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MDCC Softball Starts Conference Play Saturday

The Mississippi Delta Community College softball program will begin a trek toward postseason play on Saturday when the Troj

Profile 2021: Thomas aims to up the tempo in Moorhead

Success has followed new Mississippi Delta Community College Head Football Coach Cedric Thomas throughout his career – eve

Mission accomplished

Even in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, I never thought of the possibility of missing a paper.

NAACP: Rental assistance could soon be available

More rental assistance may be on the horizon for Mississippi renters.

Delta included in new breastfeeding support investment

To help increase breastfeeding support, the Mississippi Public Health Institute is investing a new grant into Gul

MDCC Head Football Coach Cedric Thomas

Do we really need February? Yes, no, maybe?
By By MARK H. STOWERS Columnist, READ MORE > 262 Reads
On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 08:48 AM
Good Mornin’! Good Mornin’!
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Atmos Says It's Trying To Minimize Impact on Bills After Winter Storms
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On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 08:13 AM
One energy provider says it is doing everything in its power to keep monthly bills down in the aftermath of the bitter cold and winter storm weather last week.
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Economists: GDP, income, population would drop from Reeves’ income tax elimination proposal
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 2,287 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 04:51 PM
A new report from economists with the state’s university system says Mississippi’s economy, personal income and population would decline under Gov. Tate Reeves’ proposal to phase out individual income tax over a decade.
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‘It’s bittersweet’: Students, faculty reflect on college in the time of COVID
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 351 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 04:31 PM
Yasmine Brown was running an errand outside Indianola, her hometown, on Jan. 6 when her roommates called. A positive test result had confirmed it: The exhaustion they were feeling was COVID-19.
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Optometrists will be able to expand their scope of practice under a bill passed by the Senate Thursday.

Bill that would expand scope of practice for optometrists passes Senate
By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 220 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 04:07 PM
The Senate passed an amended House bill Thursday that could give optometrists the ability to prescribe medication and perform procedures that were previously prohibited to them.
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Wicker, Klobuchar Reintroduce BENEFIT Act
By Press Release - Senator Roger Wicker, READ MORE > 380 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 02:29 PM
Below is a press release from Senator Roger Wicker:
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Auditor’s Office Arrests Former Tunica County Housing Project Director
By Press Release - Mississippi Office of the State Auditor, READ MORE > 218 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 02:26 PM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor:
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Anthony, Rosebud Give Legislative Summary For The Week
By By Representatives Otis Anthony and Tracey Rosebud, READ MORE > 303 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 02:09 PM
After dealing with winter weather in Jackson and across the state last week, the House met in person to conduct legislative business. Last week, the House met in session and committees via teleconference, similar to what occurred earlier in the session. Wednesday, Feb.
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Empower Mississippi Releases Dynamic Modeling on Elimination of Income Tax
By Press Release - Empower Mississippi, READ MORE > 351 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:57 PM
Below is a press release from Empower Mississippi:
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History will light the path to the future
By Linda Smith Myles Guest Columnist, READ MORE > 573 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:50 PM
For those of you who still live in and around Indianola, Mississippi “Let’s Make A Change.” I invite you… who can remember… when the Lewis Grocer Company was on the southeast corner and Kelly Service Station was on the southwest corner of Depot Street.
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Lady Tigers fall to North Panola
By Bryan Davis Publisher, READ MORE > 308 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:43 PM
The Lady Tigers of Thomas Edwards played about as physical a ballgame in the first half of Monday night’s playoff bout against North Panola as anyone could.
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NSA spelling bee winners
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On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:36 PM
North Sunflower Academy had three spelling bee winners at the state level recently. Pictured are Tristan Parks - 3rd place, 7th grade, Anna Walton Shurden - 5th place, 8th grade and Bear Walker - 5th place, 4th grade.

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Photo: Bryan Davis The Gentry boys basketball team is pictured above. In front, from left are Troy Griffin, Gabrien Coulter, Deandre Brisco, Bryce Young, Roderick Brown, Laderrius Love and Makelvi Hutchins. In back from left are Tavarus Burnett, Orlando Liddell, Tony Boatman, Tra'dareon Millbrook, DeKenneth Johnson, Johnathan Hodges Jr., Fonquarious Davis and Erin Kirkham.

Gentry basketball comes to an end
By PAUL PUTNAM SPORTS WRITER, READ MORE > 213 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:32 PM
An end came to the Gentry High School basketball season Monday night at Shannon High School.
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First pitch of Gentry baseball season on deck
By PAUL PUTNAM SPORTS WRITER, READ MORE > 162 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:07 PM
A new baseball season is bringing new hope for the 2021 Gentry High Rams squad.
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IA soccer advances to play Laurel
By PAUL PUTNAM SPORTS WRITER, READ MORE > 269 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 01:00 PM
The Indianola Academy Colonels are now only one soccer victory away from playing for a state championship crown.
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McCool signs cheer scholarship with MDCC
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On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:19 PM
Preslie McCool recently signed with Mississippi Delta Community College for a cheer scholarship in the 2021-22 season. Pictured from left are Kristy Kitchings, NSA Cheer Coach, Melinda Andrus, MDCC Cheer Coach, Preslie McCool and Kim McCool, her mother.

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Tunica housing director allegedly stole $750K while turning away needy homeowners
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 698 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:46 AM
Mardis Jones, a government contractor, had just secured a sweet deal with the Tunica County Board of Supervisors to run the county’s one-of-a-kind housing rehabilitation program when he got the call from Linda Fay Engle-Harris in late 2014.
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Dunagin: Why fix what's not broken?
By Charles Dunagin Guest Columnist, READ MORE > 180 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:29 AM
Legislation to change the way Mississippi Department of Archives and History trustees are appointed seems like another attempt to fix something that isn’t broken.
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PERS trend is unsustainable
By Jack Ryan Enterprise Journal, READ MORE > 259 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:25 AM
Without saying so directly, a report about the financial health of the Public Employees’ Retirement System made it clear that taxpayers are going to continue to make unacceptably large contributions to this fund.
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Get ready for the potholes
By Tim Kalich Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 231 Reads
On Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:15 AM
Once the several-inch-thick coat of ice melts from the highways and roads of Mississippi, expect another hazard to take its place: potholes.
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