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Grenada Lake to host deer hunt
By CHRISTI KILROY
Thu,10/15/26-11:54AM , 579 Reads
VICKSBURG – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District at Grenada Lake is preparing to host the 2026 veterans deer hunt on Dec. 18-20.
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Gipson urges MDEQ to reject updated “Waters of the State” regulations
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,10/15/26-3:56PM , 186 Reads 1,817 Statewide
The Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner said he became aware of the issue in early 2026 after talking to Mississippi landowners, economic developers and others in the construction industry.
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Senator Wicker leads delegation to Ukraine, meets with Zelenskyy
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,10/15/26-3:32PM , 140 Reads 1,827 Statewide
Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is returning from Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian officials, and employees of Ukrainian manufacturing companies.
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Burn ban issued for Tallahatchie County
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,10/16/26-10:15AM , 442 Reads
A burn ban is in effect in Tallahatchie County from Oct. 15 through midnight on Oct. 31, Tallahatchie County Fire Coordinator Linnie Maples told The Sun-Sentinel this morning.

During a burn ban, anything with an open flame that produces an ember is not allowed to be burned outdoors.
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Charleston teen killed in early Wednesday shooting, two arrested

Charleston police and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are probing the early Wednesday (Oct. 14) shooting death of a local teenager about two blocks north of Charleston High School.

Tallahatchie County Coroner Anthony Hawkins identified the victim as 18-year-old Markevion Hayes, aka "Dee," of the 300 block of Pleasant Street.

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