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Stormy start to Saturday, not likely to affect Loose Caboose

Weather forecasts are showing storms Friday and Saturday morning, but it's not likely going to affect Newton's Loose Caboose Festival scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Decatur Community News: Glenda Barrett | A pioneer nurse practitioner who always wanted to help people

Glenda Faye Rigdon Barrett considered becoming a basketball coach but decided to become a nurse instead.

Getting the Message: Matthew 27:45-46

In these verses we see the death of Jesus. Jesus was and is the Son of God, so this is a mysterious event, but it is the heart of the Christian faith.

Union Community News: A Mississippi movie in 2021

Although many classic and older movies feature Mississippi as a setting, our state serves as the setting for new movies as well.

Chunky Community News: Finding comfort in God’s love

I had an unidentified bush at the edge of my deck.

L. Agnes Russell

Decatur Community News: Glenda Barrett | A pioneer nurse practitioner who always wanted to help people
By by L. Agnes Russell, READ MORE > 1,247 Reads
On Sun, 04/11/2021 - 06:00 AM
Glenda Faye Rigdon Barrett considered becoming a basketball coach but decided to become a nurse instead.
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Chris Shelton

Getting the Message: Matthew 27:45-46
By by Chris Shelton, READ MORE > 333 Reads
On Sun, 04/11/2021 - 05:00 AM
In these verses we see the death of Jesus. Jesus was and is the Son of God, so this is a mysterious event, but it is the heart of the Christian faith. The cross of Christ is simple, yet the most profound truth in human history.
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Matt Hennington

Union Community News: A Mississippi movie in 2021
By Matt Hennington, READ MORE > 2,451 Reads
On Sat, 04/10/2021 - 06:00 AM
Although many classic and older movies feature Mississippi as a setting, our state serves as the setting for new movies as well. Specifically, over the past year, the movie “Vanquish” has undergone filming on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Brett Campbell

Chunky Community News: Finding comfort in God’s love
By Brett Campbell, READ MORE > 550 Reads
On Sat, 04/10/2021 - 05:00 AM
I had an unidentified bush at the edge of my deck.

It looks like a large rose bush, but since it was not yet time for new growth, I didn't know what type of rose it was. So, I turned to an app on my phone to identify plants.
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Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,829 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 04:14 PM
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has drawn criticism and national attention this week for comments made on WLOX-TV that the automatic voter registration provision of the federal For The People Act would lead to “woke” and “uninformed” college students voting.
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Hospital Association backs Mississippi Medicaid expansion ballot initiative
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 447 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 04:06 PM
The Mississippi Hospital Association’s board of governors on Friday voted to join in the drive to put Medicaid expansion — Initiative 76 — before voters in 2022.

“We will start by May 1 collecting signatures,” said MHA president Tim Ford.
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Brian Dozier hit 42 home runs in a season and earned a World Series ring, but his legacy may be that of the consummate teammate. Credit: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press

Brian Dozier will be at home on Opening Day and loves it
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 411 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 03:08 PM
Major League Baseball’s opening day is set for Thursday. All 30 big league teams will play, but for the first time in a decade Mississippian Brian Dozier will not.
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In a season of baseball excellence, we should recall the ‘Willie Ball’
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 829 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:38 AM
Ole Miss and Mississippi State baseball teams will enter the weekend ranked in the top five in the nation in various polls. Southern Miss is in the top 25 of RPI ratings. Jackson State is undefeated in the SWAC. Delta State remains a Division II power.
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Mississippi broadband internet expansion ‘pedal to the metal’ as federal money flows
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 532 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:26 AM
The state Public Service Commission this week has awarded $268 million to local electric cooperatives across the state to hook up more than 102,000 homes and businesses to broadband internet.
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L. Agnes Russell

Decatur Community News: Glenda Barrett | A pioneer nurse practitioner who always wanted to help people

Glenda Faye Rigdon Barrett considered becoming a basketball coach but decided to become a nurse instead.

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Decatur Community News: Glenda Barrett | A pioneer nurse practitioner who always wanted to help people

Getting the Message: Matthew 27:45-46

Union Community News: A Mississippi movie in 2021

Chunky Community News: Finding comfort in God’s love

Secretary of State Watson faces criticism for saying ‘woke, uninformed’ college students shouldn’t vote

Hospital Association backs Mississippi Medicaid expansion ballot initiative

Brian Dozier will be at home on Opening Day and loves it

In a season of baseball excellence, we should recall the ‘Willie Ball’

Mississippi broadband internet expansion ‘pedal to the metal’ as federal money flows

Decatur Community News: Glenda Barrett | A pioneer nurse practitioner who always wanted to help people

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