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Brandon McDonald Sheedy, 38, of McCool, Mississippi, passed away March 29, 2026. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at McCurtain Creek Cemetery in Choctaw County. Rev. Jim Gardner will officiate the services.
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Obituary: Glenda Louise Black
Funeral services for Glenda Louise Black, of French Camp, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, in the Oliver Funeral Home chapel, with Mr. Nathan Wright officiating the services. Burial will follow in Bethel cemetery near Kilmichael. Pallbearers will be Patrick Hopkins, Daryl Black, Lane Greenlee, Thomas Greenlee, Dillion Black, and Glen Parkerson.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 1, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
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UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute announces public phase of $125M campaign .
JACKSON, Miss. – It’s About Time: The Campaign for the Cancer Center and Research Institute, a $125 million philanthropic drive to help build a state-of-the-art cancer center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has reached $100 million – 80% of its $125 million goal – propelled by a $10 million gift from the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation.
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Easter Sunday 2026
By Lee Ann Flemming
Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ 3 days after his death. It is the oldest of the Christian holidays and considered to be the most important day of the church year. Easter also signifies the beginning of spring.
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Golden Eagle Battalion Celebrates 75 Year Milestone at Southern Miss
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New Stage Theatre Presents the world premiere of
The Attala County Garden Club
A bewitching new comedy written and directed by Topher Payne
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UM Law Alumni Support Future Attorneys
John Keith Perry Jr. and Ravonda L. Griffin create scholarship endowment
OXFORD, Miss. – Two alumni of the University of Mississippi School of Law are giving back to help reduce financial barriers for the next generation of attorneys.
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Strike Gold at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) MMNS Foundation Support Secures New Gem Mining Sluice
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From the Eye of the Storm: New accounts of Katrina shared at MSU Price Caldwell Lecture
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s Department of English will welcome Mississippi author and MSU alumna Julie Liddell Whitehead as the featured guest for the 2026 Price Caldwell Visiting Writers Series, where she will share excerpts from her debut short story collection about Hurricane Katrina.
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MSU faculty member’s debut book on Coptic Christian migration wins national book prize
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Assistant Professor Candace Lukasik has received the Alixa Naff Prize in Migration Studies for her debut book “Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire,” published last year by NYU Press.
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First Pediatric Death Confirmed in ’25-26 Flu Season
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Use of the psychoactive substance has shown promise in helping those suffering from PTSD and opioid withdrawal symptoms.
A bill that will allow for clinical trials of a drug known as Ibogaine has been signed into law by Mississippi’s governor.
On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) added his signature to HB 314, putting it into law as of July 1.
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Filming equipment for “Southern Dish” points toward the series’ host, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona.
For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been crisscrossing the state with a delectable purpose.
That is to create a new TV series that will engage the state’s would-be visitors and its residents by introducing them to restaurants and their chefs statewide in order to tell Mississippi’s story through their food.
The result is MPB’s new series, “Southern Dish.” Chassaniol, had the idea for the series, raised the money to fund it and serves as its host.
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, the deceased has been identified as Demetric Bryant, 25, of Indianola. Burton said that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
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Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program.
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From staff reports
Two men and a suspected gunman are dead following a series of shootings Sunday afternoon in Attala County, according to the Attala County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said deputies and emergency medical services were dispatched at approximately 1:40 p.m. on March 29, 2026, to County Road 1107 after receiving reports of a white male believed to have been shot in the roadway.
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Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
Mississippi appropriators are hammering out the state budget as the 2026 regular legislative session nears its end.
The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated state budget is nearly $7.4 billion, up slightly from $7.3 billion in FY 2026.
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1. IRS offering free tax help in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that special Saturday hours will be available over the next few months at select Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country, including Mississippi.
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