The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and there are plenty of issues still in play, including reform of the state’s alcohol distribution system, a first step toward the elimination of the state’s income tax and several more that deal with the occupational licensing.

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Visit to the meat market was a hit

By Deana Sexton-Palmer , READ MORE > 19,701 Reads
On Thu, 02/04/2021 - 11:20 AM

Recently, when we were in Hot Springs, Ark., my husband, Bill, and I decided to go in Weldon's Meat Market on Central Avenue. They have the most wonderful selection of meats there, and they also smoke salmon.

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Tabor seeking mayor’s seat

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On Thu, 02/04/2021 - 11:13 AM

My name is Joseph Colt Tabor, and I am seeking the office of Mayor of Winona.

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Duck Hill mural now complete

By LaKeadra Coffey , READ MORE > 17,619 Reads
On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 11:17 AM

When Dusty Rainey drives home to Duck Hill, he is reminded of how much his father meant to his home community by the newly-completed mural featuring the town’s most famous natives. Rainey’s father, Curley Rainey, was a member of the Duck Hillbillies, a bluegrass group that gained much notoriety around the region.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : February 03, 2021

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On Wed, 02/03/2021 - 9:59 AM

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : February 16, 2021

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On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 9:50 AM

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mississippi State Department of Health Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Variant Strain

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On Mon, 02/15/2021 - 2:20 PM

Below is a press release from the Mississippi State Department of Health:

Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirms the first case of a COVID-19 variant strain in a Mississippi resident.

A case of the B.1.1.7 UK variant strain of COVID-19 was confirmed during routine testing.

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‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’: The significance of soul food in Yalobusha County

By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 14,378 Reads
On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:05 PM

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‘We’re excluding the highest need students’: Most recipients of financial aid in Mississippi are from wealthier families

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 14,134 Reads
On Mon, 02/08/2021 - 9:20 AM

In 2018, Jennifer Rogers warned a task force of lawmakers and college presidents that state financial aid had reached a “tipping point.” The number of students qualifying for financial aid had shot up, but funding hadn’t kept pace.

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Wicker Introduces Legislation to Fund Veteran Housing Projects

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On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 5:05 PM

Below is a press release from Senator Roger Wicker:

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Bolivar County Sheriff Seeks Public's Help in Locating Missing 19-year-old Male

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On Thu, 02/18/2021 - 5:05 PM

The Bolivar County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old male who went missing on Tuesday.

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Needy families get July 4th holiday boost

By LaKeadra Coffey , READ MORE > 146,343 Reads
On Thu, 07/02/2020 - 9:38 AM

For some families in the Carroll and Montgomery area, the Fourth of July holiday just became a little sweeter.

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One person killed in Sunday storms in Carroll County

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson , READ MORE > 143,965 Reads
On Mon, 04/13/2020 - 8:54 AM

UPDATE: Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker said Delma Ree Thomas, 47, died after a tree fell on her home located on County Road 333 in the McCarley area. He said her two sons were also in the home at the time but were uninjured.

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Favorite dips to enjoy for summer

By Deana Sexton , READ MORE > 135,656 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 9:56 AM

Since the weather is getting nice, I thought I'd share some of my favorite dip recipes. I love having family and friends at my home, and good food is a must, even if it's just snacks. My closest friends are used as taste testers for many of my new recipes. They don't mind it at all. But they will truthfully tell me, if it's a keeper.

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BREAKING: Montgomery County reporting second case of coronavirus

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On Tue, 03/24/2020 - 10:14 AM

The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting there are 320 cases of coronavirus currently in Mississippi, while Montgomery County is showing two cases and Carroll County is showing none. There is still only one death reported in the state.

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Recipe even better the next day

By Deana Sexton-Palmer , READ MORE > 120,342 Reads
On Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:16 AM

I found this great recipe on social media, and I made it last week. It was delicious the day I made it, but even better the next day!

I served it with a green salad with Green Goddesss dressing. If you haven't tried this dressing, I highly recommend it. You can also serve with French bread or these Heavenly rolls I listed below.

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Curtis Flowers, flanked by sister Priscilla Ward, right, exits the Winston Choctaw Regional Correctional Facility in Louisville on Monday. AP photo

Charges against Curtis Flowers dismissed

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On Fri, 09/04/2020 - 5:57 PM

After six trials and nearly 23 years, the state’s case against Curtis Giovanni Flowers for capital murder in the shooting deaths of four people at a Winona furniture store is over. This afternoon, Circuit Judge Joseph Loper, Jr., signed a petition sub

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Carroll County Chief Deputy Sheriff Adam Eubanks, far right talks with from left Duck Hill Fire Chief Michael Woods, Carroll County Deputy Sheriff Mark Mulconrey, and Trooper Maurice Fleming at the accident scene on I-55 North of the Duck Hill exchange in Carroll County early Thursday morning. (Photo by Ken Strachan)

Montgomery County Coroner Alan Pratt talks with a representative of a delivery express company of Jackson. (Photo by Ken Strachan)

Cases of alcohol covered the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 near mile marker 195 near the Duck Hill exchange in Carroll County. (Photo by Ken Strachan)

Two killed in I-55 crash

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On Thu, 09/10/2020 - 11:03 AM

Carroll and Montgomery county officials responded to a three-vehicle accident that resulted in two deaths on Interstate 55 early Thursday morning in Carroll County near the Carroll/Grenada county line.

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4-H hosts first-ever Virtual State Congress

By Susan Collins-Smith , READ MORE > 75,836 Reads
On Mon, 06/01/2020 - 12:53 PM

RAYMOND -- With social distancing measures still in place, Mississippi 4-H’ers will participate in the state’s first-ever Virtual State 4-H Congress in 2020 instead of the traditional in-person gathering.

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Easy sides to enjoy while grilling

By Deana Sexton , READ MORE > 70,673 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 10:48 AM

With the weather getting pretty, everyone loves to cook on the grill. I know we do. My family loved spending time together around the pool and enjoying something Daddy cooked. Family time was always a special time for us. We would discuss things that were happening in our lives and in the community.

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Well known recipes that still please

By Deana Sexton-Palmer , READ MORE > 66,066 Reads
On Thu, 10/15/2020 - 11:18 AM

I am still going through some of my wonderful recipes that are old but still delicious and used today. Some of the older recipes become a staple on many tables for the holidays or Sunday supper. I hope you are enjoying them. I'd love to hear for you to share any of your best recipes.

I hope you have a wonderful week.

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“Hill Fire: Knee Deep” based on the stories of the late Arnold Dyre

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On Thu, 04/05/2018 - 10:17 AM

This weekend, the Montgomery County Arts Council will present a special play inspired by the life of a special man.

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Stars to face St. Joseph in first round

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On Tue, 10/31/2017 - 9:08 AM

The Winona Christian School Stars will travel to Greenville Friday night to take on the St. Joseph Fight Irish in the first round of the MAIS playoffs.

Stars Head Coach Junior Graham said the MAIS playoffs are made up of the top 16 power points teams on a bracket system.

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Carpenter wins runoff, Daniels new constable

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson , READ MORE > 401,031 Reads
On Thu, 08/29/2019 - 10:30 AM

Casey Carpenter will move on to November’s General Election in his race for the Carroll County Chancery Clerk seat, as he defeated challenger Christy Noah in Tuesday’s runoff election.

Carpenter, 38, received 1,716 votes to Noah’s 1,064 votes.

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Orvlie Hunt

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On Thu, 07/20/2017 - 8:26 AM

Funeral services for Orvlie Hunt of Weir were held on Saturday, June 15, 2017, at First Unity United Methodist Church in Weir, with Rev. Lyndon Geeter officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery in Weir.

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Four injured in Carroll plane crash

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On Fri, 07/05/2019 - 8:53 AM

Four people were injured in an airplane crash in Carroll County on July 4.

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Black Hawk resident meets Austrian pen pal for the first time

By Ruthie Robertson , READ MORE > 368,231 Reads
On Thu, 08/03/2017 - 10:28 AM

Friendship with Nicole Marhold started by chance.

“It has turned into something really amazing,” the 19-year-old Black Hawk resident said.

Ferguson’s friend, Marhold, is an 18-year-old from im Burgenland, St. Margarethen, Austria, and the two have been pen pals for the past several years.

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Coffey commits to Ole Miss

By Robbie Robertson , READ MORE > 363,415 Reads
On Thu, 06/06/2019 - 12:28 PM

It didn’t take Winona’s An’Darius Coffey long to make up his mind about where he wanted to play college football.

Coffey went to Ole Miss’s football camp this past weekend and the Rebels offered him a scholarship on Sunday. Coffey then visited the school with his mother on Wednesday and made his commitment official later that day.

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Julia Wiggins Sanders

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On Wed, 03/13/2019 - 9:11 AM

Julia Wiggins Sanders, 82, of Raymond and formerly of Greenwood died Saturday, March 9 at Edgewood Nursing & Rehab in Bryam.

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Beat the heat with ice cream

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson , READ MORE > 347,259 Reads
On Thu, 06/28/2018 - 9:10 AM

My granddaddy, Charlie Sexton, told me that he preferred store-bought ice cream and bakery-made cakes over homemade. His reasoning was simple. When he was a child, growing up in rural DeSoto County, his family couldn’t afford store-bought ice cream and cake. So, his mother made everything they ate from scratch.

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Veterans Helping Veterans hold town hall meeting

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On Thu, 05/24/2018 - 11:18 AM

Gwen Ford James, left, received a Vietnam Service pin from Dr. David Walker, director of the VA hospital in Jackson, who conducted the town hall meeting on behalf of veterans and dependents. Gwen's husband, the late David F. James, Jr., served with the U. S.