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The Senate Armed Services chairman said the deal’s $300 billion reconstruction fund – though not funded by U.S. taxpayers – “would make Iran’s payoff under President Obama’s 2015 deal look like a pittance by comparison.”
Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, expressed concern Thursday over the memorandum of understanding signed by President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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Robert St. John’s newest restaurant, The Downtowner, is now serving on the Coast. He said two years ago his team finally pulled the trigger and committed to opening a community cafe in the old pharmacy spot in Gulfport.
The day before we opened The Downtowner in Gulfport, the leadership team and I sat around a table and just talked. Sports. The weather. Who has the best shrimp po-boy on the coast.
That has never happened to me before.
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Robert St. John’s newest restaurant, The Downtowner, is now serving on the Coast. He said two years ago his team finally pulled the trigger and committed to opening a community cafe in the old pharmacy spot in Gulfport.
The day before we opened The Downtowner in Gulfport, the leadership team and I sat around a table and just talked. Sports. The weather. Who has the best shrimp po-boy on the coast.
That has never happened to me before.
By Robert St. John on
1 day 17 hours ago
Robert St. John’s newest restaurant, The Downtowner, is now serving on the Coast. He said two years ago his team finally pulled the trigger and committed to opening a community cafe in the old pharmacy spot in Gulfport.
The day before we opened The Downtowner in Gulfport, the leadership team and I sat around a table and just talked. Sports. The weather. Who has the best shrimp po-boy on the coast.
That has never happened to me before.
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CLARKSDALE — Funeral services for Bill Moore, age 90, formerly of Tutwiler, were 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at Clarksdale Baptist Church with interment following in Oakridge Cemetery. Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
He was a member of the Air Force ROTC and worked for a civil engineering firm until he joined the United States Air Force.
He is survived by a son, William Harold Moore of Oxford; two granddaughters.
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CLARKSDALE — Funeral services for Bill Moore, age 90, formerly of Tutwiler, were 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at Clarksdale Baptist Church with interment following in Oakridge Cemetery. Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
He was a member of the Air Force ROTC and worked for a civil engineering firm until he joined the United States Air Force.
He is survived by a son, William Harold Moore of Oxford; two granddaughters.
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CLARKSDALE — Funeral services for Bill Moore, age 90, formerly of Tutwiler, were 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at Clarksdale Baptist Church with interment following in Oakridge Cemetery. Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
He was a member of the Air Force ROTC and worked for a civil engineering firm until he joined the United States Air Force.
He is survived by a son, William Harold Moore of Oxford; two granddaughters.
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CHARLESTON — Mae Frances Taylor, age 63, passed away Sunday, June 7.
A celebration of life service was held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church near Enid with interment following in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Clark Williams Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Mae Frances Taylor, age 63, passed away Sunday, June 7.
A celebration of life service was held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church near Enid with interment following in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Clark Williams Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Mae Frances Taylor, age 63, passed away Sunday, June 7.
A celebration of life service was held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church near Enid with interment following in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Clark Williams Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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GRENADA — Adam Wade Hollis, age 63, of Rosebloom, a painter, passed away Friday, June 19, at his home.
A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada.
He was preceded in death by a son, Cody Hollis.
He is survived by his daughter, Heather Hollis of Grenada; three brothers and one grandchild.
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GRENADA — Adam Wade Hollis, age 63, of Rosebloom, a painter, passed away Friday, June 19, at his home.
A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada.
He was preceded in death by a son, Cody Hollis.
He is survived by his daughter, Heather Hollis of Grenada; three brothers and one grandchild.
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GRENADA — Howard Enos Blount, age 89, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, June 14, at his home. He was born June 27, 1936, in Charleston, to Howard Noah Blount and Hazel Mae Burk Blount.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 17, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with his nephew, Bro. Cayman Blount officiating. Interment followed in the Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
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GRENADA — Howard Enos Blount, age 89, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, June 14, at his home. He was born June 27, 1936, in Charleston, to Howard Noah Blount and Hazel Mae Burk Blount.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 17, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with his nephew, Bro. Cayman Blount officiating. Interment followed in the Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
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GRENADA — Howard Enos Blount, age 89, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, June 14, at his home. He was born June 27, 1936, in Charleston, to Howard Noah Blount and Hazel Mae Burk Blount.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 17, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with his nephew, Bro. Cayman Blount officiating. Interment followed in the Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
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SUMNER — John William (Will) Morrow passed away Tuesday, June 16, at his home between Webb and Parchman after a battle with cancer. He was born in Clarksdale on July 11, 1956.
A gathering of friends and family to reflect on and celebrate Will’s life will be at the Sumner-Bailey Garden in Sumner on Saturday, July 11, at 1 p.m. with a reception to follow at the Bayou Bend Country Club in Sumner from 2-4 p.m. If weather does not permit, both events will be at the Bayou Bend Country Club. Dress should be casual and comfortable.
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SUMNER — John William (Will) Morrow passed away Tuesday, June 16, at his home between Webb and Parchman after a battle with cancer. He was born in Clarksdale on July 11, 1956.
A gathering of friends and family to reflect on and celebrate Will’s life will be at the Sumner-Bailey Garden in Sumner on Saturday, July 11, at 1 p.m. with a reception to follow at the Bayou Bend Country Club in Sumner from 2-4 p.m. If weather does not permit, both events will be at the Bayou Bend Country Club. Dress should be casual and comfortable.
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SUMNER — John William (Will) Morrow passed away Tuesday, June 16, at his home between Webb and Parchman after a battle with cancer. He was born in Clarksdale on July 11, 1956.
A gathering of friends and family to reflect on and celebrate Will’s life will be at the Sumner-Bailey Garden in Sumner on Saturday, July 11, at 1 p.m. with a reception to follow at the Bayou Bend Country Club in Sumner from 2-4 p.m. If weather does not permit, both events will be at the Bayou Bend Country Club. Dress should be casual and comfortable.
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April 20, 2026
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, alongside the Arkansas Department of Education, today announced the #RazorbackReady2026 challenge, a statewide initiative to promote the Presidential Fitness Test and encourage healthier, more active lifestyles among Arkansas students.
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