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The Hattiesburg City Council votes unanimously to pass items on Tuesday’s agenda.
Following Monday’s closure in observance of President’s Day, the Hattiesburg City Council powered through their work session and conducted the following business:
-Adoption of an ordinance to amend ordinances which will allow for alcoholic beverages to be consumed in certain places to include the Carter Carroll Midtown Green
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The Winona High School boys basketball team played in the first round of the North 3A Tournament Tuesday night at Thomas E. Edwards (Ruleville).
The Tigers went in as the No. 3 seed from Region 4-3A after knocking off Nettleton 58-31 Friday in the third/fourth place game of the district tournament at Nettleton.
Winona (19-5) got off to a quick start as it led 22-5 after the first frame. The Tigers led 34-12 at the half and 56-23 after the third period.
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The Winona High School girls fast-pitch softball team is off to a 3-0 start to the 2026 season.
The Lady Tigers opened the season with a 20-6 triumph over Water Valley last Tuesday. Winona held a slim 5-3 advantage in total hits. The Lady Tigers scored three runs in the first, nine in the third and eight in the fourth.
Water Valley plated three in the first, two in the second and one in the third.
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I have always loved to read and study about the Amish people. If I were not a true Southern Baptist, I believe I would convert to the Old Order Amish religion. I so appreciate their peaceful calm tranquility in the ways of working and doing for others. I believe we could all learn from these serene people. The work ethic is so ingrained into them that they rise in the early morning hours to begin their workdays and end with the dark to stop the laboring. The most worthy attribute of the Amish is their desire to care for their own.
By Peggy Sims - Columnist on
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I have always loved to read and study about the Amish people. If I were not a true Southern Baptist, I believe I would convert to the Old Order Amish religion. I so appreciate their peaceful calm tranquility in the ways of working and doing for others. I believe we could all learn from these serene people. The work ethic is so ingrained into them that they rise in the early morning hours to begin their workdays and end with the dark to stop the laboring. The most worthy attribute of the Amish is their desire to care for their own.
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What if no one came . . . to help?
What if no one offered a hot meal to those who had no way to heat their home or prepare food?
What if no one brought supplies for the sick and the babies?
What if no heavy machine arrived to do what a man and his chain saw couldn’t?
What if no one checked on you to be sure you had some kind of heat or helped get you to a place that was warm? Brought water?
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
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What if no one came . . . to help?
What if no one offered a hot meal to those who had no way to heat their home or prepare food?
What if no one brought supplies for the sick and the babies?
What if no heavy machine arrived to do what a man and his chain saw couldn’t?
What if no one checked on you to be sure you had some kind of heat or helped get you to a place that was warm? Brought water?
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
1 month 1 week ago
What if no one came . . . to help?
What if no one offered a hot meal to those who had no way to heat their home or prepare food?
What if no one brought supplies for the sick and the babies?
What if no heavy machine arrived to do what a man and his chain saw couldn’t?
What if no one checked on you to be sure you had some kind of heat or helped get you to a place that was warm? Brought water?
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
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It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so.
In fact, last week somebody beat me to a crape myrtle tree I harvest every year for material to maintain a woven-wattle herb border at the Ag Museum in Jackson. I expertly pollard the tree by pruning long, limber stems back to thick knobs.
By Felder Rushing - Columnist on
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Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so.
In fact, last week somebody beat me to a crape myrtle tree I harvest every year for material to maintain a woven-wattle herb border at the Ag Museum in Jackson. I expertly pollard the tree by pruning long, limber stems back to thick knobs.
By Felder Rushing - Columnist on
1 month 1 week ago
Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so.
In fact, last week somebody beat me to a crape myrtle tree I harvest every year for material to maintain a woven-wattle herb border at the Ag Museum in Jackson. I expertly pollard the tree by pruning long, limber stems back to thick knobs.
By Felder Rushing - Columnist on
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Red Jerome Turnipseed, III
January 18, 2026
Graveside services for Mr. Fred Jerome Turnipseed, III, 67, were held on February 7th at 11am at Beck Funeral Home of Weir, MS. Dr. I D. Thompson officiated. Mr. Turnipseed was cremated.
Native of Weir, MS, Mr. Turnipseed was born on 5/10/1958. He died on 1/18/2026 at Regency Hospital in Maridian, MS.
Survivors include, mother, Verdean Turnipseed; son, Demetrice Carter; daughter, Daisy LeAnn; sister, Veronica Turnipseed; brother, Marcus Turnipseed; 6 grandchildren, and other family and friends.
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Secretary of State Michael Watson discusses his push for lawmakers to enact campaign finance reform, including transparency and searchability of reports for the public. Watson says he knows such legislation is a tough sell with lawmakers.
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Just around the corner, Mississippi approaches its important 2026 midterm elections. The first primary will be Tuesday, March 10, and the national spotlight is already turned to the congressional races, including a U.S. Senate seat that will be on the ballot in the Magnolia State. There will be a host of potential kitchen table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
By Ken Strachan - Columnist on
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Just around the corner, Mississippi approaches its important 2026 midterm elections. The first primary will be Tuesday, March 10, and the national spotlight is already turned to the congressional races, including a U.S. Senate seat that will be on the ballot in the Magnolia State. There will be a host of potential kitchen table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
By Ken Strachan - Columnist on
1 month 1 week ago
Just around the corner, Mississippi approaches its important 2026 midterm elections. The first primary will be Tuesday, March 10, and the national spotlight is already turned to the congressional races, including a U.S. Senate seat that will be on the ballot in the Magnolia State. There will be a host of potential kitchen table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
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