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A press release from MDOT will soon be posted.
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WINONA, Miss. — The Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School Board advanced routine business and heard a proposal to reconfigure schools by grade bands during its regular meeting Dec. 9 at Winona Secondary School’s Wolfe Lab.
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Firefighters with the Duck Hill Volunteer Fire Department work to extinguish hot spots following a New Year's Eve fire that destroyed a home on MS Highway 404 in Duck Hill.
, Only the deck and some charred walls were left following the New Year's Eve blaze that claimed the McKay family's home in Duck Hill.
A Montgomery County family counted their blessings as the New Year was ushered in following an early morning fire that destroyed their home New Year’s Eve morning.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher - Grenada Star on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Several months ago, I wrote an article regarding the status of waterfowl populations across the country. Not to digress, but in a nutshell, the numbers overall have been in a downward trend for many years. Again, I won’t go into the reasons, but I will reemphasize some points in this article. Since we are in the last few weeks of the 2025-2026 waterfowl season, I thought it would be interesting to poll hunters in various regions across the state to get their thoughts on how the season is going thus far.
By Jeff North on
2 months 3 weeks ago
A recent Gallup poll found 85 percent of respondents disapprove of Congress’ work. Reports suggest about 90 percent of people think term limits will align Congresspersons’ incentives with the common good. They won’t.
In the 2024 general election, incumbents won reelection more than 90 percent of the time; it’s 100 percent in some election cycles. If elections were truly competitive, incumbents would not win at that rate. Freed from competition, legislators’ incentives to are not aligned with the public good.
By Patrick Taylor on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Apparently, the DC Santa Claus did NOT visit Linda Berry this year. All she got were clean MAGA lumps of coal along with $2.25 gas. So sad. Nor can anyone in DC make her happy (“Democrats Must Make Their Case,” Northside Sun, 12/12/25). Yet she believes the Democrats have the better solutions to govern if they would but take it on. That assumes that the Democrat leadership has ability to function like a normal political party. Nevertheless, she’s a real Democrat believer. In what, I would like to know.
By Robert Penny on
2 months 3 weeks ago
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Winona Stock Yard's parking lot was packed this afternoon during cattle sales.
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Photo by Peyton Poe, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Winona Board of Aldermen meet every first and third Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Winona City Hall.
The Winona Board of Alderman will host a meeting tonight, Jan. 6, starting at 5 p.m. at the Winona City Hall building.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Matt Friedeman says if you earnestly pray these eight lines from Psalms 119 and pour your heart out to God, you may well have the best year you have ever had.
It’s a new year. Want to pray with greater intensity and personal transformation than ever before?
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter writes that you don’t have to be from Mississippi to respect its complexity. You do have to resist the urge to simplify it.
The brutal, disturbing murder of iconic Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner in recent days brought to mind his time making a movie in Mississippi in the 1990s.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
At the end of one year and the beginning of a new one, it’s possible to place too much emphasis on what should happen in the coming days, weeks, months.
Maintaining a perspective towards the future is a necessary part of a well-rounded mind that operates in the real-world realm of activity. How we view tomorrow is a significant indicator of spiritual and emotional health and of our ability to accomplish what God has called us each to do.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
The former Fox News host has taken a break from shilling for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin just in time to shill for radical Islam in his holy war against Israel.
For months, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has trained his sights on Israel, echoing claims from the far left that the nation’s response to October 7th in Gaza is “evil” and describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “threat to Western Civilization.”
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Mississippi Today health reporter Allen Siegler and health editor Laura Santhanam give an update on the state’s plan to spend its initial pot of opioid lawsuit settlement money. Siegler’s in-depth reporting has chronicled some issues and raised serious questions about how the state and local governments are spending the money, which is supposed to help address the scourge of opioid addiction, which has cost at least 10,000 lives in Mississippi since 2000.
By Geoff Pender, Allen Siegler and Laura Santhanam - on
2 months 4 weeks ago
For much of Thursday night’s Sugar Bowl showdown with Georgia, it looked as if Ole Miss’ dream football season was careening toward a rude wake-up call.
Luckily for Rebel fans, Trinidad Chambliss found the snooze button.
The Ole Miss quarterback put together a performance for the ages, passing for 362 yards and two touchdowns to rally his team to a stunning 39-34 win over the SEC Champion Bulldogs.
By Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Trinidad Chambliss continues to write one of the most fascinating stories in college football history. If this wasn’t football, you’d call it a fairy tale. All that’s missing are magic beans and silver slippers.
Here Thursday night at the jam-packed Superdome, one of the world’s most famous sports venues, Chambliss willed the Ole Miss Rebels to a scintillating 39-34 Sugar Bowl victory over the proud Georgia Bulldogs. He did it with his strong right arm. He did it with his legs. He did it with courage and with uncommon flair.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
2 months 4 weeks ago
J.Z. George High School’s basketball teams played in the Murry Dixon Holiday Shootout Monday at Water Valley High School.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The Carroll Academy Lady Rebels upped their record to 8-2 overall with a 50-36 win over Columbus Christian Monday at the Calhoun Academy Tournament.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Mississippi has been getting noticed lately for its academic and economic improvements. But other measuring sticks remain stuck, such as the high numbers of premature births and infants who die before their first birthday.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
