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Janet Christeen Stewart Nail died May 3, 2021, at her home in Marion, Ala., with her family by her side . . .

Broc Willingham is pictured pitching at the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex during recent Major League action. The youth baseball and . . .

Big Hit

Kameron Jones gets a big hit at Sam Nicholas Field during coach pitch action this week.

Yazooans picking up the pieces after tornado hits community

Gripping her housecoat tighter against her chest, 75-year-old Carol Poore took a deep breath as she gazed above the wreckage . . .

Gainwell's an Eagle! Yazoo County native to join hometown hero Fletcher Cox in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Eagles should definitely have a growing Yazoo City fanbase after selecting former Yazoo County High School standout Kenny . . .

Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 6,796 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:46 PM
When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M — it will mark Mike Bianco’s 800th victory at the university and his 900th as a college baseball coach.
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Last Monday and Tuesday, between 13-20 bus drivers for the Greenville Public School District skipped work to protest reduced pay and what they called poor work conditions. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Greenville bus strike could transform public education in Mississippi
By Adam Ganucheau and Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 416 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:28 PM
A political time bomb is ticking in Greenville, and the explosion could transform the state’s public education environment for decades to come.
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Mississippians continue gathering signatures for six initiatives, including legalizing recreational marijuana and restoring the old state flag. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Six active ballot initiatives could be halted by Mississippi Supreme Court ruling
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 231 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:20 PM
A pending decision by the Mississippi Supreme Court could end citizen efforts to put several issues on the statewide election ballot for voters to decide.
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Janet Nail
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On Fri, 05/07/2021 - 11:50 AM
Janet Christeen Stewart Nail died May 3, 2021, at her home in Marion, Ala., with her family by her side. She was 76 years old.
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Though officials have not accused him of a crime, Brett Favre said he would refund the welfare money and made an initial payment of $500,000.

Brett Favre hasn’t returned welfare funds as promised a year ago
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 5,354 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 03:52 PM
Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre has not repaid $600,000 he received in Mississippi welfare money after promising one year ago that he would.
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Paul Rivers
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On Thu, 05/06/2021 - 03:53 PM
James Paul Rivers of Benton left his earthly home Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
Paul was born March 16, 1956 to James E Rivers and Fairy Rivers Redwine. He was the owner of Yazoo Electronics for over 25 years and worked for Cable One for 14 years.
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Gov. Tate Reeves walks out of the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 26, 2020, as he prepares to speak to media about the coronavirus during a press conference. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

College board, unable to work without Reeves appointments, calls emergency meeting
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 1,304 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:08 AM
The board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning is scrambling to hold a special emergency meeting this Friday to consider several university agenda items — a meeting that wouldn’t be necessary had Gov. Tate Reeves made four new college board appointments on time.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 06, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 218 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:50 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Jack Franklin Phillips
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On Thu, 05/06/2021 - 08:51 AM
Jack Franklin Phillips, age 71, passed away Monday morning, May 3, 2021 at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center in Clarksdale, MS.
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Clarksdale's only hospital is located at 1970 Hospital Dr. Credit: Aallyah Wright, Mississippi Today

Hospitals to kick off Medicaid expansion ballot drive
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 4,641 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 05:02 PM
A nonprofit backed by the Mississippi Hospital Association plans next week to kick off its petition drive to put Medicaid expansion before voters on the 2022 midterm ballot, hoping to override a recalcitrant Legislature and put expansion in the state constitution.
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