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Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith, along with Congressmen Kelly and Ezell express support of President Trump’s decision to strike Iran, while Congressman Thompson says the operation puts the U.S. at greater risk of terrorist attacks.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, President Donald Trump (R) authorized the U.S. military, in coordination with Israel, to launch strikes on Iran after negotiations between the countries failed to produce an amenable resolution.
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Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said Thursday that he expects those numbers to climb as reporting continues.
The Mississippi Insurance Department reports that over 12,000 claims have been filed totaling in excess of $107 million related to damage from Winter Storm Fern.
The storm left much of North Mississippi blanketed in ice for days with over 100,000 without power. The impacts were felt in nearly half of the state’s counties, with 29 deaths reported as a result of the storm.
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“Operations are continuing as normal as there is no known ongoing threat at this time,” an Ingalls spokesperson said.
A note with a bullet was discovered at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula Thursday morning, reportedly in a bathroom, prompting the coast shipyard to call in local law enforcement to investigate.
Just after 8 a.m., a company spokesperson told Magnolia Tribune that “Ingalls Shipbuilding management discovered a written communication that was perceived as a potential threat.”
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The Senate Corrections Committee also kept a bill alive to create a Corrections Overview Task Force.
Inmates in Mississippi could benefit from a two-sentence bill passed by the Senate Correction Committee Thursday morning during a less than three-minute meeting.
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“People don’t set down roots and invest in communities where they feel that they’re at risk,” Jackson Mayor John Horhn said. Pearl Mayor Jake Windham noted that it is typically the poorest residents who are affected most by the flooding.
A project that looks to protect the City of Jackson and the surrounding area from flooding by the Pearl River is moving to the next phase.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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The congressional primary election will be held Tuesday, and all 19 voting precincts in Tallahatchie County will be open for business.
Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
The election will determine the Democratic and Republican party nominees for U.S. Senate and House seats in November’s general election.
Local voters will find two races on each party ballot.
Democrat primary
U.S. Senate: Scott Colom, Albert R. Littell and Priscilla W. Till
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Roger Wicker, this state’s senior member of the U.S. Senate, is suddenly a hero to many Mississippians for his tough stance against an ICE detention center that a federal agency had proposed for the hamlet of Byhalia in the state’s northeast corner.
I agree that Sen. Wicker deserves a round of thanks.
The Republican lashed out against the Trump administration’s proposal to create the facility, and they have pretty much since shelved the idea.
Minds can change, but it seems final for now that the facility will go elsewhere. Godspeed! Watch that swingin’ door behind you.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
An operator guides a grapple to clamp onto limbs and debris piled alongside a street in Charleston.
The contractor picking up limbs and other ice storm debris in Tallahatchie County is making only one pass along roads and highways.
“It’s one pass only picking up debris,” said Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors President and District 2 Supervisor Johnny Goodwin.
County residents who live on state highways 32 and 35, and U.S. Highway 49, are especially encouraged to get their debris out to the roadside as quickly as possible.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Tutwiler native Mike Steele is pictured in a publicity shot. (Photo courtesy of Jasmine Rodriguez)
Tutwiler native Mike Steele is chasing his musical dream as a Season 29 contestant on the hit reality TV series, “The Voice,” which airs on NBC and Peacock.
The 28-year-old, a 2015 graduate of West Tallahatchie High School, appeared on the most recent episode of The Voice Monday night (March 2), during the second of three "blind audition" installments.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Thursday March 5
Hitt Chapel Rebirth sets revival
Hitt Chapel Rebirth church, located at 3266 Highway 32, Webb, has announced a series of March revival services, as follows:
» Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m.: Apostle Mary Davis will be the speaker
» Friday, March 6; Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8: Pastor Dexter Nailer will speak during weeknight services at 6 and a Sunday service at 3 p.m.
» Monday, March 9, at 6 p.m.: Pastor Jimmy Glasper will speak
» Tuesday, March 10, at 6 p.m.: Evangelist Lillie Holmes will be the speaker
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In the seventh and eighth weeks of the 2026 legislative session, the Mississippi Senate adopted the Senate appropriations bills for a proposed $7.89 billion total state support for the fiscal year 2027 budget.
That includes $18 million for the Military Department, of which $3.3 million will be allotted to Senate Bill 2018, the Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program, that would provide free health insurance coverage for eligible members of the Mississippi National Guard.
Other proposed budgets include:
By Sarita Simmons - State Senator, District 13 on
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This past January, Winter Storm Fern moved through Mississippi leaving a line of freezing weather in our state, downing trees and power lines. Significant damage occurred in Oxford and Tishomingo County.
There were countless landowners that suffered damage to their property and non-industrial private forest (NIPF) land, and the goal of this column is to inform landowners about a program that may aid those in the future that find themselves in these dire circumstances.
By James L. Cummins - Executive Director, Wildlife Mississippi on
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When I see daffodils popping up here and there, I know spring is in the air. These past few beautiful days remind me that we may have a few more cold days, but spring is on its way.
North Delta School proudly recognized its seventh- and eighth-grade students who earned placements in the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) Middle School Math Tournament. Rowland Hartley is among one of the four students.
By PATCIE DECK on
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Denman Fly of Charleston will take part in Envision’s National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine & Health Care, this summer. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
Denman Fly, of Charleston, will join outstanding students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic development experience, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Medicine & Health Care, this summer on the campus of Emory University.
He is the son of Jimmy and Mary Fly, and is a fourth grade student at Pope School.
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Condolences to the Conner family on the loss of their mother, Kathryn Conner Spruill. They were our next door, down-the-road neighbors for years. They moved to Calhoun City in the late 60s but kept their land in Oakland. Two of the children now live on the Oakland property.
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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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Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week. As usual, there’s always some days, even weeks, more challenging than others, but it’s what gets us through ’til the next. We learn to live with the hard situations. Conditions fluctuate and God may not change the situation, but He changes us, because we belong to Him.
On Thursday afternoon, day 34 following the ice storm, we had service connections restored for phone and internet. Yes, residents were (I was) delighted!
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The Sisters Book Club book for February was “The Ruined Wife,” by Marin Montgomery. This is a psychological thriller about Alastair Adams and the perfect husband, Steven Adams.
Together they will build a successful life, have a beautiful child (Libby) and behave like newlyweds since the first day he carried her over the threshold.
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Dear Editor:
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Readers may recall that Kelley Williams and I have written extensively about all the new Mississippi data centers, especially the huge one in Madison. Our beef is that these data centers will consume more electricity than all the other grid customers combined. Who is going to pay for this?
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