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Rush Hospital to merge with Louisiana hospital

Today, Rush Health Systems and Ochsner Health announced plans for Rush to merge with Ochsner by mid-2022. This announcement comes . . .

ENTERTAINMENT: Local filmmakers premiere movie

Danny Todd wrote a script for a new movie on his phone four years ago. He wasn’t sure if they . . .

AGRICULTURE: Farmer’s market kicks off Saturday

The Newton County Farmers Market will kick off this weekend at ESCO Park in Newton. The market will be open . . .

Time to expand college football playoffs is now

The future of college football has been a hot topic the last few days and that isn’t likely to change . . .

POSTSEASON HONORS: Tullos honored as top coach

While the Wyatt Tullos era has come to an end for the Newton County baseball program, his work for the . . .

Newton County fifth graders recognized for honor roll
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Sat, 06/12/2021 - 04:00 PM
These fifth graders of Newton County Elementary School received recognition for their Honor Roll achievements
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Supreme Court upholds ACA, turns focus back to Medicaid expansion
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 1,217 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 04:52 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court this week eliminated one of the reasons cited by Mississippi Republican leaders for not expanding Medicaid.
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POSTSEASON HONORS: Tullos honored as top coach
By Robbie Robertson, 692 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 03:00 PM
While the Wyatt Tullos era has come to an end for the Newton County baseball program, his work for the last 20 years hasn’t gone unnoticed.
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Gov. Reeves got $50 million in CARES Act money. Here’s how he spent it.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 467 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:16 AM
Gov. Tate Reeves and legislative leaders battled last year over who had the authority to spend $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds.

The Legislature ultimately prevailed in the spending control of the CARES Act funding, but part of the political compromise was granting the governor sole spending authority of $50 million.
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AGRICULTURE: Farmer’s market kicks off Saturday
By Brent Maze, 749 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 04:25 PM
The Newton County Farmers Market will kick off this weekend at ESCO Park in Newton.

The market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, and at least six vendors have already committed to show up.
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Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to media about his shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County during a press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Gov. Reeves says main COVID-19 regret is that he didn’t let all businesses stay open
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 539 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 11:02 AM
Gov. Tate Reeves told hundreds of business leaders on Wednesday that his main regret about his handling COVID-19 is that he didn’t deem all businesses essential and let them remain open during the height of the pandemic.
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Rush Hospital to merge with Louisiana hospital
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Thu, 06/17/2021 - 12:18 PM
Today, Rush Health Systems and Ochsner Health announced plans for Rush to merge with Ochsner by mid-2022.
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NCES second graders receive honor roll recognition
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Mon, 06/14/2021 - 09:00 AM
These representatives of the Class at 2031 at Newton County Elementary School received Honor Roll recognition for their accomplishments in second grade front row from left: Erika Gregory, Anslie Kate Gipson, Aiden Evans, Braylin Hattaway, Khloe Futrell, Chesleigh Cox, Tana McCullough, Blair Boatner, Caroline Morgan, and Allie Stagg; second row
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Richardson and Gipson pick up postseason recognition
By ECCC sports information, 521 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 03:39 PM
East Central Community College softball player Zharia Richardson, a freshman from Gulfport, earned First Team All-Conference honors while Katelynn Gipson, a freshman from Decatur, picked up an honorable mention nod for their solid play through the year in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference.
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Time to expand college football playoffs is now
By Austin Bishop | Special to the Appeal, 506 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 04:22 PM
The future of college football has been a hot topic the last few days and that isn’t likely to change anytime soon

A proposal to expand the college football playoffs to 12 games is on the table and is about to be heavily debated. I’m not a big fan of change but it is time for the playoffs to be more inclusive.
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