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Since the weather is getting nice, I thought I'd share some of my favorite dip recipes. I love having family and friends at my home, and good food is a must, even if it's just snacks.

Unique graduation

Jasmine Newman, the 2020 J.Z. George Salutatorian received her diploma Saturday morning during a drive-thru graduation in front of the school.

Graduation

It was far from the traditional graduation ceremony Winona High School has help in the past, but with restrictions on gatherings still in effect due to COVID-19, the Winona-Montgomery Consolidated

Board votes to have hold tournaments, league play

The Winona Board of Aldermen voted to allow baseball tournaments and recreational league games to begin this week.

Food being given to those in need in region

A post, which went up hours before the first kickoff of food distribution by Blessings for All Empowered by Faith began, led to over 500 boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables being handed out in the

Neill, Box named valedictorian, salutatorian

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 83 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:55 AM

James Neill is the 2020 valedictorian for Carroll Academy’s 50th graduating class.

Get festive with Mexican recipes

By Deana Sexton, READ MORE > 28834 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 03:07 PM

One thing I've really missed during this quarantine is Mexican food paired with a delicious margarita! I love having dinner and drinks with my friends on the patio of a Mexican restaurant, and just relax and laugh.

‘Nurse’ is what she does

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 2149 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 03:07 PM

For most, the word nurse is a noun, defined as a person who takes care of the sick.
However, for Delma Mitchell, a home health nurse with Sta-Home in her 29th year of nursing, she is merely living her dream to care for others. She has done just that almost three decades, and she has now cared for three generations of families.

CA seniors receive their diplomas

By Georgia Neill, READ MORE > 1968 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:55 PM

Carroll Academy held commencement exercises for its 50th graduating class Monday evening on Gordon Field.

COVID-19 deaths increases to nine in Carroll County

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 1904 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:54 PM

Carroll County has seen additional deaths due to COVID-19, raising the total to nine.

Graduation for WHS set for Saturday

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On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:50 PM

With a pandemic changing the lives of people worldwide, here in Montgomery and Carroll counties, the class of 2020 at Winona High School and J.Z. George High School will experience a first – the first drive-by commencement exercises this Saturday.

Board eases some COVID restrictions

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 1936 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:40 PM

The Winona Board of Aldermen are following Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ lead in re-opening Mississippi as the state continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Man charged with bank burglary

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 4175 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:13 PM

A Winona man has been bound over to the action of the Montgomery County Grand Jury after he allegedly burglarized the Bank of Kilmichael.
Darrell Lockhart, 40, of Winona was charged with commercial burglary after he allegedly broke into the Bank of Kilmichael, located at the corner of Applegate Street and Alberta Drive in Winona.

Two more inmates test positive for COVID-19

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On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:13 PM

VAIDEN – The Mississippi Department of Corrections is reporting that two more inmates at the Carroll-Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility in Vaiden has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total count to three.

Man charged in beating

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 4184 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:13 PM

A Winona man is facing aggravated assault charges in Carroll County for allegedly causing serious injury to a man.
Matt Tyler Griffin, 33, of Winona was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with a May 7 incident in the Avalon area of Carroll County.

Favorite dips to enjoy for summer

Since the weather is getting nice, I thought I'd share some of my favorite dip recipes. I love having family and friends at my home, and good food is a must, even if it's just snacks. My closest friends are used as taste testers for many of my new recipes. They don't mind it at all. But they will truthfully tell me, if it's a keeper.

I hope y'all enjoy these.

Jalapeno Popper Dip

1 4-ounce can diced jalapenos, well drained OR 4-6 fresh jalapenos, roasted and diced (include seeds if you like it really spicy)

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

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