A quiet escape in Carroll County

By LaKeadra Coffey, 950 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 12:39 PM
Sandra and Charles Hull’s garden, located at their home on Highway 35 in Vaiden, is an eclectic mix of plants, some shared and some purchased, decorative items, and interesting objects turned into planters and yard pieces.
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Winona man charged with burglary

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, 825 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 12:27 PM
The Winona Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a recent string of burglaries around the Church Street area.
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J.Z. George to offer welding this school year

By LaKeadra Coffey, 762 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 12:50 PM
In August, J.Z. George High School will offer welding to 20 of their 11th grade students.
Superintendent Jim Ray said with the addition of welding, the district will be two classes shy of having a full Career and Technical Center.
Currently, the district offers Health Science, Construction, and now welding.
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Reeves promises teacher pay raises in Neshoba stump speech

By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 740 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 5:18 PM
Gov. Tate Reeves in his Neshoba County Fair speech on Thursday proposed “an immediate $1,300 across-the-board” pay raise for teachers followed by $1,000 raises for the following two years – all of which would require legislative approval.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : July 30, 2021

By Press Release - MSDH, 728 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 9:24 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.
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Ware embraces offensive role

By Robbie Robertson, 693 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 10:59 AM
As a freshman, Winona Christian coach Junior Graham pulled up Jake Ware from the junior high team to play cornerback for the high school team.
Since that time, Ware has primarily been a defensive specialist and watched some talented WCS offensive players score a ton of points.
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Thompson in national spotlight

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On Thu, 07/29/2021 - 9:36 PM
It’s yet to be seen what will come out of the House investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nation’s Capitol.
There’s one near certainty, however.
The proceedings are going to substantially raise the national profile of Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson.
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Students participate in class during the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Teachers union calls on Reeves to mandate masks in schools

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 603 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 2:00 PM
The state’s teachers union is calling on Gov. Tate Reeves to mandate masks in schools in the fall.
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Rain ruins most of Mississippi's watermelon crop

By Susan M. Collins-Smith, 543 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 10:36 AM
One month ago, watermelon production in southeast Mississippi was on track.
Now, growers there have lost much of their crop to the summer’s wet weather.
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Head of medical marijuana association predicts law will pass

By Wyatt Emmerich, 543 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 3:24 PM
The head of the state's medical marijuana association thinks there's an eighty percent chance of getting a law passed this year in a special session.
"I'm an optimist, so I say eighty or ninety percent," said Ken Newburger, executive director of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association.
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Tabor joins newspaper staff

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On Thu, 07/08/2021 - 10:53 AM
Colt Tabor has joined the staff of Montgomery Publishing, publishers of The Winona Times and The Conservative, as a graphics designer and news reporter.
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Attorney general candidate Lynn Fitch speaks during the Madison and Hinds County Republican Women candidate forum at The Lake House in Ridgeland, Miss., Monday, August 26, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

New boss same as old boss when it comes to AG using private lawyers

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 2,645 Reads
Mon, 07/05/2021 - 12:39 PM
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” — Pete Townshend in The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
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Tuesday evening, Deputy City Clerk Tiffany Everette administered the oath of office to Winona’s newly-elected mayor and board of aldermen. Pictured are (front, from left) Ward 3 Alderwoman Sylvia Clark, Mayor Aaron Dees, Ward 5 Alderwoman Linda Purnell, (back) Ward 2 Alderman William Travis Johnson, Ward 4 Alderman Charles Harris, Jr., and Ward 1 Alderman Mickey Austin.

Board votes for Sunday beer sales

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, 2,615 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 11:28 AM
WINONA –The Winona Board of Aldermen voted 3 to 2 to amend the city’s Beer Ordinance to allow beer sales on Sunday and to follow the state’s law on alcohol sales.
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Mexican Dorito Casserole

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Some favorite casserole recipes

By Deana Sexton-Palmer, 2,150 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 11:43 AM
As I sit and decide what I will write my column about, I'm trying to decide what to cook for supper -- something quick and easy. My lifelong friend, Tami, is here visiting and she said, "Use mom's Dorito casserole recipe!"
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Report warns Mississippi's defined benefit pension fund is in trouble

By Steve Wilson , 2,147 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 4:03 PM
A recently released report by the American Legislative Exchange Council ranked Mississippi's defined benefit pension system last or near last when it came to issues with its unfund
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Many people in Mississippi prisons are feeling confused and coerced into taking vaccines they know little about or don’t trust.

New MDOC visitation policy too restrictive, loved ones of incarcerated Mississippians say

By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today, 1,953 Reads
Tue, 07/06/2021 - 1:25 PM
Doris Carpenter worries about her young grandson. It’s been 15 months since he’s seen his father — her son — who is serving a 10-year sentence at the Bolivar County Correctional Facility in Cleveland.
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HAIL STATE!

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On Thu, 07/08/2021 - 11:41 AM
For many college sports fans, your team winning a national championship may only come once-in-a-lifetime. On June 30, the Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs baseball team defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 9-0 to win the first national title in the school’s history.
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College kids are COVID risks

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On Tue, 07/06/2021 - 9:05 PM
It’s not surprising that a letter is circulating asking Mississippi’s College Board to require students at all of the state’s eight public universities to be vaccinated before the fall semester begins.
What’s surprising is how few have signed the letter.
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SALTER: MSU’s national championship run in Omaha was our “Field of Dreams” moment

By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, 1,795 Reads
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:39 AM
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
What does winning the championship game in the 2021 College World Series mean to the average Mississippi State fan? In a word, everything.
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Scott Petroleum Corp., a three-state fuel distributor headquartered in Leflore County, has been sold to an Arkansas company. The purchase ends 86 years of the Scott family’s ownership. (By Tim Kalich)

Scott Petroleum sold to Arkansas company

By Tim Kalich, 1,723 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 6:54 PM
GREENWOOD, Miss. -- A longtime Leflore County fuel distributor has been sold.
Scott Petroleum Corp. announced Thursday that it has been purchased by C&S Fuels LLC of Newport, Arkansas.
The sale was completed July 15 for an undisclosed price.
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Mississippi Students Surpass the Nation with Record-Breaking Graduation Rate

By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Education, 53,441 Reads
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:11 PM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:
Mississippi high school students achieved a record-breaking graduation rate of 87.7% in 2019-20, surpassing the most recent national rate of 85%.
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Mississippi increases monthly welfare check for first time since 1999

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 28,525 Reads
Fri, 03/26/2021 - 3:21 PM
Mississippi’s relatively small number of families receiving federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family benefits will receive a monthly increase in payments of $90 under legislation Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law this week.
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MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn

By Press Release - MEC, 21,719 Reads
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:07 PM

MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.
Carrollton water customers reminded of boil water alert

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On Sat, 03/20/2021 - 4:15 PM
The necessity to boil drinking water continues for the Town of Carrollton water customers.
According to Carrollton Mayor Pam Lee, after crews repaired a water leak on Barnes Street, a fire hydrant was left on overnight to help clear the water system. However, someone saw the water running and cut it off.
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Man thanks those who saved him

By LaKeadra Coffey, 18,613 Reads
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 11:46 AM
Jerry Windham is blessed to be alive thanks to the efforts of Carroll County’s first responders after he became trapped between his truck and his pasture fence on the morning of April 1.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 25, 2021

By Press Release - MSDH, 18,254 Reads
Tue, 05/25/2021 - 9:47 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.
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State to pay Curtis Flowers $500,000

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson , 18,174 Reads
Tue, 03/02/2021 - 5:15 PM
The State of Mississippi will pay Curtis Giovanni Flowers $500,000 as compensation for the nearly 23 years he spent in prison, charged with the capital murders of four people at Tardy Furniture store in Winona in 19
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MDOT employee severly injured in accident

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, 18,141 Reads
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 10:24 AM
An employee of the Mississippi Department of Transportation was seriously injured early Sunday morning after being struck by a passing motorist as he worked to clear a fallen tree from Highway 35 near Carmack.
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Congress poised to offer Mississippi more money to expand Medicaid

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 17,965 Reads
Mon, 03/08/2021 - 11:09 AM
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package poised to be approved by Congress offers a sizable financial incentive for Mississippi to expand Medicaid to provide health care coverage to primarily the working poor.
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Mother starts scholarship in son’s memory

By LaKeadra Coffey, 17,838 Reads
Thu, 05/13/2021 - 1:00 PM
A Vaiden woman wants to honor the memory of her son by giving back to the community and the school that helped him hone in on his own love for sports.
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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, 56,541 Reads
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 4:05 PM
Marie Gaston still remembers all the food her parents cooked when she was growing up. The aromas of fried chicken, green beans, cabbage, candied yams and fried potatoes often floated from the kitchen. Gaston said her parents cooked full meals like this nearly every day.
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Mississippi Students Surpass the Nation with Record-Breaking Graduation Rate

By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Education, 53,441 Reads
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:11 PM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:
Mississippi high school students achieved a record-breaking graduation rate of 87.7% in 2019-20, surpassing the most recent national rate of 85%.
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Mississippi teachers, first responders eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on March 1

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 53,147 Reads
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 5:05 PM
Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that teachers and first responders in Mississippi can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines starting on March 1.
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Duck Hill mural now complete

By LaKeadra Coffey, 53,142 Reads
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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Wicker Introduces Legislation to Fund Veteran Housing Projects

By Press Release - Senator Roger Wicker, 53,074 Reads
Wed, 02/17/2021 - 5:05 PM
Below is a press release from Senator Roger Wicker:
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Mississippi State Department of Health Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Variant Strain

By Press Release - MSDH, 52,981 Reads
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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Trazavious Walker has been missing since Feb. 16.

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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Visit to the meat market was a hit

By Deana Sexton-Palmer , 35,634 Reads
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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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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Wicker, Hyde-Smith commend Corinth & Petal students picked for 2021 U.S. Senate Youth Program

By Press Release - Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker, 31,538 Reads
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 4:45 PM
Below is a press release from Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith:
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