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1. Governor provides flooding update
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said one fatality has been reported in Franklin County related to the heavy rains and flooding. Reeves said a county road crew member was killed while assisting with storm cleanup operations.
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The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approved the donation of Greenwood Leflore Hospital to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The transaction is expected to be complete by Aug. 1.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital has cleared one major hurdle in completing a transfer of its ownership to another operator.
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request from the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take ownership of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, which is situated on approximately 14.5 acres of land on River Road.
By Brent Maze - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
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Lillie Jackson looks resplendent in a pink dress and a crown as she occupies the seat of honor during her 100th birthday celebration last week at the Tutwiler Community Education Center in Tutwiler. Her sash says it all: “100 & Fabulous.” (Photo by Sharon Elaine Jackson-Bailey)
TUTWILER — Family, friends and community members recently gathered to celebrate a remarkable milestone as Mrs. Lillie Jackson marked her 100th birthday on June 10.
Born on June 10, 1926, Mrs. Jackson has witnessed a century of history, change and progress while remaining a beloved figure in the Tutwiler community.
Known for her wisdom, strength and unwavering love for her family, she continues to inspire those around her with her sharp memory, vibrant spirit and cherished stories from years gone by.
By Sharon Elaine Jackson-Bailey - Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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Rosebloom Recreational Park’s annual Independence Day celebration, always held on a Saturday, will this year fall on the very date of the nation’s historic 250th birthday, July 4.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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West Tallahatchie High School boys basketball head coach Corey Grayson, seated, is pictured with some of the participants of a recent three-day youth basketball camp held at Bernard Berryhill Gymnasium on the WTHS campus as part of a West Tallahatchie Community Schools Initiative event. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
WEBB — As part of the West Tallahatchie Community Schools Initiative, West Tallahatchie High School boys basketball head coach Corey Grayson organized and led a three-day Youth Basketball Camp that was held from 9-11 a.m. each day at the school.
The camp was a tremendous success, averaging 32 participants ranging in age from 6 to 14 years old.
Throughout the camp, students engaged in skill-building activities and friendly competition while learning fundamental basketball techniques, with a special emphasis on dribbling and ball-handling drills.
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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Disc golf recently retured to George Payne Cossar State Park as the park officially reopened following Winter Storm Fern’s late-January rampage. New Park Manager Brandon Sims, far right, was on hand to welcome the golfers.
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Father’s Day is here! According to Wikipedia, Father’s Day was first celebrated in the United States on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation and in 1972 President Richard Nixon signed a Congressional Resolution creating a permanent national holiday.
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GREENWOOD — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta recently kicked off its annual campaign with a goal of raising $80,000 to support club and community programming in Bolivar, Coahoma, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie and Yazoo counties.
Burns Strider, annual campaign chair, announced May 22 that $32,000 had already been raised toward the $80,000 goal.
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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Thursday June 18
Persimmon Hill sets weeklong VBS classes
Persimmon Hill Missionary Baptist Church has been hosting annual Vacation Bible School this week, and classes continue Thursday and Friday, June 18-19, at 7 nightly. The theme is “Hooked! Reeled in to Serve God.” The adult instructor is pastor George Forest of Rocky Mountain Missionary Baptist Church of Water Valley. All are invited, said pastor Andrew Fluker and secretary Gwen Herron.
Friday June 19
4-H Lego Club scheduled for three dates
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When reached for comment, the Mississippi Department of Insurance confirmed that Chad Bridges has been placed on administrative leave.
A former president of the Jackson Area Federal Credit Union, an employee of the Mississippi Department of Insurance, and a branch manager of JAFCU are being sued for allegedly embezzling more than $90 million.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
The Parker family’s odyssey merges with an unspeakable crime, an ineffective and frustrating legal system, and the slow march of time in the appeals process.
Once again, Mississippi’s highest court was asked to hold out for justice for a family murdered in 1990 in a hellish scene in their Walnut community home in rural Quitman County.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson said recently that the detection of the New World screwworm (NWS) in cattle in Texas poses no threat to food safety.
“The New World screwworm is an invasive pest, not an infectious disease. This is an animal health issue, not a food safety issue. Our meat supply is safe to eat,” Gipson noted. “USDA is taking immediate action to contain and eradicate the NWS. We are closely monitoring the situation and staying in close contact with our partners at USDA and the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.”
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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Avery Clare Lee, center, and her sisters, Aven Kate Lee, left, and Addy Reece Lee are pictured at the lemonade stand set up in the front yard of the family’s home in the Paynes community as part of their fifth annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. This year, 42 customers stopped by to purchase some lemonade and other treats while contributing to the cause. Even more people donated to the fundraiser online, pushing the total raised for St. Jude by the Lee girls this year to $1,300. Over the five years, more than $6,000 has been collected for St. Jude.
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Warm and pleasant greetings to you. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
Enjoy your blessings and don’t let distractions draw you away from your spiritual resources such as church, Bible study and prayer.
We hope more young people are taking advantage of the privilege to attend Sunday school and any activity during the summer vacation that will help them have a better outlook on life.
By MELBA TAYLOR on
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He’s a CEO, a grocery man, sits on grocery retail boards, a cattle farmer, a rancher, a gardener, a daddy, a pawpaw, a husband, a good man. He wears many hats all year long, but at this time of the year, we honor the daddy.
Father’s Day was first proposed in 1909 by Sonora Dodd. After listening to a Mother’s Day sermon, she thought that the fathers should also enjoy their own memorable day.
We all think about our own daddies on this day, and I recall my small dynamite of a daddy, Earl.
By Peggy Sims on
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CARE kicked off their summer camp sessions the week of June 1 with several camps for children ages 5 to 12. In the patriotic painting class, reflected here, students learned about the 250th birthday of the United States and painted a collage to celebrate the historic event. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Keith Burt, Mallori Goad, Dilan Ross, Averi Ross, Harper Bright and Trenton Uselton.
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Jake Rose is in the hospital in Southaven. Please pray, friends and family, and keep him and his family in your prayers,
Sunday was Bro. Ricky Harris’ birthday and the congregation gathered around him and sang “Happy Birthday!” I know he enjoyed that!
Get well wishes to Wendy Harrell Dorby, who stepped on a sweet gum ball coming out of the veterans’ museum in Tupelo Thursday and broke her foot.
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Growing Economic Momentum
What happens when a community begins seeing possibility together?
By CHERYL SWOOPES on
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Your doctor may have sent you to physical therapy, and it may have a very difficult process for you. Hopefully, it helped!
Because I had partial knee replacements when I was much younger, I now need to have them removed and have full knee replacements put in.
By Connie Bunch on
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A surprise golden wedding anniversary celebration was held Saturday, June 13, for Rev. Joe and Joanne Adams Young at The Oaks at Sherin Farms in the Teasdale community.
Numerous family and friends attended the event, which was hosted by the couple’s children. In addition to beautiful decorations, hors d’oeuvres and a delicious two-tier cake, on display was the cake topper from the couple’s wedding 50 years ago.
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Updated: The Commonwealth corrected the amount of the MHAP June payment and to clarify details of the hospital's transfer to UMMC. Also, a link to the board meeting's live stream was added. IHL also approved
Greenwood Leflore Hospital is asking a federal court to either order the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to release $2.45 million this month to the insolvent hospital or let a state court consider ordering it so that the hospital can stay open long enough to complete the transfer of its ownership to another operator.
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