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By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 43 Reads
On Tue, 07/07/2020 - 02:56 PM

We really take a lot for granted, but what we have came at a huge cost when you stop and look at it.
Specifically, we are referring to the weekend we just had and the holiday associated with the Fourth of July.
Nancy and I had a good time. She worked on Friday and I went into the office for a while.

Flap arises over retiring state flag

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 52 Reads
On Tue, 07/07/2020 - 02:39 PM

Displeasure with the state legislature’s recent decision to retire the state flag was a major focus at Monday’s Simpson County Board of Supervisors meeting.

It was time to change the state flag

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 184 Reads
On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 02:33 PM

There was debate in our household as to who should have the responsibility for deciding whether or not to change the state flag.

Simpson plans for fall semester

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 231 Reads
On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 02:25 PM

If things go as planned it will be back to school as normal for Simpson Academy in just over a month.

This Father’s Day was the cat’s meow

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 170 Reads
On Tue, 06/23/2020 - 02:18 PM

Good gracious! I have not had so much fun in a long time as I did last week.

Sheriff Paul Mullins, left, and Board President Danny Craft, right, present a certificate to James Moorehead for his 20 years of service to the Sheriff’s Department.

Pinola will be the site for a new Dollar General

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 1,118 Reads
On Tue, 06/23/2020 - 01:57 PM

One of the big pieces of news to come from the Board of Supervisors meeting last week is the fact that Dollar General will be opening a store in Pinola.

Our community needs to do some listening

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 13,081 Reads
On Tue, 06/16/2020 - 02:27 PM

Some factions within our community feel that they are being mistreated, and I guess if you do some real soul searching there may be some truth to their concerns.
However, this past week has painted our community in a pretty bad light.

Schools offer two options in building plan

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 1,909 Reads
On Tue, 06/16/2020 - 02:22 PM

Simpson County’s school board is still open for options regarding improvement of school facilities, according to a meeting held last week.

State Education Requirements Present Challenge For Simpson County

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 3,117 Reads
On Wed, 06/10/2020 - 03:56 PM

Schools are going to have an extreme challenge if they are following guidelines from the Mississippi State Department of Education.

Black lives matter--of course they do

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 390 Reads
On Tue, 06/09/2020 - 02:49 PM

There is certainly a lot of civil unrest going on right now, but taking to the streets, in our opinion, is not the way to solve our problems.
The current unrest seems to have been brought on by two deaths of black Americans at the hands of white people.

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