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2 months ago
Photo by Tim Beeland, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Although roadways remained clear in Scott County following last weekend's ice storm that crippled much of Mississippi, we still suffer from supply chain woes due to the storm. With many of the roadways to the west and north of Mississippi shut down or still just at at crawl, some store shelves are looking a little worse for the ware heading into another frigid weekend.
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2 months ago
Entergy Mississippi CEO Haley Fisackerly speaks with The Grenada Star's Publisher Adam Prestridge during his visit to view storm damage in Grenada Thursday afternoon.
Winter Storm Fern coated Grenada County and much of north Mississippi in a thick layer of ice last weekend, uprooting trees, snapping limbs and loading down power lines and poles, leaving thousands of Entergy Mississippi customers in the dark for days.
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2 months ago
Delta State’s nationally renowned NCAA Division II baseball team was supposed to open the 2026 season Friday against Harding (Arkansas) University in Cleveland.
That won’t happen. Boo Ferriss Field at Harvey Stadium on the DSU campus in Cleveland is covered in ice and snow. At noon Monday, the temperature was 21 degrees. The wind chill was 7. The weekend forecast is for more freezing temperatures. The DSU Statesmen are sometimes called the Fighting Okra, but they would be more like Eskimos if they played this weekend.
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2 months ago
If you have followed my writing for any length of time, there should be no doubt about my love for the outside world. Whether I’m watching the foliage slowly turn from the deep green that growing seasons dictate to the fire of crimson and gold leaves gently falling to the earth, I wholeheartedly embrace the change. During the onset of the fall migration of waterfowl, I crane my neck with an ear towards the sky listening for faint cries of geese urging their leaders southward.
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2 months ago
Photo by Tim Beeland, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
It was 72 degrees and balmy when we opened the balcony door of our French Quarter apartment — a “rented” French Quarter apartment that is — Sunday morning just before 7:00. Normally we would not be awake that early on a Sunday — checkout day — but this year there was a looming ice storm approaching Mississippi so we had opted not to go to breakfast, and to just pack up and head home, hoping to beat the weather.
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2 months ago
Lydia Irby Johnson, a beloved educator and cherished family member, passed away on January 20, 2026, after courageously battling cancer.
She was born on September 21, 1948, in Canton, MS. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and proud grandmother. She dedicated 20 years of her life to shaping young minds as an elementary school teacher at Black Mountain Primary School in North Carolina. She left lasting impressions on those fortunate enough to know her. She would brighten any room she walked in.
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2 months ago
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between January 19, 2026 and January 26, 2026. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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2 months ago
The Forest Municipal School District Robocats robotics team poses with coaches, Dr. Ben Reiss and Arlene Monk, following a demonstration of their competition robot at the December school board meeting.
Forest Municipal School District Robotics Team 31720, known as the Robocats, traveled to Warren Central High School in December, to compete in the Vicksburg Scrimmage Invitational. The event marked an important milestone for the district’s rookie robotics team.
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2 months ago
Below is a press release from the Mississippi National Guard:
The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) activated 500 service members across the state to conduct general support, fueling operations, and aerial logistics packaging of food and other needed supplies following a major winter storm Jan. 23-26, 2026.
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2 months 1 week ago
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar says he will allow his committee to vote on the House’s school choice measure, but he’s still convinced the proposal to spend public money on private schooling will not pass in the Senate. Why are senators opposed to this? He explains.
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2 months 1 week ago
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is expected to explore a funding model advocates for months have proposed as a solution to the state’s child care crisis, agency director Bob Anderson announced during a Senate Public Health Committee meeting Wednesday.
By Sophia Paffenroth - Mississippi Today on
2 months 1 week ago
The vast majority of states across the U.S. now allow some form of high school NIL. Mississippi is among the four that have thus far prohibited the practice.
Mississippi is currently not among the growing number of states that allow high school student-athletes to accept Name, Image and Likeness, or NIL, money or benefits. That could change if legislation filed by State Rep. Jeffery Harness (D) is signed into law.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
After a recent successful bow hunt, JH came out of the woods before daylight vanished. He had his deer loaded and he just sat on his four-wheeler until dark so others hunting would not be disturbed. The sunset was magnificent and he took it all in. As he continued to wait for darkness, he heard a “buzzing” noise from above and he turned his eyes skyward. He watched birds flying across the timber heading for agricultural fields. The “buzzing” continued and he noticed the birds that were creating this sound were spiraling to the ground. “There were hundreds of them,” he related.
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2 months 1 week ago
The Clevelands break in a new studio with commentary on the national championship game, Ole Miss’ highest final national ranking in 63 years, Trinidad Chambliss, SEC Basketball, the coming baseball season and reigning NCAA golf champion Michael La Sasso joining the LIV golf tour.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
2 months 1 week ago
Scott County School District is closely monitoring the potential threat of a severe winter storm impacting our area this weekend. Any changes that need to be made to school schedules will be communicated to everyone through the normal communication channels...please stay tuned for future updates!
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2 months 1 week ago
The Scott County Livestock Show was held Saturday, January 3, at the Tadlock-Legacy Coliseum. There were 33 livestock animals exhibited: four lambs, one goat, and 28 beef cattle. The judge was Walker Anttila from Rich Mountain Community College in Arkansas. It was a great day for a livestock show. Good luck to all as they compete at the Dixie National Livestock Show February 3rd – 12th at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson. If you are interested in showing livestock animals or want to know more about it, please contact the Scott County Extension Office at 601-469-4241.
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2 months 1 week ago
Photo by Darrell Brown, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Above, Sebastopol’s Michael Stewart powers past a defender to score in the Bobcats’ 56-53 win over Noxapater.
Samarion Jones gets inside position to score at the basket.
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2 months 1 week ago
Sunday I will become an official Medicare Card toting sun of a gun. Yep, I’ll be 65. Old! Never meant for that to happen, getting old that is, but wife Danny and I will enjoy a New Orleans road trip this weekend and I suppose that will make up for it.
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2 months 1 week ago
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between January 12, 2026 and January 19, 2026. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
1/12 Linton Watts, 745 Jack Lee Dr., Forest, Trespassing
1/12 Nathanial McKee, 19571 Anderson Rd., Forest, Felony Child Abuse
1/12 Olen J. Jones, 1559 St4adman Rd., Morton, Possession of Controlled Substance Fel0ny
1/12 Gail Porter, 6648 Hwy. 35 North, Forest, Driving with Suspended License, No Insurance
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2 months 2 weeks ago
The leading Democratic candidate running for U.S. Senate in Mississippi is noticeably absent from a list of potential pickups shared by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Senate Democrats believe they have a path to regain the majority in the U.S. Senate in this midterm cycle, but Mississippi is noticeably absent from the list of potential pickups shared by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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