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Chelsea Garrett has been the girls' assistant basketball coach at Amory for two years, but now she is stepping up as the next head coach.
Garrett helped lead the Lady Panthers to a 12-13 record and reached the second round of the playoffs last season.
Courtesy/Bethany Legaspi
After serving as the assistant girls’ baske... | null | null | null | null | null |
I think we can all agree that one of the hottest teams coming into Super Regionals in college baseball right now has to be the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
Now, I am not a huge Southern Miss fan, but I got inspired to do some research and write a column on their baseball team after remembering that we have a former Mon... | null | null | null | null | null |
Baptist Union County starts support group for ostomy patients and caregivers
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County has started a support group for ostomy patients and their caregivers on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the hospital, located at 200 Highway 30 West in New Albany.
Participants ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The county school areas are yellow for Myrtle, red for West Union, orange for Ingomar and green for East Union. The blue area is the New Albany Municipal Separate School District. The county school attendance areas are not the same as the five county school trustees' districts.
This map shows the districts from which t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jimmie and Pam Lessel
Lessels to be honored for 50th wedding anniversary
Jimmie and Pam Lessel will be honored with a reception celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at Center Hill Baptist Church, 290 Lessel Road, Ecru, Saturday, June 18, at 2 p.m.
All family and friends are welcome.
The couple were married June 2... | null | null | null | null | null |
Julie Motte, daughter of Ginger and Stephen Harrel, was honored with a virtual shower at the home of her parents. Julie and her husband had been dealing with Covid for several weeks, so they thought this was the best way to do the shower. Julie and Mason were able to see everyone that was there as each guest opened the... | null | null | null | null | null |
New Albany and Union County school districts receive $2 million for workforce development
The New Albany and Union County School Districts will benefit from legislation that passed in the most recent session. The purpose of Senate Bill 3011 is to extend funding to community colleges and to help fund workforce developme... | null | null | null | null | null |
Gary L. Lee, 67, resident of New Albany, passed away peacefully, June 4, 2022, in the comfort of his home.
Services honoring the life of Mr. Lee will be at 11AM, Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in the Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral and Cremation Care with Rev. Glenn Dendy officiating. Burial will follow in the Ingomar Cem... | null | null | null | null | null |
What’s the best way to describe our day? We could easily call it an ‘upside-down’ world. Every day we read or hear things that seem unbelievable, irrational, immoral, frightening . . . and the list goes on. My solution is to rein my thoughts with truth, and that’s always found in God’s Word – all of His Word.
A verse t... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Girl Scouts also made a presentation to Toyota officials to thank them for the donation.
The Toyota Experience Center
Visitors can participate in simulated construction of a Corolla, even "painting" it using special effects.
The first model made by the Toyota company, said to be a failure because it was too underpo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Why the Gazette runs the opinion columns it does
I received a question the other day concerning why we run certain columnists on the opinion page.
The person did not elaborate on why the question was being asked, whether it was an implied objection, praise or simply curiosity.
My brief answer was that we use them becau... | null | null | null | null | null |
Air National Guard Intelligence Analysts assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing, 137th Intelligence Squadron Unclassified Processing, Assessment, and Dissemination (UPAD) site were hand selected to assist in new developmental programs at Hulman Field Indiana National Guard Base, Ind., Nov. 02, 2019.
U.S. Air National ... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photo from Jan. 19, 2022, traffic passes by the sign welcoming people to the town of Smithville. According to the results of the 2020 census, the small Monroe County town lost more than 46% in its population since the 2010 census, one of the largest population drops in the state. Town officials believe the... | null | null | null | null | null |
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Girl Scouts to host open houses in June, July
TUPELO - Girl Scouts Heart of the South in Tupelo is inviting the community to learn more about and get involved.
The organization is hosting two open house events, on June 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and July 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Both sessions will share t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss second baseman Peyton Chatagnier and his Rebels are headed to the College World Series, opening Saturday night against Auburn.
Ole Miss 'putting it all together' at the right time
It’s hard for Ole Miss junior second baseman Peyton Chatagnier to pinpoint exactly what it is that has allowed the hitting part of ... | null | null | null | null | null |
NEW YORK • The twin concerts for Foo Fighters' late drummer Taylor Hawkins will include Miley Cyrus, Liam Gallagher, Joan Jett, Mark Ronson, members of Queen, The Police, Rush, Kiss, The Pretenders, Motley Crue, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Supergrass and comedian Dave Chapp... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sydnei’s Grill, located on Highway 15 north in Pontotoc, was damaged by a fire around 2:45 p.m. this afternoon (Wednesday, June 15).
Units from Pontotoc Fire Department extinguished the fire.
No one was injured in the fire which employees said started from a clothes dryer in the utility room section of the restaurant.
... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks during a news conference, May 18, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The Republican governor signed bills in April to create a $10 million infrastructure grant program for private schools, staring in July. On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Parents for Public Schools filed a lawsuit challenging the g... | null | null | null | null | null |
Conley, Jr., Glover
A genteel soul, a man of great joy, the best husband, grandfather and great grandfather any family could know, Glover Conley, Jr., 88, met his creator from his residence in Tupelo on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Known to his wife, Nan, as Jim, to his grands as Papaw or Jimbo, to his family as Junior, and... | null | null | null | null | null |
James Leon Smith, 78, resident of Ripley, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. on Wednesday morning, June 15, 2022. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Smith will be at 11 AM Friday, June 17 at Whittentown Baptist Church with Carroll Roberson officiating. Burial will follow in W... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wise, Mary
Mary Earlene Webb Wise, 74, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at her home. She was born on November 8, 1947, in Haynes, AR to Charlie Lee and Mary Ann Moton Webb. She moved with her family to Mississippi as a child. She attended Greenwood Springs school and worked in the area garment plants but was a ho... | null | null | null | null | null |
For their end-of-the-year community service project, the New Albany Elementary School's 5th grade EXCEL students designed and painted chairs, tables, and stools that were sold at auction raising a total of $1,800.
The project's goal was to benefit a charity or community member in need. Funds raised were divided between... | null | null | null | null | null |
Levi Booth, 24, of Shannon, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
Shean French, 36, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug.
Janivan Holland, 23, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was arrested by the Mississippi Highway ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Doug Evans not right for circuit judge
By JEREMY PITTMAN of Grenada
District Attorney Doug Evans is not what the Circuit Court District 5, Place 2 needs in a judge.
We hold the key to accountability in every election; in fact, I would dare say those in the position of circuit judge must show the temperament suitable to... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this file photo from August 2021, NaKeysha Shannon, a teacher at Parkway Elementary School, helps second grader Caysei Vigres locate his class as he arrives for the first day of school in Tupelo. School district officials have approved the creation of a new code of conduct which dictates how district employees behav... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tupelo Fire Chief Kelly Elliott poses for a photograph at Station No. 1 in Tupelo on June 15, 2022. The new fire chief has spent the past couple of months studying the department he now leads.
Elliott settling in to role as Tupelo Fire Chief
TUPELO • Kelly Elliott has had to absorb a lot of information in his first two... | null | null | null | null | null |
Anne Frances Atkinson portrays the titular little girl, Matilda, TCT's upcoming production of "Matilda Jr." A TCT veteran, Atkinson is a native of Tupelo and student at Tupelo Middle School.
From left, Anne Frances Atkinson as Matilda and Thomas Roper and Naomi Murphy as Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood star in next weekend's TCT... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss relief pitcher Will Kline celebrates the last out in in the the Rebels' 9-3 win over Vanderbilt in the 2006 SEC championship game. The Tupelo native was a member of three super regional teams while in Oxford.
Will Kline, right, looks on as Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, left, relays his pitching calls during a 20... | null | null | null | null | null |
Local election results from June 7’s U.S. House of Representatives 1st Congressional district party primaries mirrored that of the entire district. Incumbent Trent Kelly (R) and Democratic opponent Dianne Black received the most votes in both Monroe County and the region.
Locally, Kelly had 1,560 votes, or 94 percent, ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Angie Minor of Legacy Hospice, middle, explains a few of its services during Coffee & Conversations, a networking opportunity held last week organized by the United Way of Northeast Mississippi.
AMORY – Local agencies serving needs such as food, housing and health care were represented during the United Way’s Coffee & ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Austin Butler, who plays Elvis Presley; Baz Luhrmann, writer/director/producer of 'Elvis'; and Tom Hanks, who plays Col. Tom Parker, pictured at an early screening of the film at the Guest House at Graceland in Memphis on June 11, 2022.
TUPELO • Elvis's legacy looms large over Tupelo, but in Australian writer/director ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Amory's Sam Parker and Everett Price signed with Itawamba Community College golf on Saturday. Pictured front, from left: Brett Spencer, Lesley Parker, Sam Parker, Amory coach Kyle Ragon, Kathy Thompson, Billy Thompson. Back, from left: Katie Parker, Blake Parker, Mack Parker, Gerald Parker, Jane Parker, Mandi Price, Ju... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hatley's Cayson Williams will return to the running back position for the Tigers.
Barry Burleson/The South Reporter
Hatley senior Josh Griffin will split time at quarterback.
Hatley's Logan Brown plans to also see some time at quarterback for the Tigers.
Deon Blanchard/Monroe Journal Files
With the addition of a new he... | null | null | null | null | null |
Children and adults alike enjoyed petting the different animals on the front lawn of the Pontotoc County Library last week as part of the summer programs for children. You are invited to come to the library for programs each Wednesday morning through the rest of June at 10 a.m. Also make sure you encourage reading a go... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • A juvenile has been detained after the “negligent discharge” of a handgun sent a 13-year-old boy to the hospital.
“The initial information is that a juvenile was in possession of a handgun while visiting the victim’s home,” McDougald said. “A negligent discharge of the handgun occurred and the victim was struc... | null | null | null | null | null |
A sign in a butterfly garden in the Key West, Florida.
My family and I recently went on vacation. We traveled the Overseas Highway to “island hop” through the Florida Keys. During the trip, our island stops included Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, and Key West.
Key West was our final destination. We planned to stay tw... | null | null | null | null | null |
The other day as I was rummaging through the bathroom closet, I came across a bottle of conditioning hair spray that we had bought for the granddaughters a few years ago. Robin, my daughter, had read an article about a severe outbreak of headlice in the United States. We didn’t want any of the nasty varmints, so Robin ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nam Y. Huh I AP
Strained food banks see rising fear, desperation amid inflation
By Susan Ferrechio The Washington Times
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. • Record-high gasoline prices, coupled with rapidly rising costs for food and other goods, have begun to cripple individuals and families at the lower end of the income scale, sendi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Not so much with, “Hey, you got your ears lowered,” and other impertinent observations.
“I couldn’t help but notice” is the icebreaker for many a would-be benefactor. Yes, if you’re utilizing a ladder, spotlight, binoculars and bloodhound to scrutinize someone, you probably can't help but notice.
I’m especially creeped... | null | null | null | null | null |
ABERDEEN – The Aberdeen Police Department served a felony warrant on behalf of Richland Municipal Court on former Mayor Maurice Howard Thursday for embezzlement under contract 97-23-25.
According to Aberdeen Police Chief Quinell Shumpert, the warrant stemmed from a rental vehicle from Enterprise.
“When you rent a vehic... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shotgun national championship set for West Point
The best instinctive shooters in America will compete for the U.S. Helice Association National Championship at Prairie Wildlife near West Point next month.
The event, set for July 21 through July 24, is open to the public. There is no admission charge for spectators. The... | null | null | null | null | null |
Brown, Armetta
Armetta Mozell Moore Brown, age 87, entered earthly life on July 14, 1934, in Waterford, MS as the oldest of seven children born to Clen Moore, Sr., and Mildred Littlejohn Moore. She departed this life on June 11, 2022. She attended elementary school in Waterford and graduated from MS Industrial College ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss first baseman Tim Elko called stepping onto the field in Omaha on Thursday "an amazing moment" he has long dreamed about. He and he Rebels will open play on Saturday.
'I’ve always dreamed of playing in Omaha': Tim Elko, Ole Miss enjoying College World Series experience
OMAHA – As someone who grew up watching t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Randy Avery, 43, of Guntown, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, touching a child for lustful purposes.
Donna Butler, 51, of Baldwyn, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug.
Jackie Clark, 35, of Corinth, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, viol... | null | null | null | null | null |
McCoy's blistering bat sparks 49ers' hot start
Jackson McCoy’s confidence is off the charts, and so are his stats.
In six games, the Booneville native has destroyed opposing pitching for the American Legion powerhouse Tupelo 49ers (7-0). He’s 13 of 18 at the plate (.722) with two doubles, five triples, two home runs an... | null | null | null | null | null |
Planets from the backyard create a different history
When Anthony Norris turned 10 years old, his mom and dad bought him a telescope for Christmas. There from his backyard in Tupelo in the 1970s, he stargazed.
Nothing fancy, he said. Norris could see the moon much better. He could make out the craters. He could tell Ju... | null | null | null | null | null |
LYNN JONES: The blessing of being a father
I tell young husbands that their becoming a father will be one of life’s greatest experiences. It certainly was for me.
My wife, Danielle, and I had been married 10 years, and it had become medically impossible for us ever to have children. That prompted us to make application... | null | null | null | null | null |
MEDITATION: Let's get together
The pratfall described in Genesis 3 inspires the common snark that no self-respecting, intelligent human being would take seriously this sort of silliness. That argument might hold some water if the story was not so very, very human.
Consider the manipulation that engineers the fall: God ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Francisco Rangel, a mason with North Mississippi Brick Masons in Tupelo, scoops up fresh mortar as he and his crew set cinder blocks for brickwork on flower beds in front of Church Street School in Tupelo on June 14, 2022. The work is part of ongoing changes to the front of the historic school.
Workers North Mississipp... | null | null | null | null | null |
OMAHA – Yes, Hunter Elliott knows who he reminds people of. Yes, he thinks it’s pretty cool. And, yes, he thinks the jokes are funny, too.
Whenever the Ole Miss freshman pitcher — and Tupelo native — takes the mound for the second game of a weekend series, fans and even his teammates can’t help but be reminded of the l... | null | null | null | null | null |
A motorcycle ride June 18 benefiting Hatley student Jenna Hampton will begin in Tupelo and end in Amory. It will be capped off by a day of live music by local talent.
Hampton is a rising eighth-grader at Hatley Attendance Center who has been undergoing leukemia treatment.
The Riding with Jenna event begins at 8 a.m. at... | null | null | null | null | null |
Aberdeen Housing Authority Director Denise Dobbs watches as Rolanda Parson, left, and Jasmine Walker open gifts of Mac Book Airs provided by the housing authority, the CREATE Foundation and the McFarlane Fund. The two students were recognized for their continued higher education.
ABERDEEN – For several years, the Aberd... | null | null | null | null | null |
Taylor Kuykendall/The Commonwealth via AP
In this Dec. 16, 2019 file photo, Curtis Flowers speaks with reporters as he exits the Winston-Choctaw Regional Correctional Facility in Louisville, Miss. Civil rights advocates are asked federal appeals court judges Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, to revive a lawsuit they filed against ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County native Shane Montgomery is among five coaches who will be inducted into the Class of 2022 Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) Hall of Fame tonight during induction and awards banquet ceremonies in Flowood, MS. A graduate of North Pontotoc High School, Montgomery coached girls basketball and softbal... | null | null | null | null | null |
Linzy Patterson
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Amory native, ICC instructor picked for statewide award
Linzy Patterson of Amory, director of adult education at Itawamba Community College, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021-22 Mississippi Association of Adult and Community Education Administrator of the Year award.
In Janua... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bryan Oberc, Munster, Ind., tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019. Efforts to impose restrictions on firearms will soon have a supporter in the White House. But it's unlikely that big ticket items gun-control a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Via Restart Mississippi
JACKSON • A business owner who advised the governor on how Mississippi’s economy should rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic has been indicted on federal charges alleging he fraudulently took part in a pandemic relief program.
Jabari Edwards, the owner of J5 GBL in Columbus, and Antwann Richardson... | null | null | null | null | null |
HOULKA —The Houlka Library recently received a monetary donation in memory of Martha Burt, Librarian Teri Hamilton and Dixie Regional Library System Director Regina Graham said this week.
The amount of the donation was not disclosed.
The donation allowed for a number of things. They included:
—The purchase of outdoor f... | null | null | null | null | null |
State Rep. Lynn Wright of Columbus dies at 69
JACKSON • State Rep. Lynn Wright, a Republican lawmaker from Columbus, died on Friday morning. He was 69.
State Sen. Chuck Younger of Columbus told the Daily Journal that Wright had Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Skelton Funeral Home in Reform, Alabama, is in charge of the arrangeme... | null | null | null | null | null |
Rust College students selected for prestigious White House program
HOLLY SPRINGS • Two Rust College seniors have been selected by the U.S. Department of Education to join the prestigious White House program.
Zachary Wilson of Columbus and Christina Calhoun of Horn Lake will join a group of more than 80 students from Hi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Neely Griggs, a 2021 UM graduate and West Point native, is the inaugural recipient of a Fulbright award dedicated to food security at the University of Reading in England.
West Point native among UM Fulbright recipients
OXFORD • A West Point native is among six current or former University of Mississippi students who h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shawn King, center, a Tupelo State Farm agent, is surrounded by local officials and community members as he presents a check for $10,000 to the Hunger Coalition of Northeast Mississippi on Friday, June 17, 2022, in Tupelo. King was one of 10 State Farm agents nationwide to receive the company's Outstanding Community En... | null | null | null | null | null |
Later, Bunning said about his flawless performance: “Everything has to come together, good control, outstanding plays from your teammates, a whole lot of good fortune on your side and a lot of bad luck for the other guys. A million things could go wrong, but on this one particular day of your life, none of them do.” | null | null | null | null | null |
JACKSON • A federal appeals court has found that the NAACP has no standing to sue a Mississippi prosecutor accused of routinely rejecting Black jurors in criminal cases.
District Attorney Doug Evans has been in office since 1992, and his jury selection tactics have been scrutinized for years. His exclusion of Black jur... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dr. Cheryl Hamlin drives to the airport after completing what will likely be her last shift at the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, June 9, 2022. Dr. Hamlin travels from Massachusetts to Jackson to assist patients seeking abortions.
ERIC SHELTON I MISSISSIPPI TODAY
A demonstrator stops a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wadkins, Mack Loyd
Mack Loyd Wadkins, 84, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka. Mack Loyd was born in the Iuka community and was a member of the Iuka High School Class of 1957. In his early years, he was a registered sanitarian for Tishomingo and Alcorn County Health Departments.... | null | null | null | null | null |
OKOLONA – The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors had to modify a bid for Cold Mix asphalt due to the increase in price.
They received a letter from Cold Mix, Inc., the company that supplies them with the product, stating that prices had increased.
“I am sending you this letter to inform you that, due to the excessiv... | null | null | null | null | null |
If you pay just about any kind of bills, you’re feeling a sting. For the first time in my life, I’ve continually paid more than $4 a gallon for 87 octane gasoline, and it seems to keep increasing.
Add in the trickle down effect of shipping costs with diesel at $5 or so per gallon, and the cost of most everything else i... | null | null | null | null | null |
James Autry, Forest
Flora M. Hughey, Corinth
Mary "Joan" Monteith, Nettleton
Mack Loyd Wadkins, Iuka
MANTACHIE - James Mackey Copeland, 62, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be on Monday, June 20, at 1 p.m. at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Mant... | null | null | null | null | null |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. • A standoff over the security of voting machines between a Republican-leaning county in New Mexico and Democratic state officials that threatened to erupt into a wider political crisis was defused Friday after local commissioners voted to certify their election results.
"My vote to remain a 'no' isn'... | null | null | null | null | null |
Timothy Evans, 58, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be on a later date to be announced at familys home.. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 2:30pm until 4:30pm at ASSOCIATED FAMILY FUNERAL HOME - TUPELO. Our family at Associated are very grateful and h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Weatherly, Shan
Ira Shannon Weatherly, age 66, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at the Sanctuary Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. Shan was, first and foremost, a faithful man of God, was devoted to his family every day, and loyal to his many friends through the years. Shan was a longtime faithful... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dave says: Combine everything for you and your family
Q. I live with my boyfriend, and we have a baby together. I brought debt into the relationship, and I’m using your debt snowball method to pay it off, but he is debt-free. We have quite a few shared expenses that we split 50-50, but that means we are constantly reim... | null | null | null | null | null |
• North Mississippi Medical Center recently recognized electrocardiogram technician Lynn “Nikki” Hester as Star of the Month.
A coworker nominated Hester for investigating an EKG that did not seem quite right. Hester performed an EKG on a hospital patient, and the machine reported that the patient’s irregular heartbeat... | null | null | null | null | null |
David Trigiani enjoys a plate of perfectly scrambled eggs at his home in Jackson.
Robert St. John
Blunt request tests skills needed for perfectly scrambled eggs
By ROBERT ST. JOHN Contributing Columnist
I was in Jackson over the weekend, checking on our businesses up there and decided to check in on him before heading ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ideal spacing between children is 3 to 4 years
A: Research puts ideal sibling spacing at three to four years. A child 3 or younger may respond to the birth of a sibling by regressing behaviorally and even becoming aggressive toward the new arrival. On the other hand, a child who is an "only" until age 4 may have diffic... | null | null | null | null | null |
TONKS is a 5 1/2-year-old spayed American Pit Bull/Terrier mix. She was an owner surrender in November 2021, then went back to the owner. In January, she was returned to the shelter. Tonk's adoption number is 111908P.
FLOWER is a 2-month-old female cat. This sweet tabby was brought into the shelter in early May with ni... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nettleton High School Classes of 1944 through 1972 will have a reunion Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Nettleton United Methodist Church Christian Life Center. Lunch is $20 per person. Please send checks showing the year of graduation to Catherline Payne, 140 W. Main St., Nettleton, MS 38858 by J... | null | null | null | null | null |
Thomas family members will observe Father's Day today without their matriarch, Mike Thomas, who died May 14. They treasure a photo taken in April 2021 at Acme Oyster Bar in Orange Beach – the last family vacation they took together. From left are Field Thomas, his mother, Daintry Thomas, and siblings Natalie Ellis and ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Raymond Heritage House is the oldest house in Verona, built before Verona was chartered in 1860.
Verona's birthday celebration planned for July 16
By MARGARET BAKER Contributing Columnist
With Verona’s 162nd birthday coming up on July 16, plans are now being made for the biggest birthday celebration ever.
Verona, t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Daily Journal reporter Blake Alsup at an early screening of Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' at the Guest House at Graceland in Memphis on June 11, 2022.
Riley Keough, Priscilla Presley, Austin Butler, Lisa Marie Presley and Baz Luhrmann at an early screening event for the "Elvis" film at the Guest House at Graceland in Memphis ... | null | null | null | null | null |
DENNIS SEID: Small businesses need us more than ever
The past two years have been unprecedented for small business owners. Whether it was a bakery, bar, boutique, food truck, restaurant, etc., we all experienced shutdowns and reduced hours, fewer staff and supply chain problems.
And then the other shoe dropped.
In rece... | null | null | null | null | null |
Daily Journal hosting brain drain forum June 30
Retaining skilled professionals is an ongoing issue throughout Mississippi, where brain drain has caused rural areas to shrink and young workers to flee the state. But Northeast Mississippi, while still battling these same issues, has found some success in growing populat... | null | null | null | null | null |
What will happen with abortion in Mississippi if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
A recent Wall Street Journal editorial looked at the complicated opinions surrounding abortion and the expected overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to the editorial, a Gallup poll showed that 55% of America... | null | null | null | null | null |
Work by Hanna Contracting began last week to clear the site for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office's part-time training academy. During last Monday's supervisors meeting, county officials discussed the higher than anticipated cost estimate for the center's main building.
VFW Post #4490 Commander Raymond Layton, left, h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tombigbee Fiber celebrates 10,000th customer
TUPELO • For six years, Shantia Jennings had to wrangle with slow internet service.
But not anymore. Jennings got her Saltillo home connected to Tombigbee Fiber, and in doing so was the 10,000th customer. And to mark the occasion, she was given a year's worth of free broadba... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • The driver of an SUV has been charged after he allegedly struck and killed a cyclist on Briar Ridge Road Friday night.
Tupelo police responded around 9 p.m. June 17 and found a gravely injured adult male. The victim was carried to the emergency room at the North Mississippi Medical Center where he later died.
... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this Jan. 5, 1997 photo, Bill Stamps of Fresno, Calif., steps out of a washed-out section of roadway near Happy Isles Nature Center in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Yellowstone National Park, the home to soaring geysers and some of the country's most prolific wildlife is facing its biggest challenge in decades afte... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tupelo's Hayden Buckley battled throughout the weekend to finish in a tie for 14th on Sunday.
John Pitts
A weekend of hard work delivered a handsome payday for Tupelo’s Hayden Buckley.
Playing in his second-straight U.S. Open, the former University of Missouri standout finished in a tie for 14th at The Country Club in ... | null | null | null | null | null |
By ALLIE ALLSUP
With the latest in his long line of culinary adventures, David Leathers is answering a question that, perhaps, no one has ever asked:
Why go out to a restaurant to eat when the restaurant could come to you?
That’s the idea behind Foodsmith, the 43-year-old Fulton native’s latest outside-the-box project.... | null | null | null | null | null |
Supervisors approve 2022 EMA plan
OKOLONA – The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors recently approved the 2022 updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
The plan, which is required by law, is spread throughout the different agencies so that everyone will know their role if the need arises.
“County government s... | null | null | null | null | null |
After serving 25 years in the education field, Bro. Kevin Brown answered the call to the pulpit. He was voted in as New Prospect Baptist Church's preacher in February, where he plans to tap into the congregation's strengths in ministry.
LACKEY – Most of Bro. Kevin Brown’s professional career has been devoted to educati... | null | null | null | null | null |
A dog sniffs for a buried scent.
Testing the waters for a container scent.
By Jonathan Wise Special to Pontotoc Progress
The Memphis Kennel Club was started in 1874 by a Civil War veteran whose dog and the accompanying bird hunting had helped him recover his fragile health. The club was one of the first in the country ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Despite the cheesy costumes and over-the-top acting, it has important historical value, in that it describes a critical but faded episode of inhumanity: The persecution of Christians. We know about it, we have some vague memories of the people who had to dance around the lions in the Colosseum, but the events are gener... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this photo provided by Wonders of the Mekong taken on June 14, 2022, a man touches a giant freshwater stingray before being released back into the Mekong River in the northeastern province of Stung Treng, Cambodia. A local fisherman caught the 661-pound stingray, which set the record for the world's largest known fr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hughey, Flora Mae
Flora Mae Hughey, 85, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022, at her sister's home in Corinth. Services will be on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 12:00 noon at Macedonia Baptist Church. Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 4:00 until 6:00pm at Patterson Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at For... | null | null | null | null | null |
Thomas, Libby
Elizabeth Ione Thomas has entered the Church Triumphant after a long, fruitful and productive life. She was 95 year old. Born in Lake Village, Arkansas to the late Elmo Thomas and Ruth Ione Livingston Thomas, Libby grew up in Vicksburg and graduated Central High School there. She later obtained an Associa... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jodeci Agnew, 26, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, capias for possession of crack cocaine.
Ladale Marcus Beasley, 36, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, aggravated domestic violence.
Timothy Best, 58, of Shannon, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, leaving the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Cassidy Duskin is the 20th Northeast softball player to earn All-American since the program transitioned from slowpitch to fastpitch.
Duskin becomes Northeast's twentieth all-time softball All-American
LOUISVILLE, Ky. • The ace of Northeast Mississippi Community College's softball pitching staff is collecting top honor... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bill Benson, seen in this Aug. 2, 2021 file photo, is the appointed Lee County administrator, as well as the elected chancery clerk.
TUPELO • Starting next month, contractors working in Lee County will be required to get permits for construction or renovation projects, although officials say they don’t expect any meani... | null | null | null | null | null |
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