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The weather is a little cooler this morning will get hotter this afternoon. We are still in need of rain did get a good rain last Sunday(07/03) but have received only small sprinkles this past week. Some of these showers has brought in some cooler temperatures for a short time.
This is Monday morning, things are rather... | null | null | null | null | null |
Washington Hall sits on the campus of the shuttered Mississippi Industrial College, an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Holly Springs that closed in the 1980s. Nearby Rust College has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service to help restore the building, part of the school... | null | null | null | null | null |
William "Bill" Michael Beasley, attorney, church leader, religious scholar, lover of knowledge, questionable dresser, and hater of all things mechanical, passed away unexpectedly on July 11, 2022, with his loving wife of 47 year at his side. He was 71. Bill was the son of the late William Moore Beasley and Joyce Hall B... | null | null | null | null | null |
Longtime Tupelo Attorney and devoted civic and church leader, William Michael "Bill" Beasley, Sr. died unexpectedly from an apparent pulmonary embolism at his home on Monday, July 11, 2022. Bill was the son of the late William Moore Beasley and Joyce Hall Beasley, who survives. Bill was the husband of Linda Jobe Beasle... | null | null | null | null | null |
Gardner, Jr., Brother Henry Louis
Henry Louis Gardner, Jr. passed away at his resident on July 14, 2022 surrounded by the love of family. A faithful member of Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church for over sixty years and served on the Deacon Board for fifty of those years. He was ever so faithful to his office as d... | null | null | null | null | null |
Millwood, Jerry
Jerry Millwood, 74, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2022, at his residence in Port Arthur. Services will be on July 19, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Nettleton First Baptist Church. Visitation will be on July 19 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. at at the church. Burial will follow at Zion Church Cemetery.
Jerry Millwood
Zion C... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sheriff Leo Mask
Regina Butler,
Pontotoc County law officials are investigating a shooting that occurred on Highway 15 South at 5:25 p.m. today, Friday, July 15.
Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask said that one person was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital, however he didn’t know if the person was taken to Pontoto... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dave says: There's a process – and it works
Q. My husband and I have a beginner emergency fund set aside, and we’re working on paying off $30,000 in credit card debt and two cars in Baby Step 2. He would also like us to start putting money aside for a couple of trips and a few other things we have always wanted. This m... | null | null | null | null | null |
CRIME REPORTS: Saturday July 16, 2022
Charles R. Brown, 53, of Nettleton, was arrested by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, third offense driving under the influence.
Dianna N. Carr, 24, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, felony malicious mischief.
Loren L. Depriest, 37, of Tupelo, was arrested by t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tracie Johnston of Belden uses different plaster compounds to create texture on her canvases.
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Johnston uses a knife to help form a petal on a 48-by-48-inch piece of artwork.
Ninety-eight percent of Johnston's work involves flowers of some sort.
Johnston's tools look more like som... | null | null | null | null | null |
Of dreams and nightmares, and whatever they mean
It was opening night, and I didn’t know any of my lines.
It was the end of the semester, and I’d missed so many classes that I was going to flunk.
I was back with my ex-wife.
The above scenarios are the kinds of nightmares I have, and it’s my understanding that they are ... | null | null | null | null | null |
DIXIE is an almost-2-year-old Terrier/Pit Bull/American Blue Heeler mix. This spayed female was surrendered by her owner in February because the family had too many pets. Dixie's adoption number is 022203Q.
PACO is a 3-month-old male brown tabby kitten. He was abandoned at the shelter with several siblings, and three o... | null | null | null | null | null |
Toddler's tantrums throw off nightly bedtime routine
Q: We have a 3 1/2-year-old and each night we have a routine that we go through with her – bath, pajamas, brush, choose two books and read them, sing a couple of songs, and pray before lights out. Bedtime typically falls between 7:30 and 8 each night, and she sleeps ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Members of the celebrated (and feared) "Tupelo Four" — a quartet of Tupelo High School trumpet players who together in 1986 earned spots in the prestigious Lions All-State Band — reunite for the first time in decades on the field of their former school on July 14, 2022. The members are, from left, Chris Young, Greg Bar... | null | null | null | null | null |
Lee Malouf
Honor our lost loved ones by ending the war on drugs
By LEE MALOUF Guest columnist
My son, Robert, passed away in January 2017. He died of an accidental overdose of opioids. For me and my family, the last five years have been filled with minutes, hours and days of tremendous sadness with grief gripping every... | null | null | null | null | null |
Richard Rahn
Why does leadership consistently fail us?
By RICHARD W. RAHN Guest columnist
Why is it that a major airplane crash gets so much press coverage? The main reason is that it is so rare. A century ago, flying in an airplane was very risky; now there is almost no way you can spend your time in greater safety. W... | null | null | null | null | null |
Robert St. John, Jesse Marin, and Harrison St. John at Gris-Gris in New Orleans.
Welcome to America, Jesse: It's time for me to host you
There is something deep inside me that enjoys hosting people. It borderlines a compulsion or obsession. I've been that way since I was a little kid. Whenever I heard a new song on the... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fire Departments seek help as volunteerism wanes
HOUSTON —The Houston Fire Department is always looking for a few good men and women, not only to fight fires, but to do many other jobs associated with operating a Fire Department, Chickasaw County Fire Coordinator and Fire Chief Jonathan Blankenship said this week.
So a... | null | null | null | null | null |
John Allen Law, 93, beloved father, husband, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away, quietly Thursday, July 14 at home in Phil Campbell, Alabama with his bride of 23 years by his side. He was born September 17, 1928, the son of Edward Reid Law and Evie Lorraine Williams and the oldest of 5 siblings. In 1949, he... | null | null | null | null | null |
After submitting last week’s column, it seemed like I was being reminded of doughburgers every which way I turned. I was looking through my July edition of ‘Today in Mississippi’ which is provided by the Pontotoc Electric Power Association. Plastered across pages 8 and 9 in bold red print was the word “SLUGBURGERS”. I ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Members of Booneville-based Bluegrass band Breaking Grass include, from left, Zach Wooten, Britt Sheffield, Jody Elmore, Cody Farrar and Tyler White. Since their founding roughly 15 years ago, the group has steadily grown in popularity.
BOONEVILLE • When the five members of Booneville-based bluegrass band Breaking Gras... | null | null | null | null | null |
Biden met with Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman (affectionately known as MBS), who has been accused by U.S. intelligence of sending a hit squad to murder journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Apparently feeling the heat of criticism from people opposed to the trip, Biden felt the need to explain himself in an op-ed for ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Vicki Fikes Turman
I'm sure that many of you read my post on Facebook two weeks ago concerning some choices made in the updates of the walking track here in Amory. I am still extremely upset and disappointed about the approximately 75- to 100-year-old healthy, rare and beautiful live oak tree being cut down simply beca... | null | null | null | null | null |
JACKSON • Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson asked the Department of Justice on Friday to investigate former Gov. Phil Bryant in connection with a welfare fraud case.
"The people of Mississippi deserve answers, and accountability for breaking the law must be upheld for all who were involved: especially for Governo... | null | null | null | null | null |
University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett attends a state College Board meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2015, in Jackson, Miss. Bennett's final day as president of the Hattiesburg-based university was Friday, July 15, 2022.
HATTIESBURG • The University of Southern Mississippi is undergoing a leadership ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Miskelly, Howard
Howard Lafayette Miskelly was born July 17, 1925 in Faulkner, Mississippi and went home to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on July 16 just short of his 97th birthday. Howard was proceeded in death by his parents, Homer and Wardie Miskelly and his sister Elva (Neil) Balch. Howard graduated from F... | null | null | null | null | null |
The 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft began Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Follow this thread for updates on Mississippi State players and signees during the draft’s first two rounds.
Jett Williams — Round 1, No. 14, New York Mets
Mississippi State signee Jett Williams became the first Bulldog off the board Sunday evening... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss baseball signee Jackson Ferris — a heralded left-handed pitcher — was drafted in the second round (47th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in the 2022 MLB Draft.
Ferris played his last two high school seasons at IMG Academy in Florida and was a combined 16-0 with an ERA of 0.80. He struck out 189 batters over that s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Senior health fair being held at High Street Community Center
ABERDEEN – A July 20 health fair at the High Street Community Center will cater to seniors’ needs for wellness. It will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and the High Street Community Center is located at 607 High St.
“I’ve been working with senior citizens... | null | null | null | null | null |
East Amory Elementary School students participating in the Stock Market Game included, from left, Carson Staten, Foster Payne, Jeremiah Hawkins, Graham Bishop, Cameron Maranto and Mason Woodham. The school's first-place team had a return of 3.5 percent above the S&P 500. The second-place team had a return of one percen... | null | null | null | null | null |
According to the Amory Police Department, Michael W. Bedwell, 36, of Fulton was charged with breaking and entering of a vehicle. Officers took a report July 14 of a theft from a vehicle at a business, and the investigation led to the arrest and recovery of property the following day.
Monroe County Justice Court Judge B... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sharron Kay Harrell Barks, Walnut
Mavienne Hanson, New Albany
John A. Law, Phil Campbell, Alabama/Smithville
Glema Mabry, Tupelo
Howard Miskelly, West Point
Gracie Murphy, Booneville
Stephanie Pass, Tupelo
Ruby Shields, Tremont
Mr. S. L. Tate, Moscow, Tennessee
Dean Walker, Hendersonville, Tennessee
Robert Winston, New... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this Jan. 17, 2014, file photo, Retired Army Staff Sergeant Howard Miskelly thanks attendees during a ceremony at the Capitol in Jackson after being awarded the Bronze Star for his service in WWII, when the 102nd Infantry Division fought in Belgium, Holland, Germany. Miskelly died July 16, 2022, at 96.
Longtime busi... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • The Lee County Board of Supervisors has approved drastic changes to its district lines to correct for a “significant” loss of population to its minority-majority district without the lone Black supervisor's approval.
On Monday, county supervisors voted 4-1 to adopt a proposed redistricting plan for both the su... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask said Monday morning (July 18) an investigation continues into a shooting last Friday (July 15) which resulted in two men being shot.
Sheriff Mask said numerous shots were fired during the altercation which occurred at a residence on Highway 15 south of Pontotoc around 5:25 p.m.
Mask sai... | null | null | null | null | null |
I wish I could say the same about the January 6th Committee. The Speaker of the House denied the House minority leader his choice of members and hand-picked Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. That’s fine as far as it goes because both of them are legitimate members of the GOP, but unlike their counterparts at the Watergate... | null | null | null | null | null |
SENATOBIA • Northwest Mississippi Community College announced on Monday they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon's Career Choice program, providing Amazon's hourly employees access to all of Northwest's academic programs and pathways.
"Northwest is excited to partner with Amazon to provide flexible ed... | null | null | null | null | null |
Landon Sims is bringing his trademark fire to the desert, Jett Williams appears to be taking off, and Logan Tanner is taking his rocket arm to Cincinnati.
Sims, Tanner and Williams were the three MSU-affiliated players selected Sunday in the opening two rounds of the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft, which runs through... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss still figuring out how all the talented puzzle pieces will fit
ATLANTA — If a college football team is a massive jigsaw puzzle, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and his staff are still learning how all the pieces will fit together come early September and beyond.
After losing star players like Matt Corral and S... | null | null | null | null | null |
Derek Diamond began the 2022 season as Ole Miss' Friday night starter.
Joshua McCoy | Ole Miss Athletics
Tim Elko headlines group of five Ole Miss players selected on day 2 of MLB Draft
Day 1 of the 2022 MLB draft saw Ole Miss signees Jackson Ferris (47th overall) and Roman Anthony (79th overall) come off the board.
De... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bustamante, Ruben
Ruben Bustamante, 60, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born October 21, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, to Ruben Vincente and Margarita Martinez Bustamante. He worked 26 years in the foam industry as a factory worker. He moved to Mantachie from Texas in ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hodges, Mavienne
Mavienne Smith Hodges of New Albany, age 88, died Friday, July 15 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. She was born December 9, 1933 to William Brewer and Essie Jewel Garrison Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Rev. Charles Smith, her sister, Carolyn Goodwin, her daughter, Diane J... | null | null | null | null | null |
Roth, Caroline Francis
A funeral service for Caroline Francis Roth, 22, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Rogers Spiritual Life Center at East Texas Baptist University Chapel in Marshall, Texas. Interment will follow at Yates Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas.... | null | null | null | null | null |
Walker, Dean
Dean Walker- passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Although she is now in heaven, it would be wrong to say that she lost her battle with the disease, because she fought a long and courageous fight. Through her you could see what perseverance and strength looked like. She was 84 years... | null | null | null | null | null |
Greg Sankey, Lane Kiffin talk conference realignment
ATLANTA — The talk of SEC Media Days in 2021 was the newly implemented NIL legislature and the impending additions of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC. In 2022, the talk of the town was largely centered around the newest members of the Big Ten: USC and UCLA.
The Trojans... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sandlin
TUPELO – A lot of players saw the field for the Tupelo 49ers on Monday, and as a bonus, they picked up a pair of wins.
Tupelo (27-1) closed out a stellar regular season by sweeping a doubleheader from Baldwyn, 11-4 and 3-2. It wasn’t the cleanest baseball the 49ers have played, but they feel ready for the Ameri... | null | null | null | null | null |
Chloe Baker, 25, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, child abuse.
Scotashia Chambriau Barnett, 25, of Saltillo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, burglary of a dwelling, petty larceny, trespassing.
Brock Davis, 34, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Correctio... | null | null | null | null | null |
Children's advocacy organization seeks monetary support from Lee County
TUPELO • A regional children’s advocacy group has asked local supervisors to provide financial support for the nonprofit's recent expansion into Lee County.
Representatives with the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of North Mississippi atte... | null | null | null | null | null |
Michael Hale, Myrtle
Dennis "FOX" Matthew Ragin, Booneville
Juan Vincent Gonzalez-Suarez, Houston
MEMO, FLAG, PHOTO, UNITED LOGO
MYRTLE - Michael Alan Hale, 79, died peacefully at his farm shortly after midnight, July 16, 2022.
A native of New Albany, MS he was born August 14, 1942 and graduated from New Albany High Sc... | null | null | null | null | null |
Surrounded by volunteer clinic escorts, Derenda Hancock, co-director of the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic patient escorts, better known as the Pink House defenders, gives a defiant salute as she expresses her disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade, Friday, June 24, 202... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nashreda Strong-Clay, right, clutches the arm of West Point detective Lt. Ramirez Ivy as she thanks all those involved in the arrest of a suspect in a nearly two-decade old case in which she was attacked and almost killed during a home invasion.
WILLIAM MOORE I DAILY JOURNAL
WEST POINT • It took nearly 20 years, but Na... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers never had 'that stage fright'
ATLANTA — It’s Year Three of the Air Raid offense in Starkville, and Mississippi State coach Mike Leach has a lot to be excited about. He also knows there are plenty of things to work on.
Mississippi State scored more than a touchdown more per game... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kelly Wilkinson I The Indianapolis Star via AP
Mass shooting in mall stopped under Indiana’s new law
By Valerie Richardson The Washington Times
The good Samaritan hailed as a hero for taking out a mass shooter at an Indiana shopping mall was allowed to carry a firearm in public under the state’s newly enacted constitut... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hale, Michael
Michael Alan Hale, 79, died peacefully at his farm shortly after midnight, July 16, 2022. A native of New Albany, MS he was born August 14, 1942 and graduated from New Albany High School in 1960. Following his graduation, he served in the Viet Nam conflict as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Upon d... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nunley, Marty
Marty Lee Nunley, 73, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at her home in Saltillo. She was born September 14, 1948, to Robert and Luna Grooms. She was a 1966 graduate of New Site High School, in 1968 became a nurse, and later became a Nurse Practitioner. She was a member of the National Nurse Practitioner ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hammons, Eva Sue
Eva Sue Hammons, age 84, of Collierville, TN went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Falkner, MS on March 26, 1938 to Charles Joseph and Effie Josie Shelton Butler. She graduated from Falkner High School in Falkner... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi State pitcher Jackson Fristoe
Pair of Mississippi State pitchers, third baseman Kamren James selected on Day 3 of MLB draft
A pair of talented Mississippi State pitchers were not far apart when it came to being selected in the MLB draft Tuesday.
Right-handers KC Hunt and Jackson Fristoe were both picked in ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Arielle Hudson
By Dana Engelbert University of Mississippi
OXFORD • University of Mississippi alumna Arielle Hudson, the university's first female African American Rhodes Scholar, plans to draw upon her experience in an inequitable primary education system as a Marshall-Motley Scholar.
Hudson plans to enroll at Yale La... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shalunda Tamika Gardner, 45, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug.
Jason Chadwick Haughton, 44, of Nettleton, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office, false pretense.
Kelynn Nicola Renae Simmons, 21, no address listed, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bernardo Guerro celebrates the completion of his training program at Disney University. The program allows students to represent their institutions by noting it on their Disney name tags.
Guerrero getting to 'the core of hospitality' in hotel services
By Lauren Lucas School of Applied Sciences, Ole Miss
OXFORD • Bernar... | null | null | null | null | null |
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to those of you who may not know me yet and to let y’all know what to expect from us here at the Tippah County Extension Office. I was hired back in 2019 as one of your Extension Agents (ANR/4-H/County Coordinator). I am a graduate of Mississippi State Universit... | null | null | null | null | null |
Among the athletes on top moments (from left): Cassidy Duskin (SB), Calysia Phillips (WBK), Wesley Wiltshire (MTN) & Colby Holcombe (BB).
Year-In-Review: New records, playoff runs highlight athletic season at NEMCC
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part two of a three-part series that highlights some of the best performances from... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Mantachie Board of Aldermen took the first steps toward medical cannabis being sold in the Mantachie city limits during their July 12 meeting.
The board discussed regulations on dispensaries in the city, but the only concrete decision made in last week's meeting concerned dispensary hours of operation. The board se... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tremont High School Athletics
Courtesy of Tremont High School
Tremont girls cross country has a new coach in 2022.
First-year head coach Vanessa Myers is a Boulder, Colo., native who moved to Tremont with her husband Nathaniel in 2019. The Myers fell in love with the Tremont community, and now Vanessa will have an oppo... | null | null | null | null | null |
David Sheffield begins watching the documentary about the making of his original play "The Heartbreak Henry" at the Claude Gentry Theatre in Baldwyn Saturday night.
Clark Richey takes the stage at the Claude Gentry Theatre in Baldwyn Saturday night to introduce the documentary of the making of the David Sheffield origi... | null | null | null | null | null |
No one likes going to the doctor and most certainly no one likes a hospital stay.
A hospital stay was necessary for my Dad last week and if you have to spend three days in the hospital it is wonderful to stay where you feel good about the care your loved one is receiving.
Dad was not terribly sick because we caught it ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can you see why it's called "The Mother Church"? Concertgoers sit in wooden pews to watch the show.
Bella was just a little excited.
Making memories with my best girl before she graduates from college this year. Our night at Ryman Auditorium seeing American Aquarium was unforgettable!
A stage full of history at the leg... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Houston Police Department received a donation, in memory of Chief Adam Harmon's brother Casey, to buy new body cameras for the department. Pictured is Harmon with the body cameras and Nock Hamner of 10-8 Video, where the cameras were purchased from.
Casey Harmon was killed in the line of duty in March 1998.
HOUSTON... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kristen Dasto, a dancer in Branson, MO, has many ties to the area.
Pictured is Kristen with the Branson High School Sweethearts dance team.
Kristen coaching the Sweethearts.
Kristen also performs in numerous dance shows in Branson.
“I took dancing from age 1 1/2 to 5, then gymnastics from ages 5-9, then I flopped back ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Thorn VFD received a check for $50,000 from the state last week. Pictured, from left, David Coleman, Robbie Lynch, Earl Adams, Representative Jon Lancaster, Senator Ben Suber, Renee Davis, Wayne Byars, Gilbert Taylor, Bonnie Taylor, Jackie Suggs, Chief Andy Harmon and Floyd "Rooster" Gann.
Representative Jon Lancas... | null | null | null | null | null |
When you claim to be above the responsibilities of helping your fellow man, woman, or child, you're saying there's no higher moral ethic or higher standard to which an individual should hew.
And when you do away higher ethics, you get things like draft-dodging, Enron, WorldCom, arson and looting, and the latest school ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Chris Stevenson
Tonya Vaughn
ICC's Vaughn, Stevenson have new roles
Beginning July 1, Tonya Vaughn of Mantachie and Chris Stevenson of Fulton have new roles at Itawamba Community College.
Vaughn is the dean of Health Science Instruction, and Stevenson, dean of Academic Instruction.
Vaughn, who is an alumnus of ICC, ear... | null | null | null | null | null |
Emergency workers responded to an accident involving a lineman installing fiber last week.
Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson said an independent contractor working for Tombigbee Electric Power Association was installing fiber cables on Highway 23 north of Tremont when the cable lying in the road got caught in the... | null | null | null | null | null |
When you claim to be above the responsibilities of helping your fellow man, woman, or child, you're saying there's no higher moral, ethic, or higher standard to which an individual should hew.
And when you do away with higher ethics, you get things like draft-dodging, Enron, WorldCom, arson and looting, and the latest ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Andrew McDonald, a 2019 graduate of Blue Mountain College, has been named one of the 2022 recipients of the Mississippi Vision Foundation’s (MVF) Helen Allison St. Clair scholarship for students of optometry.
“We are honored to have Mr. McDonald as one of three recipients of the 2022 Helen St. Clair Scholarship. His co... | null | null | null | null | null |
Amory's Emilee Slade made a big jump at the plate in her sophomore year at Meridian Community College, coming away with 48 hits, 33 RBIs, 11 doubles and six homers.
Emilee Slade plans to continue her softball career at the Mississippi University for Women.
By Melissa Meador Monroe Journal
Hatley’s Emilee Slade turned t... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Punt, Pass and Kick event will be held on August 6 at 9 a.m. at the Amory High School football field.
Krisi Boren
Punt, Pass and Kick event providing fun opportunity for kids
AMORY – Amory’s Krisi and Mark Boren, partners of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), will give kids across Monroe County and the sur... | null | null | null | null | null |
Former Amory catcher Andin Johnson will continue his baseball career with the University of North Alabama.
Andin Johnson finished his time at Meridian Community College with 51 hits, 24 RBIs, seven doubles and a home run.
Through all the adversity and challenges, Amory’s Andin Johnson found a home at Meridian Community... | null | null | null | null | null |
The floor plan for the Veteran's Affairs building includes a spacious lobby for folks to wait in while they are waiting their turn to see Col. Huey, handicap accessible rest rooms in the lobby, a copy and file room as well as a small meeting room.
Pontotoc Veterans' Affairs service center to become a reality in 2023
A ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The North Pontotoc Lady Vikings have a new volleyball skipper. Coach Bailey Reece comes to Ecru fresh from Mississippi State University, where she earned her degree in secondary education. Reece will teach English at North Pontotoc, in addition to her coaching duties.
“I’ve spent the last eight years on a volleyball co... | null | null | null | null | null |
The summer is drawing to a close and school bells will ring across the county and in the city calling students back to the books. Registration will be held next week at all schools so parents need to peruse the list of what they need to enter their child in the school they will attend.
First day of school for all stude... | null | null | null | null | null |
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free back-to-school health fair for children 12 years and younger on Saturday, July 23 from 9 – 11 a.m. The event will be held in the parking area behind the hospital located at 200 Hwy 30 West, New Albany.
The event will have over 20 booths featuring car seat safety, ... | null | null | null | null | null |
County fair is a good alternative to electronic isolation
It was hot but not sweltering this past week. We had some rain but no series of torrential downpours.
That was good news for the Union County Fair and Livestock Show.
Attendance was down for senior citizens’ day, probably due to the weather, but appeared to be g... | null | null | null | null | null |
County Schools Cell Phone Policy
Grades K-6
Students in grades K-6 are not allowed to bring cellphones to school.
The following disciplinary action will take place if a K-6 student brings a cell phone to school: The cell phone will be taken by the principal or his/her designee until either a $25 fine has been paid to t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Everett accepted to rural physicians program
By J.
Maggie Jo Everett, a New Albany native and junior at Mississippi State University, was recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP). Everett is the daughter of Angie and Vance Yerby and th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Immunizations, Birth Certificate, Social Security Number
Mississippi State Law requires all students to be immunized prior to enrolling in school in Mississippi.
The local Health Department or a student's physician may provide the proper certificate to be placed in his/her record. All students entering the 7th grade wi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Local entrepreneur forms own record label
Martelle Clemmer plans to make it big in the music business. “I’ve been interested in music for the past 20 years,” he said.
Over more recent years he has gone from dreams to entrepreneurial merchandising to starting his own record label, NA Music Group.
In fact, one of his art... | null | null | null | null | null |
Macedonia Baptist had a lively week at Spark Studios VBS last week. The stage decorations were phenomenal. Bro John Stuckey and Johnny Knighton went to Birmingham to pick them up from Bro. John's nieces. They took the church van but when they tried to load them, they wouldn't fit in the door. So, they rented a U-Haul t... | null | null | null | null | null |
As part of continued efforts to reduce overdose deaths, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has extended and expanded the statewide naloxone standing order that permits pharmacists to dispense the opioid reversal medication naloxone without a prescription from doctors or other medical practitioners.
Signe... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jimmy Bennett, Fulton
Walter Griffin, Holly Springs
Gladys Johnson, Tupelo
MEMO, HUNTING ICON, SENTER LOGO
FULTON - Jimmy F. Bennett, 70, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was born January 18, 1952 to the late R.J. Bennett and the late Ella Jean Kerr Fortner. He worked at PCA for 17 yea... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dr. Daniel P. Edney
Incoming state health officer: Postpartum Medicaid extension is ‘easiest thing to do’
JACKSON • The doctor who will soon lead the Mississippi State Department of Health is openly supporting giving poor mothers in the state access to more Medicaid coverage after they give birth, a policy that some Re... | null | null | null | null | null |
By JOE GUZZARDI Syndicated columnist
Most blue-collar, working Americans consider the consumer price index a government gimmick that purposely excludes their day-to-day necessities: energy up 41.6%, gas up 60%, eggs up 33%, and public transportation up 23.7%. A truer indicator of consumer pain showed up in the producer... | null | null | null | null | null |
Spence Coffman had to do a double-take to make sure it was real.
While watching the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday, he saw his name pop up in the 19th round, as the 570th overall pick by the San Diego Padres.
“There’s that moment of, is this real? Once I took a second glance and saw that it was real, I was jump... | null | null | null | null | null |
Colin Maloney of Tupelo stands in front of a world map — its surface dotted with mementos of his travels across the globe — posted on the wall of his office inside Century Construction in Tupelo.
A helmet, signed by a group of Maloney's friends and fellow adventurers, is perched atop the antler of a deer head mounted i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Matt Rourke I AP
PHILADELPHIA • I think it's gonna be a long, long time until we see another songwriter and performer like Elton John.
He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, has played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries — including two in Tupelo (in 1998 and 2014) — and recorded one of the best-selling singles o... | null | null | null | null | null |
OXFORD • An Oxford doctor has been arrested after being accused of playing a role in fleecing $3.8 million from the United States and health care benefits programs.
According to court documents, Lund ran “The Foot Doctor,” a podiatry clinic with an in-house pharmacy that he used to prescribe foot bath medications and t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ferguson, Sylvia
SYLVIA FERGUSON September 1, 1940 - July 19, 2022 Sylvia Hawthorne Ferguson of Tupelo died July 19, 2022 at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. She was 81. Sylvia was born on September 1, 1940 in Meridian but her parents moved to New Albany shortly thereafter. She attended New A... | null | null | null | null | null |
Gladys Laverne Johnson at the age of 84 years old died Monday, July 18, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born in Itawamba County on September 1, 1937. She is the only child of William "Grady" Farris and Pearlie Pruitt Farris. On July 17, 1959, she married Teddy Hoyt Johnson; they shared 46 years toget... | null | null | null | null | null |
Meg Potter I The Las Cruces Sun News via AP
Crowd protests relocation of Mississippi abortion clinic to New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. • Anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. converged in southern New Mexico on Tuesday to protest relocation plans by the Mississippi clinic at the center of the court battle that over... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shanaija Baker, 24, of Baldwyn, was arrested by the Baldwyn Police Department, felony dog theft.
Lekendrick Bell, 26, of Plantersville, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, violation of probation.
Michael Brock, 36, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, violation of probation... | null | null | null | null | null |
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