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Dueling narratives: Entergy, Amazon and residential rates
By KELLEY WILLIAMS
Thu,07/24/25-9:50AM , 156 Reads 6,832 Statewide
Last week, the Publisher of this paper presented his version of Entergy’s spending for Amazon’s data centers vs. Entergy’s CEO’s version. The face-off was scored like an imaginary football game. The Publisher won. Home-field advantage? He used Perplexity AI (Artificial Intelligence) to score the imaginary game.
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Kallie Parker pressure washes the parks playground equipment. | Photo By: Marty Morgan, Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Union Gets a Makeover: Volunteers Sweep Through City
By BENJAMIN SHELTON
Wed,07/23/25-7:00PM , 1,158 Reads
The community of Union came together at the Union City Park this past weekend on the 18th and 19th of July in an event called “Sweeping Through Union.” The project was organized by the Union Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the city administration and saw city workers and community volunteers, even some from outside of Union, working to b
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Without electricity and AC, we roast
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,07/23/25-4:20PM , 265 Reads 10,163 Statewide
As we enter the hottest few weeks of the year, remember that Mississippi has one of the hottest heat indexes in the world.
People think it gets hotter as you move south, but that’s not true. As you move south, the days get shorter which decreases summer temperatures.
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Trevor Wellerman | Photo Courtesy of Newton County Sheriff's Department

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Missing Person - Trevor Wellerman
By MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Wed,07/23/25-9:56AM , 12,313 Reads
The Newton Sheriff's Department is asking for help in locating Trevor Wellerman. Wellerman, aged 30, is 5' 9" and weighs 135 lbs. with green eyes and brown hair.

He was last seen on Sunday, July 20, at 5:30 p.m. close to Duffee. It's unknown what he was wearing.
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