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Governor Tate Reeves provides updates on COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi in Video Live-stream

Governor Tate Reeves is currently giving a briefing on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi.

VIDEO: Watch the Newton County Board of Supervisors meeting

The Newton County Board of Supervisors held their regular meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at the Newton County Courthouse.

Here is the video of that meeting:

USM Researchers Date Timbers from North Mississippi Structure to 1734

What began with a random phone call became an intense research project that led to remarkable discoveries by a group of professors and students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).

Professor Christian Pinnen Writes New Book on Colonial History

An award-winning scholar, and superb teacher, Mississippi College professor Christian Pinnen co-authored a new book spotlighting the Colonial era prior to the Magnolia State’s birth.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Nearly $3M in Preservation Grants Awarded

At a special meeting on January 22, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded nearly $3 million on behalf of the Community Heritage Preservation Grant prog

Two legislators test positive for COVID-19, lawmakers begin receiving vaccines
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,760 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:56 PM
A Mississippi state senator and a state representative have tested positive for COVID-19, Mississippi Today confirmed on Tuesday, prompting concerns that another Capitol virus outbreak could occur.
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Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate
By Sarah Ulmer, Y'all Politics, READ MORE > 1,648 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:51 PM
The Mississippi Senate is moving forward on a promised piece of legislation from Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann – the teacher pay raise bill.
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Sarah Thomas, a Pascagoula native, to be first female to officiate in a Super Bowl
By Press Release - NFL Football Operations, READ MORE > 1,690 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:25 PM
Down judge Sarah Thomas will become the first woman ever to officiate in a Super Bowl.

Thomas was hired as the first full-time female official in NFL history in 2015.
She is the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium.
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Transportation Commission awards multimodal grants throughout the state
By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Transportation, READ MORE > 1,633 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:05 PM
The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $10.2 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the state.
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Henry Thornton, front right, signed a scholarship with the ECCC baseball program. | Jason Tune/The Appeal

Thornton signs scholarship
By Jason Tune, READ MORE > 1,953 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:42 PM
Union High School senior Henry Thornton signed Tuesday in the school library a scholarship to play baseball at East Central Community College.

The school conducted a ceremony for Thornton surrounded by his family, friends, coaches and school officials.
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The Mississippi Department of Education is asking for only a 0.22 reduction in its MAEP request for fiscal 2022.

Despite large decrease in enrollment, Education Department seeks only slight decrease in K-12 funds from lawmakers
By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 2,013 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:16 PM
Despite a large drop in enrollment (23,000 fewer students compared to last year), the Mississippi Department of Education is seeking only a fractionally smaller appropriation from lawmakers that it requested this year.
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NCA Headmaster List for second nine weeks
By From staff reports, READ MORE > 1,710 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 12:48 PM
Headmaster’s List

Kindergarten:

Annalise Baker, Halee Champion, Asa Duke, Carson Greene, Tripp Harrison, Jensen Kilpatrick, Jewel Posey, Dalton Smart, Tillman Tune, Blaine Walker and Rigdon Wall

First Grade:
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Antonio Rogers

Obituaries: Antonio Rogers
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On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 11:24 AM
Antonio transitioned peacefully to his eternal home on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, a few days before his 48th birthday on Dec. 25 at his home in Union, Miss.
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George A. Smith

Obituaries: George A. Smith
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On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 11:24 AM
Mr. Smith, 86, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at Laird Hospital of Union.
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Noah Maxwell Sessums

Obituaries: Noah Maxwell Sessums
By Paid Obituary, READ MORE > 1,867 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 11:24 AM
Funeral services for Noah Maxwell Sessums, 82, were held Monday, Jan. 18, 2020, at the Union City Cemetery. Pastor Jon Martin officiated the ceremony.

Mr. Sessums, long-time mayor and active citizen of Union, died in Meridian at Anderson Regional Hospital on Jan. 15, 2021.
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