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6 days 3 hours ago
The participants in the Viking 10k and 5k begin their race in downtown Greenwood.
, Runners take off from the Front Street starting line of the Viking Half Marathon race Saturday while braving windy, 46-degree conditions.
, Aaron Ford of Saltillo was the winner of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday.
, Frank Holiman of Carrollton won the Viking 5k race.
, Aaron Ford, left, crosses the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon on Saturday, while shouting encouragement at Archer Russell, another participant competing in the 10K.
As Aaron Ford neared the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday morning, his focus was on encouraging other runners.
“Finish strong!” he yelled to Archer Russell, a participant in the 10K race who was just ahead.
Ford, a 43-year-old from Saltillo, finished first in the half marathon with a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes and 55 seconds. He is a physical therapist operating a clinic in Tupelo.
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6 days 22 hours ago
Residents were evacuated from 10 Carroll County homes Friday because of a fire that covered 2,400 acres.
A fire blazing through more than 2,000 acres in Carroll County led to evacuations from 10 homes Friday, a state fire official said Friday afternoon.
Residents of homes on County Roads 163, 218 and 360 were being evacuated, Chris Burnham with the Mississippi Forestry Commission said just before 5 p.m. Friday.
The fire encompassed 2,400 acres, an increase of 600 acres from what Burnham had reported at 4:10 p.m. Friday, when 45% of the blaze was contained.
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1 week 1 day ago
Researchers say the center will be the first of its kind in the nation.
The University of Mississippi on Monday announced the upcoming launch of its new Center on Collegiate Gambling, which researchers describe as the “first of its kind in the nation” amid rising national concern about betting on collegiate sports.
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1 week 1 day ago
Steve Knight became the head men’s basketball coach at William Carey College way back in July of 1982 at the age of 25.
That same month, Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe for the Wimbledon championship. Tom Watson, now 76, won golf’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, Scotland. William Winter was Mississippi’s governor. Ronald Reagan was president. Pete Rose led the National League in hitting. From Rocky III, Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” was No. 1 on the record charts.
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1 week 1 day ago
This is a Mississippi baseball fan’s delight, highlighted by a three-game SEC series matching State and Ole Miss at Oxford and Opening Day in the Major Leagues. So much to discuss.
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1 week 1 day ago
Photo by Darrell Brown, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Sebastopol Lady Bobcats fell to Clinton by a score of 13-9 last week. Lakin Wooten makes a diving catch in right field.
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1 week 2 days ago
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between March 16, 2026 and March 23, 2026. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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1 week 2 days ago
One of the longest serving businesses in Forest will be closing soon. Lott Furniture Company, open for 90 years, has announced that they will end their highly respected service.
Many folks here will remember the late Hilton Boyles, who assumed position as manager following his return from U.S. Army duty overseas in WWII.
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1 week 2 days ago
The Scott County Sports Hall of Fame is gearing up for another induction ceremony next month recognizing special achievements in the history of local sports.
In addition to the induction of its Class of 2026 nominees, recognizing former athletes and coaches, this ceremony will also include recognition of people who contributed to the sports community and a local team who achieved its special place in history.
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1 week 2 days ago
A Lake man was arrested earlier this month by the Cleveland, MS Police department and charged with one count of Enticement of a Child to Depict Sexually Explicit Material and one count of Human Trafficking.
According to the police department’s social media post “arrested was 30-year-old Lake resident Bailey Jones.”
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2 weeks ago
Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R) signed an administrative order on Monday aimed at shielding the state’s agribusinesses from California’s new climate reporting mandates.
“Gavin Newsome should tend to his own State’s business, rather than trying to meddle with ours,” Gipson said on social media.
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2 weeks ago
It is the second time this session that a mobile sports betting bill from the House has died in the Senate.
The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of Representatives, has died in the Senate Gaming Committee at the hands of chairman State Senator David Blount (D).
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2 weeks ago
The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.
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2 weeks 1 day ago
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Measles hit Spartanburg, South Carolina, hard. Reuters reported last month nearly 1,000 individuals got infected in Spartanburg County since October. The outbreak hit in places like the Global Academy of South Carolina where 21% of students had not been vaccinated, then spread to the unvaccinated at places like Costco, Publix, Goodwill, Burger King, the library, a museum, and the post office, reported the New York Times.
“This is not normal,” state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said. “This is unprecedented.”
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Jackson’s premier culinary celebration returns March 20–22 with festival chair Chef Nick Wallace and more than 35 participating chefs.
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2 weeks 2 days ago
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between March 9, 2026 and March 16, 2026. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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2 weeks 2 days ago
Jillian Breland and Makayla Belle Gainey paged for the Mississippi House of Representatives last week. They are pictured with sponsor, Rep. Fred Shanks, and Speaker of the House Jason White. Gainey, of Morton, is a senior at East Rankin Academy. She is the daughter of Connie and Kevin Gainey. “I turely enjoyed getting to serve as a page in the Mississippi House of Representatives,” Gainey said. “Thank you to Representative Shanks for the wonderful opportunity. I know this experience will help me in various ways for years to come.” Breland, of Brandon, is a 10th grader at ERA.
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2 weeks 2 days ago
Schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting college athletes. Mississippi won’t be joining them, at least for now.
The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee killed a House bill Monday that sought to exempt name, image and likeness, or NIL, compensation from the state’s income tax.
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2 weeks 2 days ago
Photo by Darrell Brown, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Lowry Moore receives the throw on a pickoff attempt at first base in the Sebastopol Bobcat baseball teams loss to Richland in Spring Break Tournament action.
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