Public health report card highlights high preventable death rates in Mississippi
Mississippi earned low marks for preventable deaths related to heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, and high ...
Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary preps for Empty Bowls, local schools pitch in
Preparation for the annual Empty Bowls Luncheon, a fundraiser meant to bolster the local branch of the Salvation Army’s food ...
Dead trees along Chestnutt Road set for removal
Dead pine trees along Chestnutt Road in the northern part of the county present a significant hazard to drivers. Some of the ...
Opinion
Pete Johnson’s political family tree filled with twisting branches of Mississippi’s history
The death last week of Patrick Hayes “Pete” Johnson of Clarksdale at age 76 brings to mind a very capable, affable and decent man whose life story chronicled an almost ...
Fun and learning meet as MSU Extension Service hosts Kitchen Science
Itawamba County's MSU Extension Service is bringing science into the kitchen with the first meeting of its new Kitchen Science club last Thursday night at the Extension Service's Itawamba office ...
Opinion
Mechanical moronity leads to mishappery
Anyway, being a moron about machinery leads to periodic mechanical mishaps. Example 1A happened a number of years ago.
FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped ...
Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78
Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to ...
Judge revokes bond of Birmingham Ridge shooting suspect
An Arkansas man who shot up three houses, two trucks and a 500-gallon propane tank, injuring one man last April, had his $2 ...
Ole Miss to host screening of film highlighting Steve Holland's career
OXFORD – Former Rep. Steve Holland gained notoriety as a colorful character during his 36-year career in the Legislature, and ...
MSU Police Department celebrates K-9 retirement
The Mississippi State University Police Department on Wednesday celebrated the retirement of a well-loved police dog after ...
Shirley Hendrix qualifies for Ward 3, will face Travis Beard
With just days left before the deadline, Democrat Shirley Hendrix has qualified to run for Ward 3, hoping to take the seat ...