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Pictured in no particular order, Travis Duren II, Kharter Lofton, Jamari Wiggins, Kolby Jackson, Nadarius Lewis, and Coach Jermarcus Williams.
Last Tuesday, March 4 the Vaiden Legends Basketball Team headed to Jackson to participate in a district tournament. In Jackson, the locally established youth sports team participated in the first round of playoff games.
"It's a great thing they're doing down in Jackson with youth sports." Vaiden Legends Coach Jermarcus Williams stated.
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Hannah Brannon, Dr. Terry Peeples - Principal (Not Pictured - Xavian Hughes)
WHS February Students of the Month
Hannah Brannon, Dr. Terry Peeples - Principal (Not Pictured - Xavian Hughes)
WJHS February Students of the Month
DeKryson Glover, Dr. Terry Peeples - Principal, Ky Johnson
WSS February Teachers of the Month
Kelli Coburn, Dr. Terry Peeples - Principal, Deanna Lowery
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Students in the K2 class enjoyed a memorable surprise this week as part of the school’s celebration of Dr. Seuss Week. Mrs. Shonni Montgomery and Mrs. Rachel Latham paid a special visit to the classroom for story time, bringing along a very special guest—a baby lamb.
The visit gave students the chance to experience storytelling in a unique and exciting way. As the class gathered to listen, the baby lamb quickly became the star of the morning, capturing the children’s attention and sparking curiosity and excitement.
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Picture from left: Judd Williams, Dr. David Shaw, Hannah Hayes Ware, Avery Womack, Salley Carr Hill, and Dr. John Dickerson
Winona Christian was honored to welcome representatives from Mississippi State University to visit with our 10th–12th grade students.
Judd Williams, recruiter, Dr. John Dickerson, Associate Vice President for Enrollment, and Dr. David Shaw, Provost and Executive Vice President, spoke with our students about opportunities at Mississippi State and the importance of preparing now for their future.
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Congratulations to WHS Senior Thomas “Gunner” Wilkes on being named STAR Student from Mississippi Business Alliance Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition program.
Each STAR Student gets to choose their STAR Teacher—an educator who they believe has had the biggest impact on their academic success! Congratulations to Mrs. Meagan Gregg, science teacher at WHS, on being selected as STAR teacher!
Gunner and Mrs. Gregg will attend the 2026 Education Celebration in Pearl. WHS is excited to be represented by two amazing individuals.
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Winona Christian School is proud to announce that Joe Reed Tompkins has been named STAR Student for the 2025-2026 school year by the Mississippi Business Alliance Foundation.
Joe Reed will be acknowledged among the over 300 STAR Students in Mississippi for their academic achievements. Star Students are selected on the basis of academic excellence. Both American College Test scores and scholastic averages are compared to determine the school’s STAR Student. The STAR program encourages and promotes academic achievement among Mississippi’s high school seniors.
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In our recovery efforts from the 2026 ice storm, we have been in contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). I, along with Carroll County Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter, have meetings scheduled for next week on our documentation from the county on our recovery efforts. I’m reminded how many times over the years we have worked with state and federal officials to bring funding to Carroll County.
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Jackson, Mississippi — Filmmaker, visual artist, and cultural storyteller Talamieka Brice has reached a significant career milestone with the upcoming public television broadcast of her documentary short Our Rebellious Hearts, airing March 14 at 8:20 PM on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, part of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) network.
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Pictured from left: Carroll County GOP Executive Committee Secretary Charles Humphreys, Carroll County Circuit Clerk Durward Stanton, Carroll County Democratic Chairman Pam Gary, Democratic Executive Committee Member Mary Fluker, and Carroll County GOP Executive Committee Member Hart Miller. Not pictured Carroll County Democratic Executive Committee Member Mary King.
Carroll County Republican and Democratic Party officials met Wednesday morning at the Carroll County Courthouse in Vaiden to certify the Tuesday primary election.
“We finished verifying the affidavit ballots and certified the totals of both the United States Senate and Second Congressional District primary races. The ballot will now be set for the November 3 General Election.” said North Carrollton Mayor Ken Strachan who is the Carroll County Republican Executive Committee Chairman.
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Coaches work in practice every day on defense and talk about making the routine plays – not giving good teams extra outs in any inning.
Last Friday, the Winona Christian Stars varsity baseball team hosted Class AAAA power Starkville Academy, looking to avenge an 11-1 road loss on Feb. 23. Once again, the Stars struggled defensively with four unearned runs in losing a 7-2 decision to the Volunteers.
With the loss, the Stars dropped to 3-2 on the season.
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In recognition of the semiquincentennial of America’s Independence on July 4, the Thomas Rodney Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution continues its yearlong celebration to honor our patriot ancestors. During the weeks and months leading to America’s 250th Birthday, chapter members are spotlighting the service of our Revolutionary War ancestors. This week, we honor the service of Reuben Jones, Revolutionary ancestor of chapter members Norma Taylor Biggers, Beverly Ann Taylor, Veronica Taylor Helms, and MyCala Helms Marascuilo.
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STATE FAIRGROUNDS, Miss. – This year, 1,152 4-H and FFA members from across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, exhibiting 1,759 head of livestock. These students competed for the opportunity to participate in the 57th annual Sale of Junior Champions. The Sale of Junior Champions, one of the highlight events of the Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo, is an auction where livestock exhibitors winning Champion and Reserve Champion in the Junior Round Up Market Divisions sell their prizewinning animals and where scholarships are awarded.
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The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies last week. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Kevin Ervin of Itta Bena was arrested on Mar. 8 by the WPD on the charges of sale of a controlled substance, felony and enhancement of penalty for violation of uniform controlled substance act; with a bail set in the amount of $50,000.
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The Winona Times Board of Aldermen meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 5 p.m. in the City Hall building.
Tuesday, Mar. 3 the Winona Board of Aldermen held their regular first of the month meeting. Much business was covered in the roughly hour long duration of the meeting. It was noted that Ward 5 Alderwoman Linda Purnell would be absent from this meeting.
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Montgomery County has been stricken with fires recently with four blazes claiming four homes and three lives in the past two weeks. The causes of the deadly fires are still under investigation. As a matter of procedure, once a fire claims a life the investigation into the cause of the fire is turned over to the State Fire Marshall.
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Mayor Ken Strachan displays the 30-day emergency proclamation extensions signed by the Carroll County Board of Supervisors and the town of North Carrollton at the March 3 Board of Aldermen meeting. Left: City Clerk Lyndera Williams recorded the proclamations in the minutes of the meeting.
During the March board meeting of the North Carrollton Mayor and Board of Aldermen, decisions were made on the recovery efforts with debris removal.
North Carrollton Mayor Ken Strachan presented the extension of the proclamation of a local emergency for the next 30 days, which was signed by all five aldermen and Mayor Strachan. The Board moved to have the resolution placed in the minutes on a motion by Alderman Eddie Holman and second by Alderman Mitchell Costilow, with all in favor.
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Pictured from left: Major Brian L. Hughes, commander of the 172d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Wade Neill.
Major Brian L. Hughes, commander of the 172d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, left, presents Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Wade Neill of Carrollton with his retirement certificate during a ceremony on March 6, in the Heritage Room at Thompson Field. Neill officially retired Dec. 31, 2025, from the Mississippi Air National Guard and the United States Air Force and was promoted from master sergeant to senior master sergeant during the ceremony. Neill joined the Air Force in 1988.
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JACKSON, Miss. – The G. V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center today announced it will begin infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care.
These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.
First-quarter fiscal year 2026 improvement projects at the medical center include:
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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles swept Louisiana Tech over the weekend to improve to 10-1 on the season. The Sunday win over Tech gave Golden Eagles head coach Christian Ostrander his 100th win at USM. Coach Oz reached 100 wins in only 137 games, which is the fastest in school history. USM will host Mississippi State on Tuesday and Nicholls State on Wednesday before North Alabama visits Friday-Sunday.
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