USM to sell beer, wine at games
Tue, 08/27/2019 - 1:17pm
The news that the University of Southern Mississippi is going to start selling beer and wine at its football games is a sign of the times.
Editorials
Local liquor sale may be decided in November election
By PAT BROWN,
Tue, 08/27/2019 - 1:16pm
It appears that the voters of Simpson County may finally be able to decide whether they want alcoholic beverages to be served in Simpson County.
D’Lo Water Park is a jewel for Simpson County
By PAT BROWN,
Tue, 08/20/2019 - 2:14pm
DLo Water Park is right here in Simpson County, but we sometimes have a tendency to overlook local beauty that is right here on our own doorsteps.
ICE raids create serious issues
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 1:03pm
The ICE raids held last week in Mississippi may not have had serious impact on Simpson County’s Hispanic population, but they could have. The raid, focused primarily on workers in the poultry industry, resulted in nearly 700 people being rounded up.
God sure has blessed our family with a precious baby
By PAT BROWN,
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 12:41pm
I overheard daughter Anna Lauren speaking to her new baby who was born on August 1 in Memphis. She said, “Now be sweet and Poppie will write a column about your arrival and we can put in up on your bedroom wall.”
This should not come as much of a surprise in that the family is quite often the topic of my column.
Classes about to kick off for year
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 1:55pm
Here we are on the verge of starting a new school year and all things that go with it. It is so very important that we as adults do what we can to encourage our children as the school year develops. According to our administration, one of the most important issues for
Mendenhall has some big projects on the table
By PAT BROWN,
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 1:53pm
We had the opportunity to visit with Mendenhall’s mayor, Todd Booth, who brought us up to snuff on some of the plans for improving Mendenhall.
According to mayor, millage should remain the same
By PAT BROWN,
Tue, 07/30/2019 - 3:15pm
Magee’s mayor, Dale Berry, tells us that he doesn’t see a need to increase the millage for the city for the upcoming year. Currently 26 mills are assessed to operate the city and its services.
Our voting system is vulnerable
Tue, 07/23/2019 - 2:53pm
While Mississippi continues to largely ignore the warning that its dependence on paperless voting machines is asking for trouble, here comes word of another vulnerability that these older computerized voting systems probably have.
They use an operating system that will soon be outdated and more prone to hacking.
There is so much going on and so little time
By PAT BROWN,
Tue, 07/23/2019 - 2:52pm
I t’s difficult to believe that school will start again in just a couple of weeks--like August 7 for the students and sooner for faculty and staff. The summer has literally flown by, and before you know it will be football season and fall activities will be back.
