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Extra Table is partnering with the Town of Sumrall and community leaders across the Pinebelt for a special March of the Mayors event, “Breaking Out of Hunger,” combining live music, community engagement, and a regional food drive benefiting local pantries.
March of the Mayors is Extra Table’s annual statewide food drive led by mayors across Mississippi to support food pantries in their own communities. Cities participating in the Pinebelt region collect designated food items that are later distributed to pantries serving their residents.
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Pictured, from the left: North Carrollton Mayor Ken Strachan, North Carrollton Aldermen Eddie Holman and Tom Hearn, Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter.
In the Back: Alderman Mitchell Costilow and Beat 1 Supervisor Jim Neill.
In a special called meeting Monday night, Carroll County Board of Supervisors President Jim Neill presented an inter-local cooperation agreement to the North Carrollton Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The agreement between Carroll County and the Town of North Carrollton covers emergency debris removal, monitoring and disposal fees associated with the 2026 winter storm.
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Pictured, from the left: North Carrollton Mayor Ken Strachan, North Carrollton Aldermen Eddie Holman and Tom Hearn, Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter.
In the Back: Alderman Mitchell Costilow and Beat 1 Supervisor Jim Neill.
In a special called meeting Monday night, Carroll County Board of Supervisors President Jim Neill presented an inter-local cooperation agreement to the North Carrollton Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The agreement between Carroll County and the Town of North Carrollton covers emergency debris removal, monitoring and disposal fees associated with the 2026 winter storm.
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The Carroll County Board of Supervisors hold their regular meetings on the first and last Mondays of the month starting at 9 a.m. Meetings are held at the Vaiden Courthouse on even months and at the Carrollton Courthouse on odd months.
Monday, Feb. 2 the Carroll County Board of Supervisors convened for their regular beginning of the month meeting at the Vaiden Courthouse. The meeting lasted approximately an hour and thirty minutes in duration. During the meeting, the Board discussed various topics including the possibility of paying for new county maps and the need for a permanent generator at the courthouses. The details on these issues are as follows.
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Bricen Rivers (front) sits with public defender John Helmert (behind), who has since been removed from the case, at the change of venue hearing in January of 2026.
The murder trial of Bricen Rivers, the man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Johansen in July of 2024, has now been set to take place beginning in October of 2026. After being indicted in February of 2025, the original trial was set for June of 2025. However, Rivers’ trial date was delayed in order to obtain a mental health evaluation, which resulted in a rescheduling of the trial for March of 2026.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
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