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Reeves’ education mirage

By TIM KALICH TIM KALICH
Fri,01/28/22-10:12PM, 9,031 Reads 622,269 Statewide
Dating back to his time as lieutenant governor, Tate Reeves has been touting the education gains in Mississippi and trying to take some credit for them.
He was at it again this past week, using his State of the State address to peddle the line that the turnaround in the state’s public schools has been nothing short of phenomenal.
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Keyes Arrested After Overnight Manhunt; Facing Multiple Felony Charges

By MARLAN JONES MARLAN JONES
Mon,11/24/25-11:55AM, 8,953 Reads
A late-night manhunt through two Simpson County cities ended with the arrest of 39-year-old Tony Keyes, who is now facing a list of felony charges stemming from violent incidents reported on November 23 and 24.
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Deputies Investigate Possible Arson

By MARLAN JONES MARLAN JONES
Tue,12/03/19-11:53AM, 8,928 Reads
At approximately 10:00 a.m., the Magee Fire Department was called to 217 Scott Harrington Road Mount Olive MS in response to a fire. The page described a possible arson situation involving a male setting fire around a home. Firefighters arrived on the scene accompanied by Simpson County Sheriff’s Deputies.
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DA reports two sentenced

Wed,03/29/23-9:30AM, 8,918 Reads
District Attorney Chris Hennis reported on Thursday, March 23, 2023, Justin Ducksworth was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the crime of Aggravated Domestic Violence.
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Two stabbings reported

Tue,03/20/18-1:56PM, 8,894 Reads
Saturday, the Mendenhall Police Department was dispatched to 200 Downs Avenue Lot 7 after receiving an emergency call. Mendenhall Police Chief Candy McCullum explained that a dispute happened at the property between two subjects whom McCullum identified as Jeffery Williams and Melvin McDonald.
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Greed got best of Nancy New

Fri,04/22/22-10:14PM, 8,844 Reads 297,265 Statewide
Given the large amount of evidence — detailed by prosecutors and an investigative reporter — against Nancy New and her son Zach New, the best they could probably hope for was to cut a deal in exchange for their cooperation with authorities.
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The adaptable ‘Coach K’

By TIM KALICH TIM KALICH - Greenwood Commonwealth
Fri,03/25/22-9:58PM, 8,837 Reads 251,291 Statewide
You don’t have to be a fan of college basketball to appreciate what Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski did the other night in a tense NCAA Tournament game.
You don’t even have to be a fan of the man whom most people refer to as “Coach K” because of the difficulty of pronouncing, much less spelling, his Polish surname.
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Purser 70th Anniversary

By BETH PUDAS BETH PUDAS
Wed,06/07/23-11:08AM, 8,821 Reads
Charlie and Hazel Purser celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Wednesday, May 24, 2023. They live a quiet life in the country with blooming flowers they planted together, singing birds and good neighbors who take care of them, according to Charlie.
Charlie was 20 years old headed to Jackson on a bus when it stopped in Mendenhall.
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Yvonne Moore, left, and Christy Carmichael collect specimen for COVID-19 testing outside of the Aaron E Henry Community Health Services Center in Clarksdale, Miss., Wednesday, March 29, 2020.

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Why Mississippi’s COVID-19 numbers are flattening

Fri,09/25/20-9:28AM, 8,793 Reads 253,820 Statewide
By Erica Hensle, Mississippi Today
After a steep summer climb in coronavirus cases, Mississippi’s average daily numbers have trended down for three months.
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The Legend of Tim Elko grows: ‘The dude is a freak with a bat in his hands’

By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,06/23/22-10:16AM, 8,750 Reads 23,375 Statewide
Today’s column, a synopsis: Another game, another Ole Miss victory, and another chapter in the Legend of Tim Elko.
Just when you think the Elko story can’t get any better and any more Bunyan-esque, something happens like happened in the second inning of Ole Miss’s 13-5 conquest of Arkansas in the College World Series Monday night.
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