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The public is invited to attend a flag retirement ceremony hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4982 at 6 . . .

For 39 years, Linda McLendon, certified nurse midwife (CNM), has devoted her career to caring for women and families across . . .

MVSU basketball player was reportedly warned about his expired immigration status years before ICE detained him

Years before immigration officers arrested a Mississippi Valley State University basketball player last week, the school he previously played for . . .

Women in Clarke Frances Underwood

As the universal banker at BankPlus, Frances Underwood works hard to make sure each customer who comes in is taken . . .

When lethal injections fail

There has been plenty of fallout from the two failed attempts to put to death a Tennessee prisoner by lethal . . .

Congratulations Linda McLendon, a 2026 Women in Clarke honoree.

Congratulations to Frances Underwood, a 2026 Women in Clarke honoree.

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Postal service doesn’t run elections
Wed,09/09/26-3:02PM , 4,749 Reads 80,009 Statewide
Concede one point to President Donald Trump on the question of voter fraud. If election cheating is going to occur during an election, it’s more likely to occur with mailed ballots than in-person ones.
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Tue,09/08/26-7:00PM , 152 Reads
Looking for a great business opportunity or a commercial building perfect for storage & offices? Check out this established business location (Formerly Odorless Cleaners) located at 125 Main Street Quitman and priced at ONLY $87,500. For more information call CrossRoads Realty at 601-727-7653.

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College sports might be beyond repair
Wed,09/02/26-9:46AM , 362 Reads 11,938 Statewide
The legal fights on how long athletes should be eligible to play in college get more and more bizarre.

First, there were players, while still in college, petitioning for one more year and finding friendly state judges willing to give that to them.
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Better to flunk a kid early than late
Wed,08/26/26-9:56PM , 373 Reads 15,738 Statewide
It is rarely ideal to hold children back a grade once they start school, but when it seems necessary, the earlier the retention the better.

Mississippi, with an education policy that insists on reading proficiency by the end of third grade, understands that.
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