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“Always put God first,” advised Lynn Taylor. “Before you get up in the morning, you first need to pray before your feet hit the ground. Then, the next thing you need to do is make your bed. If you haven’t managed to do anything else that day, you will have at least accomplished one thing: making your bed.”
Lynn Taylor knows just how important it is to start each day off with God and making sure He is first in everything she does.
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4 days 19 hours ago
Clarke County resident Cynthia (CJ) Traywick has recently taken on a battle against cancer. It all started back in January of this year.
“In January, she started feeling like she couldn’t breathe,” explained her husband, Joey Traywick. “She went to her doctor in Newton. They did x-rays and told her that she had pneumonia, but they were worried about a large mass on her right lung. She told her that she was going to send her straight to the hospital. They called me, and she came home and got some clothes before we went to the hospital.”
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4 days 22 hours ago
Photo Credit: Jonathan Schwartz
Some former Clarke County residents have helped make history with the South Jones Band by being the first Mississippi school band to travel to Ireland to take part in parades for St. Patrick’s Day. Although they no longer live in Clarke County, they have family members who still live in the area that are thrilled of what they accomplished.
One of the individuals who went was Assistant Band Director Cody Hunter.
The chance to go to Ireland wasn’t a sudden thing. They have been preparing for this chance for years.
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5 days 1 hour ago
This past week, most everyone on Facebook saw the story of the dog Jax. Poor Jax was a dog that was left tied to tree with no food or water in sight. The photos of Jax are just heartbreaking. Unfortunately, we had a cold snap, and due to the malnutrition and neglect of the owner, Jax didn’t make it.
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5 days 19 hours ago
The arrest records are published weekly and information in the records is obtained directly from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department Docket Book. Names of those arrested are not and will not be withheld by request or fee. The arrest docket book is public record and is permissible to view by the public.
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5 days 20 hours ago
For the first time in about 15 years, the Blue Angels are performing a show at the Naval Air Station in Meridian.
“It is with great excitement that we announce that the elite Blue Angels will be back in Meridian to celebrate their 85th anniversary, as well as the Navy base’s 65th anniversary of training excellence here in Meridian, Mississippi,” expressed Luke Davis, Commanding Officer for the Naval Air Station in Meridian. “Thank you all for your support. Come out on March 28 and March 29. It’s going to be a great show.”
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5 days 21 hours ago
Mary Crowson recently celebrated her 30 year anniversary working for Great Southern Bank in Quitman.
Originally, working at a bank was just a summer job, but she came to enjoy it and ended up deciding to continue working at a bank.
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5 days 22 hours ago
Photo by Belinda Allen, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Car lovers from all around can come out and experience the Rides of the Past Car Show at Clarkco State Park, located at 386 Clarkco Road in Quitman, on March 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For anyone with an amazing vehicle they would like to enter the show, registration is only $25. Different awards will be given that day. There will be ten awards for cars, ten awards for trucks/jeeps, one award for ratrods, and one award for motorcycles.
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1 week ago
Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.
- George Sand
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1 week 1 day ago
The 6th Annual Coming Home to Clarke County festivities are set to take place on April 25, 2026. This year’s theme is “Boarding the Horizon to Empower and Inspire Our Future Leaders.”
Lineup for the parade will start at 11:00 a.m. on Harris Avenue (road Dart is on) in Quitman. The parade will begin at 12:15 p.m. and will end at the Quitman Volunteer Fire Department.
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1 week 3 days ago
Photo by Brittney Mangum, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
John Tyler Todd is thrilled to offer the services of Triple G LLC to citizens in the community. His business focuses on landscaping, tree removal, and various handyman jobs and is designed to also minister to the community as well. It was actually through his desire to minister that the business was developed.
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1 week 3 days ago
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
— Proverbs 11:30-31
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1 week 5 days ago
Paula Mercer recently achieved a dream come true as she was declared to be 5D Senior State Champion for Mississippi in barrel racing.
She has been barrel racing since she was 18 years old, stopping for just a few years when she had her children before she started again. She joined the district she rides in about five years ago and is proud of the accomplishments that she and others in the district were able to make this year.
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1 week 5 days ago
march 19-21
Pachuta Baptist Church, located on Highway 18 in Pachuta, will have a Revival Meeting on March 19, 20, and 21 at 6:30 p.m. The evangelist will be Noel Mann. All are invited to attend.
sunday, march 22
St. Mary M.B. Church, located at 502 County Road 270 in Shubuta, invites everyone to attend Family and Friends Day on March 22 at 1:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Dr. Herman Brown from Sunny Hill Baptist Church in Decatur. A Tea Tasting will follow.
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1 week 5 days ago
In Matthew 6:33 we read, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness…” This section of the Sermon on the Mount is about who or what is going to rule your life. Christ starts this line of reasoning in v.24 (No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (money or material pursuits).” Matthew 6:33 is about who you serve; it is not primarily about worry or anxiety.
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1 week 5 days ago
The arrest records are published weekly and information in the records is obtained directly from the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department Docket Book. Names of those arrested are not and will not be withheld by request or fee. The arrest docket book is public record and is permissible to view by the public.
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1 week 5 days ago
Get ready for adorable bunnies and a tasty breakfast at the Second Annual Breakfast With Bunnies this Saturday, March 21, at 9:00 a.m.
Along with enjoying breakfast and being able to take pictures with live bunnies, there are even more things planned for the event this year.
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1 week 5 days ago
For the first time in about 15 years, the Blue Angels are performing a show at the Naval Air Station in Meridian.
“It is with great excitement that we announce that the elite Blue Angels will be back in Meridian to celebrate their 85th anniversary, as well as the Navy base’s 65th anniversary of training excellence here in Meridian, Mississippi,” expressed Luke Davis, Commanding Officer for the Naval Air Station in Meridian. “Thank you all for your support. Come out on March 28 and March 29. It’s going to be a great show.”
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Photo by Brittney Mangum, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Clarke County Chamber of Commerce selected the Clarke County Career and Technical Center as the Business of the Month SPOTLIGHT for the month of March.
The Clarke County Career and Technical Center first started in August of 1988 and helps train high school students in workforce programs, allowing them to receive credits towards graduation.
Students who attend have the opportunity to lead through the student organizations TSA, HOSA, FFA, Skills USA, Educator Rising, and NTHS. It allows students to explore their careers of interest and their own abilities.
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