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In a new book, W. Ralph Eubanks uses Mississippi's landscape — topographical, socioeconomic and spiritual — to explore our literary lineage.

Ralph Eubanks answers the age-old question: Why has Mississippi produced so many great writers?

By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 727 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 1:36 PM
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Happy 103rd!

By Pat Brown, 497 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 8:25 AM
Hey, Mr. Charlie, you sure are looking good!
On Thursday, July 29, Charlie Dixon will celebrate his 103rd birthday at his home out near the Shivers community in Simpson County.
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One left dead following break-in

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On Tue, 07/27/2021 - 2:10 PM
Monday night, July 26, 2021 just before 9pm, Simpson County E911 dispatch received a call of a burglary in progress with shots fired at 135 Dan George Ro
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Mendenhall 10U All-Stars Ready to Rumble!

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On Wed, 07/28/2021 - 10:00 AM
The Mendenhall City League 10U All-Stars Team is the host team for the Dixie Youth World Series for the AAA Division 2 tournament. Opening Ceremonies begin this Thursday, July 29, in Laurel, which will be the host city for the 2021 Dixie Youth World Series.
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Arrest Reports 7-29-2021

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On Wed, 07/28/2021 - 11:11 AM
Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 12 arrests from July 19 to July 26.
The SCSO reported the following arrests: warrant (2), public drunk, MDOC hold (3), driving with license suspended, disturbing the peace, domestic violence (2), public drunk, and simple assault.
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Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis will go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics

Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 249 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:00 PM
Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration.
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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs at a press conference at UMMC. Credit: UMMC Communications

MSDH: All Mississippians should wear masks now

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 232 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 10:12 AM
Keeping their own public health guidance in lockstep with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mississippi Department of Health updated its COVID-19 related recommendations on Wednesday, calling on all Mississippians, regardless of their vaccination status, to wear masks while in public indoor spaces.
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Getting older brings a new set of issues and a few pains

By Pat Brown, 221 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:54 PM
First if all, I don’t know a lot of people who cherish the idea that they are getting older, but for some of us it is a wonder that we did.
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Students participate in class during the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Teachers union calls on Reeves to mandate masks in schools

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 212 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 1:48 PM
The state’s teachers union is calling on Gov. Tate Reeves to mandate masks in schools in the fall.
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Taylor announces electric vehicle innovation powered by the best-in-class battery Technology by Proterra

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On Tue, 07/27/2021 - 12:54 PM
From press reports Taylor Machine Works, Inc. has always been at the forefront of innovation and problem solving throughout its 94 years of manufacturing.
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After a failed first try, the Senate passed a legislative alternative to the medical marijuana program voters approved in November.

Supreme Court refuses to reconsider medical marijuana ruling

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 19,993 Reads
Fri, 07/02/2021 - 3:54 PM
A last gasp effort has been rejected to convince the Mississippi Supreme Court to reconsider its landmark decision which struck down the medical marijuana initiative approved by voters in November and the entire ballot initiative process.
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Attorney general candidate Lynn Fitch speaks during the Madison and Hinds County Republican Women candidate forum at The Lake House in Ridgeland, Miss., Monday, August 26, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

New boss same as old boss when it comes to AG using private lawyers

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 12,779 Reads
Mon, 07/05/2021 - 12:48 PM
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” — Pete Townshend in The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
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Cindy Hyde-Smith can’t be this clueless

By Tim Kalich, 8,918 Reads
Mon, 07/05/2021 - 8:36 AM
As with most politicians, it’s doubtful that Cindy Hyde-Smith writes the opinion columns sent out under her name.
You would hope, though, that the Republican junior senator from Mississippi reads them.
If she reviewed in advance the one distributed this past week, she should be embarrassed for its cluelessness.
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Many people in Mississippi prisons are feeling confused and coerced into taking vaccines they know little about or don’t trust.

New MDOC visitation policy too restrictive, loved ones of incarcerated Mississippians say

By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today, 8,798 Reads
Tue, 07/06/2021 - 1:24 PM
Doris Carpenter worries about her young grandson. It’s been 15 months since he’s seen his father — her son — who is serving a 10-year sentence at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility in Cleveland.
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College kids are COVID risks

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On Tue, 07/06/2021 - 9:18 PM
It’s not surprising that a letter is circulating asking Mississippi’s College Board to require students at all of the state’s eight public universities to be vaccinated before the fall semester begins.
What’s surprising is how few have signed the letter.
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School board submits bid for Pioneer property

By Pat Brown, 8,249 Reads
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:00 AM
This newspaper had to file A Freedom of Information Act Request in order to get information from the Simpson County Board of Education following their decision to go into executive session at the June 29 board meeting.
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FDA opens purse to unproven drug

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On Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:36 PM
Prescription drug costs in the United States are high. They are one of the leading factors that keep health care costs routinely rising faster than the general inflation rate.
As a result, Americans spend more on prescription drugs annually than those who live in other developed nations. The reasons are varied.
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Public Service Commission nearing approval for Cooperative Energy's planned distribution grid upgrade

By Steve Wilson, 7,358 Reads
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 12:00 PM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted at its Thursday meeting to refer a planned improvement to Cooperative Energy’s distribution grid to Chairman Dane Maxwell, who represents the Southern District.
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 6,792 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 5:24 PM
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations.
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Lawmakers must decide whether the initiative process should be used to try to change the Mississippi Constitution, general law, or both. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Lawmakers far from consensus on fixing Mississippi ballot initiative process

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 6,351 Reads
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 4:48 PM
The devil will be in the details as legislators attempt to revive the state’s ballot initiative process that was killed by the Mississippi Supreme Court in May — and lawmakers appear far from a consensus on how, exactly, to get there.
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Simpson County Schools Start Date Pushed Back To August 17

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On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 1:12 PM

Per Superintendent Greg Paes, SCSD has delayed the start of the 2020-2021 academic year until Monday, August 17th. This applies to all classes, Hybrid and Virtual.
Kenny Griffis and Latrice Westbrooks are running for the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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Griffis, Westbrooks to face off in only contested MS Supreme Court race

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On Tue, 10/13/2020 - 2:40 PM
A state supreme court justice faces a state appeals court justice for the District 1, Place 1 seat on the state's highest court.
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Governor Reeves Requests Federal Assistance Following Hurricane Zeta

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On Wed, 11/25/2020 - 10:15 AM
Governor Tate Reeves has requested a Federal Disaster Declaration for Individual and Public Assistance as well as U.S.
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Privatize Mississippi state parks or fund them? House, Senate at odds.

By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 71,639 Reads
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 10:39 AM
Legislative leaders appear to agree that Mississippi’s long-neglected state parks need help, but while the Senate is pushing for privatization and turning parks over to local governments, the House wants to find a permanent stream of public funding.
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Local physician suspended from medical practice

By Pat Brown, 69,657 Reads
Tue, 03/30/2021 - 8:41 AM
Local physician Dr. Frank Wade has been suspended from practicing medicine for four months for ethics and prescription record-keeping violations.
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Mississippi’s Moment

By Russ Latino, 52,437 Reads
Fri, 01/01/2021 - 10:31 AM
Americans have been drowning in a sea of COVID-19, social unrest, and election turmoil. The waves have not yet calmed, but shore is in sight. A day is approaching when vaccines will be distributed, election contests cease, and we can take stock of frayed lines across the country.
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‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’: The significance of soul food in Yalobusha County

By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today, 49,505 Reads
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:05 PM
Marie Gaston still remembers all the food her parents cooked when she was growing up. The aromas of fried chicken, green beans, cabbage, candied yams and fried potatoes often floated from the kitchen. Gaston said her parents cooked full meals like this nearly every day.
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Late football great Robert "Gentle Ben" Williams honored by State Senate

By The Yazoo Herald, 46,876 Reads
Fri, 10/09/2020 - 3:01 PM
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, honored the memory and life contributions of former University of Mississippi and Buffalo Bills standout defensive player Robert “Gentle Ben,” Williams of Yazoo City.
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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund

By Steve Wilson, 30,701 Reads
Fri, 06/18/2021 - 12:05 PM
The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.
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Is that all there is to a pandemic?

By Kelley Williams, 28,909 Reads
Sat, 06/12/2021 - 3:29 PM
The bubonic plague killed about half the people in Europe in the Middle Ages. It was called the Black Death. Influenza killed about 15% of the world’s population in 1918-19. It was called the Spanish Flu. (John Barry’s The Great Influenza suggests it first appeared in Kansas.) Justinian’s Plague was the first major plague in recorded histor
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ARE YOU REGISTERED FOR SCHOOL?

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On Wed, 08/01/2018 - 10:56 AM
Students who have not completed the online registration process will be "on hold" when they come to school August 8th until a parent can come to the school or register them online. Visit the Simpson County School District website at www.simpson.k12.ms.us to register your child for scho
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Board refuses bid for elementary

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On Tue, 12/19/2017 - 2:00 PM
When the Simpson County Board of Education met on Dec. 14, members heard a complaint from Bruce Barlow because both his son and daughter had their cell phones confiscated at school by the same faculty person.
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Chamber Board’s Brien Hubbard

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On Tue, 12/05/2017 - 1:10 PM
Editor’s Note; This is part one of a 12 part series written by Ian Cowart, president or the Magee Chamber of Commerce, about members of the Magee Chamber Board.
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M’hall board hears from parents

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On Wed, 07/12/2017 - 8:59 AM
The regular meeting of Mendenhall’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen was held Wednesday, July 5, instead of Tueday, July 4, due to the holiday. It was the first meeting of the new Board of Aldermen, which consisted of two new faces.
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School board delays election

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On Tue, 01/16/2018 - 8:57 AM
After years of complying with restrictive hiring practices, the Simpson County School Board has issued payment to the law firm of Adams and Reese in conjunction with settlement of the court ordered consent decree from which the county has finally been released.
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Scam Alert-Entergy

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On Wed, 05/09/2018 - 2:17 PM
SCAM ALERT
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M’hall builder appeals Zoning Board decision

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On Tue, 01/16/2018 - 10:27 AM
A hearing was held Friday January 12, to discuss the appeal of the Mendenhall Zoning Board’s decision to deny Jaron Priest’s request for an 18 feet variance on his building project.
The project encompasses three homes to be built on the lot located at 612 North Main Street.
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Kennedy to head county Board of Supervisors

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On Tue, 01/09/2018 - 1:46 PM
The Simpson County Board of Supervisors opened the first meeting of 2018 on January 2 with the election of new leadership for the upcoming year. Brian Kennedy will take the reins as board president, and Mickey Berry will serve as vice president of the board.
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Magee board to OK cigar smoking in city

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On Tue, 11/14/2017 - 2:38 PM
For all you connoisseurs of fine cigars there is good news: the Magee Board of Aldermen has voted to adopt an ordinance to allow indulging publically in that cigar soon.
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Board of Supervisors was on target with appointment

By Pat Brown, 1,848,234 Reads
Tue, 11/06/2018 - 2:37 PM
With the current uncertainty of the medical condition of Sheriff Donald O’Cain, the County Board of Supervisors had no option other than to notify Sheriff O’Cain of their intention and to appoint an interim sheriff.
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