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Hard work leads to the Supreme Court steps

By TIM BEELAND
Wed,12/01/21-9:12AM, 959 Reads
We all want the best for our children. We want them to succeed. We want a better life for them than we’ve had. We want them to be more educated, better suited to deal with an ever-changing world, better, well, better everything.
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Rebels claim South State title

Sat,11/27/21-7:30AM, 790 Reads
In another high scoring game, Scott Central knocked off Pelahatchie 60-14 Friday night to claim the South State title. The Rebels will travel to the Univeristy of Southern Mississippi Saturday where they will face Leflore County in the State Championship game. The Rebels are now 14-0 on the season.
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Arrest Report 12-1-21

Thu,12/02/21-9:07AM, 713 Reads
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between November 19, 2021 and November 25, 2021. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Pride of Forest Band has Superior Marching Season

Wed,12/01/21-3:19PM, 676 Reads
The “Pride of Forest” Marching Band recently completed a season of marching competitions by finishing 3rd in the State of Mississippi among Class 3A Band programs.
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Multiple arrests made in county wide sweep

Wed,11/10/21-9:22AM, 1,797 Reads
A county wide sweep resulted in multiple arrests Tuesday night.
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Arrest Report 11-24-21

Wed,11/24/21-11:02AM, 1,778 Reads
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between November 3, 2021 and November 11, 2021. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
11/11 Alfonzo Dwayne Brimlett, 309 Iberville St., Forest - Public Drunk
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Juvenile arrested in rash of Forest auto burglaries

Wed,11/24/21-10:36AM, 1,703 Reads
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested last week in connection with a recent rash of auto burglaries in Forest. Chief Will Jones said Monday that the unnamed juvenile, along with two others, has been going through neighborhoods and the downtown area pulling on door handles and looking for unlocked vehicles to burglarize.
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Arrest Report 11-17-21

Thu,11/18/21-8:42AM, 1,462 Reads
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between November 3, 2021 and November 11, 2021. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
11/03 Jimmy Bogan, 76 Banks Rd., Forest – Not Listed
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Newspapers, journalists honored for excellence

Sat,07/10/21-5:27PM, 9,264 Reads 101,185 Statewide
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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
Mon,07/05/21-12:39PM, 7,759 Reads 125,913 Statewide
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” — Pete Townshend in The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
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Public Service Commission nearing approval for Cooperative Energy's planned distribution grid upgrade

By STEVE WILSON
Fri,07/09/21-11:58AM, 7,738 Reads 80,056 Statewide
The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted at its Thursday meeting to refer a planned improvement to Cooperative Energy’s distribution grid to Chairman Dane Maxwell, who represents the Southern District.
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi

By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/08/21-5:04PM, 4,885 Reads 85,805 Statewide
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations.
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Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram talk to reporters on Friday morning at the B.B. King Museum.

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Video: Bobby Rush Talks The Importance of Youth and the Blues

By EMMERICH VIDEOS
Fri,06/04/21-5:43PM, 25,216 Reads 282,877 Statewide
Bobby Rush, who will be participating in Saturday's B.B. King Museum expansion grand opening, talks to journalists from all over the world at the museum on Friday
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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund

By STEVE WILSON
Fri,06/18/21-12:07PM, 19,225 Reads 148,062 Statewide
The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.
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After a failed first try, the Senate passed a legislative alternative to the medical marijuana program voters approved in November.

Supreme Court refuses to reconsider medical marijuana ruling

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,07/02/21-3:28PM, 17,904 Reads 179,674 Statewide
A last gasp effort has been rejected to convince the Mississippi Supreme Court to reconsider its landmark decision which struck down the medical marijuana initiative approved by voters in November and the entire ballot initiative process.
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Is that all there is to a pandemic?

By KELLEY WILLIAMS
Sat,06/12/21-3:31PM, 14,587 Reads 206,267 Statewide
The bubonic plague killed about half the people in Europe in the Middle Ages. It was called the Black Death. Influenza killed about 15% of the world’s population in 1918-19. It was called the Spanish Flu. (John Barry’s The Great Influenza suggests it first appeared in Kansas.) Justinian’s Plague was the first major plague in recorded histor
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