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Month: August 2022
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Holmes Co. and surrounding counties to receive disaster assistance from SBA – Durant MB Church, a Disaster Loan Outreach Center until Aug. 18, apply today
By Gail H. M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, The major, alderpersons and local/area citizens were all attentive to some good news shared at the Goodman, Miss. Board of Alderman’s meeting Tuesday evening. The bearer of […]
News
Viral video of Mississippi arrest sparks investigation
By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press, An incident involving a white Mississippi Highway Patrol officer and three black men is under investigation after a viral video showed the officer putting a handcuffed man into a chokehold […]
Local
Commentary: Elected leaders – what do you embrace? – Part 3
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Over the last two weeks we’ve looked at some of our elected leaders in Mississippi through candid lenses. When candidates campaign for elected offices they tell of their qualifications, experience […]
Local
Mississippi School of Health Services and Careers hold White Coat Graduation Ceremony
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The Mississippi School of Health Services and Careers, located at 3023 Highway 80 East in Pearl, MS, held a White Coat Graduation Ceremony July 29. It was held at the […]
Local
2004 SWAC Catcher of the Year catches life’s curveball; runs home in the 9th
Family donates his organs; a ‘no brainer,’ says his mother By Gail H. M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, It is a known fact that life will throw unexpected curveballs. On July 20, 2022, Rafiel Reshawn […]
Local
Commentary: No end in sight – Trash Collection Saga – Part 2
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, In Part 1 of this series a timeline of significant events in what has become the trash collection saga was detailed, covering a period from March 2021 until April 1, […]
Local
Federal judge seizes control of Mississippi jail
By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America, In a Friday ruling, U.S. Southern District of Mississippi Judge Carlton Reeves placed Hinds County’s Raymond Detention Center in Raymond into receivership. The judge will soon appoint an […]