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Winona Police Chief resigns as city cuts dump and recycling program

Early Wednesday morning, March 25, the Winona Board of Aldermen held a Special Called meeting starting at 8:30 a.m. All . . .

2026 MML Scholarships Beneficial to Future Leaders

Back in my high school days, civics was my favorite subject and today I know more than ever it’s important . . .

High levels of disagreement

Unless there are massive and unexpected compromises soon, it looks like the Mississippi Legislature’s 2026 session will end without progress . . .

MDOT makes progress on north Mississippi projects

BATESVILLE, MISS. – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced several construction and maintenance project updates in north Mississippi . . .

Bonnie Sue Bruce Carpenter

Funeral services for Bonnie Sue Bruce Carpenter of Vaiden were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31 at Scotland Baptist . . .

Chrissi Papworth set working with wind tunnels as a career goal while still a student at Mississippi State University. She now works for NASA on the Artemis mission with the Space Launch System. Here she is standing outside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnels at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

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Chrissi Papworth: Shooting for the stars
By DAVID MONROE
Wed,04/01/26-12:28PM , 1,191 Reads 11,236 Statewide
Editor's Note: This story appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of Leflore Illustrated. It is being republished on our website today, as Carroll Academy graduate Chrissi Papworth was on the crew that helped build the Artemis that will launch Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. central time.
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What was learned, glitter and all?
By CONNIE BUNCH
Thu,04/02/26-4:08PM , 1,117 Reads
A new experience for me!

The cheer competition, Deep South Eras Cheer!, was in New Orleans in a huge venue: spotlights, colored lights, big music, projection screens and excited announcers!
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Teacher pay not as poor as portrayed
Wed,04/01/26-1:04PM , 1,018 Reads 9,562 Statewide
Early in the 2026 legislative session, Mississippi public school teachers were led to believe that a big raise was coming.

The House passed a bill to give all full-time teachers a $5,000 bump, roughly a 10% increase in pay. The Senate countered with a larger increase, $6,000, but spread over three years.
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Photo by Peyton Poe, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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90% of Carroll County fire contained
By GERARD EDIC
Thu,04/02/26-4:39PM , 993 Reads
First responders had contained 90% of Carroll County’s Big Hungry Fire as of Tuesday after deploying helicopters over the weekend to perform water drops.
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