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This photo of a 102-degree temp reading in Charleston was taken shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2026, during another in a continuing string of National Weather Service Heat Advisory dates for the area. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)

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Another Heat Advisory day underway
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Wed,07/22/26-4:55AM , 2,204 Reads
Due to another expected day of brutally steaming, hot temperatures underway, the National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Heat Advisory in effect for 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday for Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, Monroe, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha counties.
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Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth/Report for America
Sun,07/19/26-2:38PM , 1,500 Reads 20,448 Statewide
In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide lawyers to criminal defendants who cannot afford one. Mississippi delegates that responsibility to counties, a system civil rights attorneys say is inconsistent and ineffective.
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Rachel Scurlock
Thu,07/23/26-9:26AM , 1,149 Reads
CHARLESTON — Rachel Scurlock, age 102, passed away Monday, July 20.
Visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, July 24, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home in Grenada.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Morning Star Church near Charleston.

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Taylor Banks
Tue,07/21/26-9:50AM , 1,101 Reads
MAUMELLE, Ark. — Taylin Roquel Banks, age 24, passed away Tuesday, July 14.
Visitation will be held 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at New Life Church in Little Rock, Ark., immediately followed by funeral services at 11:30 a.m..
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Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 89°F
Min Temp: 74°F
Feels Like: 79°F
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Humidity: 73%
Sunrise: 6:05 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
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Wind Gust: 3 mph
Sky Cover: 38%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 79°F
Moon Rise: 3:43 PM
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