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Ralph Vanlandingham

Memorial Services for Coach Ralph Allen Vanlandingham will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at BentonAcademy in Benton, MS.

Mississippi teachers, first responders eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on March 1

Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that teachers and first responders in Mississippi can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines starting on March 1.

Education groups rip Speaker Gunn’s massive tax proposal

Mississippi’s leading education advocates are unanimously critical of a massive House plan that would fundamentally change the state’s tax structure, expressing concern that it cuts public educatio

Mississippi’s first wind farm planned for Tunica

Two major renewable energy projects are planned for Mississippi, including the state’s first wind-power farm.

Wicker Reintroduces National Ocean Exploration Act

Below is a press release from Senator Roger Wicker:

  • A teacher incentive that might work

    By Tim Kalich , READ MORE > 842 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 03:52 PM

    Mississippi has tried several initiatives over the years to try to attract new teachers, especially to areas that have had chronic difficulties filling classrooms with certified instructors.

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  • City seeks sealed bids on properties

    READ MORE > 110 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 01:42 PM

    The City of Yazoo seeks responses from interested parties to submit request to purchase the property located at 1178 East 10th Street to include parcels 329 and 330, Yazoo City, MS 39194. All responses are welcomed. The property biding price begins with a reserve price $2090.00 (parcel 329) and $1470.00 (parcel 330), respectively.

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  • More severe weather arrives

    READ MORE > 1,922 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 12:24 PM

    Here's a radar update from the National Weather Service in Jack's showing the wintry mix precipitation moving into central Mississippi while it continues in the west.

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  • Schools to remain closed Thursday

    READ MORE > 1,244 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:44 AM

    Yazoo County Schools, Manchester Academy, Benton Academy, Covenant Christian School will be closed. Yazoo City Schools will be virtual only.

    Click Here to Read More

  • The power of a newspaper

    By Ronda Rich, READ MORE > 409 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:38 AM

    ​A dear friend of mine, Lori, was cleaning out her house, preparing to downsize. She sent a text that she had left some things in my mailbox.

    ​What precious things they were, too. On top of the small stack of magazines and newspapers was a small laminated baseball-like card that featured a race car driver.

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  • We need to focus more on rehabilitation in criminal justice

    By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 370 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:32 AM

    There is increasing political movement toward introducing less punishment and more rehabilitation into the Mississippi criminal justice system.

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  • Second winter storm arriving

    READ MORE > 444 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:09 AM

    According to the National Weather Service another  winter storm will bring additional significant icing, especially to the ArkLaMiss Delta region and areas along and north of the Natchez Trace.
    Impacts to travel may be significant with several downed trees and power lines and power outages in many areas.

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  • Mississippi Post Offices Resume Normal Operations

    By Press Release - USPS, READ MORE > 386 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:05 AM

    Below is a press release from the United States Postal Service:

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  • SALTER: Will thorny medical marijuana issue endanger Mississippi’s voter initiative process?

    READ MORE > 285 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 09:30 AM

    Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

    In the 2020 election cycle, Mississippi voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing a medical marijuana voter initiative as outlined in Initiative 65 over the express objections of the majority of legislative leaders.

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  • MDOT Enforcement provides support in unprecedented winter weather

    By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Transportation, READ MORE > 362 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 09:23 AM

    Below is press release from the Mississippi Department of Transportation:

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  • ‘An unfair tax on women’: Bill targets Mississippi’s highest-in-nation tax on menstrual hygiene products

    By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 338 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 09:20 AM

    A bill pending in the Senate would eliminate Mississippi’s sales tax on menstrual hygiene products, contraceptive products, baby formula and diapers — taxes that advocates say disproportionately affect the state’s low-income wo

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  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, NAACP sue Donald Trump and Rudy Guiliani over Jan. 6 riot

    By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 378 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 09:10 AM

    The NAACP on Tuesday morning filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson against former President Donald J. Trump and his lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • President Biden Held a Call with Governors of States Impacted by Severe Winter Weather

    By Press Release - The White House, READ MORE > 273 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 09:05 AM

    Below is a press release from the White House:

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  • Mississippi Covid-19 Update : February 17, 2021

    READ MORE > 460 Reads
    On Wed, 02/17/2021 - 08:57 AM

    Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

     

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  • MSDH announces Closures for Wednesday

    By Press Release - MSDH, READ MORE > 5,060 Reads
    On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 05:15 PM

    Due to winter weather, all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county health departments, WIC centers, and offices except those in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone, George, Greene, Perry, Forrest, Lamar, Wayne and Jones counties will be closed on Wednesday, February 17.

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  • College baseball, anyone? It’s back with a bang after nearly 48 weeks.

    By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 582 Reads
    On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 04:10 PM

    After a nearly 11-month, pandemic-induced hiatus, Division I college baseball returns this weekend — with a bang that merits an exclamation point! Maybe three!!!

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  • Mississippi Center for Public Policy Launches Mississippi Technology Institute

    By Press Release - Mississippi Center for Public Policy, READ MORE > 334 Reads
    On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 04:05 PM

    Below is a press release from the Mississippi Center for Public Policy:

    The Mississippi Center for Public Policy, a free market think tank, announced the launch of the “Mississippi Technology Institute” (MTI) as a new division of the Center.

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  • Wicker, Smith Propose Paycheck Protection Program Fix for Rural Hospitals

    By Press Release - Senator Roger Wicker, READ MORE > 336 Reads
    On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 04:03 PM

    Below is a press release from Senator Roger Wicker:

    Click Here to Read More

  • Marshall Ramsey: Power

    By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 294 Reads
    On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 03:54 PM

    Between ice and high demand, electricity is almost as precious of a commodity as the COVID vaccines.

    Click Here to Read More

  • Icy weather chills Mississippi Legislature action

    By Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 324 Reads
    On Tue, 02/16/2021 - 03:50 PM

    State senators plan to bundle up on Wednesday morning after they slip and slide into Jackson — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann informed lawmakers that the heat, which was out at the Capitol on Tuesday, won’t be restored until Wednesday afternoon, “hopefully.”

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Ralph Vanlandingham

READ MORE > 2,537 Reads
On Wed, 02/24/2021 - 05:40 PM

Memorial Services for Coach Ralph Allen Vanlandingham will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at BentonAcademy in Benton, MS.

Mr. Vanlandingham, age 69, passed on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.

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News

Board: PERS investments show rebound in final quarter of 2020

The board of trustees for the state’s defined benefit pension system held their monthly meeting… READ MORE

City board discusses garbage collection problems
PSC restores water pressure throughout the city
PSC makes progress on water Sunday morning
Water will be distributed at downtown fire station
PSC making progress on water problems

Sports

Lady Indians reach the end against No. 1 ranked Pontotoc

The Yazoo City Lady Indians knew they had their work cut out for them Monday night in their Class… READ MORE

Lady Panthers fall at Franklin County 66-50
Yazoo County Powerlifters compete
Dixon and Frierson earn All-District honors
Irvin and Collum earn All-District honors
Collum scores 14 against Magee

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Memorial Services for Coach Ralph Allen Vanlandingham will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:00 … READ MORE

Mississippi teachers, first responders eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on March 1
Education groups rip Speaker Gunn’s massive tax proposal
Mississippi’s first wind farm planned for Tunica
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Wicker Reintroduces National Ocean Exploration Act

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PSC makes progress on water Sunday morning

Public Service Commission of Yazoo has been able to maintain an above average constant pressure in… READ MORE

PSC working to restore water pressure, about 25 percent without service
Kathryn Hearst Broom
MDOC: Parchman Inmates Stay Warm and Involved in Clearing Roads
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Barry Clark Saxton Sr.

  Barry Clark Saxton Sr., 68 of Benton passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at The University of… READ MORE

Russell Lewis
Mississippi is getting $1 billion in stimulus funds for education. Here’s how it can be spent.
Bill that would require student athletes to compete according to their biological sex passes the state Senate
The multifaceted role of Black churches in Yalobusha County
Jimmy Dale Druey Sr.

Governor Reeves explains "Safer at Home" policy

On his Facebook post, Gov. Tate Reeves explained that Mississippians are now "encouraged" but not "… READ MORE

Barry Clark Saxton Sr.
Winstead named police chief
Carl McDaniel
County taking steps to ensure safe election
Firefighters gaining ground on blaze

Riding After a Dream

It all began when she was a little girl riding a stick horse. Her love of horses has provided a… READ MORE

Thanksgiving Bash a huge success
Ruby C. Hicks
Frances Louise Brown
Debra Crook elected Lions Club president
Super Bowl champ Fletcher Cox honored by State Senate

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Opinion

Coach Van loved our kids like they were his own

It was early in my career in the newspaper business when I drove out to the Delta town of Drew to… READ MORE

Opinion: Demario Davis’s second chance
Opinion: Why freeze when Cancun beckons
Opinion: PERS trend is unsustainable
Opinion: He who stirs up the most passion wins
Opinion: Why fix what isn't broken?

Weddings and Engagements

Lifestyles

Miss Mady LeAnn Holt to wed Barrett Whitworth on February 20

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Holt of Kosciusko announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their… READ MORE

Mr. and Miss Manchester Academy
BA students place a MAIS District Spelling Bee
Maci Lowery finishes fourth in MAIS Overall Spelling Bee
Lauren Saxton named Linwood Elementary Teacher of the Year
Covenant Christian Honor Roll

Social

MA Cutest and Friendliest

Will Peeler and Annsley Smith were chosen Cutest and Friendliest at Manchester Academy.

Mr. and Miss Manchester Academy

Obituaries

Ralph Vanlandingham

Memorial Services for Coach Ralph Allen Vanlandingham will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:00 … READ MORE

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