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The Late Singer Jimmy Buffett was Full Bore Mississippi: His Home State Should Celebrate His Unique TalentEditorial Headline
The Florida Legislature is studying proposals to memorialize the late singer Jimmy Buffet by naming a state highway and a specialty license plate for him. They’ve also held “Jimmy Buffett Day” at their Capitol in...
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Dr. Ben L. Crawford, Jr. (1923-2024) Cared for Generations of LocalsHeadline News
Dr. Benjamin Lampton Crawford, Jr. September 19, 1923-January 29, 2024 Dr. Benjamin L. Crawford, Jr. (Dr. Ben as he was known to all) passed away on January 29, 2024. He spent his life in Tylertown except when he was in...
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McComb - Brookhaven RivalryHeadline
It used to be, back in the halcyon days of yesteryear when McComb and “Ole Brook,” Brookhaven, played a football game on Thanksgiving afternoon, the towns’ biggest yearly argument was over high school athletics....
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Osyka Elementary School Parent’s Christmas LuncheonHeadline
OSYKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY--- The Osyka Elementary School Community enjoyed a delicious Christmas meal of ham with dressing, sides and homemade cookies prepared by the cafeteria staff. The Parent’s Christmas...
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Many challenges confront our state which must be addressed: Gov. Tate Reeves’s Re-Election Offers Opportunities For LeadershipHeadline
Like a stout defensive unit making a goal line stand late in a tense football clash, Gov. Tate Reeves repelled formidable opponent Brandon Presley and national Democrats in winning his second term. Reeves’ victory...
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Osyka Elementary School News: “A Banker in Every Classroom” by Pike National BankHeadline
OSYKA ELEMENTARY NEWS-- India Warshauer and Kayla Hunter from Pike National Bank in McComb presented students at Osyka Elementary School the program “A Banker in Every Classroom” which is affiliated with the...
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Twists & Turns: It’s That Time AgainHeadline
Yep, it’s that time of year again and I do not mean football season. People all around me have been dropping like flies with flu, Covid-19, sinus infections and various other upper respiratory ailments. Several...
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Osyka Elementary 2023-2024 Homecoming CourtHeadline
OSYKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMECOMING COURT-- Osyka Elementary School has announced the Homecoming Court for 2023-24. Pictured above from left to right on the 1st row Maid Royal McElveen and Escort Dawson Green; Maid...
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McComb’s Will Price Taught Hollywood How to Speak Southern (then Married Maureen O’Hara at Chatawa)Editorial Headline
Will Price, we no longer need your services. Price was a native of McComb who taught Hollywood actors and actresses how to speak southern as needed for their films, including “Gone With the Wind.” He must’ve had...
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Magnolia Native and South Pike Graduate Headed to U. S. Senate: Laphonza Butler is sworn in as California’s new Senator By Everette Smith, Special to the GazetteHeadline News
MAGNOLIA NATIVE SWORN IN AS CALIFORNIA’S NEW SENATOR-- Laphonza Butler poses with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer at the Capitol before her swearing-in on Tuesday. On Sunday October 1st, 2023, California...
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The Passing of a MatriarchHeadline News
A TRIP TO ST. LUCIA IN 2011--- Patsy and Guy Geller travelled the world together. Here they are on a family trip to St. Lucia in the Caribbean in 2011. This week Guy celebrates the life of his beloved wife of 66 years,...
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Lady Bears Notch First Win of Season in Home Opener, Shutting Out TougalooHeadline News
It was home sweet home for the Lady Bears in Thursday night’s home opener as they recorded eight goals including two from freshman Caroline Barcelona in an 8-0 shutout win over Tougaloo. The victory also marked the...
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Bears Shine in 5-1 in Over Oxford of EmoryHeadline News
Still riding high following Thursday’s big win over Tougaloo to open the regular season, the Bears hoped to carry that momentum over in a quick turnaround as they traveled to Birmingham, AL Saturday to face Oxford of...
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Does Mississippi Have the Deadliest Roads in America?Editorial Headline
How many more national surveys and ratings can Mississippi take that show us to be outright rapscallions, rogues, scamps and scoundrels? Not to mention wretches, meanies, caitiffs, devils and knaves? All of those words...
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Lady Bears Kick Off 2023 Campaign Under New LeadershipHeadline
For the past few season’s the Southwest Women’s Soccer Team has endured a level of change in some form or fashion. Such is true again for the 2023 squad as they are under new leadership. Former assistant coach...
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Is Medicaid Expansion the Answer for What Ails Rural Hospitals in Georgia and Mississippi?Headline
Morgan Dunn, second from left, who owns Early Medical Center, spoke to the Blakely Rotary Club. Others from left are Rotary President Dave Atkins, Early Medical administrator Ginger M. Cushing and Early County...
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Terry’s Creek Baptist Church Discipleship ClassHeadline
TERRY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH DISCIPLESHIP CLASS-- The Terry’s Creek Baptist Church Discipleship Class has come to the concluding chapter of the most amazing book and it ends with a blessed promise to all believers...
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Terry’s Creek Baptist Church Brotherhood Men's BreakfastHeadline
TERRY’S CREEK BROTHERHOOD-- The Terry’s Creek Men’s Brotherhood met last Sunday morning in the church fellowship hall for their quarterly meeting. Danny Spencer was the speaker for this meeting. He spoke on...
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What’s So Funny About Getting Older?Headline
Well, first off, I didn’t think it would happen so fast. One day I was 39 and I was traveling, working, laughing, going to parties, playing games, and the next I was seeing visions of the Milky Way when I leaned over...
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Williams, Whitaker to Continue Careers at Four-Year SchoolsHeadline News
Jerod Williams and Bradley Whitaker have made their respective marks with Bear Baseball over the past few years. Now they get the opportunity to do so once more on the four-year level as Williams heads to Hattiesburg to...
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Let Us Now Consider the LiliesHeadline
DITCH LILY-- A Ditch Lily showing-off in Dr. South’s flowerbed. The central figure of this month’s Southernism is locally known by a rather unsavory and unjust moniker... the Ditch Lily. My introduction to...
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When a New Pastor Comes to TownHeadline
Whenever a new pastor comes to town it’s probably just as unsettling for them as it is for the congregation. People immediately start wondering if the new minister will keep things as they are (as the people like...
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Mississippi River Cruise Industry Impacted by Low-Water LevelsHeadline
Ol’ Man River hasn’t done a very good job lately of just keeping on rolling along. The Mississippi River, memorialized by Oscar Hammerstein’s 1927 masterpiece, perhaps sung most famously by Paul Robeson and Frank...
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Over 150 United Methodist Churches in State have Chosen to Disaffiliate Local Methodist Churches Debate Splitting with National ChurchHeadline News
The service celebrated the local church officially becoming a “Global” Methodist church. It also served as a look back at its long history as a “United” Methodist church. It was one of the saddest hours I’ve...
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