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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Jesus is sufficient in a huge and uplifted way for any challenge that might await you.
One of the craziest questions in the entire Bible came from two guys in white robes who asked, “Why do you stand looking into heaven?”
I never want to accuse anyone, much less (in all likelihood) two angels, of posing a dumb question; but if ever there were one, this would be it.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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According to the Mississippi School Boards Association, nearly 72% of school board members in the state’s 138 school districts are elected. 23 districts have both elected and appointed board members.
An effort was made during the 2026 legislative session to make all Mississippi school board seats elected, but the legislation failed to garner the support necessary to reach the governor’s desk. Another push to make the change is expected when lawmakers return in January.
By Jeremy Pittari and Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Robert St. John says a long drive across a beautiful place is its own argument for being alive. Get in your car this weekend and experience Mississippi.
I had to drive five thousand miles from home to figure out what was sitting in my own front yard.
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Hale arrested on DUI, other charges
According to WJTV/WREG, State Rep. Jeffrey Hale (R) was booked into the DeSoto County Jail on May 15 and released the following day.
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State-certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructor Raymond Radcliff, of near Charleston, looks on as a 4-H'er ejects a shell while firing at a sporting clay target at the shotgun range during the May 2 district Shooting Sports competition near Charleston.
The 2026 Northwest District 4-H Safe Archery and Firearms Education and Training for Youth (S.A.F.E.T.Y.) competition, aka 4-H Shooting Sports, was held at the Tallahatchie County Fairgrounds and adjacent former youth league athletic fields east of Charleston on Saturday, May 2.
Hundreds of youngsters, 4-H coaches, parents and other family members from 15 northwest Mississippi counties participated in the event, including members of the local Tallahatchie Sharp Shooters 4-H Shooting Sports Club.
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The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Mississippi made a stop in Charleston Monday, May 4. Pictured from left are Jeff Radix of the Biloxi Police Department, Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr., Leroy Powell, Demarkel Echols and Ryan Buckley. (Photo by Vanisha Powell)
, From left, Ryan Buckley, Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr, Leroy Powell and Demarkel Echols run with the Special Olympics Mississippi torch on George Payne Cossar Boulevard in Charleston on Monday, May 4. The local run was part of an annual statewide activity to help raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics Mississippi.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Mississippi made a stop in Charleston on Monday, May 4.
Local law enforcement officials and others participated in the event, taking turns carrying the Special Olympics Mississippi lighted torch from Court Square, along George Payne Cossar Boulevard and to the eastern city limits.
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Charleston Elementary School art students (in front, from left) are London Ford, Ayden Daniel, Aubrianna Hill, Ahmad Lynch and Giovanni Knox. Also pictured are CES staff, CARE officials and art volunteers, and Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi representatives. From left to right are Donna Goldman, Patsy Simmons Roberts, Chris Shove, Garren Barnes, Ricky Bradford, Stacye Trout, Dana Clolinger, Myrna Colley-Lee, Lyn Raney Hardy and Walter Shegog.
CARE (Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort) on May 7 held an art show in the Charleston Elementary Multipurpose Building to showcase the talents of students who attended their on-site art program in the school.
Twenty students in the first-grade class of Garren Barnes have been participating in the monthly program since November 2025.
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Speaker of the House Jason White named his own Select Committee on Redistricting last week.
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) announced Thursday that he has created a Senate Select Committee on Redistricting and Reapportionment.
Hosemann’s office said the new select committee is being established following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais and the decision by Governor Tate Reeves (R) to rescind the special session on Supreme Court redistricting.
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Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, Lee served as the chief judge from 1996 to 2003. Most recently, Judge Lee presided over the high-profile “Goon Squad” cases.
Senior U. S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, 85, will assume inactive status and no longer hear cases in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi as of June 26.
Chief U. S. District Judge Halil S. “Sul” Ozerden made the announcement on Lee’s status earlier this week.
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The trio were indicted for their alleged role in a bribery scheme linked to a downtown Jackson development project.
A federal judge has issued a new protective order limiting the release of discovery material in the case bribery case against Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and former Jackson City Council member Aaron Banks.
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ENID — Stephanie Kay Ballard, age 68, passed away Saturday, May 9, in Enid.
A memorial service will be held for her at Friendship Church of God at a later date. Newsom Funeral Home has charge.
She is survived by one son, Nicholas Nowell; and one daughter, Brandi Nowell; a sister, a brother, and two grandchildren.
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CLEVELAND — The Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area (MDNHA), with support from the National Park Service and the Mississippi Development Authority, opened its next round of Cultural Heritage Grant applications on Wednesday, May 13. Grant awards of up to $25,000 are available, and applications will be accepted through June 12, 2026.
The program provides funding for projects that preserve, interpret, and celebrate the rich and complex heritage of the Mississippi Delta while supporting community development and cultural tourism across the region.
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Traffic has been brisk this week at the Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston, where Small Business Administration and other disaster assistance personnel are offering information and aid to victims of the late-January ice storm. Office hours are 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily through Friday, May 15, and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16.
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Tallahatchie County in March bore the unlikely distinction of having tied with Rankin County for the lowest rate of unemployment in the entire state, according to a monthly report from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
That agency’s statistics list the rate of unemployment in both counties at 2.9% for March, having dropped from February’s 3.5% in Tallahatchie and 3.2% in Rankin.
In March, 159 Tallahatchians were unemployed, and 5,232 employed, from a labor force totaling 5,391.
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The Charleston Rotary Club recently donated funds to support the Charleston youth baseball program of the Robert Hill Youth Foundation Inc. The donation will be used to purchase baseballs, bats, gloves and other needed baseball equipment for the local organization. Pictured, from left, are Rotarian John Ball Burnett, Cedric Terry of the Robert Hill youth baseball league, and Rotarians Ray Clolinger and Ken Gregory. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)
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We miss Paul Harvey letting us know “the rest of the story.”
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is touting a bill she co-sponsored to eliminate tariffs and countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports. “Mississippi farmers depend on affordable fertilizer to stay competitive,” she said. “With input costs continuing to strain farmers’ bottom line, Congress must act.”
Well and good, but the rest of the story tells us Sen. Hyde-Smith could have acted sooner.
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Financial strength and stability are critical components in how a public enterprise is perceived in the broader market. That perception impacts how creditors and investors approach potential partnerships and long-term projects, and it can be the difference between stability and instability.
For the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the perception is positive and positions IHL for stability now and in the years to come.
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Belhaven University of Jackson has announced local spring President’s and Dean’s List honorees for Adult, Graduate and Online program students.
Named to the President’s List, for having achieved a 4.0 GPA, are Everica Nash of Charleston and Jermyron Rice of Tutwiler.
On the Dean’s List, with a GPA of 3.4 to 3.99, are Ambresha Bridges of Glendora and Rykiesch Thomas of Webb.
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