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Pictured above are some of the members of Vibrant Church, located in Columbus, who recently paired up with First Presbyterian Church in Charleston to clear, cut and move ice storm tree debris from around the driveways and yards of more than 10 homes in the Charleston area. The Vibrant Church workers arrived with equipment, chain saws and “a willingness to share their love of Christ to our community and to serve and provide much needed help to these homeowners,” according to Charleston First Presbyterian Church member Elaine Venable, one of the local volunteers for the project.
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Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
The beginning of last week, workers were nearby and in our community cutting and piling limbs and digging out ditches. This improvement project is, of course, the result of the recent ice storm. Individual residents are still cleaning personal property while the lawn mowers begin with the first cuttings and trimmings.
It’s the mud-nesting barn swallow that comes before spring officially starts and christens the garage with pellets mixed to build nests in queer places!
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JACKSON — Spring, which began March 20, serves as a good reminder to maintain your home to avoid an insurance claim.
“Your homeowners or renters’ policy can protect you against any damage you may find, so check your policy and talk to your insurance agent. Cleaning out gutters, checking for dead trees, and looking for fire hazards are just some of the tasks to be done inside and outside of your home,” said Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney.
Outside your home:
• Check your roof for broken or missing shingles. Replace shingles to avoid leaks.
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I have been a Southern Baptist for as many years as I am old, and it’s just way too late to change my road now.
My mother and daddy were Baptist, but she called herself a “hard-shelled” Baptist. I was raised in one of these churches and they were somewhat of different beliefs and actions than what I have grown accustomed to now.
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Saturday March 28
CHS track will honor Craig Walker
The Charleston High School track surface will be dedicated in honor of Coach Craig Walker of Charleston during a ceremony that gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28. The dedication, according to organizers, is “In recognition of his unwavering dedication, commitment, and lasting impact on generations of student-athletes.”
Sunday March 29
Frierson Chapel sets pre-Easter event
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RAYMOND — Mississippi State University Extension Service forestry specialists are encouraging timberland owners to keep a watchful eye on their property for signs of bark beetles and disease after January’s ice storm.
Of Mississippi’s five species of bark beetles, the three species of Ips engraver beetles and southern pine beetles, or SPB, raise the most concern. Black turpentine beetles are not as common or as deadly and are of least concern.
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Asia Scott, a senior at Charleston High School, has been recognized as a finalist for the prestigious Mentor Memphis Grizzlies 2026 Mentee of the Year award, an honor that celebrates outstanding participants in mentoring programs in Mississippi and Tennessee.
The Mentee of the Year recognition highlights students who demonstrate exceptional commitment through academic achievement, active involvement in their mentoring organizations, participation in community service and engagement in mentoring-related events.
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A new experience for me!
The cheer competition, Deep South Eras Cheer, was in New Orleans in a huge venue: spotlights, colored lights, big music, projection screens and excited announcers!
Plus, all the cheer girls of all ages from little to teens; their moms armed with hair spray, glitter and lipstick; and dads — some dressed in cheer T-shirts and carrying bags and younger children. Also, we grandmas were bringing up the rear and giving lots of encouragement to our little contestants.
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CHARLESTON — Mark D. Little, age 73, passed away on Monday, March 23, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in North Mississippi.
Funeral services were held 12 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Womble Funeral Home in Charleston with interment following at Adams Arbor Cemetery near Paynes.
He is survived by his brothers, Carson Little Jr. and Roger Little.
The family requests memorials be made to Paducah Wells Church of God of Prophecy.
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Nine “No Kings” protests planned in Mississippi this Saturday
The progressive left’s “No Kings” protests are back for another round of demonstrations this weekend across the nation, with nine such protests planned from the Coast to the Tennessee state line.
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Researchers say the center will be the first of its kind in the nation.
The University of Mississippi on Monday announced the upcoming launch of its new Center on Collegiate Gambling, which researchers describe as the “first of its kind in the nation” amid rising national concern about betting on collegiate sports.
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Child care workers and children, parents and legislators stressed the need to protect access to child care during the Child Care Matters: Keep Mississippi Working press conference held at the state Capitol, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Below is an opinion column by Cathy Grace:
Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of Mississippi Today. You can read more about the section here.
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Steve Knight became the head men’s basketball coach at William Carey College way back in July of 1982 at the age of 25.
That same month, Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe for the Wimbledon championship. Tom Watson, now 76, won golf’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, Scotland. William Winter was Mississippi’s governor. Ronald Reagan was president. Pete Rose led the National League in hitting. From Rocky III, Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” was No. 1 on the record charts.
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Rep. Sam Creekmore, chair of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee, speaks during a press conference on ibogaine at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. Mississippi lawmakers are considering whether to fund clinical trials of the drug as a treatment for opioid addiction. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves for signature Wednesday to fund clinical trials related to the psychedelic drug ibogaine, action that could add $5 million of Mississippi’s opioid settlement money to study the drug.
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Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr., center, walks with his wife Kristen Tynes and his attorney Scott Gilbert to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
One spring day in 2018, entrepreneur and former WWE wrestler Ted “Teddy” DiBiase Jr. “became an instant millionaire,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday.
Eight years later, DiBiase sat stoically in a federal courtroom as his trial in a sprawling welfare scandal neared a close.
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The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Colony Park South facility is seen Monday, May 5, 2025, in Ridgeland, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
University of Mississippi Medical Center revenue fell roughly 20% below budget in February, the month a cyberattack struck the hospital system and led it to cancel all elective surgeries and appointments for nine days.
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Senate proposals that would put more than $1 billion into Mississippi’s government pension system are back in play after being killed by the House earlier this legislative session.
Sen. Daniel Sparks, a Republican from Belmont, has revived six of his dead proposals that would make changes to the state’s Public Employees’ Retirement System by inserting that language in House Bill 4073. The amended bill passed the Senate on Tuesday.
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The Delta State University Aquatic Center. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
CLEVELAND — Delta State University is offering students and community members the chance to earn American Red Cross lifeguard certification through an upcoming course at the Delta State University Aquatic Center on April 25.
Sponsored by the College of Nursing, Health, and Sciences, the course will provide participants with hands-on training in lifesaving techniques, emergency response and water safety. Those who successfully complete the course will receive a two-year American Red Cross lifeguard certification.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Volunteer Charleston firefighters direct a water hose at a brush fire near Charleston Cemetery Thursday afternoon.
The Charleston Fire Department was dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. to a fire that had jumped a gravel road on the east side of Charleston Cemetery and was threatening several residences not far from Charleston Middle School.
A fire was deliberately set at the cemetery to burn off some tree limbs and other vegetative storm debris along a boundary fence, according to a caretaker at the scene, who said the wind had picked up and caused the fire to spread across the gravel road.
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State Sen. Daniel Sparks, R-Belmont, listens as other lawmakers give remarks during a special session at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
If state lawmakers don’t act soon, Mississippi will pay at least an additional $120 million a year to run its food assistance program. That’s because of a 2017 state law that generated more paperwork for social safety net programs.
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