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Pictured: Front row (left to right): Rebecca Ingram, Chalmette Anderson, Mateo Morales, Levi Applewhite, Destiny Martinez; Back row (left to right): Rusty Fornea (ADAPT, Inc. Executive Director); Laiton Stewart (Northshore Charter art teacher); I’Layna Simmons, Eli Murray, Addison Buffinet, Caroline Myers, Kamryn Wilson, Presley Stafford, O’Ryon Norris; Sharon Fornea (Franklinton Elementary and Franklinton Primary art teacher); Ramona Thomas (Pine High School principal); Kelly Stubbs (Pine High School art teacher); and Rachel Sumrall (Franklinton Elementary principal). Winners not pictured are: McKinley Rice, Adalberto Jr. Bussi-Valdez, Logan Walker, and Aubury Dillon.
ADAPT, Inc. is proud to announce the successful completion of its Youth Art CalendarContest, a parish-wide initiative designed to increase awareness of alcohol-related issues and encourage healthy, drug-free choices among young people.
This prevention project was made possible through funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of its national Communities Talk to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Campaign.
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The Franklinton Junior High Lady Falcons softball team was shut out by Madisonville last week, falling 13-0 in a three-inning contest.
Madisonville took control early, scoring six runs in the first inning and adding five more in the second. Two additional runs in the third inning ended the game.
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The Franklinton Junior High Lady Falcons softball team was shut out by Madisonville last week, falling 13-0 in a three-inning contest.
Madisonville took control early, scoring six runs in the first inning and adding five more in the second. Two additional runs in the third inning ended the game.
By DAMON SMITH on
1 month 3 weeks ago
The Franklinton Junior High Lady Falcons softball team was shut out by Madisonville last week, falling 13-0 in a three-inning contest.
Madisonville took control early, scoring six runs in the first inning and adding five more in the second. Two additional runs in the third inning ended the game.
By DAMON SMITH on
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Ricky Songy was the starting pitcher for FHS.
PHOTO BY TONI TAGEANT
The Franklinton Demons baseball team traveled to Belle Chasse to scrimmage the Cardinals in what turned out to be a spectacular game. Another extra twist was that the Demons head coach, Clay Tageant, and the Cardinals head coach, Evan Tageant, are brothers, as well as being the sons of former FHS head coach Jeff Tageant.
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Ricky Songy was the starting pitcher for FHS.
PHOTO BY TONI TAGEANT
The Franklinton Demons baseball team traveled to Belle Chasse to scrimmage the Cardinals in what turned out to be a spectacular game. Another extra twist was that the Demons head coach, Clay Tageant, and the Cardinals head coach, Evan Tageant, are brothers, as well as being the sons of former FHS head coach Jeff Tageant.
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Ricky Songy was the starting pitcher for FHS.
PHOTO BY TONI TAGEANT
The Franklinton Demons baseball team traveled to Belle Chasse to scrimmage the Cardinals in what turned out to be a spectacular game. Another extra twist was that the Demons head coach, Clay Tageant, and the Cardinals head coach, Evan Tageant, are brothers, as well as being the sons of former FHS head coach Jeff Tageant.
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*Happy February Everyone! It’s been a long cold week weather-wise to say the least. I pray that all of you are enjoying these milder temperatures even though it’s still winter. Remember it’s already February and springtime is getting nearer.
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Winter Greetings!
Over the past week or so we have had some really cold weather with temperatures in the teens at night. Let your water run so you won't have frozen pipes. Thank the Lord that beautiful sunshine came some days and warmed us up a bit. I heard that Mississippi had snow, you can never tell we may even get some snow before it's over.
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An amaryllis graces a window.
PHOTO BY MARY HELEN FERGUSON
My mother gave me an amaryllis bulb for Christmas this past year. The plant is flowering beautifully next to my west-facing window. It has several blooms right now, and it looks like there will be more before this year’s show is over.
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The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today announced the 95 state winners of the 2025-26 NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards, Presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. The initiative honors the top academic football teams from each level of play within each state and is designed to inspire and foster a culture of academic excellence in high school football teams throughout the nation. The 95 teams will now vie as finalists for the NFF Hatchell Cup, Presented by Bob's Steak & Chop House. The Hatchell Cup winner will be announced Feb.
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The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today announced the 95 state winners of the 2025-26 NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards, Presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. The initiative honors the top academic football teams from each level of play within each state and is designed to inspire and foster a culture of academic excellence in high school football teams throughout the nation. The 95 teams will now vie as finalists for the NFF Hatchell Cup, Presented by Bob's Steak & Chop House. The Hatchell Cup winner will be announced Feb.
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The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today announced the 95 state winners of the 2025-26 NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards, Presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. The initiative honors the top academic football teams from each level of play within each state and is designed to inspire and foster a culture of academic excellence in high school football teams throughout the nation. The 95 teams will now vie as finalists for the NFF Hatchell Cup, Presented by Bob's Steak & Chop House. The Hatchell Cup winner will be announced Feb.
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Ella Kathryn Oyler of Franklinton was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for Fall Semester 2025.
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Robert St. John says sometimes we’re too hard on Mississippi. We know the flaws. We’ve lived with them. But we can’t see the forest for the pine trees, as they say.
Marco had never seen a pine plantation.
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Below is an opinion column by Barrett Donahoe:
This is not about politics. It is about students. It is about families, and ensuring that every child—regardless of zip code or income—has access to an education that nurtures both the mind and the heart.
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Below is an opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
The effort of Mississippi House leaders and others to expand programs providing public funds to private schools validates the oft-repeated quote that “history may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
Efforts by Mississippi legislators to send public funds to private schools go back to at least the 1960s.
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Audience members express emotion as public comments are given during the DeSoto County School Board meeting in Hernando, Miss. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
In DeSoto County, some community members and the school board want Michele Henley, the board’s former president, to resign. They say she wrote a letter and testified in support of a woman who was eventually convicted of sexual battery against a minor. Henley has denied those accusations.
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Rev. Jimmy Oalmann
Luke 8:11-15
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It is with profound sadness that the Williamson Family announce the passing of Patrick Kermise Williamson, 56, born March 17, 1969, and meeting our glorious Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday January 26, 2026.
Patrick was a devoted and faithful servant of our Lord and member, Senior Men’s Sunday School Teacher, and Chairman of Deacons of Bogue Chitto Baptist Church. He made it his life’s ministry to serve his family as well as the elderly and homebound of the community and abroad.
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