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Hello to all of you! We have had some beautiful weather. By the way, hopefully you changed your clocks. Daylight savings time is finally here. Something we’ve all been looking forward to, another hour of daylight. Now all you eager beavers can see to work in the yard and etc. for another hour or so!
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The Franklinton Waverley Club held its March meeting on Thursday, March 5 at the Rock House. Hostesses for the St. Patrick's Day themed meeting were Juhn Marie Green, Karen Spears, Sierra Smith, and Karen Watson. Ladies enjoyed an Irish meal of spinach pasta, corned beef sliders, fruit salad and sherbet for dessert. Tables were decorated with vases containing sprigs of green and gold amidst gold coins. Member Cecile Green received the special honor of having Happy Birthday sung by the members.
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The Franklinton Waverley Club held its March meeting on Thursday, March 5 at the Rock House. Hostesses for the St. Patrick's Day themed meeting were Juhn Marie Green, Karen Spears, Sierra Smith, and Karen Watson. Ladies enjoyed an Irish meal of spinach pasta, corned beef sliders, fruit salad and sherbet for dessert. Tables were decorated with vases containing sprigs of green and gold amidst gold coins. Member Cecile Green received the special honor of having Happy Birthday sung by the members.
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The Franklinton Waverley Club held its March meeting on Thursday, March 5 at the Rock House. Hostesses for the St. Patrick's Day themed meeting were Juhn Marie Green, Karen Spears, Sierra Smith, and Karen Watson. Ladies enjoyed an Irish meal of spinach pasta, corned beef sliders, fruit salad and sherbet for dessert. Tables were decorated with vases containing sprigs of green and gold amidst gold coins. Member Cecile Green received the special honor of having Happy Birthday sung by the members.
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Dr. Daryl Turner
Franklinton and the surrounding communities will soon have a rare opportunity to hear from an internationally recognized thyroid specialist traveling all the way from Australia.
Dr. Daryl Turner, a globally known expert in thyroid health and the creator of the Thyroflex device, will be speaking at a special community event hosted by Bleu Rx Solutions on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17, from 6:00-7:30 PM at their Franklinton location just past Riverside Medical Center at the corner of Main Street and J. Meadie Knight Drive.
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The Town of Franklinton recently officially awarded its Solid Waste Contract to Amwaste of Louisiana.
Amwaste of Louisiana was already the Town’s current waste service provider at the time of the award, secured the new agreement, solidifying its partnership with the Town for an additional five years.
Pictured above signing the contract are Amwaste of Louisiana's District Manager Lauren Anthony and Franklinton Mayor Darwin Sharp
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The Town of Franklinton recently officially awarded its Solid Waste Contract to Amwaste of Louisiana.
Amwaste of Louisiana was already the Town’s current waste service provider at the time of the award, secured the new agreement, solidifying its partnership with the Town for an additional five years.
Pictured above signing the contract are Amwaste of Louisiana's District Manager Lauren Anthony and Franklinton Mayor Darwin Sharp
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Other art will also be shown besides paintings. There are great wood artists and others also in various media. Wood art is shown above at a previous show.
According to Co-chairmen Ann Warner and Sara Nelson, art is blossoming locally as artists plan for the annual Washington Art Association Show and Sale, to be held Sunday, March 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the lovely home of Mrs. Nelson in Clifton. The show has been held there for many years and is easy to find.
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Jim Brown
Although presidents from both political parties process no desire to carry on wars throughout the Middle East, history shows otherwise. The bigger question is just how much involvement should the United States undertake in the Middle East? We have been fighting endless wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and putting out never ending brushfires throughout this region for the past 80 years. Some 20,000 American soldiers have lost their lives fighting in this region since 9/11.
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Retha E. Schanrock, 86, of Quitman, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Baptist Anderson Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.
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Retha E. Schanrock, 86, of Quitman, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Baptist Anderson Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.
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State Senator Rita Parks said concessions were made to ensure the regulation of PBMs stays with the Board of Pharmacy.
The Senate Public Health Committee adopted a strike-all amendment to the House’s Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform bill this week that removed steering prohibitions.
During discussion of HB 1665, State Senator Rita Parks (R) said the strike-all amendment addresses several major concerns with the original version of the bill.
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The Mississippi Business Alliance warns lawmakers that mandating high dispensing fees will contribute to already skyrocketing health care costs.
The Mississippi Business Alliance and its members have come out in opposition to the strike-all amendment to HB 1665, which passed the Senate Public Health Committee last week.
HB 1665 is the House’s Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform bill authored by State Rep. Hank Zuber (R). It is the only measure alive this session to put forth PBM reforms.
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The study committee would be tasked with collecting information on aviation incidents, wildlife-mortality data, and farmland loss linked to wind turbine development.
The Mississippi Senate approved a strike-all amendment to a House bill Monday that would have limited wind turbines on farmlands.
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The governor did add that there is still time in the session to get those things done, saying that nothing is dead in the Capitol until it is “dead, dead, dead.”
At the end of a press conference Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) took questions on teacher pay raises, the state Public Employees Retirement System, and the future of the movement to provide parents in Mississippi with greater education freedom. He did not rule out a special session to address at least two of those matters.
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“A Home for Every Child” is intended to help reduce red tape, modernize the licensure process, and ensure more children are not staying in hotels or other non-traditional housing.
Mississippi joined four other states this week in the Trump administration’s “A Home for Every Child” initiative, a pilot effort aimed at encouraging more Americans to become foster families.
The initiative is part of the Trump administration’s “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families” executive order.
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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R) easily defeat their primary challengers. See who will be on the November General Election ballot.
Mississippi voters went to the polls on Tuesday to choose their nominees in the Republican and Democratic Midterm Primary Elections for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
Here is a rundown on how Mississippi voted as of 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning along with a look ahead to the November General Election.
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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter reflects on the life of Choctaw Books owner, the “go-to” expert in the state for appraisals of rare books, maps, documents, and ephemera.
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Fred Smith—who concluded his remarkable life and career at Mississippi State University’s Mitchell Memorial Library as the Rare Books Coordinator in the Special Collections division—died at his home in Starkville on Feb. 28.
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Across the state, there are people who quietly, diligently, and passionately work to protect, preserve, and raise the cultural aspects that define a community. The artists, the planners, the policymakers, and the patrons are the culture-bearers we will be celebrating over the next few months. Vicksburg is fortunate to have such a person in Kelle Barfield.
Kelle Barfield is a Vicksburg resident who is passionate about her city, especially the river city’s culture.
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The amended version on a Senate bill also included a provision requiring that Mississippi driver’s licenses reflect the sex of a person as it was identified at birth.
Lawmakers in Mississippi want to crack down on illegal or undocumented immigrant drivers.
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