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WEBB — West Tallahatchie High School athletes will compete in 14 events during the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 1A Track and Field State Championships Monday, May 4, at the Woody Barnett Track and Field Complex at Pearl High School.
The meet will feature both 1A and 3A athletes in separate competitions. Admission is $15 for an all-day pass. Gates open at 8 a.m., and the meet is scheduled to start at 10.
West Tally’s boys will compete in 10 events at state while the WTHS girls will do battle in four events.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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For only the second time in school history, both Charleston High School track teams, boys and girls, won first-place trophies in competition at the Class 2A North State Track and Field Championships, held April 21 at Pontotoc High School.
The only other time both CHS squads won north half titles in the sport during the same year was 2023.
Both North State wins have occurred as Charleston competed in Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 2A.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
1 month 3 weeks ago
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Bill Cossar, left, presents Tallahatchie countian Zach Sanders with a ceremonial check for $20,000 as this year’s recipient of the Bill Cossar Ole Miss First Scholarship.
When he donated $125,000 a few years ago to establish an endowment funding the Bill Cossar Ole Miss First Scholarship at his alma mater, the Teasdale community resident had one thought in mind.
He noted that his purpose in establishing the scholarship fund was to help ease a financial load that weighs on so many college graduates.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Los Preeminentes will perform Tuesday at a free community show at San Miguel Arcangel Tienda y Taqueria Mexicana. Members of the family band are, from left, Francisco Zuniga, Ethan Zuniga, Alex Zuniga, Margarito Zuniga, Eric Zuniga, Guadalupe Villasana, Edward Villasana and Ricardo Zuniga.
The Hush Puppy Music Co-Op will partner with a local restaurant to celebrate Cinco De Mayo on Tuesday.
The free concert will be at San Miguel Arcangel Tienda y Taqueria Mexicana and feature a subgenre of regional Mexican music.
Festivities start at 7 p.m. for the all-ages show at San Miguel Arcangel, located at 615 W. Park Ave. in Greenwood. Food and drinks will be served before and throughout the concert.
By Taylor Thompson - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
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Under a traditional system, rice uses 30 to 36 inches of water a year, but Mississippi State University research has shown that rice can be grown without a constant flood. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Kevin Hudson)
STARKVILLE — When a system works, there is little reason to change and many reasons to stick with success; any change in that system is often small things to improve efficiency.
Mississippi’s rice industry is not following that pattern.
Rice has been grown around the world for about 5,000 years on flat land that is flooded with immense amounts of water and then drained at crucial times. Rice is from Asia, and its growth is limited to areas where these conditions could be met.
By Bonnie Coblentz - MSU Extension Service on
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Every month, there are 15-20 people who miss food pantry distribution day on the next-to-last Saturday in the month, at each of the Charleston and Parchman facilities.
They often call and want food pantry volunteers to make special arrangements for them. For the protection of volunteers, such arrangements cannot be made.
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Willie Garner, left, and Willie B. Williams have been charged with misusing public resources for private purposes. (Photo from Mississippi Office of the State Auditor)
Two Tallahatchie County Road Department workers were arrested recently in connection with the alleged misuse of county resources.
State Auditor Shad White said in a statement today that Willie James Garner and Willie B. Williams were taken into custody by special agents of the state auditor's office "for allegedly defrauding Tallahatchie County by using county equipment, materials, and labor to deliver dirt to the home of Willie Garner."
Garner, 56, and Williams, 70, allegedly utilized county dump trucks and county employees to deliver the dirt.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Authors Ellen Ann Fentress and Ellen Gabardi as they join Ellen Morris Prewitt for a celebration of the launch of Prewitt’s new book.
It’s not necessary to be named Ellen to be a celebrated writer in Mississippi. But to be celebrated at “Ellenpalooza,” it’s pretty much mandatory.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
The governor’s call has encouraged his fellow Republicans and angered Democrats.
Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves made a politically shrewd decision to issue a special session call to authorize lawmakers to draw new state Supreme Court district lines 21 days after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a controversial Louisiana congressional redistricting case that many high court observers believe will weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Sometimes a short street tells a long story.
That is what I came away thinking after sitting down with Gerald Beard, the former public works director for the City of Jackson and a longtime construction manager who volunteered to help St. Richard Catholic Church pave Druid Hill Drive, the street that serves the church’s new elementary school campus.
The facts alone are enough to make a taxpayer sigh. It’s a cautionary tale for those who think state control of Jackson will lead to miraculous efficiencies.
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Mike Davis
Mississippi Valley State University has its man to lead the men’s basketball program.
Athletics director Dr. Alecia Shields-Gadson announced on Wednesday the hiring of Mike Davis as the 13th head men's basketball coach of the Delta Devils program.
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Below is a press release from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their State Employment and Unemployment Summary for February of 2026.
Unemployment rates were higher in February in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.Thirteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 35 states had little change.
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The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Far Eastern and Southeastern Arkansas, Extreme Northeast Louisiana, Northern Mississippi and Southwestern Tennessee effective this Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. and continues until Wednesday at 4 a.m.
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The community is invited to attend a National Day of Prayer observance at the flagpole of Charleston First Baptist Church at noon on Thursday, May 7.
In the event of rain, the commemoration will be held inside the church, and guests are welcome.
The 2026 National Day of Prayer theme is "Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations," based on 1 Chronicles 16:24: "Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples." (New American Standard Bible)
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Below is an opinion column by Lesley Davis:
America is not lost. She is still right there, in the stands, wearing a jersey with her favorite Pirates’ name on the back. She is still right there in an outfielder from Mississippi who never forgot how to care for the people right in front of him.
By Lesley Davis - Magnolia Tribune on
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According to the Mississippi Development Authority, Canada is Mississippi’s third-largest trading partner, with exports totaling nearly $1.8 billion in 2025.
The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday that the agency is inviting Mississippi companies to join a state delegation led by MDA Executive Director Bill Cork at the 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference in June.
According to the MDA, Canada is Mississippi’s third-largest trading partner, with exports totaling nearly $1.8 billion in 2025.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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An additional 931 children were enrolled in Pre-K programs across Mississippi during the 2024-25 school year, bringing the total to 8,076. The Magnolia State now ranks 29th in the nation.
Enrollment within Mississippi’s state-funded 4-year-old Pre-K programs increased during the 2024-25 school year, moving the state’s national ranking in that area up two spots, from 31st to 29th.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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The Coast Congressmen say extending the jurisdiction of their states to match Texas and Florida would provide greater access to energy and marine resources in the Gulf of America while increasing state-level control.
Mississippi Congressman Mike Ezell (R) is joining with colleagues from Louisiana and Alabama to introduce legislation that seeks to expand three states’ offshore boundaries in the Gulf of America, bringing them in line with Texas and Florida.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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“Jackson should not be asked to carry the greatest risk without having the authority to govern the assets it owns,” said Mayor John Horhn.
The City of Jackson is asking a federal court to block the recently established water authority as signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves (R).
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