESBURG — Ole Miss has been on this stage more than a few times. Southern Miss is trying to get to the promised land for the second time in program history. Th... | null | null | null | null | null |
I appreciate the Monroe Journal making this space available for people to express their views on a variety of topics. Unfortunately, there are many news outlets that no longer believe in the Constitutional rights of the freedoms of speech and of the press. I also appreciate those who make the effort to clearly express ... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photo from May 19, 2022, a truck drives past the pricing sign for the Love's Truck Stop in Belden with regular gas costing $4.29 a gallon and diesel at $5.48. The nationwide average price for a gallon of gas topped $5 on Saturday, a first. Mississippi had the lowest average at $4.52 a gallon.
NEW YORK • Th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bettie Akers, Booneville
Tanya Davis, Baldwyn
Wesley Hasty, Baldwyn
Charlene Johnson, Iuka
Virginia Newby, Cordova
Perry E. Principi, Myrtle
Jerry Robbins, Myrtle
Charlene Johnson
IUKA - Charlene Johnson, 82, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2022, at her residence in Iuka. Services will be on Sunday, June 12, 2022 beginni... | null | null | null | null | null |
If things aren't going your way on issues such as high gas and food prices, inflation and the hordes flowing across the southern border (Fox News, The Guardian and other news outlets report between 10,000 and 15,000 migrants are on the way and neither Congress nor the Biden administration are doing anything to stop the... | null | null | null | null | null |
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden could have looked out the window of his limousine on his drive last weekend to his beach home and seen firsthand why he's struggled to contain inflation. Lining Delaware's Coastal Highway as it leads into Rehoboth Beach are miles of strip malls, outlet stores, restaurants, hot... | null | null | null | null | null |
Horne, Michael "Mickey"
Michael Steven "Mickey" Horne, 68, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at his home. Mickey was born on October 27, 1953 in Amory to Mel, Jr. and Mary Laverne Stevens Horne. A lifelong resident of Smithville, he graduated Smithville High School and he married Patricia Robison on June 17, 1972.... | null | null | null | null | null |
This photo, provided by Coastal Mississippi, shows the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Ocean Springs.
By WARREN KULO, The Mississippi Press
OCEAN SPRINGS • On Memorial Day, a ceremony was held at the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor of both the national holiday and in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of... | null | null | null | null | null |
Learning to trust that tiny voice inside my head
A tiny voice lives deep inside my mind, and I’ve ignored it so many times – much to my regret.
The louder its cry, the more I want to silence it. Because I don’t trust that voice. And I don’t trust it because I don’t trust anything about myself. I am likely the most unce... | null | null | null | null | null |
Q. My wife and I are on Baby Step 3, and we were talking the other day about how our home, travel trailer and cars have appreciated recently. Everything is paid for except the home, but we were wondering if we should increase the amount of insurance coverage on these items since they have skyrocketed in value.
A. Yes! ... | null | null | null | null | null |
It's a good time for teens to find jobs
Teens looking for work will find it, as long as employers are willing to hire them. Unemployment is under 4% overall, and the rate for teens 16-19 was just over 10% in April, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
According to the Associated Press, today's le... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jimmie and Pam Lessel of the Lone Star community in Union County will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Center Hill Baptist Church, 290 Lessel Road, in Ecru. The Lessels were married June 23, 1972, in Union County. Friends and family are welcome to join the celebration. | null | null | null | null | null |
Gardenias bloom only once a year and for a very short time.
Margaret Gratz
Gardenia's creamy bloom, exotic perfume are unforgettable
By MARGARET GRATZ Contributing Columnist
In late spring, in the remnants of a garden behind an office that was once a home in an older part of town, there is a gardenia bush that has stea... | null | null | null | null | null |
FRIDA is 2 1/2-year-old spayed female dog. This blue American Pit Bull/Terrier mix was transferred to the TLHS from another rescue. Frida's adoption number is 011404Q.
RADAR is a 2-month-old male shorthair cat. This tabby and four other kittens were found as strays in Saltillo with no mother. Radar's adoption number is... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dot Courson
"On Hidden Creek"
Courson works on an oil painting in her studio in Pontotoc.
"A Beautiful Day"
"Snow Shadows"
Courson works on a painting in her studio in Pontotoc.
Courson's place in Pontotoc serves as both an art studio and an art gallery.
Courson mixes oil paint on a palette.
Pontotoc artist captures la... | null | null | null | null | null |
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election
That moment of cognitive disconnect caps a video played during Thursday night's televised hearing by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection last year. That committee has multiple missions: to determine the causes, to establish a record of events, to evaluate the pe... | null | null | null | null | null |
By SCOTT WALLER Guest columnist
Last year, the Mississippi Economic Council conducted 51 small group sessions on a variety of policy issues impacting our economy during our annual tour. Without question, the number one issue people said their businesses and organizations faced was a lack of skilled professionals. These... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tupelo Mayor Todd Jordan helpss Tupelo Public Works and Tupelo Park & Recreation employees power wash the F-105 Thunderchief that is on display at Veterans Park in this May 23, 2022, photo.
We appreciate that Mayor Todd Jordan, as he said, "like(s) to get out, get a little dirty and sweaty..." The mayor is definitely a... | null | null | null | null | null |
When it comes to severe weather outbreaks, some days the CodeRED calls do get kind of monotonous but we don’t completely ignore them. When it comes to breaking and entering cases, we accept they’re a normal way of life and don’t pay as much attention until they happen in our neighborhoods.
I’m sure mild earthquakes and... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mark 12:41-44: “And Jesus sat over against the treasury and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury, and many that were rich cast in much.” And there came a certain widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And He called until Him his disciples and saith unto them, ‘Verily I say unto you that... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss freshman pitcher Hunter Elliott.
HATTIESBURG – At one point fairly early on in the 2022 season, Ole Miss sat atop the college baseball world.
It wasn’t too surprising a development, given nearly the entire lineup from 2021’s super regional team returned. Its lofty preseason top-five ranking was warranted, and ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pictured is the back section of the community house that was being discussed.
HOUSTON – The Houston Board of Aldermen heard a proposal from one of their own, Ward 3 Alderman Matt Callahan, pertaining to the community house, which is in his ward.
“I have been working and talking with Caleb [Tedder], and I would like the... | null | null | null | null | null |
Speedy Spruill, left, of American Legion Post 26 prepares to retire an American flag during last year's Flag Day retirement ceremony. Also pictured are Polly Grimes and Faye Haywood of the Tombigbee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Ann Johnson of Auxiliary Unit 26.
RAY VAN DUSEN/MONROE JOURNAL FI... | null | null | null | null | null |
Work continues as crews renovate the former Fred’s discount store building to become a municipal office. The New Albany Light, Gas and Water Department will move into the front half of the building and the New Albany Police Department will be in the back half. To a large degree, the work will be paid for through user f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Revived ‘Green New Deal’ would multiply our economic pain
President Biden’s tax-and-spend bill is regrettably back on the table. Last December, the president’s plan seemed all but defeated when two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, joined all Republicans in opposing the bill — with Manchin declaring ... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photograph from the The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Former astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photograph during one of his two trips to space. Massimino will appear at the Lee County Library in Tupelo on Tuesday, June 14, to discuss his autobiography.
Veteran astronaut Mike Massimino t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Swallow-tailed kites circle a hay field Monday Aug. 4, 2003, near Glennville, Ga.
STEPHEN MORTON I AP
By BRIAN BROOM The Clarion Ledger
JACKSON • Swallow-tailed kites are among Mississippi's most striking birds with their contrasting black and white feathers and long V-shaped tails.
Researchers have asked that sighting... | null | null | null | null | null |
U.S. loses clout as rival China makes inroads with investments
By Guy Taylor The Washington Times
Hopes that the United States could seize on the Summit of the Americas this week to counter China’s growing influence and investment clout in Latin America appear to be falling flat, and the Biden administration may have i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Katina Holland, founder of Wear It Well in Tupelo, makes some adjustments to a display where people can take photos during the celebration of the five-year anniversary of Wear it Well on Monday morning.
Wear it Well volunteers Dnesha Starks and Angela Pannell, share a laugh with Rebecca Nelson, Director of Community Im... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kiser, Andra Faye
Andra Faye Kiser, 77, was reunited with her family and met her Savior face to face on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. She was born on July 19, 1944, in Amory, to the late Charles Andrew Kiser and Dimple Lann Kiser. Andra Faye grew up in Monroe County and graduated from Amory High School. She was a very smart... | null | null | null | null | null |
James L. Simpson, 79, fell asleep in death at his home early Sunday morning, June 12, 2022. He was born December 31,1942. James and Gale were married for 58 years. He was a loving father to two children, James Bradley and Catina Nicole. James had many interests, cows, horses and gardening. But most of all, he loved his... | null | null | null | null | null |
Willis, Jr., Jimmy Leon
Jimmy Leon Willis, Jr., 50, died Friday, June 10, 2022, at his home. He was born in Tupelo on November 23, 1971, to Jimmy Leon Willis, Sr., and Mary Jean Kelly Willis. He was a 1989 graduate of Tupelo High School. He also attended Itawamba Community College in Fulton and Mississippi College in C... | null | null | null | null | null |
BMC names Morgan interim of Men’s Soccer
BLUE MOUNTAIN • Blue Mountain College Athletics has named John Morgan of Starkville, Miss. as interim head coach of men's soccer the school announced Thursday.
Morgan replaces Caryl Vogel who recently accepted the head coaching position at Itawamba Community College.
"It's a ble... | null | null | null | null | null |
Prentiss Caradine, 62, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, two counts of possession of a Schedule II drug.
Stephen Cockerham, 46, of Houston, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug.
Joseph Coffman, 31, of Athens, Alabama, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Dep... | null | null | null | null | null |
AMORY – Students in East Amory Elementary School fourth-grade math instructor Paige West’s classes placed third out of 294 Mississippi schools in the SplashLearn competition this year. The independent study program offers instructional support activities in math and reading for kindergarten through fifth-grade students... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sens. Wicker, Hyde-Smith noncommittal on bipartisan gun safety proposal
JACKSON • Mississippi two U.S. senators — Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith — in recent statements vacillated on a new bipartisan gun safety proposal that seeks to curb the carnage stemming from repeated mass shootings.
A bipartisan group of Senate... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tim Elko and his Ole Miss teammates are nearing their Omaha debut.
'It's a dream come true': Tim Elko, teammates prepare for their College World Series moment
OXFORD – It’s taken a few days, but Ole Miss senior Tim Elko is finally realizing the gravity of what took place on Sunday afternoon in Hattiesburg.
When a popup... | null | null | null | null | null |
Cockrell
TUPELO • The state crime lab has confirmed that human remains found in west Tupelo last month are of a Tupelo woman missing since August 2021.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green said the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Pearl confirmed the remains are of Lori Ann Cockrell. The coroner said the cause of death h... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • The sixth person wanted in connection with a deadly December 2021 Plantersville home invasion is now in custody.
U.S. Marshals arrested Peyton Bogan, 21, at a boarding house in Dallas, Texas, Tuesday morning, according to Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson. Officials are currently working to extradite Bogan back t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Katie Coon speaks after being named the new principal at the Early Childhood Education Center during the Tupelo Public School District board meeting on Tuesday afternoon at Church Street Elementary School. Coon, who will step into her new role in July, currently serves as assistant principal at Pierce Street Elementary... | null | null | null | null | null |
A few days ago, my wife and I joined some friends for a gathering during a few rare hours when we weren’t busy hauling a teenager to some kind of expensive activity or hosting an entire herd of them at our home to ransack our pantry and abuse the plumbing. The highlight of the get-together was watching the final episod... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fair time is just around the corner, with official opening day beginning Tuesday, July 5. However, there are some new changes to the fair that everyone needs to take into account if you are going to participate in these particular activities or enter items in the fair, because they will not be held during the actual we... | null | null | null | null | null |
The New Albany School Board of Trustees has approved Katie Jenkins as the new Head Softball Coach for New Albany High School (NAHS).
“We are excited about Coach Jenkins leading our softball program. She has twelve years of head coaching experience and has competed for championships regularly,” said Cody Stubblefield, N... | null | null | null | null | null |
Whiteside
The New Albany School Board of Trustees has approved Drew Wheeler as the new Head Baseball Coach for New Albany High School (NAHS).
“We are excited to welcome Coach Wheeler to the Bulldog family,” said Cody Stubblefield, NAHS Athletic Director. “He has the knowledge, experience, and work ethic to positively a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County’s Juneteenth festival will kick off this Saturday, June 18 with a parade at 10 a.m. and registration of guests 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 B... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kelly, Black win Benton, Tippah counties in primary election
Voters in Benton and Tippah counties took to the polls on Tuesday, June 7 for the primary election, where the First Congressional District Seat in the U. S. House of Representatives was on the ticket for Democratic and Republican voters alike.
Incumbent Trent... | null | null | null | null | null |
USDA designates six Mississippi counties as a primary natural disaster area
NEW ALBANY • Administrator Zach Ducheneaux designated six (6) counties in the State of Mississippi as the primary natural disaster area. Producers in Benton, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Tippah, and Winston counties who suffered physical damage... | null | null | null | null | null |
Former Ripley coach to be inducted into MAC Hall of Fame
Former Ripley girls basketball, slow pitch, and fast pitch softball coach Shane Montgomery is one of five coaches that will be inducted into the Class of 2022 Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Hall of Fame.
The 49th Annual Mississippi Association of Coache... | null | null | null | null | null |
INGOMAR – Ingomar basketball is rarely short on talent. At the moment, it’s not short on youth, either.
During a game against Houlka in the Ingomar Summer Tournament on Thursday, the Falcons started three sophomores and two freshmen. Yet they pulled out a 32-27 win with a strong fourth quarter.
“We’re up and down, like... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wanda and Ed Hancock sit side by side, sharing every moment they have together after their time apart.
Wand works on her crocheting.
HOUSTON – Wanda and Ed Hancock are two of the most know people around Chickasaw County, but one fateful day would set them on a course they never envisioned for themselves, and would brin... | null | null | null | null | null |
Some thoughts on fatherhood:
”When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” Mark Twain.
Instant availability without continuous presence is probably the best role a father can play.... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Itawamba County Times will observe early deadlines for the July 6, edition of the paper. The Times will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Deadlines are as follows:
Legal Notices are due by 3 p.m on Wednesday, June 29
Classified ads are due by 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 30
Ret... | null | null | null | null | null |
Former astronaut Mike Massimino speaks about his life and career during the Helen Foster Lecture Series at the Lee County Library, Tuesday night in Tupelo.
Former astronaut, bestselling author and "Big Bang Theory" guest star Mike Massimino speaks about his life and career during the Helen Foster Lecture Series at the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
STARKVILLE • From the U.S. Capitol to rural polling places in Mississippi in midterm congressional primaries, it has been a week of surprises and political drama that revolved around both intense political division and at the same time political apathy.
First, the focus on the U.S. House Select Committee investigating ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Now what I’m about to write is not aimed at any school superintendent, school board member or teacher at Pontotoc City School, North Pontotoc County School or South Pontotoc County School.
This is not intended as a criticism of anyone or attempting to play politics. I believe that the school officials, administrators a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Beyond the Call of Duty - End of Watch Ride to Remember will be riding into the Pontotoc Police Department parking lot (225 W. Reynolds St, Pontotoc) on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 3:00 pm in honor of late Pontotoc Police Sergeant Jeffrey Turner.
Sgt. Turner died on December 27, 2021, of COVID at the Baptist Hospital in... | null | null | null | null | null |
A crowd gathered on Main Street in Ripley on Friday, June 3 for the ongoing Summer Concert Series held every Friday until June 24.
A large crowd gathered to enjoy a night of music the evening of Friday, June 3, for the Josh Knighton, Vanessa Winter, Bob Ray concert in the Summer of Music on Main Concert Series.
Since F... | null | null | null | null | null |
Coaches shouldn't throw their hands up with NIL, Kermit Davis says. He sees it as an opportunity for Ole Miss.
Good coaches never stop recruiting, and Kermit Davis was recruiting on Tuesday night in Tupelo.
He was recruiting you, your best friend, your neighbor and your cousin.
He was recruiting the masses.
Davis, the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this September 2020 photo, tons of dirt was moved to make ready the site at Fawn Grove Industrial Park. Grant funding totaling $2.1 million allowed the industrial park to expand its sewer capacity to support a maximum of 2,000 jobs.
Board of supervisors approves local tax exemptions, tables one
The Itawamba County B... | null | null | null | null | null |
Anthony Bollinger, Sonny Boone, Larry Eades, and Bobby Pierce have made a unique musical connection that stretches from Calhoun County to Itawamba County.
JOEL MCNEECE I CALHOUN JOURNAL
Bobby Pierce and Sonny Boone take the stage at the Tombigbee Jamboree during the recent celebration of Pierce's new single, "I Can't H... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Bay Tree Council for the Performing Arts in Red Bay, AL announces its fourth and final production of the season, Leading Ladies, written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Mary-Elizabeth Moore. Performance dates are June 23-25, 2022 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 2:00 PM. Tickets will go on sale Monday, June 13... | null | null | null | null | null |
The City of Fulton’s annual Independence Day celebration and Fireworks Festival is set to bring back some favorite events this year as well as add a few new ones.
Scheduled for Friday night, July 1, at 5 p.m. in The Grove on the Itawamba Community College campus, the annual event will have plenty of “fun” activities pr... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Stewart Street entrance to the City of Fulton’s ballpark has been reopened.
The entrance was closed several weeks ago after the board discussed safety issues with children crossing the road to get to the playground. The city’s intention was for traffic to be diverted to Spring Street and enter through the back of t... | null | null | null | null | null |
As part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda commitment to support the nation’s Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is adding nine rare respiratory cancers to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposures to fine particulate matter.
The following list of rare respirat... | null | null | null | null | null |
ABERDEEN – Beginning with School Year 2022-2023, the Aberdeen School District will have new faces in a few prominent positions following Aberdeen School Board approval June 8.
Kennetra Smith, who has served as principal at Franklin Academy in Columbus, was approved as Belle-Shivers Middle School’s new principal.
The sc... | null | null | null | null | null |
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