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MPB brings Mississippi Antiques Showcase to the Delta April 17

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is hoping people looking for expert appraisals of their treasures will bring them to MPB’s Mississippi Antique . . .

‘Southern Dish’: MPB series spotlights state’s chefs, restaurants

For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been . . .

Appropriators hammer out FY 2027 state budget as regular session nears end

Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the . . .

Winona Falls to Carroll Academy, 19-9

The Winona High School baseball team only played one game last week, as the Tigers dropped a 19-9 decision at . . .

State funding for Mississippi Medicaid tops $1 billion

Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had . . .

Filming equipment for “Southern Dish” points toward the series’ host, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona.

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Winona's Hudson rated 3-Star prospect, holds 12 scholarship offers
By CALVIN STEVENS
Thu,03/26/26-2:08PM , 2,521 Reads
Yoshawn Hudson’s stock is rising as he nears his senior season at Winona High School.

Hudson was recently listed as a 3-star prospect with 247Sports. The 6-foot, 193-pound Hudson also has 12 college scholarship offers, and he is hoping a few more come his way.
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Pictured is the J.Z. George Band Hall.
The Carroll County School District Board of Education holds their regular meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month starting at 5:30 p.m. in the J.Z. George Band Hall.

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School Board debates bullying
By PEYTON POE
Thu,03/26/26-1:47PM , 992 Reads
Tuesday, Feb. 24 the Carroll County School District Board of Education held a special called meeting. Much information was discussed over the roughly hour and a half duration of the open meeting. The overarching topic for the meeting was concerning district policies and procedures on various topics.
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NIL nuttiness
Wed,03/25/26-2:40PM , 1,037 Reads 7,103 Statewide
Speaking of sports, here’s another misguided House proposal that a more rationale Senate has killed: exempting from Mississippi’s income tax the NIL compensation paid to college athletes.
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Numbers don’t work on sports betting
Wed,03/25/26-2:28PM , 1,079 Reads 8,186 Statewide
There are lots of reasons why Mississippi should resist the national trend to make sports betting ubiquitous by allowing wagers to be placed online.
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