2 months 4 weeks ago
As renewable energy disparager President Donald Trump continues to prop up and promote coal and fossil fuel industries, Mississippi finds itself on a path to grow industries producing renewable energy alternatives to coal.
By Bill Crawford - Syndicated columnist on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Both Benton Academy and Manchester Academy participated in the Canton Christmas Tournament over the holiday break with varying results.
The Mavericks and Lady Mavericks both went 1-1 while both the Raiders and Lady Raiders went 0-2.
Amite 75, Lady Mavs 50
Three Lady Mavericks reached double digits against Amite, but it wasn’t enough to propel them to victory.
Angel Rae Carpenter and Alley Ables scored 15 apiece and Ellie Carpenter had 11 to lead the Lady Mavs.
Morgan Foster added four, Avery Austin had three and Selah Druey had two.
By Joffre Washington on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Photo by Nell Luter Floyd, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Close to $20 million will be spent on safety improvements to the I-55N corridor
A project that will make nearly $20 million in safety improvements along the I-55 corridor is expected to move forward during the new year.
“It is currently in the design phase with right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation expected to take place in 2026 and 2027,” said Michael Flood, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT).
In 2024, MDOT received a $19,947,355 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant to make improvements that include:
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The Yazoo City Lady Indians traveled to Manila, Arkansas over the Christmas Break to participate in the Manila High School Big River Steel Christmas Tournament.
The Lady Indians dropped Game One, 60-36 to the host Manila Lady Lions and fell in Game Two, 49-44 to East Poinsette County before bouncing back to defeat Trumann, 62-34.
Yazoo City is now 7-12 on the season and is ready to begin district play.
By Joffre Washington on
2 months 4 weeks ago
A Yazoo City man was shot and killed last Saturday in the community’s first homicide of the new year.
Cornelius Stuckey, 33, of Grady Avenue, was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds by an emergency room doctor at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, according to Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers.
Justin Lontrell Williams, 19, has been charged with murder. John Melvin Jones, 20, has been charged with accessory after the fact. Both remained at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility as of press time.
By Jamie Patterson on
2 months 4 weeks ago
A Yazoo City man was shot and killed last Saturday in the community’s first homicide of the new year.
Cornelius Stuckey, 33, of Grady Avenue, was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds by an emergency room doctor at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, according to Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers.
Justin Lontrell Williams, 19, has been charged with murder. John Melvin Jones, 20, has been charged with accessory after the fact. Both remained at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility as of press time.
By Jamie Patterson on
2 months 4 weeks ago
A Yazoo City man was shot and killed last Saturday in the community’s first homicide of the new year.
Cornelius Stuckey, 33, of Grady Avenue, was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds by an emergency room doctor at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, according to Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers.
Justin Lontrell Williams, 19, has been charged with murder. John Melvin Jones, 20, has been charged with accessory after the fact. Both remained at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility as of press time.
By Jamie Patterson on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The drama over the 2026 Funded Projects Plan the Madison County Board of Supervisors adopted in December, leaving out any improvements in the districts that cover the city of Madison, continues.
The supervisors approved a revised version of the plan during their Jan. 5 meeting that added four roads, some in Gluckstadt and some in Canton, but none in the city of Madison.
By Nell Luter Floyd - Sun Staff Writer on
2 months 4 weeks ago
“Who you gonna’ believe? Me or your lying eyes.” Substitute Entergy’s spokesperson for Chico Marx, and you have the current gaslighting telling you don’t believe what you see happening in other states and what common sense tells you will happen here. Just trust Entergy not to raise electric rates for small customers to benefit Amazon’s data centers.
By Kelley Williams - Guest Columnist on
2 months 4 weeks ago
I can see how people can get themselves into trouble shopping online. Scrolling through the mega sites with all their gadgetry and fun stuff is so tempting especially when it comes along with photos of the gadget being used by happy, smiling people. The photos make it look like just owning one will make you a better person and that your family might even like you better if only for a day or two.
By Allen Martinson - Gardening Columnist on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says kitchen-table issues have historically impacted what appear to be “safe” races in the most unpredictable ways. The 2026 midterms may well prove to be one of those elections.
As Mississippi approaches its pivotal 2026 mid-term elections, the national spotlight is already trained on our U.S. Senate race and potential kitchen-table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says kitchen-table issues have historically impacted what appear to be “safe” races in the most unpredictable ways. The 2026 midterms may well prove to be one of those elections.
As Mississippi approaches its pivotal 2026 mid-term elections, the national spotlight is already trained on our U.S. Senate race and potential kitchen-table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
Published on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says kitchen-table issues have historically impacted what appear to be “safe” races in the most unpredictable ways. The 2026 midterms may well prove to be one of those elections.
As Mississippi approaches its pivotal 2026 mid-term elections, the national spotlight is already trained on our U.S. Senate race and potential kitchen-table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Under the Senate proposals, teachers could receive a $2,000 pay increase and students would be allowed to transfer between public schools without their current district objecting.
On the first day of Mississippi’s 2026 legislative session, the Senate Education Committee kicked things off by sending three bills to the floor, each intended to strengthen the state’s K-12 public school system members said.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Photo by Jenny Woodruff Wilson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi presented its 49th annual Chimneyville Craft Festival at the Waller Craft Center in Ridgeland. All exhibitors in the festival were juried members of the Mississippi Craftsmen’s Guild.
The event kicked off with the Preview Party at the craft center. The evening included booths with the members’ work, hors d’oeuvres, open bar, and live music from Bill Ellison. Attending the event were (from left) Meredith Gowan Legoff and Lisa Kelly
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Under the Senate proposals, teachers could receive a $2,000 pay increase and students would be allowed to transfer between public schools without their current district objecting.
On the first day of Mississippi’s 2026 legislative session, the Senate Education Committee kicked things off by sending three bills to the floor, each intended to strengthen the state’s K-12 public school system members said.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Under the Senate proposals, teachers could receive a $2,000 pay increase and students would be allowed to transfer between public schools without their current district objecting.
On the first day of Mississippi’s 2026 legislative session, the Senate Education Committee kicked things off by sending three bills to the floor, each intended to strengthen the state’s K-12 public school system members said.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The legislation would transfer $500 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the PERS account as of July 1, and would direct subsequent $50 million transfers through 2036.
The Mississippi Senate Appropriations Committee took less than five minutes Tuesday afternoon to approve transferring hundreds of millions of dollars in state funds to shore up the Public Employees’ Retirement System, or PERS, by unanimous vote.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The legislation would transfer $500 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the PERS account as of July 1, and would direct subsequent $50 million transfers through 2036.
The Mississippi Senate Appropriations Committee took less than five minutes Tuesday afternoon to approve transferring hundreds of millions of dollars in state funds to shore up the Public Employees’ Retirement System, or PERS, by unanimous vote.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a federal indictment in April 2023 charging the WWE star for his role in allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars in federal welfare funds.
Former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase, Jr. will stand trial in Mississippi for his alleged role in the state’s largest public welfare embezzlement scheme using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, funds totaling upwards of $77 million.
DiBiase’s is the first case to go to trial in the scheme, which was first reported nearly six years ago.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
