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Memorial services for Travis Hilton “Butch” Chambers, Jr., will be held Saturday. June 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Forest . . .

The ‘height’ of my gardening days

When the rain set in this past weekend it really set in and unfortunately it would have been our first . . .

Arrest Report

The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between . . .

Tyson awards $40,000 grant to support hunger relief

Tyson Foods is providing the Mississippi Food Network $40,000 to support hunger relief in Forest and Carthage communities, the company . . .

Dumping garbage is illegal!!!

National Forests in Mississippi officials are reminding the public that it is illegal to dump waste on national forest lands . . .

Opinion: Bat coming home to roost
By Kelley Williams, 5,995 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 03:41 PM
The Bat Lady is a researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China. Her name is Dr. Shi Zheng-li. She goes on virus-hunting expeditions in bat caves and does “gain of function” genetic manipulations on coronaviruses to make them more infectious and more deadly to humans.
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The ‘height’ of my gardening days
By Tim Beeland, 5,819 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 01:56 PM
When the rain set in this past weekend it really set in and unfortunately it would have been our first weekend to sit around outside and do nothing and, well, that didn’t happen.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph used a 2012 law to quietly award pay raises to himself and the state's judges earlier this year. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Supreme Court chief quietly gave pay raise to himself and other judges without legislative approval
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 3,865 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 05:55 PM
Supreme Court Justice Michael Randolph used a little-known provision in a 2012 law to quietly — and without legislative approval — award pay raises to himself and all of the state’s judges earlier this year.
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COVID-19 grant program promised to prioritize minority businesses. Did it?
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 3,266 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 04:51 PM
An emergency grant program for small businesses during the worst of the pandemic last year was supposed to give priority to minority and women-owned businesses in Mississippi in giving out grants up to $25,000 each from federal COVID-19 relief passed by Congress.
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Special master says state is making progress toward mental health goals, but needs monitoring
By Steve Wilson, 2,220 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 01:03 PM
The special master in charge of helping the state Department of Mental Health meet federal requirements says the state is making progress, but it needs outside monitoring for compliance.
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Travis Hilton "Butch" Chambers, Jr.
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Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:02 PM
Memorial services for Travis Hilton “Butch” Chambers, Jr., will be held Saturday. June 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Forest United Methodist Church with Revs. David J. Slaughter and Trey Harper officiating.
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Krystal Williams and her children Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened.
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,936 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:27 AM
Last school year, Krystal Williams’ son Ca’Marion was named a “star student” in first grade at McNeal Elementary School in Canton Public School District.

In September of 2020, he was honored as a “high flying” second-grader, which recognizes students who are active in class, complete their assignments and are top performers.
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Brittney Friday is a math teacher at Wingfield High School in Jackson.

How Jackson Public Schools tackled its teacher shortage
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,929 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:17 PM
Jackson Public School District was facing a teacher shortage crisis several years ago, not unlike many districts across the state.

In Mississippi’s second largest school district, hundreds of teacher positions were unfilled, and many of the educators in the district were either uncertified or teaching outside of their content area.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : June 09, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 1,921 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 03:59 PM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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PSC approves rate cuts for Entergy and Mississippi Power
By Steve Wilson, 1,683 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 01:07 PM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission approved three rate cuts for the state's two investor-owned utilities at its monthly meeting Tuesday.
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COVID-19 grant program promised to prioritize minority businesses. Did it?

An emergency grant program for small businesses during the worst of the pandemic last year was supposed to give priority to minority and women-owned businesses in Mississippi in giving out grants up to $25,000 each from federal COVID-19 relief passed by Congress.