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County sets fourth public hearing for August, to review hazard mitigation
The Union County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing for Aug. 1 to review the county’s hazard mitigation plan. The plan, developed by Three Rivers Planning and Development District, needs to be updated every five years.
What is slightly unu... | null | null | null | null | null |
Evans chosen for Walter S. Bounds Scholarship
Katie Evans, a 2022 graduate of New Albany High School, has been chosen to receive the 2022 Walter S. Bounds Scholarship for Excellence. Katie will be attending Mississippi State University this fall and major in Chemical Engineering with plans to attend medical school. She... | null | null | null | null | null |
Evans receives Bounds Scholarship from MASS
Katie Elizabeth Evans, a recent graduate of New Albany High School, is among 10 Mississippi students receiving $1,000 scholarships from the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents.
Touting a perfect grade point average with membership in the National Honor Society a... | null | null | null | null | null |
Historical society among recipients of $1.6 million in arts commission grants
The Mississippi Arts Commission is investing over $1.6 million through grants in more than 260 organizations, schools, and individual artists across the state for the fiscal year 2023.
Among those, the Union County Historical Society and Heri... | null | null | null | null | null |
“I took dancing from age 1 1/2 to 5, then gymnastics from ages 5-9, then I flopped back to dance. As I grew up, I fell in love with all aspects of performing,” she recalled.
As Guns & Roses once sang, Every Rose Has Its Thorns; every job has its difficult parts. For her, the hardest part of the journey from child to pr... | null | null | null | null | null |
It’s a tough time to be on a city or county board
New Albany aldermen and Union County supervisors are going to be earning their pay more than usual in the next month as they are faced with issues that will have long-term effects on the community.
Aldermen have promised a decision in August on whether to allow producti... | null | null | null | null | null |
Little League photos coming next week
Photos of the New Albany Park Commission Little League teams are scheduled to appear in the next two editions of the New Albany Gazette, Aug. 3 and 10.
The photos are being split into two groups because of the large number of teams.
The Gazette staff has tried diligently to get the... | null | null | null | null | null |
Abbie McQuary attended Law Camp at the Lee County Justice Center from July 18-21. Nicole McLaughlin was over it and Judge Jacqueline Mask Played a large role in the camp. On Monday the participants zoomed with Judge Ronald from the Supreme Court of Mississippi. They met circuit court and chancery court judges and compl... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi Arts Commission supporting Faulkner Literary Fest and Competition
Writing, reading, photography, art and music are all part of the annual Faulkner Literary Fest and Competition in New Albany. The Mississippi Arts commission has awarded the festival and competition a grant that will be used for programming d... | null | null | null | null | null |
"I have worked with the science teachers of Green Hill Elementary, North Panola Middle School and North Panola High School to implement more engineering into the current curriculum," said Shunderla Wilson, of Sardis, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in secondary education from Ole Miss in 2018 and 2020, respe... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wanda was a firm believer in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and a faithful prayer warrior for all of her family, her friends and her country. She could be found in the mornings with her bible, studying God's Word and praying over scripture. Even in her illness, on her worst of days, she continually prayed over the s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Open registration continues at NEMCC
Open registration continues at one of the top community colleges in the country for the Fall 2022 semester.
Northeast Mississippi Community College officials are committed to offering a traditional schedule for the fall for those wanting to further their education.
"We are looking f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Supervisors wrestling with new law that requires building permits in county
Earlier this year, legislators passed House Bill 1163, which, as of July 1, requires anyone who wants to do substantial residential construction or remodeling in Union and other counties to obtain a permit from the county.
It appears that no on... | null | null | null | null | null |
"The goal of the MELP program was to introduce students from around the state to the entrepreneurial spirit of community and economic development," said Molly Archer, a CEED scholar who led the week's events.
"This leadership program was initiated to stimulate an entrepreneurial mindset that can be utilized to solve co... | null | null | null | null | null |
Republican Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney speaks about his concerns over the current issues with some insurers and their customers while addressing the crowd at the pavilion in Founders Square at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The fair, also known as Mississipp... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mrs. Leigh Anne Sanderson, a seasoned former Marshall County school administrator with over 30 years' of experience in education, is Ripley Elementary School's new principal.
Ripley Elementary School welcomes new principal, Leigh Anne Sanderson
RIPLEY • Mrs. Leigh Anne Sanderson is the new principal for Ripley Elementa... | null | null | null | null | null |
Allgood, Jimmy
James C. Allgood, Jr., 60, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, in Oxford, MS. A visitation will be held Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church of Oxford. A funeral service will be held Friday, July 29, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., also at First Baptist Church of Oxford. Inte... | null | null | null | null | null |
Glover, Randy
Randall Wayne Glover as born on May 21, 1952 in Terril, Iowa to parents Wayne Darwin Glover and Peggy Lou Houser Glover and passed away on July 10, 2022 in Memphis, TN after an extended hospital stay. Randy was confirmed in the Christian faith in 1964 at Terril United Methodist Church and graduated from T... | null | null | null | null | null |
Grisham, Jackie
Jackie Lynell Meador-Grisham, 88, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on July 24, 2022. "Nell", daughter of E.L. and Lovie Rasberry of Mississippi is predeceased by her four older brothers and sisters, Lowry Rasberry, James Rasberry, Marjorie Swindol, and Martha Laster; as well as he... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shumpert, David Ray
David Ray Shumpert, 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at the NMMC in Tupelo. He was born in Lee County on February 20, 1956 to parents James Wiley Shumpert and Lena (Richardson) Shumpert. He lived most of his life in the Nettleton area but had resided in Selmer, TN for the last four years. H... | null | null | null | null | null |
Watson, Jr., James "Jim"
James "Jim" Murphy Watson, Jr., 58, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his residence in the Morgantown Community of Sturgis, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, at Morgan Chapel Baptist Church of Sturgis with Bro. Luke Gardn... | null | null | null | null | null |
Workers with Lee County install new guard railing on the bridge that connects a new road from County Road 1310 to the back of Mooreville Elementary School that will handle the carpool traffic once school starts on Aug. 4.
Workers with Lee County pave a new road at the back of Mooreville Elementary School that connects ... | null | null | null | null | null |
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The Punch List
The Lee Williams Legacy Festival will kick off with a banquet this Friday, July 29, at the Tupelo Furniture Market. Saturday, July 30 will see the festival begin in proper at Tupelo's Ballard Park. Williams was a well-known and belove... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is the fair in town? Beware of Medicaid shell games!
By ROY MITCHELL Guest columnist
Jameson Taylor’s recent opinion editorial titled “Biden Medicaid expansion is not a good idea for Mississippi” provides unique insight into the Medicaid policy shell game being played by our state leaders.
In a typical shell game, shel... | null | null | null | null | null |
Casey Rogers of Innovative Construction Management of Oxford presents an overview of the company’s services during last week's Amory School Board meeting. The school board deferred action until the next meeting on further steps to prepare plans for a new projected $10.9 million athletic facility at Amory High School.
A... | null | null | null | null | null |
Aberdeen's Gabrielle Holliday, who was named to the Defensive MVP in Division 4-3A last season, will be a returning defensive specialist for the Lady Bulldogs.
Aberdeen's Sammiyah Burroughs plans to take over the starting point guard role in the upcoming season.
Aberdeen's Sereniti McMillian will be a returning starter... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hamilton's Kyzer Verner showcased his ability to drive to the goal and shoot the ball in summer play.
Hamilton's Qyatavius Blunt proved to be a vital post player for the Lions over the summer.
Hamilton's Willie Green will step back into the starting point guard role for the Lions next season.
Lions’ hoops light up the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Greetings from the Town Square Post Office and Museum.
Recent visitors include Karmen, Lane and Kaylee McNutt of Pontotoc; Lily Suchomel of Pontotoc; and Mallory Pennington.
William L. Bramlett donated a framed copy of a newspaper article on the Reunion of the Liberty School in Union County on Wednesday, June 8, 2005, ... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • Two local colleges reported receiving bomb threats on Thursday.
Employees may report back to ICC Tupelo at 2:30 p.m.
A similar threat was made at Mississippi State University in Starkville. The college said at 12:32 p.m. that a bomb threat had been reported near Cullis Wade/Barnes & Noble bookstore.
Sid Salter... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., before an event in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
Patrick Semansky I AP
Manchin makes tax and spend deal with Schumer, denies reversal... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter, left, and head baseball coach Mike Bianco hold the trophy as the Mississippi baseball team is honored for its NCAA College World Series baseball title with a parade in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter wa... | null | null | null | null | null |
FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022
TITLE: Dealing with inflation
Vinegar is such an indispensable and safe household product, which can be used for cleaning, deodorizing and cooking, as you have discovered. I've put together a six-page pamphlet full of vinegar uses that you can have by visiting www.heloise.com or by s... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • Two local colleges reported receiving bomb threats on Thursday, although law enforcement's searches of both campuses turned up no evidence of explosives.
Around 2 p.m., employees were cleared to return to campus and normal operations resume at 2:30 p.m.
ICC thanked the Tupelo Police Department, Tupelo Fire Dep... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jackie Sherrill coached many greats, but says Eric Moulds was his best
Jackie Sherrill recruited and coached many, many splendidly gifted athletes in his stints at Pittsburgh, Texas A&M and Mississippi State.
Lucedale’s Eric Moulds, soon to be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Sherrill says, was the be... | 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.
Tupelo Public School District shares proposed 2022-23 school year budget
TUPELO • The Tupelo Public School District is pr... | null | null | null | null | null |
A health care worker prepares a monkeypox vaccine in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Graham Hughes I The Canadian Press via AP
WASHINGTON • The country's monkeypox outbrea... | null | null | null | null | null |
This file photo from May 2018 shows the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi sues UMMC employees for defamation
FLOWOOD, Miss. • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi on Thursday said it was suing three employees of the University of Mississippi Medical Ce... | null | null | null | null | null |
LYNN JONES: The attendance contest
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, some people must really be fond of the church because they have been absent so often. Getting people to attend church services has always been a problem.
A church near home got concerned about that, and, in attempting to spur attendance and invo... | null | null | null | null | null |
MEDITATION: The odd way
You may recall the ominous declaration in "Revenge of the Sith" spoken by Anakin Skywalker after he has morphed into Darth Vader: "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy. " And the response from a brokenhearted Obi Wan Kenobi: "Only a Sith speaks in absolutes." New Testament students will s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Willie Thornton, 78, has been preaching at Victory Temple in Tupelo for years. The church has a history that far predates its three decades. Years ago, and under a different name, a previous church on the same spot counted a young Elvis Presley among its congregation.
'We get loud': Tupelo pastor talks playing, preachi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jay McDaniel is executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
Casinos see huge revenues for 2021
Numbers don't lie, and the latest year's figures reported by the state's gaming industry are big with all regions making gains.
For 2021, total state gaming revenue was $3,117,415,506, with gross revenue of $2,66... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sun Country is one of the charter airline companies that is helping Mississippi casinos attract visitors from all over the country.
Charter airline services changing Mississippi casinos' customer-base
Gaming customers are coming from all over to frequent Mississippi's 26 casinos. The State Gaming Commission estimates t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nathan Smith, director of Workforce Development and Partnership Management for the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
DHS ramping up job training, employment efforts for SNAP recipients
By Lisa Monti
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is ramping up efforts to partner with state agencies and community-b... | null | null | null | null | null |
David Fernandes was named the fifth president of Toyota Mississippi in January 2021. He has been with the automaker since 1998.
Employers finding ways to recruit, retain employees
By Dennis Seid
U.S. employers have more than 11 million job openings, but with an unemployment rate near a five-decade low, only about 6 mil... | null | null | null | null | null |
ASSET Engineering
Established in 2000, ASSET Engineering began as a consulting firm specializing in power system design and analysis. The company has grown into an engineer, procure and construct (EPC) firm for substations and other electric infrastructure projects. ASSET provides their clients with decades of experien... | null | null | null | null | null |
BCI was founded in 1993 by Tony Bailey, and for the nearly 30 years since, BCI has been known for their outstanding IT engineering talent and dedicated customer service. BCI has strong cultural values, and recruit employees that fit into the culture to allow the company to continue to evolve as the industry constantly ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Blackburn Construction, Inc. (formerly known as R.J. Allen & Associates) is a general construction and construction management company that has been serving clients since 1984.
In 2006, David Blackburn joined RJAA adding residential and commercial construction in the Texas and Mississippi markets. Since 2006, Blackburn... | null | null | null | null | null |
Brasfield & Gorrie was founded in 1994. Brasfield & Gorrie is one the nation's leading privately held construction firms. The company is the successor to the Thos. C. Brasfield company, a general contractor operating as a sole proprietor from 1921. Miller Gorrie purchased the company's construction assets in 1964 and c... | null | null | null | null | null |
East Mississippi Community College was organized in 1927 following its beginning in 1912 as Kemper County Agricultural High School. There are two physical locations: the Scooba Campus and the the Golden Triangle campus, both with academic and career-technical centers.
EMCC understands that students and employees are be... | null | null | null | null | null |
FBBInsurance
FBBInsurance was founded in 1936 and is an independent insurance agency and is ranked as one of the top 100 retail insurance agencies in the United States. As one of the oldest and most well-respected full-service agencies in the Southeast, the company offers innovative client services and products in comm... | null | null | null | null | null |
First Federal
Founded in 1955, First Federal recently celebrated its 67th year in business in Jackson County and has grown to over $320 million in assets with six branches serving south Mississippi. Their legacy is their service to their customers and that service shines throughout the company.
First Federal is a famil... | null | null | null | null | null |
Founded in 2013, InfusionPlus has quickly amassed a team of clinicians and staff with over 300 years accumulated infusion pharmacy experience. InfusionPlus has enjoyed rapid growth exceeding expectations over the last four years and enjoys a 100% rating scored by its patients.
InfusionPlus provides for its employees a ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mutual Credit Union
Mutual Credit Union was established in 1931, and this year marks 91 years of serving its members and communities. Over the last 91 years, Mutual Credit Union has grown from a credit union with 56 members and assets of $542 to a credit union with over 23,000 members and over $300 million in assets. M... | null | null | null | null | null |
Parish Tractor
Parish Tractor was founded in 2012 by Lee Parish. The company has grown to four locations, with three of those locations in Mississippi. Parish is a family business that serves others and equips farmers with the tools they need to provide for their families and communities.
Parish offers many benefits to... | null | null | null | null | null |
Riverwalk Casino Hotel
Riverwalk Casino Hotel opened in 2008 under the ownership of Rush Street Gaming, LLC. Riverwalk was acquired by Churchill Downs, Inc., in 2012. Churchill is a publicly traded company that has evolved from one world-famous venue in Central Kentucky to the United State's premier racing, gaming and ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ross & Yerger
Founded in 1860, Ross & Yerger is the oldest independent insurance agency in Mississippi. Its 162-year history is made possible because of its dedication to client needs and an exceptionally talented and caring staff. It is a 100% employee-owned company, which allows all employees to participate in the pr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Southern Pipe & Supply
Southern Pipe was founded in 1938. Meyer and Sammie Davidson place an emphasis on customer relationships and on creating opportunities for their employees. Southern Pipe continues to be a Mississippi-based company with its corporate office and distribution center based in Meridian. Today Southern... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tempstaff
TempStaff was founded in 1981 and has always called Mississippi home. Since its inception, Carolyn Boteler has been a vital part of our success. Having worked in many aspects of the company, Boteler became president and CEO in 1991. Her goal is not to be the biggest, but rather the best staffing service in Mi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Viking Range introduced professional performance to the home kitchen with their flagship ranges in 1987, and a culinary revolution was born. In 2013, Viking became apart of the Middleby Corporation, the largest commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer in the world. Tapping the resources and technological expertise of ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Aerial view of HII Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula.
A grinder works at HII Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The plant employees 11,300 people and plans to add 2,000 more full-time positions.
HII Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson
AHII Ingalls Shipbuilding spokesperson Kimberly Aguillard
Susan Jacobs, v... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fitzgeralds Casino in Tunica was among the first casinos in Mississippi.
Tunica Times
Hollywood Casino in Tunica is shown under construction in this file photo. Mississippi's gaming business has exploded over the past 30 years.
Lady Luck Sam's Town in Tunica is shown during its opening in 1992. Mississippi's gaming ind... | null | null | null | null | null |
Lesia Hollingshead and William Walter Daniel Jr.
Candace Chambers
Nelson Haskin
SBA Mississippi 2022 Award Winners create jobs, vital services, economic development
In May, the SBA held an awards ceremony for the 2022 SBA Mississippi Small Business Award winners honoring business owners across the state who exemplify c... | null | null | null | null | null |
A 4-hour trip never takes 4 hours
For most families, a four-hour trip lasts four hours.
Maybe five if you stop and eat once. Maybe six if you aren't in a hurry and stop to go shopping. Perhaps seven if you pull over at every roadside joint selling fireworks or peaches or boiled peanuts or ice cold wine. And it could ev... | null | null | null | null | null |
Former editor took the lead in Oxford when James Meredith enrolled at Ole Miss
Last week, this column promised you a bit more about Gene Gratz, who wrote the Tupelo Daily Journal story about our railroad man.
It turns out that Gratz, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, moved to Tupelo in 1947 after earning his degree in journal... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter.
Bruce Newman | Oxford Eagle via AP
Ole Miss AD Keith Carter discusses Vaught-Hemingway renovation delays
OXFORD —In an interview with the Daily Journal, Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter discussed delayed renovations to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium — specifically to the west... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kazim Muhammad, 16, of Dallas, Texas, claimed his second U.S. Helice National Championship in competition at Prairie Wildlife, near West Point, last weekend. He is the current world overall title holder, having won the 2021 Helice World Championship Beretta Cup in Cairo last falll.
Teenager shoots 86 of 90, wins second... | null | null | null | null | null |
Trel Parker of Klipper Kings gives Aberdeen student Tyler Johnson a haircut as part of last year's back to school haircut drive at the Aberdeen Park and Recreation building.
Back to school event featuring free haircuts, school supplies
ABERDEEN – Students in grades kindergarten through 12 can benefit with back to schoo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Cruisin’ Amory VII revives long lost teenage tradition
AMORY – Between classic cars, bumper-to-bumper traffic, a cornhole tournament, live music and opportunities to relive a little bit of lost youth, downtown and parts of Highway 278 will come alive July 30 through Cruisin’ Amory.
The annual event gives people the opp... | null | null | null | null | null |
Throw it back this weekend and let those wheels spin
There are more time capsules buried throughout Amory than in any other city I know. Here at the Monroe Journal, we’ve contributed magazines and newspapers to the one buried in commemoration of the city’s 150th anniversary, knowing we’ll probably never see it dug up a... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this photo provided by North Mississippi Medical Center, Booneville's Jimmy Hughes poses with NMMC registered nurse Courtney Barnes, who recently saved him from drowning. The two are now close friends.
Booneville angler grateful to RN who saved him
TUPELO • Jimmy Hughes recently stopped by North Mississippi Medical ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Captain Chad Moore will be promoted to Major with the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Chad Moore promoted to MHP major over northern region
Mississippi Highway Patrol Captain Chad Moore has been promoted to the rank of major in charge of operations in the MHP Northern Region which includes the New Albany, Greenwood and Bat... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ole Miss left fielder Kevin Graham, a 14th-round pick of Arizona, has yet to sign a pro contract and has a year of college eligibility remaining.
Former Ole Miss first baseman Tim Elko was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the tenth round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
Here's which Ole Miss players and high school signees have... | null | null | null | null | null |
BOONEVILLE • A Prentiss County man has been arrested, accused of holding a juvenile against her will.
The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office was contacted Monday, July 25 about a missing female, who was believed to have left a residence on foot in the Wheeler area. She was later discovered at a residence in Booneville an... | null | null | null | null | null |
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NEMCC All-American Colby Holcombe commits to Mississippi State baseball
BOONEVILLE, Miss. - Colby Holcombe will join Mississippi State’s tradition-rich baseball program after a record-breaking true freshman campaign at Northeast Mississippi Community College.
“I’m very e... | null | null | null | null | null |
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Books line shelves in Bookends in Pontotoc.
Game rest on the shelves at Bookends in Pontotoc.
Games are set up at a table inside of Bookends in Pontotoc.
A collection of sci-fi and fantasy books are stocked at Bookends in Pontotoc.
Bookends is located at 7 South Main in downtown Pontoto... | null | null | null | null | null |
• Interventional pain management specialist Jimmy Windham, M.D., has joined North Mississippi Medical Center’s Neuroscience Institute and North Mississippi Regional Pain Consultants.
A 2009 graduate of Mantachie High School, Dr. Windham completed an associate degree in biology from Itawamba Community College in 2011. H... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tavarus Teon Boone, 41, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, possession of methamphetamine.
Bradley Jenkins, 52, no address listed, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, possession of methamphetamine.
Karen Lake, 45, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession o... | null | null | null | null | null |
In a recent press conference, you seemed fed up with carping about the perceived timidity and inertia of your department and you. "A central tenet of the rule of law," you said, "is that we do not do our investigations in public." You added that, "We have to hold accountable every person who is criminally responsible f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dave says: Help parents, and help them get help
Q. I finished college a couple of years ago, and I have a good job making $65,000 a year. The only debt I have is about $5,000 remaining on a car loan, and I am paying that off as quickly as possible. At the same time, my mom and dad need repairs on their small house, and... | null | null | null | null | null |
Facts of life and climate change
The Washington Times Guest editorial
The Associated Press ran a headline a few days ago: “U.S. to plant a billion trees as climate change kills forests.” The AP, of course, meant that increased forest fires resulting from climate change were killing forests.
There is so much wrong with ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Chance doesn't determine whether kids easy, difficult
Naturally, people have asked where I stand concerning said debate. With some hesitance, I throw my lot in with the School of No Such Luck. The hesitance has to do with the fact that I know some children are initially easy and some are initially difficult. Some, as i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Who needs the white sandy beaches of the Florida Panhandle when there are restaurants nearby to explore?
Restaurateur's vacation looks different from others'
Last week I spent seven days in the Florida Panhandle on “vacation.” I used the word “vacation” because that is the easy, go-to, and common nomenclature one uses ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mary-Morgan Burks, a Tupelo native, will likely break the fundraising record of $61,195 for Dance Like the Stars set by Rhonda Hanby in 2012. The annual event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Tupelo's BancorpSouth Arena on Saturday, July 30.
Mary-Morgan Burks rehearses her routine with Benjamin Pryor for the Dance Like the S... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fred Everitt is all smiles days after his cat, Bandit, alerted him in the middle of the night that two men were trying to break into his home in Tupelo.
Feline defender: Belden guard cat helps prevent would-be robbery
BELDEN • When Fred Everitt adopted a cat from the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society four years ago, he thought... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this April 4, 2017, file photograph, then-State Auditor Stacey Pickering addresses a Stennis Institute luncheon in Jackson. Pickering became head of the Veterans Affairs Board on July 15, 2018. He resigned from that position under a cloud of controversy on July 11, 2022.
watchdog top story
Infighting among executive... | null | null | null | null | null |
Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch in the first half during an NCAA college football game against Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz.
Rick Scuteri | AP
Breaking down Mississippi State football's 2022 nonconference schedule
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State was 3-1 in nonconference play in 2021, highlighted ... | null | null | null | null | null |
FILE - Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins reacts during an NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Atlanta. Fourth-year coach Geoff Collins is coming off his third consecutive three-win season as Georgia Tech opens spring practice on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/John B... | null | null | null | null | null |
Littlejohn, Richard
Richard Randle Littlejohn, 86, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County in New Albany. Mr. Littlejohn was born March 4, 1936, in Union County, the son of Luther Clark Littlejohn and Nannie Louise Reid Littlejohn. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army; a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church,... | null | null | null | null | null |
In Mississippi, forgiveness does not equate to felony voting reforms
Most Mississippi politicians wear their Christianity on their sleeves. The primary tenet of the Christian faith is forgiveness and redemption. Yet, they do not see as part of that forgiveness and redemption the restoration of voting rights for people ... | null | null | null | null | null |
UK author Madeline Wilson writes book about Elvis' gospel career
By ABRIELLE CARNATHAN Daily Journal
Abrielle Carnathan
TUPELO • Nearly 45 years after his death, Elvis Presley’s career continues to inspire people across the globe.
Madeline Wilson, an author based in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England, is a longtime f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bradley, Doug
William Douglas "Doug" Bradley, 84, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the North MS Medical Center Hospice Unit after a lengthy illness. He was born April 7, 1938, in Jackson to Vernon and Elvis Lewis Bradley. He was a 1956 Graduate of Tupelo High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He was a lifelon... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter speaks as the 2022 baseball team celebrates its College World Series national championship in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Bruce Newman
Ole Miss AD Keith Carter offers thoughts on conference realignment in college athletics
OXFORD — As if ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Amory School District targeting in on five-year strategic plan
AMORY – Beginning with School Year 2022-2023, the Amory School District will kick off its five-year strategic plan.
Goals of the plan include providing a safe and secure learning environment; increasing student achievement throughout the district; ensuring ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Outgoing Amory High School assistant principal Coty Cox begins the '22-'23 school year as the new director of the Amory Career and Technical Center.
Former assistant principal moves into Amory CTC director role
AMORY – With the new school year, former Amory High School assistant principal Coty Cox is moving into the di... | null | null | null | null | null |
New Aberdeen superintendent aims for success through team approach
ABERDEEN – Aberdeen School District Superintendent Dr. Andrea Pastchal-Smith’s career successes during the past few years include increasing an F-rated school to an A, first-place accolades in statewide third-grade math proficiency scores and a 100 perc... | null | null | null | null | null |
New Belle-Shivers Middle School principals take diverse team approach
ABERDEEN – With the new school year, Belle-Shivers Middle School has a new slate of administrators through principal Kennetra Smith and assistant principals James Rush and Alexis Bush-Logan. While all three educators have years of experience in the f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask said Monday (August 1) morning that five juveniles have been arrested on malicious mischief charges in connection with the alleged destruction of an estimated 30 mailboxes in the Belden/Endville Communities of eastern Pontotoc County.
Sheriff Mask said the five juveniles are fourteen to... | null | null | null | null | null |
Contested races expected to drive Corinth voters to polls Tuesday
CORINTH • Every person who goes to vote in the Corinth municipal elections Tuesday will have the chance to vote in at least one contested race.
Only one of the eight city elections is unopposed. Incumbent Chip Wood is the lone candidate for the Ward 3 al... | null | null | null | null | null |
TUPELO • U.S. Marshals have captured two of the three suspects wanted in connection with a July 14 Lee County fatal shooting in Florida.
“They were taken into custody without incident,” Johnson said. “We are still waiting on an extradition hearing (on Tuesday). If they waive extradition, we will arrange to transport th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Arnold, Valerie
Valerie Annette Arnold was born on April 7, 1971, to parents Joyce Ann Holley and Joseph Vernon Johnson in Booneville, Mississippi. She went home to be with the Lord, on July 30, 2022, after her long battle with Lupus. She graduated from New Site High School in 1989. Valerie worked at Northeast MS Commu... | null | null | null | null | null |
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