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Libraries reopen this week with limited services

Tue,05/26/20-1:47PM, 2,172 Reads
Last Tuesday, May 26, Magee Public Library and Mendenhall Public Library, part of the Central Mississippi Regional Library System (CMRLS) serving Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith counties, began offering curbside service to its patrons after several weeks of closure due to COVID-19.
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Lees' granddaughters cheer D1

Thu,11/09/23-11:40AM, 2,170 Reads
Perry and Janella Lee of Mendenhall have not one but two granddaughters who have been selected as Division 1 College cheerleaders.
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Have you seen me?

Wed,04/01/20-11:12AM, 2,169 Reads
I’m lost! Help me get back home to my Mama!
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Bills that would've given teachers a pay hike and altered the way some of the state's parks are operated died on deadline Tuesday in the Mississippi Legislature.

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Bills that would alter management of state parks and give teachers a pay hike die on deadline in the Legislature

By STEVE WILSON STEVE WILSON
Wed,03/03/21-11:13AM, 2,167 Reads 91,812 Statewide
The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and bills that would’ve changed the operation of some of the state parks, given teachers a pay increase, expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and created a new board to govern the state’s Medicaid program all died on Tuesday’s deadline.
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Bad weather could be lurking just around the corner

Tue,06/04/19-2:52PM, 2,167 Reads
It is hard to imagine all the flooding and damage that places like the Mississippi Delta and the Mid-West are experiencing. We have been pretty fortunate from that perspective so far, but we have our own season of anxiety looming upon us.
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Restoring voting rights is arbitrary

Wed,03/30/22-7:20PM, 2,166 Reads 82,687 Statewide
The way Mississippi deals with restoring voting rights to felons is not just cumbersome. It depends too much on the personal beliefs of one or two lawmakers.
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Magee Municipal Primary Election Results Confirmed

By MARLAN JONES MARLAN JONES
Thu,04/03/25-12:43PM, 2,166 Reads
Election results have been confirmed for the Magee Municipal Republican Primary Election. Results include absentee ballots, and a total of 440 ballots were cast out of 2,190 registered voters, resulting in a voter turnout of 20 percent.
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State unemployment claims explode

By BETH PUDAS BETH PUDAS
Wed,04/29/20-8:16AM, 2,164 Reads
March 11, 2020, saw the first confirmed case of COVID19 in Mississippi diagnosed in a Forrest County individual.
Since that day Governor Reeves has issued various executive orders including a Shelter-in-Place Order that took effect April 3, 2020 at 5 p.m. set to expire Monday, April 20.
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MSDH Reports Second COVID-19 Death

Wed,03/25/20-11:47AM, 2,163 Reads
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the second death from coronavirus COVID-19 in MS. The case was a male 60-65 years old from Holmes County with underlying health conditions. He died while hospitalized.
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More ambulances?

By PAT BROWN PAT BROWN
Tue,01/28/20-1:09PM, 2,163 Reads
Simpson County’s Board of Supervisors is considering an alternate ambulance service plan because of an increased number of calls.
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