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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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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Chunky Community News: Finding comfort in God’s love
By Brett Campbell, READ MORE > 540 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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Mississippi broadband internet expansion ‘pedal to the metal’ as federal money flows
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 523 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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Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson announces next Wild Hog Control Program application period
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On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 05:00 AM
JACKSON – Today, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP) on Wednesday, April 7.
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Mississippi has an adult literacy problem. Here’s what advocates are doing to curb it.
By Candace McKenzie - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 479 Reads
On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:20 AM
When 64-year-old Carl Plessala first moved to Mississippi seven years ago, he wanted to start a new life.

He stumbled upon a pamphlet that advertised classes at a community college. The idea intrigued him, but there was one problem: He was among the thousands of Mississippi adults who couldn’t read or write.
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How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session
By Kate Royals and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 462 Reads
On Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:08 PM
Before Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann finished his post-legislative session press conference on April 1, education advocates and politicos rapidly fired off texts to one another and to reporters, opining about an assertion he made.
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The I Got You program on March 26, 2021. The 8th grade class sponsored by Tiffany Williams participated in the IGU program Friday morning. It looked a bit different, but the message was the same. Left to right:Aidan Reed, Garrett Copeland, Harrison Wall, Hunter Massey, Cory Smith, Morgan Herrington, Destiny Gay, Sophia Collins, Lillian Nutt (Back row), Grace Pennington, Kennedy Gunter, Jacob Kelly, Sydnee Cosgrove, Landry Parks, Bentley Rose, Addison Mathis, Piper Collins, Slayden Hollingsworth, Ty Thrash, Sara Smith (Care Lodge) Amanda Creekmore (CMRC) Mr. Frankie Johnson (CMRC)

I Got U visits NCA campus
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On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 06:00 AM
The I Got You program on March 26, 2021. The 8th grade class sponsored by Tiffany Williams participated in the IGU program Friday morning. It looked a bit different, but the message was the same.
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MDE: Legislature Passes Teacher Pay Raise, Increases Funds for State Board of Education Priorities
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On Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:04 PM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:
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Hospital Association backs Mississippi Medicaid expansion ballot initiative
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 438 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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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 09, 2021
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On Fri, 04/09/2021 - 09:28 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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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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Chunky Community News: Finding comfort in God’s love

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

Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson announces next Wild Hog Control Program application period

Mississippi has an adult literacy problem. Here’s what advocates are doing to curb it.

How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session

I Got U visits NCA campus

MDE: Legislature Passes Teacher Pay Raise, Increases Funds for State Board of Education Priorities

Hospital Association backs Mississippi Medicaid expansion ballot initiative

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 09, 2021

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

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