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MDE Extends Wright's contract a superintendent for three years

Jermall Wright will continue to guide Yazoo City’s public schools for at least another three years.

Sheriff says Yazoo City is in a state of emergency with low police numbers

Taking on the role as interim police chief, Yazoo County Sheriff Jacob Sheriff asks the public for prayers and cooperation as he continues to tackle the high crime rate within the community.

Keyondra Taylor accepted into two academic honor societies

Keyondra Taylor, a senior at Jackson State University, was recently accepted into two honor societies.

Miss Edwards to wed Garcia

Pastor Luke and Mrs. Natalie Edwards, of Yazoo City, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kameron Rose Edwards, to Angel Garcia, son of Lupe and Maria Garcia.

Benton Academy hosting playoff games tonight

Benton Academy's JB Middleton, JT McDaniel and Ben Boggan are pictured talking strategy in recent action. The Raiders host Union Christian tonight at 5 p.m. for playoff games.

Every public university requested a tuition increase except for Jackson State University, which will not increase tuition in the fall.

IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi universities
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, Reads
A year after all but one of Mississippi’s public universities declined to increase tuition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s business as usual: Tuition is once again going up this fall for most students at public universities.
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Jake Mangum kisses the Governor’s Cup after Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss in 2019. Mangum helped State dominate Ole Miss in recent seasons with the Bulldogs winning 14 of the last 16. But Mangum has moved on and perhaps the most anticipated Rebel-Bulldog games in the series’ 128-year history are this weekend in Starkville.

Biggest Ole Miss-State series in history? There’s a lot of history.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, Reads
Ole Miss and Mississippi State have played baseball for 128 years. That’s a lot of history. And yet, there probably has never been a more anticipated Rebel-Bulldog baseball series than the one scheduled for this weekend in Starkville.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 16, 2021
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Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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The Mississippi State Supreme Court heard oral arguments as it ponders the fate of the state's medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process as a whole.

Decision in medical marijuana case could be coming shortly
By Steve Wilson, Reads
The Mississippi Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the state’s medical marijuana program and the ballot initiative process after a busy day of oral arguments Wednesday.

Decisions are issued by the court every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Chief Justice Michael Randolph promised a quick decision in the case.
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Covenant Christian Honor Roll
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On Thu, 04/15/2021 - 11:47 AM
First Grade
all As:
Presley Austin
Amelia Davis
Kaidence Dent
Addalyn VanGorder
Harper White

First Grade
all As & Bs:
Skylar Carpenter
Aida Creel
Lilly Davis
Peytlin Savell
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Pay raises for Mississippi higher ed employees: Too little, too late?
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, Reads
SirSandra Jordan had worked in public education in Starkville for 24 years when she decided in 2018 to move away.

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Biology teacher Chiquita Gaylor and students practice social distancing in the classroom at Jefferson County High School in Fayette. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Controversial teacher merit pay program goes unfunded amid pandemic
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, Reads
With less than a week before Gov. Tate Reeves must approve the education budget passed by lawmakers this year, a merit pay program he supports was not funded this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sheriff says Yazoo City is in a state of emergency with low police numbers
By Jamie Patterson, Reads
Taking on the role as interim police chief, Yazoo County Sheriff Jacob Sheriff asks the public for prayers and cooperation as he continues to tackle the high crime rate within the community.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : April 15, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, Reads
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused
By Wyatt Emmerich, Reads
From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.
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