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LEGO BUILDING COMPETITON
A Lego building competition was part of Spring Break fun at the Webster County Public Library on March 11. Activities next week will include Senior Games at 10:30 a.m. March 24, Library Storytime at 10:30 a.m. March 25 and Head Start Storytime at 10 a.m. March 26.
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Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Mississippi Agriculture Youth Council (MAYC) now through Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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McDaniel gives program for Maben Garden Club
By Jane Collins
Secretary
Maben Garden Club
Dr. Erica McDaniel, MSU Extension Service director for Webster County, gave the Maben Garden Club a most interesting slide presentation in February she had developed on “Preventing Dementia.”
Erica encouraged the ladies to maintain healthy lifestyle choices such as a heart-healthy diet, a good exercise plan, a healthy body weight, reduced stress and being a non-smoker.
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Firefighters respond to house, wildland fires
WPT Staff Report
Webster County firefighters responded to two house fires Saturday morning and multiple wildland fires over a recent five-day period.
The first house fire on March 14 was reported about 8:20 a.m. at McCain Estate with Eupora, Walthall and Mathiston volunteer fire departments dispatched. Pafford EMS and Natchez Trace Electric Power Association also responded.
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WCSD STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Webster County Career and Technology Center student Mikaelie Townsend is the Webster County School District’s Student of the Month for March. The Webster County School Board presented the award to her on March 16. Gathered with are Haley Townsend and Dorothy Townsend, board members, WCCTC Director Jerritt Alford and teacher Haily Anderson.
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Eupora tested by tough stretch, eyes rebound ahead of region play
By ROBBIE FAULK
It was a hot start to the 2026 baseball season for Eupora, but the Eagles have had their will tested over the last couple of weeks.
Coach Ben Aldridge wanted to test his team in the middle of the schedule before Class 2A, Region 4 play begins and test them he did. The Eagles have played up in competition the last two weeks with three teams in higher classifications and the results would be four losses.
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Webster Jail docket 03-20-2026
March 6
Travis Mosley, DOB 04-14-81, BM; MHP: drugs-possession of controlled substance (felony), driver’s license suspended and insurance-failure to show.
March 12
Brandon Willhite, DOB 03-11-84, WM; Webster SO/SO4: no insurance, no driver’s license, possession of marijuana in vehicle, possession of paraphernalia and failure to attempt.
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DONATION TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
Eupora Elementary Schools thanks its students, teachers and community members for saving soft drink tabs this school year. During spring break, Principal Lauren Smith delivered them to the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis, Tenn. This is an ongoing philanthropic collaborative project with EES and the Eupora Juniorette Club
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SouthWay executive director named to MHS Board
From Press and Staff Reports
The Mississippi Historical Society held its annual meeting March 5-6 in Meridian.
New board members were announced, including Executive Director Patricia Rangel of The SouthWay Foundation, which is based in Eupora. She and other new members will join the board in June.
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NMHS announces community hospital leadership updates
From Press Reports
North Mississippi Health Services has announced leadership updates across several of its hospitals that will strengthen collaboration, enhance continuity of care and support long-term success in the communities they serve. The changes are effective March 30.
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Turnrow Books, along with Turnrow Art Co. and Turnrow Café, is reopening its doors on Wednesday after a fire nearly destroyed the downtown bookstore nearly three years ago. The business also is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
A valued member of the Greenwood downtown district returns to Howard Street on Wednesday.
Turnrow Books will hold its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting is set for 3:45 p.m., and the grand opening will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
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Turnrow Books, along with Turnrow Art Co. and Turnrow Café, is reopening its doors on Wednesday after a fire nearly destroyed the downtown bookstore nearly three years ago. The business also is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
A valued member of the Greenwood downtown district returns to Howard Street on Wednesday.
Turnrow Books will hold its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting is set for 3:45 p.m., and the grand opening will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
By Brent Maze - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
6 days 9 hours ago
Turnrow Books, along with Turnrow Art Co. and Turnrow Café, is reopening its doors on Wednesday after a fire nearly destroyed the downtown bookstore nearly three years ago. The business also is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
A valued member of the Greenwood downtown district returns to Howard Street on Wednesday.
Turnrow Books will hold its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting is set for 3:45 p.m., and the grand opening will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
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It is a long path to travel from our early agrarian ways to a nation of urban/suburban centers today. The development of culture from this dramatic yet systematic change is largely the basis of a large portion of early American Literature. Within the pages of novels from authors across the land, social problems are confronted and family issues explore the friction of generations at odds over whether change is necessary for survival or continuity is the best method to preserve tradition.
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Behind 13 innings of elite pitching and a near-perfect start from Ann Elise Duncan (McComb; Brookhaven Academy), Pearl River secured a doubleheader sweep of rival No.
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It was a tale of two games on Tuesday afternoon, as William Carey cruised to a shutout victory in the opener before fending off a late LSUA surge to secure a thrilling 10–9 win and a doubleheader sweep.
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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
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FLOWOOD — Oak Grove gets a massive region win on the road.
Behind a big sixth inning along with the pitching of Bradyn Murphy the Warriors knocked off Northwest Rankin 4-2 in a pivotal Region 3-7A matchup at Wesley Scarbrough Field on Tuesday night.
The Warriors (12-4, 3-0 Region 3-7A) and Cougars (15-4, 2-1) will meet again at Oak Grove on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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