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Teresa Roberts speaks to lawmakers at a redistricting public hearing in Tupelo on Aug. 18. 2026. Credit: Michael Goldberg / Mississippi Today

At first redistricting hearing, Mississippians call push for new maps a ‘power grab’

Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first of several public hearings on redistricting around the state urged lawmakers . . .

Public Notice August 27, 2026

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E . . .

Friedeman: God loves a good mechanic

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman: Work is good and godly, and a state and nation that honors . . .

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When did you learn to drive? I remember vividly (long before seat belts were the norm), at the age of . . .

John David Baker leads Ole Miss offense

By Elijah Klepczyk Emmerich Newspapers OXFORD — The Ole Miss football team finished second nationally in total offense last season . . .

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Where Mississippi public education began: The 200-year story of Franklin Academy
By MEREDITH BIESINGER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,08/25/26-11:34AM , 253 Reads 3,337 Statewide
On February 10, 1821, the Mississippi Legislature officially chartered the town of Columbus. Tucked into that same act was a provision establishing a school to be known as Franklin Academy, funded in part by leasing designated town lots.
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Westside True Tales
By LYDIA DUNAVENT
Thu,08/27/26-10:28AM , 42 Reads
I spent over 20 years in Iowa in my young years, right in the heart of the Midwest, amongst all the Amanda colonies with the exceptional reputation of the Amish craftsmanship.
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Rita Alhalikat
Thu,08/27/26-10:10AM , 223 Reads
CHARLESTON — Rita Fay Alhalikat, age 58, passed away at her home Saturday, August 22.
Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Womble Funeral Home.
Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with interment being held at Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
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Corinth man sentenced for trafficking child exploitation materials from the dark web
By BILLIE L. EUBANKS - U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Mississippi
Thu,08/27/26-3:12PM , 29 Reads
OXFORD — A Corinth, Mississippi, man was sentenced today by Senior District Judge Michael P. Mills, to 10 years in prison for transporting images and videos of children under 12 and engaging in sexually explicit conduct from the dark web to an online cloud storage.
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