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Opinion: Victor Smith saved many lives in Malawi, Africa

By WYATT EMMERICH WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,07/21/21-5:48PM, 2,208 Reads 26,877 Statewide
It was with sadness that I listened to the words of my friend David Beard telling me of Victor Smith’s death. He was a very influential person in my life.
I’d always heard Victor Smith had made and lost a fortune more times than anyone in the state. I guess that’s the nature of the oil business.
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Serviceman Tommy Sullivan has been employed by Entergy for 40 years, its longest serving employee. He will retire near the end of this year.

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Remembering Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later - Lineman says ‘Katrina the worst’

By BETH PUDAS BETH PUDAS
Fri,08/29/25-8:30AM, 2,206 Reads
Tommy Sullivan with Entergy Corporation is the longest serving and oldest employee with the company across Mississippi and possibly the entire service area, according to Candace Coleman, senior communication specialist.
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Charlene Downs Boland

Mon,02/12/18-8:25AM, 2,205 Reads
Charlene Downs Boland died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Grandview Medical Center in Alabama.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Mendenhall.
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Candidates face crowded field in primary

Tue,05/15/18-1:18PM, 2,205 Reads
Elections for 2018 in Mississippi will begin on June 5 with primary elections when Simpson County voters will participate in primaries held for the office of United States Senate and for the US House of Representatives Third Congressional District.
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Simpson County Falcons week five results

Tue,10/09/18-3:05PM, 2,205 Reads
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DA announces felony convictions

Tue,05/22/18-2:09PM, 2,204 Reads
District Attorney Matt Sullivan announces the following defendants have been adjudicated guilty and sentenced to significant punishments for felony crimes committed in the Thirteenth District. Simpson County: Robert Kilpatrick received 10 years for Possession of Methamphetamine.
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Another massacre

Tue,02/20/18-2:39PM, 2,203 Reads
P resident Donald Trump tried his best to be consoling and reassuring this week following yet another mass shooting — this one in Florida that took 17 lives, mostly of high school students.
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Jack D. Hopkins

Mon,02/26/18-8:33AM, 2,203 Reads
Jack D Hopkins, 85, of Magee, Mississippi, died Tuesday at Magee General Hospital. He was born Friday, September 23, 1932 in Mize.
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Mayor Berry continues fight against school system

Wed,04/06/22-2:40PM, 2,201 Reads
What had been scheduled as a meeting for the Concerned Taxpayers of Simpson County was more about our Magee mayor’s continued stirring against a consolidated high school.
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SGH shows support for American Heart Association

Tue,02/06/18-1:51PM, 2,200 Reads
Simpson General Hospital employees wear red to show support for the American Heart Association on National Wear Red Day. From left, Jessica Spears, Jodi Miller, Nikki Carpenter, Lauren Pierce, Gloria Jordan, Angel Brister, Sharon Burnham, Michelle Loftin, Michelle Titian, and Jackie Bassett.
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