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FOUR WAYS ONE CAN BE LOST
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FOUR WAYS ONE CAN BE LOST
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FOUR WAYS ONE CAN BE LOST
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FOUR WAYS ONE CAN BE LOST
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Ink, trust and the people who make it possible
There’s an old truth in the newspaper business that doesn’t get said often enough, mostly because we’re too busy chasing the next story, the next deadline, the next thing somebody would rather you didn’t read.
So let’s say it plainly.
This newspaper exists because of you.
Not because of fancy presses or glowing screens. Not because of editors who think they know something.It exists because of the city’s, county’s, businesses and citizens support.
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Ink, trust and the people who make it possible
There’s an old truth in the newspaper business that doesn’t get said often enough, mostly because we’re too busy chasing the next story, the next deadline, the next thing somebody would rather you didn’t read.
So let’s say it plainly.
This newspaper exists because of you.
Not because of fancy presses or glowing screens. Not because of editors who think they know something.It exists because of the city’s, county’s, businesses and citizens support.
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From press and staff reports
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Alonzo Griffin
Alonzo Griffin, 79, a resident of Gooding, Idaho and originally from Kosciusko, Mississippi, died Saturday, March 14, 2026 at his home in Gooding, Idaho
Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding, Idaho.
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Frances Helen Turnage, age 75, of Decatur, Alabama, passed away on March 19, 2026. Born November 17, 1950, in Denver, Colorado. A Celebration of Life Service will begin Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Decatur Alabama, with Austin Dupper officiating. There will be a Celebration Of Life Service in Kosciusko Mississippi on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. She will be laid to rest at Parkway Cemetery, Kosciusko, Mississippi.
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Albert Eubanks
(1952-2026)
Albert Eubanks (73), passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence in Kosciusko, MS.
Funeral services will be Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at McCool Cemetery. Shannon Pennington will officiate.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time, Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home.
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Photo by Jenna Stanley, Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers Inc., © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Part of City’s history.
From press and staff reports
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Albert Eubanks
(1952-2026)
Albert Eubanks (73), passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence in Kosciusko, MS.
Funeral services will be Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at McCool Cemetery. Shannon Pennington will officiate.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time, Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home.
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Albert Eubanks
(1952-2026)
Albert Eubanks (73), passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence in Kosciusko, MS.
Funeral services will be Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at McCool Cemetery. Shannon Pennington will officiate.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time, Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home.
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Albert Eubanks
(1952-2026)
Albert Eubanks (73), passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence in Kosciusko, MS.
Funeral services will be Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at McCool Cemetery. Shannon Pennington will officiate.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time, Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home.
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Mississippi Department of Public Safety Transfers Inventory of 1960s Klan Material to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials, including full Klan regalia, recently discovered as DPS staff prepared to move into new headquarters.
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Mississippi Department of Public Safety Transfers Inventory of 1960s Klan Material to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials, including full Klan regalia, recently discovered as DPS staff prepared to move into new headquarters.
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MSU delegation visits future home of Rome programs, takes part in personal audience with Pope Leo XIV
A delegation of Mississippi State officials visited the future home of the university’s international programs headquartered in Rome, Italy, this month and participated in a personal audience with Pope Leo XIV.
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MSU delegation visits future home of Rome programs, takes part in personal audience with Pope Leo XIV
A delegation of Mississippi State officials visited the future home of the university’s international programs headquartered in Rome, Italy, this month and participated in a personal audience with Pope Leo XIV.
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School Board approves administrators, department heads
WPT Staff Report
The Webster County School Board has approved administrator and department head recommendations for 2026-27.
Board members did so during their Feb. 9 meeting at the Career and Technology Center, meeting minutes show. Superintendent James Mason recommended their approval as a part of the Consent Agenda, which was approved 5-0.
The administrators and department heads approved are the same as those now in those positions:
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