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Earlier this year, colleges in no income tax states used that as a selling point when trying to snag players in the transfer portal. Mississippi lawmakers say the Magnolia State needs to remain competitive in that arena.
In this new era of college football so heavily focused on the almighty dollar, schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting players.
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Below is a political opinion column by Roger Wicker:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker carries peace through strength message to Europe.
The tyrants in China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are on the move, and their aggression makes at least one thing clear: America needs strong, reliable friends. In February, I traveled to Europe to bring a message to our most important allies. In this increasingly dangerous world, the nations of Europe and North America must stand united.
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Another bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis gummies while being treated in a hospital did not pass the Senate Public Health Committee this week.
The Senate passed a bill out of the Public Health Committee this week that could allow people suffering from neurological conditions or addiction to receive Ibogaine treatment, while killing another bill that would allow terminally ill patients to receive medical cannabis gummies while being treated in a hospital.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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1. Moss Point native makes “American Idol” Top 30
Moss Point native Daniel Stallworth advanced into the Top 30 on “American Idol” Monday night after performing “Stand By Me.”
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GRENADA — Nonprofit HERE (Housing: Economic Resources & Education) will host a housing resource fair Thursday, March 12, at the Lewis Johnson Center, 299 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Grenada.
The event is bolstered by a strategic partnership with the city of Grenada, the city of Charleston and the Mississippi Development Authority, reflecting a regional commitment to expanding housing opportunities and economic stability.
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BRANDON — Naomi "Fay" Worsham Smith, age 80, retired employee of Financial Control Dept. of Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 27.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at New Hope Cemetery near Scobey. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She is survived her daughter, Andrea Smith of Richmond, Texas, and her sister, Olivia Worsham Merrell of Nashville.
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1. UMMC reopens clinics after cyberattack
The University of Mississippi Medical Center says their clinics will resume normal operations and appointment schedules on Monday as it continues recovery efforts following a cyberattack on February 19.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
A Mississippi Blood Services mobile coach is seen parked near the emergency room at Tallahatchie General Hospital on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
A Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) mobile coach came to Charleston Friday.
Parked near the Tallahatchie General Hospital emergency room, the coach was present from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. to collect life-giving donations from hospital workers and other local residents.
According to a chart posted on the MBS website on Friday, Feb. 27, there is presently a critical need for donations of A+ and A- blood types.
For more information about MBS services, visit their website or call (888) 90-BLOOD (888-902-5663).
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Puppies peer out from behind wire at the Charleston animal holding facility on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Located off Murphy Road in southwest Charleston, the facility has been in operation since last fall.
The Charleston animal holding facility, located off Murphy Road in southwest Charleston, is brimming with canines, most of whom have been dropped off there by residents.
A joint venture of the Charleston Rotary Club, the city of Charleston and Tallahatchie County, the fledgling operation that began last fall is still very much a work in progress.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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CHARLESTON — Genevia Smith, age, 79, passed away Thursday, February 19.
A celebration of life service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 28, at Rocky Branch Missionary Baptist Church near Charleston, with interment following in Rocky Branch Cemetery.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Ruth, Jane, Festus and Amanda Hailey visited Peggy Bailey in the Charleston nursing home Sunday afternoon.
Bubba Tillman‘s birthday was Saturday, Feb. 21. Dr. Joe Roberts and wife Patsy invited him to have supper with them at Country Catfish in Oakland. Patsy made him a good coconut cake to take home with him.
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OXFORD — A recent grant from the Mississippi Forestry Commission will help replace trees lost at the University of Mississippi due to recent storms, including those damaged during the January ice storm.
Although 95% of trees survived the historic winter storm, many were damaged and may need to be replaced. The grant will help fund the planting of 29 new trees across the Ole Miss campus, said Sophie Kline, arborist and superintendent of Department of Landscape Services.
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I love them!
All kinds! The variety seems endless.
By Connie Bunch on
1 month ago
As the years of our lives rush by in such urgency, I feel as if I am on a fast train to places that I sometimes want to go, and, at other times, to places I would really never like to travel.
I’ve lost so many of my family and so many close friends over the years that it seems as if I have hurried through some of my years.
Of course, I’ve lost my mother and daddy, three of my “in-loves-law,” and a host of friends. It just seems as if things are upside down when we lose family so young.
By Peggy Sims on
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A tip of the hat to all who write weekly community news columns. Pat Deck, who I have read for years, and all you other columnists, this is hard work! I was co-editor of a weekly newspaper (Aberdeen) and then moved to The Memphis Commercial Appeal serving as bureau chief for northwest Mississippi and had daily deadlines for years. But, somehow, this weekly column comes around more often than the daily deadlines did. I understand that is impossible, but ... that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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Joel and Celeste Williams of Charleston are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, Rosalyn Elise Williams, born Wednesday, January 28, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 18 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are James and Jody Wine of Charleston.
Paternal grandparents are Nick and Kasey Williams of Charleston.
Great-grandparents are Joe and Joanne Young, Jeanie Wine and the late Mike Wine; and Joe and LaJuanda Williams, Marilyn Grantham and the late Larry Grantham.
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