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The following message is from MIchael Neely, General Manager of Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association
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The following message is from MIchael Neely, General Manager of Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association
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The following message is from MIchael Neely, General Manager of Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association
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Madison-Ridgeland Academy honor roll students for the second nine weeks of 2026 term include:
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“You shall not be partial to the poor or weak nor defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.”
— Leviticus 19:15
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Madison-Ridgeland Academy honor roll students for the second nine weeks of 2026 term include:
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On the first day of the 2026 session, the Mississippi Senate took a strong position against public school vouchers. “Vouchers are not on the table in the Senate,” Mississippi Today reported Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, Jr., as saying. Later that day the full Senate easily passed two education bills locking in that position.
Will the Senate be able to stick to it?
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The Yazoo community was well represented at the Mississippi Capitol last week at the third annual Yazoo Day at the Capitol, sponsored by the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors. Nearly 200 citizens, leaders, and supporters traveled to Jackson to advocate for the priorities and progress of Yazoo County.
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The Yazoo community was well represented at the Mississippi Capitol last week at the third annual Yazoo Day at the Capitol, sponsored by the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors. Nearly 200 citizens, leaders, and supporters traveled to Jackson to advocate for the priorities and progress of Yazoo County.
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Years ago while on a business trip to Europe, I visited Versailles, the storied palace monument to French King Louis XIV. It is magnificent, filled with excess of a former age, over the top but un-tacky.
Approaching from the front, the huge building looms in front of one , drawing the eye upward to embellished cornices and countless windows, designed to impress foreign ambassadors and courtiers. It did.
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The Yazoo community was well represented at the Mississippi Capitol last week at the third annual Yazoo Day at the Capitol, sponsored by the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors. Nearly 200 citizens, leaders, and supporters traveled to Jackson to advocate for the priorities and progress of Yazoo County.
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Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Mississippi Museum of Art will host “Art Party 2026: A Floral Fete” Saturday, January 31 at 7 p.m. The evening will include an auction, live music from Even Odds, cocktail dinner, and raffle. The party benefits exhibitions, public program and educational initiatives. Planning the event are (from left, back) Caroline Bobinger, Cara Carr, Prentiss Franklin, Airriel O’Banner Quinn, Claire Thompson Sneed, Betsy Baird Martin, Julia Ryan, Courtney Wright; and (front) Sperri Strickland, Christina McRae, Walton Fenelon Lane and Vaughan Coffin.
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Tom Lehrer’s “National Brotherhood Week” on “That Was The Week That Was” — TW3 —notes, in the introduction, that “During National Brotherhood Week various special events are arranged to drive home the message of brotherhood — this year, for example, on the first day of the week, Malcolm X was killed, which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is,” before specifying at the outset of a couple of verses,
“Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule
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The Mississippi Department of Human Services is expected to explore a funding model advocates for months have proposed as a solution to the state’s child care crisis, agency director Bob Anderson announced during a Senate Public Health Committee meeting Wednesday.
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The Mississippi Department of Human Services is expected to explore a funding model advocates for months have proposed as a solution to the state’s child care crisis, agency director Bob Anderson announced during a Senate Public Health Committee meeting Wednesday.
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The Lady Mavericks of Manchester were blazing hot from behind the three-point arc Monday night against St. Aloysius, connecting on 11 long-range bombs en route to a 56-13 runaway victory over the Lady Flashes.
Leading the way was Ellie Carpenter with five three-pointers and a game-high 19 points.
Alley Grace Ables hit three from deep and finished the game with 17 points and Angel Rae Carpenter nailed one three pointer and scored 11 points.
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The Lady Mavericks of Manchester were blazing hot from behind the three-point arc Monday night against St. Aloysius, connecting on 11 long-range bombs en route to a 56-13 runaway victory over the Lady Flashes.
Leading the way was Ellie Carpenter with five three-pointers and a game-high 19 points.
Alley Grace Ables hit three from deep and finished the game with 17 points and Angel Rae Carpenter nailed one three pointer and scored 11 points.
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The Lady Mavericks of Manchester were blazing hot from behind the three-point arc Monday night against St. Aloysius, connecting on 11 long-range bombs en route to a 56-13 runaway victory over the Lady Flashes.
Leading the way was Ellie Carpenter with five three-pointers and a game-high 19 points.
Alley Grace Ables hit three from deep and finished the game with 17 points and Angel Rae Carpenter nailed one three pointer and scored 11 points.
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Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 19, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
The college is expected to name its next leader in March. Current President Donzell Lee will complete his term in June.
Tougaloo College has named three finalists in its search for a new president. Donzell Lee, the current president, will complete his term in June.
The finalists are:
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Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 19, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
The college is expected to name its next leader in March. Current President Donzell Lee will complete his term in June.
Tougaloo College has named three finalists in its search for a new president. Donzell Lee, the current president, will complete his term in June.
The finalists are:
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