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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Felts Walker, 84, of Florence, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026. Mrs. Mary was born . . .

At Monday’s meeting, the Simpson County Board of Supervisors honored Robert L. Lang for 15 years of service to the community in the Solid Waste Department. At the presentation are, from left, Charles Westmorelan, Donny Welch, Danny Craft, Ted Warren, Lang, Wayne Womack, Mitchell Chatman, and Tim Gray.

Tensions high at recent BOS meeting

A tense exchange between citizens and county officials brought the Simpson County Board of Supervisors meeting to a temporary halt . . .

Arrest Report 3-5-2026

The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 22 arrests from February 23 to March 2. Joey Eugene Martin of 615 Laurel . . .

Trump endorses behind the meter

Readers may recall that Kelley Williams and I have written extensively about all the new Mississippi data centers, especially the . . .

Trump gets comfortable with ‘wars of choice’

As President Donald Trump has acknowledged, America’s war on Iran will not be as easy or quick as the previous . . .

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Trump endorses behind the meter
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,03/04/26-3:58PM , 161 Reads 5,555 Statewide
Readers may recall that Kelley Williams and I have written extensively about all the new Mississippi data centers, especially the huge one in Madison. Our beef is that these data centers will consume more electricity than all the other grid customers combined. Who is going to pay for this?
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Mon,03/02/26-3:02AM , 338 Reads 4,839 Statewide
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Members of Main Street Magee and Mississippi Main Street Association, from left, Phillip Peacock, Allison Clark, Tiffany Kinslow, Jeannie Zieren, Magee Mayor Mark Grubbs, Skip Russell, Allyson Berch, Amanda Blakeney, Lee Maddox, Christin Curlee, Merika Kalman and Kelle Barfield.

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Main Street Magee recognized for top level
Wed,03/04/26-9:08AM , 207 Reads
The Magee Community House was filled with laughter, smiles, and excitement today as Main Street Magee (MSM) was awarded the top tier level of Designated Community in the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA).
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Two sides of online betting
By JACK RYAN, ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL
Thu,03/05/26-11:48AM , 48 Reads 1,282 Statewide
The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
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