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Betty Jean Ballard, 81, of French Camp, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her residence with her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Bethsaida Baptist Church with burial at Bethsaida Cemetery. Rev. Rudy French will officiate the services.
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Betty Jean Ballard, 81, of French Camp, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her residence with her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Bethsaida Baptist Church with burial at Bethsaida Cemetery. Rev. Rudy French will officiate the services.
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Ten Desha County Youths shopped with a Desha County Deputies, staff and educators as apart of their Shop with a Deputy program December 9, 2025.
Each child had $300 to spend on themselves and their family members at the McGehee Walmart. The Sheriff Department Deputy or Central Dispatch staff and some teachers from C. B. King and Cornerstone Christian Academy assisted the children while shopping. The participating children were selected from McGehee School District, Dumas School District and CCA.
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Ten Desha County Youths shopped with a Desha County Deputies, staff and educators as apart of their Shop with a Deputy program December 9, 2025.
Each child had $300 to spend on themselves and their family members at the McGehee Walmart. The Sheriff Department Deputy or Central Dispatch staff and some teachers from C. B. King and Cornerstone Christian Academy assisted the children while shopping. The participating children were selected from McGehee School District, Dumas School District and CCA.
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Arkansas City, AR- From December 10, 2025, through January 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and The Desha County Sheriff’s Office, will step up efforts to stop impaired driving and protect road users’ safety in alignment with the winter holiday high-visibility enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
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Arkansas City, AR- From December 10, 2025, through January 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and The Desha County Sheriff’s Office, will step up efforts to stop impaired driving and protect road users’ safety in alignment with the winter holiday high-visibility enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
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Arkansas City, AR- From December 10, 2025, through January 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and The Desha County Sheriff’s Office, will step up efforts to stop impaired driving and protect road users’ safety in alignment with the winter holiday high-visibility enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
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Ms. Wynn & Mrs. Clipley
Dear Santa Letters
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring a bluey toy, doll house, baby doll and roller skates. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Aria McGee
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a transformer bumblebee. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jayven Macon
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a race trace and car, Merry Christmas Santa.
Love,
Daylon Ollie
Dear Santa,
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Ms. Wynn & Mrs. Clipley
Dear Santa Letters
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring a bluey toy, doll house, baby doll and roller skates. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Aria McGee
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a transformer bumblebee. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jayven Macon
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a race trace and car, Merry Christmas Santa.
Love,
Daylon Ollie
Dear Santa,
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Ms. Wynn & Mrs. Clipley
Dear Santa Letters
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring a bluey toy, doll house, baby doll and roller skates. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Aria McGee
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a transformer bumblebee. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jayven Macon
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a race trace and car, Merry Christmas Santa.
Love,
Daylon Ollie
Dear Santa,
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The Mississippi Department of Education is located in the former Central High School at 359 N. West Street in Jackson, Friday, Mar. 11, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year.
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The Mississippi Department of Education is located in the former Central High School at 359 N. West Street in Jackson, Friday, Mar. 11, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
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The Mississippi Department of Education is located in the former Central High School at 359 N. West Street in Jackson, Friday, Mar. 11, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year.
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Virginia Kittelson does office work at El Pueblo in Biloxi on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked her to translate.
“They’re at the hospital, and you can hear that they’re scared,” said Chavez, the founder and CEO of Columbus-based nonprofit Saving Grace Mission, remembering one of several such calls she has received. “They’re intimidated, and you can hear the frustration from the doctors on the other end.”
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Virginia Kittelson does office work at El Pueblo in Biloxi on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked her to translate.
“They’re at the hospital, and you can hear that they’re scared,” said Chavez, the founder and CEO of Columbus-based nonprofit Saving Grace Mission, remembering one of several such calls she has received. “They’re intimidated, and you can hear the frustration from the doctors on the other end.”
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
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Virginia Kittelson does office work at El Pueblo in Biloxi on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked her to translate.
“They’re at the hospital, and you can hear that they’re scared,” said Chavez, the founder and CEO of Columbus-based nonprofit Saving Grace Mission, remembering one of several such calls she has received. “They’re intimidated, and you can hear the frustration from the doctors on the other end.”
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said he has directed the acquisition of a new frigate class based on HII’s Ingalls-built Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), “a proven American built ship.”
The U.S. Navy announced early Friday morning that Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, a division of HII, has been selected to design and build the future small surface combatant ship.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said he has directed the acquisition of a new frigate class based on HII’s Ingalls-built Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), “a proven American built ship.”
The U.S. Navy announced early Friday morning that Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, a division of HII, has been selected to design and build the future small surface combatant ship.
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