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Members of the team are, from left, Bryce Rayburn, Landon Hurst, Jack James, Kaiden Rayburn, John Lane Beck, Jaxin Jordan, Brayden Bowlin, Landon Acy, Henry Gillespie, Brighton Kelly, Cole Beckwith, Brycen Sprayberry, Holden Acy, Braylen Lance and Shawn Clanton. The head coach is Jason Kelly.
The District 2-2A Tournament was scheduled to start Tuesday night at Carroll Academy but because of the winter storm, the contest between Carroll Academy and Deer Creek School will not be played as Deer Creek pulled out of the tournament.
The Warriors came in as the 5th seed, and Carroll is the No. 4 seed. The Rebels advance and will take on Manchester Academy at 7:45 p.m. Thursday. The tournament runs through Saturday.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
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While I was out working on our recovery efforts this week from what is now referred to as the 2026 Ice Storm, there were so many first responders and crews of many agencies out working long hours. It is a dangerous situation. Here in this area, limbs fall where the heavy ice is, and safety precautions are a must.
My earliest days of remembering severe weather are with my Dad. When severe weather struck, he could be gone for days. He was a serviceman for almost 40 years, helping to restore power for Delta Electric Power Association.
By Ken Strachan - Columnist on
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State Rep. Lee Yancey said the goal is to push patients toward variants of medical cannabis they do not have to smoke.
A bill that passed out of the Mississippi House Business and Commerce Committee aims to remove the limits on THC content in concentrated forms of medical cannabis in an effort to move people away from its combustible forms.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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Sarah Adlakha, a Chicago native, is running against incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the March 10 Republican Primary Election.
With less than six weeks before the party primary election, political newcomer Sarah Adlakha is attempting to draw distinctions between herself and her opponent in the Republican Primary, incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Adlakha is selling herself as the outsider fighting against “entrenched political interests.” On Thursday, Adlakha said if elected, she would not accept money “from Washington lobbyists.”
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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One state funded scholarship program focuses on traditional students, while the second is geared toward older, returning students.
Bills passed out of the Mississippi Senate Universities and Colleges Committee this week that seek to ensure the financial literacy of students, amend a current state funded financial aid assistance program, and address workforce shortages across the state by offering aid to non-traditional students.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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The March of the Mayors is one of the many endeavors Extra Table undertakes throughout the year to supply much-needed healthy food to pantry and soup kitchen partners around the state.
Extra Table’s mission is to feed healthy food to underserved Mississippians. Money for that mission is raised through donations and through a series of creative fundraising events.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
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Entergy Mississippi CEO Haley Fisackerly speaks with The Grenada Star's Publisher Adam Prestridge during his visit to view storm damage in Grenada Thursday afternoon.
Winter Storm Fern coated Grenada County and much of north Mississippi in a thick layer of ice last weekend, uprooting trees, snapping limbs and loading down power lines and poles, leaving thousands of Entergy Mississippi customers in the dark for days.
By Adam Prestridge on
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Delta State’s nationally renowned NCAA Division II baseball team was supposed to open the 2026 season Friday against Harding (Arkansas) University in Cleveland.
That won’t happen. Boo Ferriss Field at Harvey Stadium on the DSU campus in Cleveland is covered in ice and snow. At noon Monday, the temperature was 21 degrees. The wind chill was 7. The weekend forecast is for more freezing temperatures. The DSU Statesmen are sometimes called the Fighting Okra, but they would be more like Eskimos if they played this weekend.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
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Robert St. John says some drinks come and go. Trends pass through fast and leave just as quickly. Iced tea never left.
Iced tea has been called the house wine of the South. Rick Bragg once wrote that a glass of iced tea can tell you just about everything you need to know about where you are and who you’re with, and he wasn’t wrong. Around here, iced tea is just part of how things are done. It shows up early and sticks around.
By Robert St. John on
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
May we follow Paul’s example, cherishing and celebrating older men or women who have spent their lives in faithful service to God and others.
In a recent discipleship group meeting, as we were reading in 1 Timothy, one of the guys pointed out a verse on “widows” and commented, “Man, that is a perfect picture of the abundant life…a life well-lived.” It was. It is!
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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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
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“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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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
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Pictured from the left: District 3 Board Member Thomas Michael Hunt, Superintendent Joey Carpenter, and Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter.
, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Mississippi Department of Corrections quietly entered into an agreement with a powerful law firm last summer to monitor its private medical contractor after Mississippi Today reports of alleged denial of health care in state prisons.
By Michael Goldberg and Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
