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May 3, 2026

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  • Eva Gordon Celebrates Mrs. Taylor During National Principals Month

    DURING NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH CELEBRATING EVA GORDON LOWER ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL--- Eva Gordon Lower Elementary proudly celebrates Mrs. Taylor during National Principal Month. We are deeply grateful for her...

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  • Governor Reeves Unveils Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program Plan

    Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi has submitted its Rural Health Transformation Program Plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Mississippi’s plan, which was developed with...

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  • Everett Reid Oliver Arrives in Mobile

    BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: EVERETT REID OLIVER EVERETT REID OLIVER ARRIVES IN MOBILE--- Everett Reid Oliver was born June 3, 2025 in Mobile, Alabama. Born at 3:47 pm, he was 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 20.5 inches. Parents are...

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  • Halloween at Magnolia Clinic

    HALLOWEEN AT MAGNOLIA CLINIC--- Mississippi College Physician Assistant Students training at Frye-Magnolia Clinic in Magnolia dressed up for Halloween as Dr. Seuss’s “Thing 1 and Thing 2” but with a play on their...

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  • Magnolia Artist Completes Gazette Mural

    MAGNOLIA ARTIST COMPLETES GAZETTE MURAL--- Passersby have probably noticed Magnolia artist James Middleton, who is an internationally recognized artist, art historian, and specialist in Renaissance and Baroque opera, at...

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  • Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children Opens with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

    ALYCE G. CLARKE CENTER FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN OPENS WITH RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY Children with complex medical needs now have a home away from home. The ribbon was cut today on the Alyce G. Clarke Center for...

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  • The Friendship Oak

    THE FRIENDSHIP OAK by James L. Cummins There are many historical, fascinating things to see and read about in the state of Mississippi. There are those that are wellknown such as the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum,...

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  • Chris Hunter Shines as Bears Top Jones on Homecoming

    Page A6 Thursday, October 30, 2025 MAGNOLIA GAZETTE In his final home game as a Southwest Bear, sophomore running back Chris Hunter made a statement. The Canton Academy-alum had 27 carries for 180 yards and three...

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  • Decades of Neglect Leave Southern Rivers Stranded

    Is this any way to run a railroad, a highway or a skyway--or in this case, a river system? I recently heard a report about some infrastructure renovation that’s needed on a threeriver project down in the deepest...

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  • Chaos Hits Timber and Paper Mill Industry Across the South

    A recent wave of closures in the economically-powerful paper manufacturing industry has left officials and developers across the South scrambling for ways to overcome job losses and a huge oversupply of timber. The...

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  • Bears Hang On Late, Top East Central at Home

    The postseason aspirations for the Bears took a big step towards reality Monday following a 25-18, 11-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-6 win over visiting East Central. With the win, the Bears have locked in a birth into the post...

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  • Magnolia Breast Cancer Awareness Walk: We Still Fight

    MAGNOLIA BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK “WE STILL FIGHT” 3rd ANNUAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK & PROGRAM--- The Tye-Dye Crew Line Dancers (above), LaToya Cameron, Nurse Practitioner (below). COME SEE DR. LAMPTON AT...

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  • When the Braves Called Pearl Home

    The Mississippi Braves are gone. So is “Snit,” but I still have the baseball he tossed me and “Frenchy” is on the broadcast. I’ll explain. I left work in Jackson one summer day circa 2005, heading east towards...

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  • Pediatric Pertussis Death Reported

    The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed an infant in the state recently died from pertussis. The infant was less than 2 months old and was not age-eligible to be vaccinated against pertussis....

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  • Today's Biggest Challenges for U.S. Farmers

    A drought that developed at mid-growing season and seemed everlasting was finally upended in late September as harvest loomed across the U.S. Farm Belt. The intensely dry period, plus falling crop prices and political...

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  • Bears Put Up Fight, Unable to Get Past Visiting Co-Lin

    turnaround after playing the previous Saturday against a ranked opponent, the Bears knew that they had another tough test Thursday against another top-15 team in No. 11 Co-Lin. And despite putting up a fight against the...

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  • Terry's Creek News

    CATHERINE BROWN Terry’s Creek News Hello to all our readers of the Terry’s Creek News. Was a very wonderful day of worship as we met at our Lord’s House last Sunday. It was good to have Bro. Kent and his wife back...

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  • Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Announces Annual Pumpkin Adventure

    Museum will host its Pumpkin Adventure on October 8-11, 15-18 and 22-25. Families can enjoy the fall tradition from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with extended hours for family days on...

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  • Bears Unable to Finish Strong Outing, Fall at No. 5 Gulf Coast

    After going toeto-toe with host No. 5 Mississippi Gulf Coast through the first three quarters of Saturday’s contest, the Bears ran out of gas in the end and couldn’t keep pushing forward, falling 40-23 to the...

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  • The List of 650

    They were heroes then. They are still heroes. Their status is forever secure. Do you believe in miracles? Well, they produced as close to a miracle as our city had ever experienced. They weren’t saints. They were...

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  • Bears Outlast Visiting Itawamba for First Conference Win

    Southwest showed great resiliency and determination Monday picking up a 24-26, 2521, 25-27, 25-19, 15-12 win over visiting Itawamba. “I’m very proud of the girls,” Southwest head coach Chris Laird said....

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  • Katrina's Aftermath, Mississippi's Resolve

    KATRINA’S AFTERMATH, MISSISSIPPI’S RESOLVE by Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor On the morning after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, State House Speaker Billy McCoy...

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  • Magnolia's 2025-2026 Budget Passed During September City Board Meeting

    During the September City Board meeting held Tuesday evening, the General and Utilities Fund budgets were approved at the amounts of $2,229,000 and $1,956,800 respectively. Prior to the meeting, a Public Hearing was...

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  • Southwest Volleyball Hoping to Make a Splash in First Season Back

    The feeling of collegiate volleyball is one that hasn’t been felt in southwest Mississippi for over 50 years. And this weekend, that feeling will be no more as the Southwest Bears mark their return to play for the...

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