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It is only appropriate that in this – surely the strangest college football season ever – Indiana, the team that entered the 2025 season with the most defeats of any team in college history, finishes the season with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 seeding in the college football playoffs. This is like the Washington Generals beating the Harlem Globetrotters, the Jamaicans winning the Olympic bobsled gold medal or Luxembourg winning World War III.
How crazy was this season? Let us count the ways:
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3 months 2 weeks ago
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The Clarke County Chamber of Commerce was proud to award Quitman Small Engines as the Business of the Month for November 2025.
Quitman Small Engine & Repairs originally purchased the business in 2019 from Sonny Young before building a new building for it at their current location, 101 North Railroad Avenue in Quitman.
They carry Skag, Husqvarna, and eXmark mowers, as well as the full line of Stihl products and parts. Anything that is needed to take care of the lawn, they should have.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Photo by Belinda Allen, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Clarke County Chamber of Commerce was proud to award Quitman Small Engines as the Business of the Month for November 2025.
Quitman Small Engine & Repairs originally purchased the business in 2019 from Sonny Young before building a new building for it at their current location, 101 North Railroad Avenue in Quitman.
They carry Skag, Husqvarna, and eXmark mowers, as well as the full line of Stihl products and parts. Anything that is needed to take care of the lawn, they should have.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
A graveside service for James Michael “Mike” Odom was held on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Stonewall Cemetery with Bro. Ed Shoemaker officiating. Webb & Stephens Funeral Homes were honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Odom, 54, of Stonewall, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Mike is survived by his mother, Nettie Vaughn (James B. Vaughn Jr.); brother, Keith Odom (D’aunn); sisters, Edie Hamrick (Chuck), Stephanie Messina, and Misty Smith (Alan); and numerous nieces and nephews.
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A graveside service for James Michael “Mike” Odom was held on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Stonewall Cemetery with Bro. Ed Shoemaker officiating. Webb & Stephens Funeral Homes were honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Odom, 54, of Stonewall, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Mike is survived by his mother, Nettie Vaughn (James B. Vaughn Jr.); brother, Keith Odom (D’aunn); sisters, Edie Hamrick (Chuck), Stephanie Messina, and Misty Smith (Alan); and numerous nieces and nephews.
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A graveside service for James Michael “Mike” Odom was held on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Stonewall Cemetery with Bro. Ed Shoemaker officiating. Webb & Stephens Funeral Homes were honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Odom, 54, of Stonewall, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Mike is survived by his mother, Nettie Vaughn (James B. Vaughn Jr.); brother, Keith Odom (D’aunn); sisters, Edie Hamrick (Chuck), Stephanie Messina, and Misty Smith (Alan); and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Funeral services for Faye Gunn Adams, age 67, of Gilbertown, AL, were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Phillips Funeral Home with Rev. Kendall Turner officiating. Visitation was held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment followed in the Barrytown Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in Meridian, MS. She was born on September 6, 1958, in Quitman, MS, to Edwin Lamar and Mary Jo Smith Gunn.
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Funeral services for Faye Gunn Adams, age 67, of Gilbertown, AL, were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Phillips Funeral Home with Rev. Kendall Turner officiating. Visitation was held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment followed in the Barrytown Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in Meridian, MS. She was born on September 6, 1958, in Quitman, MS, to Edwin Lamar and Mary Jo Smith Gunn.
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Funeral services for Faye Gunn Adams, age 67, of Gilbertown, AL, were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Phillips Funeral Home with Rev. Kendall Turner officiating. Visitation was held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment followed in the Barrytown Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in Meridian, MS. She was born on September 6, 1958, in Quitman, MS, to Edwin Lamar and Mary Jo Smith Gunn.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
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At the regularly scheduled board meeting for the City of Quitman on December 2, a representative for Quitman Pellets, Billy Hayes, addressed the board to discuss concerns the community had with a recent event at the plant.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
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At the regularly scheduled board meeting for the City of Quitman on December 2, a representative for Quitman Pellets, Billy Hayes, addressed the board to discuss concerns the community had with a recent event at the plant.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
After 65 amazing years in the ministry, Pastor Terry Irby decided that the time has come to officially retire. He has loved his time in the ministry and the memories he has been able to make over the years.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
After 65 amazing years in the ministry, Pastor Terry Irby decided that the time has come to officially retire. He has loved his time in the ministry and the memories he has been able to make over the years.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
A thoughtful column on the Mississippi Today website laid out a couple of education ideas that have nothing to do with the pending school choice proposal that would allow families, with state assistance, to enroll their children in whatever school they wish.
Bradley Roberson, superintendent of the Oxford School District, wrote that a state lawmaker challenged him: “If not school choice, then what?” Roberson has a couple of good ideas worth considering. Anything like them would transform education in Mississippi.
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LAKE EDDINS is a great place to be! Lake Eddins offers everything from single lots to beautiful homes. There are fishing rights lots starting at $3,500, off water building lots starting at $6,500, and waterfront lots starting at $25,000. There are homes for weekend get aways, fixer uppers, and permanent residents starting at $94,000 up to $400,000. Lake Eddins offers a gated community, great fishing, wildlife refuge, own volunteer fire department, and a non-denominational church. All properties are shown by appointment only by Gay Lynn Joyner at CrossRoads Realty at 601-727-7653.
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Quitman Mayor Chris Reeves was honored to be the Grand Marshal for the Christmas Parade in Quitman this year.
He was humbled by the experience, and he intends to do everything he can to demonstrate that he was worthy of the privilege of being Grand Marshal along with his elected position.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks ago
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Quitman Mayor Chris Reeves was honored to be the Grand Marshal for the Christmas Parade in Quitman this year.
He was humbled by the experience, and he intends to do everything he can to demonstrate that he was worthy of the privilege of being Grand Marshal along with his elected position.
By Brittney Mangum on
3 months 2 weeks 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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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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3 months 3 weeks ago
All Republicans in the chamber voted in favor of state Supreme Court Justice Robert Chamberlin’s confirmation while all Democrats cast their votes in opposition.
Mississippi state Supreme Court Justice Robert Chamberlin has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
All Republicans in the chamber voted in favor of Chamberlin’s confirmation while all Democrats cast their votes in opposition, making the final tally 51 to 46.
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