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BILOXI -- More than 120 agricultural producers and industry representatives took advantage of the annual Producer Advisory Council meeting to share what research and educational programs they would like to see from Mississippi State University.
The 2026 Producer Advisory Council meeting was held Jan. 7 at the Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi. It serves as a forum for ag producers to meet and talk with MSU administrators, researchers, specialists and agents with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and Extension Service.
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JACKSON, Miss. – As influenza cases rise across the country this season, some headlines have begun referring to a so-called “super flu.”
While the term isn’t a medical diagnosis, it reflects what clinicians are seeing in some communities: a more intense flu season marked by higher case counts, more severe symptoms and increased hospitalizations, particularly among older adults, young children and those with chronic conditions.
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The annual Tallahatchie County Livestock Show will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, beginning at 10 a.m., at the Tallahatchie County Fairgrounds near Charleston.
The event, sponsored by the Tallahatchie County 4-H Livestock Club, is free for the public to attend.
A concession stand will be available, and proceeds from the sale of all concessions will go to benefit the local 4-H livestock club.
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The Charleston High School and M.S. Palmer High School bands are scheduled to participate in Charleston’s 18th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade on Monday, Jan. 19.
Also set to show up and show out is Flawless, a group of young steppers from Charleston.
This year’s King Day parade, whose theme is “We are stronger when working in unity,” is scheduled to get underway at noon.
Lineup will begin at 11 a.m., on Walnut Street behind Charleston City Hall.
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November unemployment in Tallahatchie County held fairly steady as compared with a year ago, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) has announced.
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President Trump is a master at keeping attention on himself, but when he goes too far he exposes himself to criticism.
Sometimes this is well deserved. A good example is the recent news that his Justice Department has issued subpoenas to leaders of the Federal Reserve over Senate testimony about the $2.5 billion cost of renovating the central bank’s 90-year-old building in Washington.
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The children are settled back in school and things are back to normal. Those few days of warm weather lasted long enough for them to enjoy being outside.
Diane Dukes had friends from Virginia visit her Monday afternoon. Rickey Nations and his wife Vickie had a good visit. They wanted to know if Diane wanted to go to Greenville and stay for three days, but she had to pass them up.
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The Town of Webb recently unveiled new welcome signs at both the north and south entrances along U.S. Highway 49. Along with artwork that features the state flower, the magnolia, and the state bird, the mockingbird, the sign mentions that the town was established in 1883 and also includes the slogan, “A Small Town With a Big Heart.”
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Warm and pleasant greetings.
We hope you are enjoying a good week. January begins the new year with new initiatives for whatever is going on. Each month features awareness days, weeks and months, focusing on social and cultural observances. Perhaps the biggest and major focus for 2026 celebration will be globally, the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, on July 4.
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Condolences to the family of Patsy Burt Williams, who was laid to rest Saturday in graveside services at Oakland Cemetery. Patsy was 91 years old and was one of four siblings who grew up in Oakland. Her siblings were Joe Lee Burt, Dale Burt and Jane Burt Pray.
Patsy was named queen of Yalobusha County during her high school years. She enjoyed a career as a real estate agent and a bookkeeper in the Memphis area. Patsy leaves a son, Burt, in Oklahoma, and a daughter, Cindy, in Memphis as well as eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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There has been some debate for many years about which has more influence on us, nature or nurture. Nature being the biological makeup of a person and nurture the physical world that influences nature.
As I pondered this anomaly, I was thinking about my own family, particularly my grandchildren. We have seven grandsons born to our children. They are all as different as night and day as they are “natured” by three very different people.
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The Church has a duty to fulfill.
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Members of the Mario Willis family are pictured receiving gifts through West Tallahatchie Habitat for Humanity’s 2025 Christmas project. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
TUTWILER — “Lending a Helping Hand” was the theme for West Tallahatchie Habitat for Humanity’s annual Christmas project.
West Tallahatchie Habitat, along with board member Sykes Sturdivant, donated $4,000 toward bringing joy to families in need over the holiday season.
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Wednesday January 21
CHS students of month visit Rotary
The Charleston High School students of the month for December and January will be the guest speakers for the Jan. 21 noon luncheon meeting of the Charleston Rotary Club. Students will discuss their high school accomplishments and future career plans.
Tuesday January 20
Free children’s art class available
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Photo special to the Pine Belt News from Southern Miss Athletics
In an indictment obtained by Pine Belt News, former Southern Miss men’s basketball player Arlando "Mo" Arnold was charged in a point-shaving scheme, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Arnold has been charged with three counts of wire fraud, two counts of aiding and abetting, and a count each for bribery in sporting contests, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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State Treasurer David McRae has also made successful moves to ensure the solvency of legacy programs under his purview.
Parents who are interested in ensuring their child will have their higher education covered before they even graduate high school have options through the State Treasurer’s office.
Currently, the state treasury offers two types of savings accounts, the MACS program and the MPACT prepaid program.
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
No one should shed a tear over the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the illegitimate dictator who destroyed Venezuela. The once great nation is, perhaps, the greatest modern example of communism’s persistent failure.
On Friday, New York’s new communist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, vowed to replace the “frigidity of rugged individualism” with the “warmth of collectivism.”
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It is anticipated that another attempt at creating a standalone Department of Tourism will occur during the 2026 legislative session.
The Mississippi Tourism Advertising Fund received $15.1 million in revenues in the 2025 fiscal year, an increase of $440,000 over the prior year.
Of that, the Mississippi Development Authority expended nearly $13.5 million to promote tourism in Mississippi.
That was the word from the latest report from the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, or PEER.
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