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Anita Webb honored with retirement reception

A Retirement Reception for Anita Webb, Scott County Extension Coordinator/FCS/4H was held June 28 at the County Extension Office. Webb . . .

Chamblee honored with retirement luncheon

Long time City of Forest Code and Zone Officer, David Chamblee was honored with a retirement reception last Thursday after . . .

We’ve been telling you every vote counts

Every election cycle that rolls around we say the same thing, whether in this space or in person to friends . . .

Opinion: A dismal report on Mississippi health care

Mississippi’s health-care system has never compared very well to those in other states, and a new report indicates, perhaps to . . .

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Judge refuses to stop abortion ban from going into effect Thursday

Chancery Judge Debbra Halford refused to block Mississippi’s abortion ban from going into effect on Thursday despite a 1998 ruling . . .

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  • Opinion: A dismal report on Mississippi health care

    Wed,07/06/22-6:46PM, 448 Reads

    Mississippi’s health-care system has never compared very well to those in other states, and a new report indicates, perhaps to no one’s surprise, that the covid-19 pandemic provided no help in changing this trend.

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  • The Message

    By ELDER EMERY POWELL
    Sun,07/03/22-5:36AM, 429 Reads

    Is our freedom dependent upon religion?
    Our Declaration of Independence states that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” 

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  • Mississippi Covid-19 Update : July 06, 2022

    By PRESS RELEASE - MSDH
    Wed,07/06/22-12:50PM, 409 Reads

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

     

    New cases of COVID-19:

    1,350

    New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 3 P.M. yesterday.
    Repeated tests for the same individual are counted only once.

     

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  • Peggy Anne Risher

    Wed,07/06/22-7:14AM, 387 Reads

    Peggy Ann Windham Risher passed away Saturday morning, July 2, 2022 after an extended illness. Visitation was held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 10 a.m. with the funeral service following at the Ott & Lee Chapel at 11 a.m. Interment was at the Pulaski Cemetery.

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Opinion: A dismal report on Mississippi health care

Wed,07/06/22-6:46PM, 448 Reads 3,097 Statewide

Mississippi’s health-care system has never compared very well to those in other states, and a new report indicates, perhaps to no one’s surprise, that the covid-19 pandemic provided no help in changing this trend.

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The Big Ten is now the Big Sixteen, but who’s counting these days?

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Singing River Health Care Workforce Academy allows participants to work while advancing their careers
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