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Tallahatchie County hosts regional 4-H Shooting Sports competition

On Saturday, May 1, the Tallahatchie County Fairgrounds and adjacent youth league fields were again the setting for the Northwest . . .

East Tallahatchie schools preparing for in-person fall studies

After adopting an all-virtual model of instruction for the 2020-21 school year, the East Tallahatchie School District hopes to reintroduce . . .

Endangered/Missing Child Alert issued for Leflore County man

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for 16-year-old Tykwon Smith of Greenwood, in Leflore County . . .

OPINION: It's never too late to do what's right

Gladys Frost would have observed her 56th birthday on March 22. Instead, what ought to have been a celebration of . . .

Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?

When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M . . .

Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 3,727 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:47 PM
When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M — it will mark Mike Bianco’s 800th victory at the university and his 900th as a college baseball coach.
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Mississippi’s economy is rebounding, but growth expected to slow
By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 3,466 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 04:35 PM
Mississippi is poised to have its biggest spike in economic growth since 2008, according to the latest forecast report by the state economist. But that expected surge doesn’t mean the state’s economy will keep growing.
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Top litter collectors from each ward in Charleston received a $100 bill at the conclusion of Saturday’s “Trash for Cash” event, sponsored by the Charleston Rotary Club. Recognized as winners for picking up the most trash by weight are, from left, Ward 1’s Gyrone Kenniel, 267.25 pounds; Ward 2’s Mary Jo Long, 43.75 pounds; Kirstin Johnson, standing in for Ward 3’s Sedrick Smith, who turned in 122.25 pounds; and Ward 5’s Tripp Gregory, 70.5 pounds. Ward 4 had no participants. At right is Brenda Walton-Willis, who won a $100 drawing. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

'Trash for Cash' event bags 771 pounds
By Clay McFerrin, 2,694 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:51 PM
A total of 771 pounds of trash was collected by volunteers during the May 1 "Trash for Cash" community cleanup event in Charleston.

Sponsored by the Charleston Rotary Club and the city of Charleston, the three-hour event was a competition of sorts in which $600 in cash was up for brags.
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Pay raises for state employees yet to be determined
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 1,219 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:34 AM
How many of Mississippi’s roughly 26,000 state employees will receive raises and the amounts they receive will not be known until later this year.
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Centene has been filling the campaign coffers of Mississippi officials for years and is one of Gov. Tate Reeves' largest donors.

Medicaid agency poised to extend contract with Centene, embattled insurer and big campaign donor
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 1,178 Reads
Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:41 AM
Mississippi’s contract with Centene, an insurance company state officials are currently investigating over suspicions it overcharges taxpayers to boost its profits, is set to expire at the end of June, providing an opportunity for the state to end business with the company.
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The state that Mississippi should envy
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On Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:15 AM
McCOMB — The 2020 U.S. census numbers came out last week, and Mississippi was one of just three states that lost population during the past decade.
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From left, Tallahatchie County Library Directory Angela Etheridge, and Charleston Rotary Club representatives Ken and Patti Gregory, show some of the USS Tallahatchie County memorabilia on display in the new “Mississippi Room” at the Tallahatchie County Library in Charleston. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)

USS Tallahatchie memorabilia featured in local library
By Dana Clolinger, 913 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 11:30 AM
The Tallahatchie County Library in Charleston is very excited to share that a new “Mississippi Room” has opened.
The Mississippi Room currently holds and will continue to collect state memorabilia and works from Mississippi artists and authors.
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East Tallahatchie schools preparing for in-person fall studies
By Clay McFerrin, 819 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:20 PM
After adopting an all-virtual model of instruction for the 2020-21 school year, the East Tallahatchie School District hopes to reintroduce in-person classes this fall.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 04, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 774 Reads
Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:35 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?

When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M — it will mark Mike Bianco’s 800th victory at the university and his 900th as a college baseball coach.

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Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?

Mississippi’s economy is rebounding, but growth expected to slow

'Trash for Cash' event bags 771 pounds

Pay raises for state employees yet to be determined

Medicaid agency poised to extend contract with Centene, embattled insurer and big campaign donor

The state that Mississippi should envy

USS Tallahatchie memorabilia featured in local library

East Tallahatchie schools preparing for in-person fall studies

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 04, 2021

Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?

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