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Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Board Approves 20 More Projects
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Good soil for good garden
By Felder Rushing
A plant is no better than what it grows in. Got good dirt…er, potting soil?
Had a dream the other night, vivid enough to wake me to text myself a morning reminder; however, the next morning I this message on my phone: pit t soi imdian mods. Took a while to figure out that it was a reminder that, decades ago while working in the MSU horticulture greenhouses, we used soil partly excavated from ancient Indian mounds.
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Speaker's Edge Showcases Ethical Leadership, Strategic Communication
Students work with world-class communication coaches during winter intercession course
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate students demonstrated persuasion, ethical reasoning and leadership during the Speaker's Edge competition Jan. 15-16 at the Jackson Avenue Center.
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Southern Miss Beckman Scholars Earn National Recognition for Research
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MC foreign language student receives Gilman Scholarships to study abroad in Taiwan
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Kosciusko/Attala County Emergency Management Encourages Citizens to Prepare for Upcoming Winter Weather
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“You shall not be partial to the poor or weak nor defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.”
— Leviticus 19:15
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Two of the mainstays of our country's legal system are that we are a country of laws, and that no person is above the law.
As a country of laws, we cannot park our cars in the middle of the road or drive at 100 mph. We follow, or we should follow, the ten commandments that state our limits in society. Without these laws our country would be in chaos. The second characteristic is that no individual is above the law. This applies equally to billionaires and paupers, to all races and ethnicities, to young and old, to everyone.
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On the first day of the 2026 session, the Mississippi Senate took a strong position against public school vouchers. “Vouchers are not on the table in the Senate,” Mississippi Today reported Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, Jr., as saying. Later that day the full Senate easily passed two education bills locking in that position.
Will the Senate be able to stick to it?
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Years ago while on a business trip to Europe, I visited Versailles, the storied palace monument to French King Louis XIV. It is magnificent, filled with excess of a former age, over the top but un-tacky.
Approaching from the front, the huge building looms in front of one , drawing the eye upward to embellished cornices and countless windows, designed to impress foreign ambassadors and courtiers. It did.
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Tom Lehrer’s “National Brotherhood Week” on “That Was The Week That Was” — TW3 —notes, in the introduction, that “During National Brotherhood Week various special events are arranged to drive home the message of brotherhood — this year, for example, on the first day of the week, Malcolm X was killed, which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is,” before specifying at the outset of a couple of verses,
“Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule
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As we kick off 2026, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy is more energized than ever. We are excited about the successes our state has seen – and we have a plan to build on that momentum with further free market reform!
For decades, our state lagged behind. Growth was slow and too many young people left our state to seek opportunities elsewhere. That is starting to change.
Over the past five years, Mississippi has seen more economic growth than in the previous 15 combined.
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After a recent successful bow hunt, JH came out of the woods before daylight vanished. He had his deer loaded and he just sat on his four-wheeler until dark so others hunting would not be disturbed. The sunset was magnificent and he took it all in. As he continued to wait for darkness, he heard a “buzzing” noise from above and he turned his eyes skyward. He watched birds flying across the timber heading for agricultural fields. The “buzzing” continued and he noticed the birds that were creating this sound were spiraling to the ground. “There were hundreds of them,” he related.
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Winter Storm Fern will descend upon Mississippi this week, and current forecasts predict sleet, freezing rain and heavy snow in portions of Mississippi starting Friday. The National Weather Service has predicted a significant winter weather event to impact northern and central Mississippi, which could create hazardous travel conditions. Sub-freezing temperatures are also expected through early next week. Conditions can change quickly, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is prepared to respond to winter weather and extreme cold events.
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Photo by Joseph Mccain , Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers Inc., © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The roof collapsing in one of the buildings.
, The cooling system for the old jail.
, The holdng cell for the old jail.
, The old kitchen covered in what appeared to be black mold in the old jail.
, Inside the old building jail building with the smell of mold, dust and rust.
By Joseph McCain
Star-Herald
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When it comes to the use of cellphones in public school classrooms, Mississippi is behind the curve compared to the rest of the country.
The Newsweek website reports that 26 states, including every single one in the South other than Mississippi, have a “bell-to-bell” ban on students using a cellphone, meaning from the beginning of a school day’s first class to the end of the last one.
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Gentry shows how to hit the mark with the axe. (Below) Discussing the best slingshot methods.
, , McAdory shows casting techniques.
, Varner and his son explain the best stick throwing ways.
By staff reports
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The seven current members of the Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday quizzed attorneys for State Auditor Shad White and Attorney General Lynn Fitch over which statewide official can bring a lawsuit to recoup misspent taxpayer money.
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From press and staff reports
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The Clevelands break in a new studio with commentary on the national championship game, Ole Miss’ highest final national ranking in 63 years, Trinidad Chambliss, SEC Basketball, the coming baseball season and reigning NCAA golf champion Michael La Sasso joining the LIV golf tour.
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