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Bank of Commerce Appoints Ben Burrell as Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager
(GREENWOOD, MS – MARCH 20, 2026) – Bank of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Burrell as Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, where he will focus on serving commercial clients and supporting business growth across the bank’s markets.
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Bank of Commerce Appoints Ben Burrell as Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager
(GREENWOOD, MS – MARCH 20, 2026) – Bank of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Burrell as Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager, where he will focus on serving commercial clients and supporting business growth across the bank’s markets.
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Delta Memorial Hospital unveiled its newly renovated OB wing March 2, 2026. The new wing features 5 beds and new technology.
, CEO Jeremy Capps and Duma Mayor Price Boney, Sr.
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Published March 11, 2026
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Photo by Photo credit: Linna Jones, Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc , © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Delta Memorial Hospital unveiled its newly renovated OB wing March 2, 2026. The new wing features 5 beds and new technology.
, CEO Jeremy Capps and Duma Mayor Price Boney, Sr.
, DMH Auxiliary
, ,
Published March 11, 2026
By Linna Jones Clarion Publisher on
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Photo by Photo credit: Linna Jones, Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc , © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Delta Memorial Hospital unveiled its newly renovated OB wing March 2, 2026. The new wing features 5 beds and new technology.
, CEO Jeremy Capps and Duma Mayor Price Boney, Sr.
, DMH Auxiliary
, ,
Published March 11, 2026
By Linna Jones Clarion Publisher on
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Attala County Emergency Management Director Danny Townsend announced that Attala Road 3226 will be closed for approximately four months beginning Monday, March 23, due to a bridge replacement project.
The closure is necessary to allow for site work and paving associated with the bridge construction. According to project details, the work includes improvements to transportation infrastructure and is expected to take about 90 working days to complete.
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Attala County Emergency Management Director Danny Townsend announced that Attala Road 3226 will be closed for approximately four months beginning Monday, March 23, due to a bridge replacement project.
The closure is necessary to allow for site work and paving associated with the bridge construction. According to project details, the work includes improvements to transportation infrastructure and is expected to take about 90 working days to complete.
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Joseph “Jody” Avant Wilkin Jr. 1942-2025
Joseph “Jody” Avant Wilkin, Jr. 83, of Dumas, AR passed away January 3, 2025, in White Hall, AR. He was born September 13, 1942, in Pine Bluff, AR to the late Joe A. and Kristine Puddephatt Wilkin, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Joseph A. Wilkin, III and one, half-sister Jo Ann Ringer.
Jody was a member of Watson Methodist Church, and was Coroner of Desha County for 15 years, a commercial fisherman and a member of Wilkin Hunting Club on Big Island. Jody loved to fish and hunt whenever he possibly could.
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Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R) signed an administrative order on Monday aimed at shielding the state’s agribusinesses from California’s new climate reporting mandates.
“Gavin Newsome should tend to his own State’s business, rather than trying to meddle with ours,” Gipson said on social media.
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Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R) signed an administrative order on Monday aimed at shielding the state’s agribusinesses from California’s new climate reporting mandates.
“Gavin Newsome should tend to his own State’s business, rather than trying to meddle with ours,” Gipson said on social media.
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting screwed.
“This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia Tribune on Wednesday.
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting screwed.
“This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia Tribune on Wednesday.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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Caregiver background checks will now be required every two years instead of annually.
Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session.
The House concurred with the Senate’s changes to HB 895 this week.
Under the amended provisions, the time of validity of a patient’s medical cannabis card will remain at 12 months, but the time a caregiver needs to undergo a follow-up background check was extended slightly.
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Caregiver background checks will now be required every two years instead of annually.
Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session.
The House concurred with the Senate’s changes to HB 895 this week.
Under the amended provisions, the time of validity of a patient’s medical cannabis card will remain at 12 months, but the time a caregiver needs to undergo a follow-up background check was extended slightly.
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It is the second time this session that a mobile sports betting bill from the House has died in the Senate.
The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of Representatives, has died in the Senate Gaming Committee at the hands of chairman State Senator David Blount (D).
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The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.
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The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.
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From lowering the years of service to setting aside funds for a COLA for the new Tier 5, the Mississippi Senate continues the push for its preferred PERS changes.
The Mississippi Senate passed a strike-all amendment earlier this week to a House bill in an effort to revive its reforms to the Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS.
The Senate amendment places language from its six bills that have died this session into a House bill as the chamber again seeks to address changes in PERS.
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From lowering the years of service to setting aside funds for a COLA for the new Tier 5, the Mississippi Senate continues the push for its preferred PERS changes.
The Mississippi Senate passed a strike-all amendment earlier this week to a House bill in an effort to revive its reforms to the Public Employees Retirement System, or PERS.
The Senate amendment places language from its six bills that have died this session into a House bill as the chamber again seeks to address changes in PERS.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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The company said the new Mississippi plant is being designed to enhance its service capabilities across the Mid-South region.
International Paper announced Friday that after a comprehensive review of its manufacturing footprint, the company’s Board of Directors approved a $225 million greenfield project in central Mississippi.
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