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Indianola has a newly appointed chief of police. During Monday's Indianola Board of Aldermen meeting, Markricus Hibbler was name chief . . .

IPD Investigating Thursday Night Murder, Arrests Man Who Fired Shots on Front Avenue

Indianola police were kept busy with two separate incidents on Thursday night, one of which was apparently the city's third . . .

UM School of Journalism and New Media IMC team wins second place in student advertising competition

It’s a match to remember. A University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media IMC team recently won second . . .

"I Could Not Believe He Walked On This One": Officer Was Stunned Daquarius Wright Was Acquitted In Armed Robbery Case Last October

One of the men charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Paul’s Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson was acquitted . . .

Rams heading to the playoffs, will face Itawamba

The Gentry High Rams baseball team has begun its 2021 playoff competition. With a long three-hour trip Wednesday to northeast . . .

Indianola native Yasmine Brown, second from left, was on the UM team that took second place in the nation's premier student advertising competition. Courtesy of University of Mississippi

Daquarius Wright is pictured here after he was arrested this week for the murder of Paul's Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson.

‘In a Different Key’
By Bobby Pepper, 307 Reads
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 09:32 AM
Film about autism wins best documentary prize at Oxford Film Festival

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Daisy L. (Jackson) Johnson
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On Wed, 05/12/2021 - 02:43 PM
A celebration of life service honoring Daisy L. (Jackson) Johnson, 69, of Indianola will be held at 12 noon Saturday at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Indianola.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 11, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 234 Reads
Tue, 05/11/2021 - 10:06 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mississippi COVID-19 vaccination rate tumbles 65% since peak
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 212 Reads
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 05:07 PM
The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Mississippi is continuing its steep decline.
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Alexis Denise Jenkins
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On Wed, 05/12/2021 - 02:41 PM
Services for Alexis Denise Jenkins, 24, of Moorhead were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8 at Redmon Funeral Home, Indianola followed by burial at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Moorhead.
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Walter Sherman Foster
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On Wed, 05/12/2021 - 02:43 PM
Walter Sherman Foster passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson from complications from a stroke. Walter was born April 6, 1943 in Louise to Walter and Nannie Chaney Foster.
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All these decades later, little ‘JT’ Bell gets his day at Miss. State
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 128 Reads
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 04:14 PM
In a more fair and just Mississippi, James Thomas Bell — JT to his family and friends around Starkville — probably would have attended his hometown college, then Mississippi A&M, where he surely would have become a baseball star.
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Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves speaks during the Stennis Capitol Press Forum at Capital Towers in Jackson Monday, January 14, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

Reeves still silent as Board of Education vacancies again stall key votes
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 127 Reads
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 11:07 AM
Gulfport School District is awaiting approval for additional flexibility next year to be able to reduce achievement gaps, increase student learning and other goals because the board overseeing public education in the state has too many vacancies to take a vote.
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Mississippi requests $2 billion in federal COVID relief funds for state, local governments
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 118 Reads
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 04:08 PM
The state of Mississippi has applied for more than $2 billion in American Rescue Plan funds — a key first step to the state receiving the federal stimulus money for local and state governments to spend.
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