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Janice Varnado Crain, 79, a resident of the Thomas Community passed away early Tuesday morning December 30, 2025 at her home.
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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our precious baby boy, Kayson River Ishee, who left this world far too soon at just nine months of age.
Though his time on earth was brief, Kayson’s life was filled with love. His sweet smile, bright eyes, and gentle presence brought immeasurable joy to his family. In nine short months, he taught those around him the truest meaning of unconditional love and left memories that will be cherished forever.
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John L. Shettles III
John, age 84, joined his wife in Heaven on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. He was a resident of Hammond, LA.
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Lavene Payne Stogner went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, January 2, 2026 in Franklinton, Louisiana at the age of 83. Lavene was born to the late Elsie Branch Crain and the late Fred Payne.
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Several months ago, I wrote an article regarding the status of waterfowl populations across the country. Not to digress, but in a nutshell, the numbers overall have been in a downward trend for many years. Again, I won’t go into the reasons, but I will reemphasize some points in this article. Since we are in the last few weeks of the 2025-2026 waterfowl season, I thought it would be interesting to poll hunters in various regions across the state to get their thoughts on how the season is going thus far.
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A recent Gallup poll found 85 percent of respondents disapprove of Congress’ work. Reports suggest about 90 percent of people think term limits will align Congresspersons’ incentives with the common good. They won’t.
In the 2024 general election, incumbents won reelection more than 90 percent of the time; it’s 100 percent in some election cycles. If elections were truly competitive, incumbents would not win at that rate. Freed from competition, legislators’ incentives to are not aligned with the public good.
By Patrick Taylor on
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Apparently, the DC Santa Claus did NOT visit Linda Berry this year. All she got were clean MAGA lumps of coal along with $2.25 gas. So sad. Nor can anyone in DC make her happy (“Democrats Must Make Their Case,” Northside Sun, 12/12/25). Yet she believes the Democrats have the better solutions to govern if they would but take it on. That assumes that the Democrat leadership has ability to function like a normal political party. Nevertheless, she’s a real Democrat believer. In what, I would like to know.
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As I write this on 1/4/26 most news reports state that the United States has carried out a flawless military mission early yesterday to arrest the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his home (aka fortress) in Caracas. Our military personnel forced their way into his house before Maduro could enter his steel walled safe room and arrested him and his wife before they could escape. The assault had been meticulously planned for months. No Americans were killed, and only one helicopter was hit but was able to continue flying. A total of about 150 aircraft were used.
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Some legislators, mainly Democrats, have expressed opposition to the proposed education reforms.
Mississippi Speaker of the House Jason White (R) outlined key parts of his chamber’s education reform bill on Monday afternoon, one day before the start of the 2026 season. White said the legislation could be filed as early as this week.
The cornerstone of the bill is to give parents and students more say in their K-12 education decisions, with state funding following the pupils to the school of their choice.
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1949 was a stressful year. Three global crises placed an enormous amount of pressure on American leaders, and no one experienced the pressure more intensely than President Harry Truman.
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Learn more about what to expect over the next three months and what is on the horizon as the Mississippi Legislature gets down to business.
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and Speaker Jason White (R) are set to gavel in the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, Tuesday at noon at the state Capitol.
The annual legislative session will run three months, with sine die, or the end of the session, tentatively set for Sunday, April 5.
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President Nora Miller will continue in her responsibilities under her last day on June 30. IHL’s Board of Trustees will coordinate the process to name a replacement.
The longtime president of the Mississippi University of Women announced Monday that she will be retiring, effective at the end of June.
MUW president Nora R. Miller will retire on June 30, 2026, after three decades in higher education. She was named MUW’s president in 2018.
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Allegations of fraud in Minnesota prompted changes in how Health and Human Services provides child care funding across the U.S.
A freeze to federal child care subsidies has been announced by the Trump Administration which could affect families across Mississippi. Yet, the impact remains unknown at this point.
The move was made last week after a YouTuber posted a video alleging fraud was occurring at several child care centers in the state of Minnesota.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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As renewable energy disparager President Donald Trump continues to prop up and promote coal and fossil fuel industries, Mississippi finds itself on a path to grow industries producing renewable energy alternatives to coal.
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Every year has its challenges and this one is no different. On the opposite page, Jonathan Kettler writes about the start of 1949 and all the challenges faced that year. It provides a real sense of perspective.
The Sun is a community newspaper so we like to focus on local news but the decimation of local news by Big Tech has caused more focus on national and international news. It is human nature to focus on what’s there.
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Every year has its challenges and this one is no different. On the opposite page, Jonathan Kettler writes about the start of 1949 and all the challenges faced that year. It provides a real sense of perspective.
The Sun is a community newspaper so we like to focus on local news but the decimation of local news by Big Tech has caused more focus on national and international news. It is human nature to focus on what’s there.
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HELP WANTED
Part-time Office Worker
The Era-Leader seeks a part-time general office worker. This position is for approximately 2 or 3 days per week, and the hours are somewhat flexible.
The successful candidate would be very reliable and have computer experience with the ability to learn new computer programs.
Please send resume or response to info@era-leader.com or to:
The Era-Leader
1137 Main Street, Franklinton LA 70438
No phone calls, please
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HELP WANTED
Part-time Office Worker
The Era-Leader seeks a part-time general office worker. This position is for approximately 2 or 3 days per week, and the hours are somewhat flexible.
The successful candidate would be very reliable and have computer experience with the ability to learn new computer programs.
Please send resume or response to info@era-leader.com or to:
The Era-Leader
1137 Main Street, Franklinton LA 70438
No phone calls, please
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HELP WANTED
Part-time Office Worker
The Era-Leader seeks a part-time general office worker. This position is for approximately 2 or 3 days per week, and the hours are somewhat flexible.
The successful candidate would be very reliable and have computer experience with the ability to learn new computer programs.
Please send resume or response to info@era-leader.com or to:
The Era-Leader
1137 Main Street, Franklinton LA 70438
No phone calls, please
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Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann used a speech to the Stennis Press Forum on Monday to declare the state in its strongest fiscal and educational position in memory, while urging lawmakers to build on recent gains with new spending on teachers, infrastructure, cybersecurity and rural services. Below is a summary of the talk produced by Perplexity AI followed by the entire transcript of Hosemann's talk.
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