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Rev. Jimmy Oalmann
Luke 8:26-39
By Rev. Jimmy Oalmann - Richardson Baptist Church on
1 week 6 days ago
Rev. Jimmy Oalmann
Luke 8:26-39
By Rev. Jimmy Oalmann - Richardson Baptist Church on
1 week 6 days ago
Jim Brown
Louisiana has been called the Culinary Mecca of America. Folks in this part of the country can take just about anything edible and make it not just good, but quite exceptional. And when we say anything, we mean everything. There is virtually no limit to what a Cajun will put in a gumbo. Well, because of federal restrictions, there is one thing --- horsemeat.
For years, Congress has banned the sale of horsemeat for consumption in the U.S. But that could well change under the proposed budget by the Trump Administration.
By Jim Brown on
1 week 6 days ago
Jim Brown
Louisiana has been called the Culinary Mecca of America. Folks in this part of the country can take just about anything edible and make it not just good, but quite exceptional. And when we say anything, we mean everything. There is virtually no limit to what a Cajun will put in a gumbo. Well, because of federal restrictions, there is one thing --- horsemeat.
For years, Congress has banned the sale of horsemeat for consumption in the U.S. But that could well change under the proposed budget by the Trump Administration.
By Jim Brown on
1 week 6 days ago
Jim Brown
Louisiana has been called the Culinary Mecca of America. Folks in this part of the country can take just about anything edible and make it not just good, but quite exceptional. And when we say anything, we mean everything. There is virtually no limit to what a Cajun will put in a gumbo. Well, because of federal restrictions, there is one thing --- horsemeat.
For years, Congress has banned the sale of horsemeat for consumption in the U.S. But that could well change under the proposed budget by the Trump Administration.
By Jim Brown on
1 week 6 days ago
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1 week 6 days ago
*A Prayer Breakfast was held on March 7th at Ole Hickory Restaurant in Angie. The atmosphere was filled with love, unity and praise. Church denominations or varied memberships did not matter.
The theme for this occasion was: Love God BY Loving Others. (Luke 10:27)
*I want to Thank God for being in the midst of this gathering. Many Thanks to Sister Myra Magee & staff for organizing a delicious breakfast and providing a beautiful setting.
By Gwen Pigott on
1 week 6 days ago
Hey y’all! I hope you all had a good week. I had a busy week of getting grades completed, paperwork, and selling veggies for the Youth of Enon Baptist Church.
This past Saturday the girls and I along with their friend Alayna went to see the Savannah Bananas play against the Party Animals in the Superdome. (Just think Harlem Globetrotters, but for baseball.) The girls and I had a great time with lots of laughs and surprises which included the Saints Quarterback Tyler Shough coming out to help the Bananas!
By Karen Thigpen on
1 week 6 days ago
Hello again everyone. First thing right off bat, is I need to apologize to Bible Baptist Church of the Thomas community and also to Acy's Creek Missionary Baptist on Hwy. 436. I totally forgot to put these churches' revival meetings in last week's column. However, depending on when you get your Era-Leader paper, you can still make the last half of the revival meetings.
By Lerand Hunt on
1 week 6 days ago
Hello again everyone. First thing right off bat, is I need to apologize to Bible Baptist Church of the Thomas community and also to Acy's Creek Missionary Baptist on Hwy. 436. I totally forgot to put these churches' revival meetings in last week's column. However, depending on when you get your Era-Leader paper, you can still make the last half of the revival meetings.
By Lerand Hunt on
1 week 6 days ago
Hello there, hope everyone is blessd, we thank god for keeping us on Wednesday night during the rain and storms.
I have been stressed over my column, I was blaming The Era-Leader for all of the mistakes, but some of the problem was my I-pad. But the rest of the mistakes were on them, like my picture and the wrong number under it that 839 2809 is wrong, and one week I was left out when I had written, my column was nowhere to be found. Sometimes we can be wrong as two left shoes hoping it will get much better now.
By Brenda Magee on
1 week 6 days ago
Hello to all my faithful readers. Once again it is great visiting with you. It doesn't seem right to leave home for school when it's still dark. As the days go by hopefully it will get better for me.
On Wednesday night of last week the National Weather Service put out a tornado warning in our area until 9:15 pm. Pray for those who had damages and thankfully no one was seriously injured.
By Nell Smith on
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
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Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.
A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or voice their thoughts on a proposed data center development.
Many were excited about the economic benefits that such a large project could bring to the small, financially struggling Delta community.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
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University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
By Candice Wilder - Mississippi Today on
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Measles hit Spartanburg, South Carolina, hard. Reuters reported last month nearly 1,000 individuals got infected in Spartanburg County since October. The outbreak hit in places like the Global Academy of South Carolina where 21% of students had not been vaccinated, then spread to the unvaccinated at places like Costco, Publix, Goodwill, Burger King, the library, a museum, and the post office, reported the New York Times.
“This is not normal,” state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said. “This is unprecedented.”
By Bill Crawford on
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Truth can be strange, and those who think to the contrary should try reading Julian Sancton’s new book, “Neptune’s Fortune, The Billion Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire.”
At the center of the book is Roger Dooley, a Cuban American who explored the island’s waters for Castro, scoured the Spanish archives for decades, and at age 71 found off the coast of Colombia the wreck of a famous 18th century ship loaded with gold, which neither he nor anyone else has gotten to touch.
By Luther Munford on
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JXN Water and Entergy Mississippi have something in common. They are both regulated monopolies that have failed to provide affordable water and electricity to justify their monopoly status. They are “natural monopolies” based on the premise that competition involves costly duplication of plants and pipes and transmission lines and thus higher costs. Hence, regulated monopolies to provide cheaper water and electricity.
By Kelley Williams on
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Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. and his wife Kristen Tynes walk to the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King, Mississippi Today
Attorneys defending Ted “Teddy” DiBiase Jr., the only person to face trial in a welfare fraud scandal that has rocked Mississippi over the last six years, kept their case succinct.
They began Tuesday and rested Wednesday afternoon, the 18th day of trial, after calling just four witnesses. DiBiase opted not to take the stand. On Thursday, the judge will deliver the jury’s instructions, both sides will present closing arguments and jurors will begin deliberating.
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today on
