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Changes at the Carrollton Water Department

Carrollton water customers can now choose to receive their bills by email for paperless billing instead of receiving a postcard . . .

Additional vaccine dates added in Winona

Additional dates have been set for the COVID-19 vaccine to be given in Winona, thanks to a partnership between the . . .

COVID-19 vaccine coming to Winona

WINONA – The City of Winona in partnership with Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital is bringing the COVID-19 vaccination to Montgomery . . .

Carrollton water customers reminded of boil water alert

The necessity to boil drinking water continues for the Town of Carrollton water customers. According to Carrollton Mayor Pam Lee . . .

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 05, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi. New cases of COVID-19: 218 Positive test results . . .

The COVID-19 vaccine committee includes (left to right) Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Administrator Cori Bailey, Committee Co-Chair Angelyn McCaulla, Winona Mayor Jerry Flowers, retired Montgomery County Chancery Clerk Tee Golding, Tyler Holmes Director of Clinics Kim Timbs, MedStat’s Raymond Liberto, Tyler Holmes’ Dr. Keith Rushing, Committee Co-Chair Susan Robertson, Winona Alderman Kelvin Winbush, Winona Alderwoman Sarah Minnieweather, and Montgomery County Economic Development Partnership Director Sue Stidham.

Town discusses stimulus funding possibilities
By LaKeadra Coffey, 130 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:16 AM
The Town of Vaiden will receive $215,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act. Mayor Mel Hawthorne said he hasn’t received instructions on how they are to spend the money.
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Eldridge honored for 33 years
By LaKeadra Coffey, 178 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 11:24 AM
Long-serving Kilmichael Chief of Police David Eldridge was honored by House Rep. Karl Oliver (R-Winona) with a resolution in honor of his many years in service to the Town of Kilmichael. Eldridge retired at the end of 2020.
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Gov. Tate Reeves walks out of the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 26, 2020, as he prepares to speak to media about the coronavirus during a press conference. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

College board, unable to work without Reeves appointments, calls emergency meeting
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 162 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:09 AM
The board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning is scrambling to hold a special emergency meeting this Friday to consider several university agenda items — a meeting that wouldn’t be necessary had Gov. Tate Reeves made four new college board appointments on time.
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Summer feeding program returning
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On Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:33 AM
A summer feeding program that has been an annual occurrence for the past several years is returning back to Winona and will begin in Carrollton for the first time.
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Man charged with auto burglary
By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, 283 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:37 AM
A Winona man is facing auto burglary charges.
Charles Eugene Tucker was arrested and charged with auto burglary Monday by the Winona Police Department in connection with a vehicle burglary in downtown Winona last week.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 05, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 339 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:19 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Another round of severe weather tears through Mississippi
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 309 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:25 AM
A second round of severe weather in three days tore through Mississippi on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes and heavy rains that have damaged property but caused no reported injuries.
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Centene has been filling the campaign coffers of Mississippi officials for years and is one of Gov. Tate Reeves' largest donors.

Medicaid agency poised to extend contract with Centene, embattled insurer and big campaign donor
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 414 Reads
Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:41 AM
Mississippi’s contract with Centene, an insurance company state officials are currently investigating over suspicions it overcharges taxpayers to boost its profits, is set to expire at the end of June, providing an opportunity for the state to end business with the company.
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Pay raises for state employees yet to be determined
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 336 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:34 AM
How many of Mississippi’s roughly 26,000 state employees will receive raises and the amounts they receive will not be known until later this year.
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