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2 months ago
It’s a cool fifty-one degrees here on Circle S Farms this morning and it feels quite good as I am bracing for one of the worst ice storms ever predicted coming into our area in just a few hours. It’s hard to even imagine what these news casters are talking about.
By Peggy Sims - Columnist on
2 months ago
She is only six. . .
but she has a generous helping of common sense.
I am visiting our eldest son and his family, and the youngest granddaughter, Addie Sue, and I are playing what she calls, “Babies.”
In this playing scenario, she has about a dozen of her smaller stuffed animals enrolled in “Baby School.” She has the stuffed animal students line up, go to the rest room, get lunch, and learn different skills.
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
2 months ago
Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
“The Agitators: A Reminiscence” is a powerful new work of historical fiction about media influence on local issues. It is written by John Mark Pitner, a Carroll County native.
The narrator, Shadrach Greenwood, is sitting on the courthouse steps in Carrollton, Mississippi, gazing at the town square’s Confederate flag flapping in the breeze. He’s reminiscing about the adventures he had 50 years ago with teen friends Matthew and Penny while the adults around them fought over social issues.
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2 months ago
Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
North Carrollton Fire Department assist the water operations crew with placing a generator at the pumping station in North Carrollton’s Industrial Park. Fire Chief Jake Hurst and Water Operator Josh Pearson began preparing days before the ice storm for the generator to be placed.
Water Operator Josh Pearson inspects the pumping station on Highway 35 which runs North Carrollton’s rural Boyd Water System during the ice storm that began last weekend.
By PRESS RELEASE - TOWN OF NORTH CARROLLTON on
2 months ago
Photo by Peyton Poe , © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Pictured from the left: District 3 Board Member Thomas Michael Hunt, Superintendent Joey Carpenter, and Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter.
Thursday, Jan. 15 at the regularly scheduled Carroll County School District Board of Education meeting, the Board approved to appoint Thomas Michael Hunt to the recently vacated District 3 seat. Hunt was nominated by sitting District 1 Board Member Kenneth DeLoach. Hunt is a long-time resident of Carroll County who currently has a grandchild and great grandchild attending Marshall Elementary. During his introductory speech and appointment, Hunt expressed his excitement in working with the other Board members, participating in Board decisions, and working to better the school district.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
2 months ago
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Pictured from left: Glenda Jenkins, Activities Coordinator, Matt Bennett, Financial Representative, Marilyn Frank, Activities Coordinator, Rachel Rainey, Children’s Village, Sammy Frank, Member.
A Christmas service project led by volunteers with Modern Woodmen of America took on a heartfelt meaning this year as multiple chapters came together to support the Baptist Children’s Village in Water Valley an organization that once forever changed the life of one of their own.
Volunteers donated food, essential household supplies, and even a new basketball goal for the children served by the Village. But the project became especially meaningful when Sammy Frank, a longtime member, helped deliver the donations.
By Special to the Winona Times and the Conservative on
2 months ago
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In Mississippi
1. Two additional deaths reported from winter storm
Governor Tate Reeves said two more deaths have been reported as a result of the winter storm that blew through Mississippi over the weekend, bringing to state’s death toll to four.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
2 months ago
As cold as the January weather has been, the December warm weather was more extreme.
The recent lows in the mid teens don’t even come close to breaking any records for those dates, which are around five degrees. Whereas the highs in December were in the top five ever for those dates when the highs reached 77 degrees.
On average for the year, Mississippi temperatures are an ideal 68 degrees, but we definitely have some variation. Just toward the end of winter, I forget the heavy summer bake and start longing for warmth.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
2 months ago
As ice from Winter Storm Fern begins to melt, the dangers on the roadways increase, prompting MDOT officials to close Interstate 55 north from Grenada to Senatobia.
UPDATED (4:17 p.m.) - The closure area on Interstate 55 has been moved north to Exit 243 in Batesville.
Interstate 55 was shut down Wednesday afternoon after Winter Storm Fern coated north Mississippi in ice and snow, with northbound lanes closed from Exit 206 in Grenada to Exit 265 in Senatobia beginning at 1 p.m., state transportation officials said.
By Adam Prestridge on
2 months ago
Below is a press release from the Mississippi National Guard:
The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) activated 500 service members across the state to conduct general support, fueling operations, and aerial logistics packaging of food and other needed supplies following a major winter storm Jan. 23-26, 2026.
By Press Release - Mississippi National Guard on
2 months ago
Lexington Board of Aldermen meeting Jan. 6, 2026. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today
Years after turmoil within the Lexington Police Department and allegations surfaced of discriminatory policing practices, excessive force and retaliation against critics, the city has adopted federally recommended reforms and has outed its police chief.
By Mina Corpuz and Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar says he will allow his committee to vote on the House’s school choice measure, but he’s still convinced the proposal to spend public money on private schooling will not pass in the Senate. Why are senators opposed to this? He explains.
By Geoff Pender and Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
In some areas of Mississippi, such as Oxford and Lafayette County, schools will remain closed for the rest of the week.
Areas of Mississippi were still reeling on Monday from the aftermath of the weekend winter storm — including local elementary and secondary schools and colleges.
Many will remain closed on Tuesday. See a list of school closures below.
By Mississippi Today Staff on
2 months ago
Mississippi Republicans and Democrats will choose their party nominees in the Primary Elections, with the winners advancing to the November 3 General Election.
Midterm Primary Elections are quickly approaching in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office announced Monday that in-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available in Circuit Clerk’s Offices across the state ahead of the March 10 Midterm Primary Election for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
If enacted, a bill would create the “Mississippi Health and Welfare Efficiency Task Force” to examine the state’s delivery of social services.
The creation of a task force to study how social services agencies can streamline government and regulatory services passed the Senate Government Structure Committee last week. The goal is to make state government more efficient.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
The governor noted that weather hazards, debris, and road conditions are making it difficult to restore power to the over 150,000 without power as of Monday morning. He urged Mississippians to continue to check on friends, family, and neighbors and to stay off the roads.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves confirmed Monday morning that two deaths have been reported due to the winter storm that swept through the state leaving thousands without power and numerous roadways impassable due to downed trees and utility lines.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
Below is a press release from Entergy Mississippi:
Restoration is expected to take multiple days for some areas
Entergy Mississippi crews are making progress assessing damage and restoring power to customers who were left without power after severe winter weather, including freezing rain and ice, entered the service area over the weekend.
By Press Release - Entergy on
2 months ago
The committee also passed measures to explore future school district consolidations, restrict the use of cellphones in schools, and have civics taught in the classroom, among other bills.
Several bills passed out of the Mississippi Senate Education Committee late last week, including one that could lead to the consolidation of some school districts within the state. Other bills seek to set cellphone use policies in schools, improve math outcomes, provide financial literacy, and ensure funding for gifted education reaches students.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
Tucked into Monroe County, Mardi Gras in Aberdeen began the way many good ideas do: scribbled on a napkin.
If you had told me a few years ago that Mardi Gras beads would be raining down Main Street in Aberdeen, Mississippi, I might have raised an eyebrow—and then asked what time the parade started.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
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