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Lady Whippets look ahead to rematches, playoff push After Tough Week
By Laurence Hilliard
It was a tough week for Kosciusko softball, allowing 26 runs in 12 innings in losses to Neshoba Central 12-1 and Lake 14-10 in eight innings.
The Lake loss was especially painful because the Lady Whippets rallied with five in the bottom of the seventh for a 9-9 tie, forcing extra innings. But in the top of the eighth three Kosciusko errors resulted in five runs.
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McAdams sweeps Region 5-1A Track Titles Behind Spivey’s Standout Performance
By Laurence Hilliard
McAdams dominated the Region 5-1A track meet with championships by boys and girls teams.
Led by senior Jamarques Spivey, the Bulldogs finished with 140 points, followed by Leake County 103, Noxapater 68, Ethel 64, Sebastopol 56 and Nanih Waiya 45. For the girls it was McAdams 130, Ethel 92, Noxapater 83, Sebastopol 51, Leake County 49 and Nanih Waiya 22.
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Miss Natchez Trace Festival Pageant crowns 2026 queen
From staff and press reports
The 2026 Miss Natchez Trace Festival Pageant brought an evening of poise, confidence and community spirit to the stage Friday night, serving as an early highlight and kickoff to this year’s festival season.
Anna Lauren Watts was crowned Miss Natchez Trace Festival 2026, earning the title after a strong showing among a group of contestants praised for their charm and stage presence.
Division winners were also announced across multiple age groups:
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At other points in the nation’s history, perhaps the tax gap was of less importance to some in government.
Talking about taxes, Nobel Prize-winning Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw wryly observed: “A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” Herman Wouk, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Caine Mutiny,” was more pointed when he said: “Income taxes are the most imaginative fiction written today.”
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56th Annual Natchez Trace Festival returns to Kosciusko
From staff and press reports
The 56th annual Natchez Trace Festival will return to historic downtown Kosciusko on April 24-25, bringing a weekend of arts, crafts, food and entertainment to the community.
Held each year on the last Friday and Saturday of April, the festival draws dozens of artisans and craftsmen from across the southeastern United States, including many from Mississippi. Organizers say the event celebrates the area’s heritage while offering activities for all ages.
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The Tennessee Williams birthplace welcomes a steady flow of visitors, and their conversations fill his early childhood home. This blend of function and cultural meaning keeps the house vibrant and alive.
Visitors often enter the Columbus, Mississippi Welcome Center seeking directions, a restroom, or a brochure. They rarely expect to step into the preserved home of one of America’s most famous playwrights. That moment of surprise is central to the house on Main Street, which is used, passed through, and discovered.
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Governor Tate Reeves said ahead of legislators returning to the Capitol that overriding his veto of SB 2477 risks much-needed federal funding to improve rural healthcare.
Lawmakers return to the Capitol today, with an eye on attempting to override some of the vetoes handed down by Governor Tate Reeves (R).
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2 months 1 week ago
April 16 — Gospel trio Southbound to perform in Carthage
Carthage Methodist Church will host the Southern gospel trio Southbound at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16. Admission is free; a love offering will be taken.
April 15 — Container Gardening Class Registration Deadline
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2 months 1 week ago
The power behind the resurrection lives inside all true believers in Christ
By Austin Bishop
7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Walterine Odom in her letter to the editor (NSS 4/10/26) shows that she has an extreme case of TDS. She starts off her attack on my submission by facing the transgender issue. She says that there are only a "handful (literally!)" of transgenders in the 350 million Americans, implying that it is a negligible problem. Murderers account for a very, very small fraction of the population, but should we neglect them? Transgender males, having superior strength, have caused injuries and often dominated female sports. That is the reason why the Olympic committee has banned them.
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2 months 1 week ago
Some people take as an article of faith that “free markets” are a magic elixir that make society prosperous and fair. Certainly, economies based on principles of capitalism and allowing markets freely to direct choice making have generally outperformed economies based upon other principles.
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2 months 1 week ago
KHS Superintendent Student Advisory Council travels to Jackson
From press and staff reports
Four students from Kosciusko High School recently traveled to Jackson to share their voices on issues facing Mississippi schools. On Wednesday, April 8, the group presented at the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) as the final step of a project that began back in October .
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Letters to the editor 04-16-2026
Seeds of Delight
When are seeds of delight sewn?
Why could a mother hear her not-yet-speaking-the-king’s-English child babbling in the other room and recognize the rhythm of the poems she had read to her earlier?
Why does a little child look at a pansy flower and see a friendly face and proceed to have a conversation with it?
What is the source of a fascination with mathematics or mechanics or music or photography or words?
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Message of the week 04-16-2026
LOST BECAUSE OF USELESSNESS
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Picking a partner
This space is usually reserved for grievances. There’s always something deserving of a good, old-fashioned rant. But not today.
Today, the subject is something far less common and far more important: getting one thing in life absolutely right.
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Peggy's Ponderings 04-16-2026
By Peggy Sims
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Ethel May Day Festival set for May 2; vendors sought
The town of Ethel will host its annual May Day Festival on Saturday, May 2, with a full day of activities planned along Main Street.
The festival will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is expected to feature local vendors, food, entertainment and family-friendly attractions.
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Performing Arts Camp announces production of Seussical the Musical
From press and staff reports
The Ann Harper Richardson Summer Performing Arts Camp is excited to announce its 2026 summer production, Seussical the Musical, bringing the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss to life through music, dance, and storytelling.
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