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Yazoo City main fire station collapsed Saturday night with rubble from the historic building falling into Washington Street next to City Hall.
Police on the scene said no one was inside the building when in collapsed.
South Washington Street and Jefferson Street near city hall are blocked at this time.
More details will be published when they are available.
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It was your typical scenario for an elementary school dance.
The boys lined up against one side of the gymnasium while the girls huddled in giggly groups on the other side.
It was the annual Valentine’s Day dance, and I was in the fourth grade. Boys no longer had the cooties, and my friends and I were ready to dance the night away...until 8 p.m.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 2 weeks ago
It was your typical scenario for an elementary school dance.
The boys lined up against one side of the gymnasium while the girls huddled in giggly groups on the other side.
It was the annual Valentine’s Day dance, and I was in the fourth grade. Boys no longer had the cooties, and my friends and I were ready to dance the night away...until 8 p.m.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 2 weeks ago
It was your typical scenario for an elementary school dance.
The boys lined up against one side of the gymnasium while the girls huddled in giggly groups on the other side.
It was the annual Valentine’s Day dance, and I was in the fourth grade. Boys no longer had the cooties, and my friends and I were ready to dance the night away...until 8 p.m.
By Jamie Patterson on
1 month 2 weeks ago
On Saturday, February 14, MCM Partners will celebrate the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) through their signature fundraising event, Ignite the Night: From Sea to Shining Sea. Attendees will embark on a coast-to-coast culinary journey. Planning the evening are (from left, back) Hillary James, Tyler Malouf, Alex Cooper, Savannah Tirey, Allison Barnes, Bonnie Newcomb, Haley Kinard, Havilah Bradshaw, Elinor Phillips, Renna Edwards, Annie Laurie Barrett; and (front) Rae Ann Lawrence, Blann Lutken, Jordan McGowan, Hana Lucas, Haley Brumfield, Manisha Patel.
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On Saturday, February 14, MCM Partners will celebrate the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) through their signature fundraising event, Ignite the Night: From Sea to Shining Sea. Attendees will embark on a coast-to-coast culinary journey. Planning the evening are (from left, back) Hillary James, Tyler Malouf, Alex Cooper, Savannah Tirey, Allison Barnes, Bonnie Newcomb, Haley Kinard, Havilah Bradshaw, Elinor Phillips, Renna Edwards, Annie Laurie Barrett; and (front) Rae Ann Lawrence, Blann Lutken, Jordan McGowan, Hana Lucas, Haley Brumfield, Manisha Patel.
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1 month 2 weeks ago
On Saturday, February 14, MCM Partners will celebrate the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) through their signature fundraising event, Ignite the Night: From Sea to Shining Sea. Attendees will embark on a coast-to-coast culinary journey. Planning the evening are (from left, back) Hillary James, Tyler Malouf, Alex Cooper, Savannah Tirey, Allison Barnes, Bonnie Newcomb, Haley Kinard, Havilah Bradshaw, Elinor Phillips, Renna Edwards, Annie Laurie Barrett; and (front) Rae Ann Lawrence, Blann Lutken, Jordan McGowan, Hana Lucas, Haley Brumfield, Manisha Patel.
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Sam Funches, senior at Germantown High School, signed with Gonzaga University to play basketball. At the signing were (from left, back) Head Coach Chris Love, Ivory Bowie, Twymond Howard; (front) Kalia, Sam, Kesha and Samuel Funches.
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Madison Central High School’s December Students of the Month are (from left, back) Eli Bowen, Sicily Flanagan, Lawson Kennedy, Melanie Carrasquillo; (middle row) Mehar Dillion, Bailey Kennedy, Lorin Walters, Sara Bejarno; and (front) Angelina Bieger, Jay Brown-Lewis, Chloe Amerson, Violet Daniels, and Jordan Hawkins. Not pictured are Kenzley Mahan and Deanna Randall.
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the St. Andrew’s Lower School held a special big chapel service. The Rt. Rev. Dorothy Wells, current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, led the service. Participating were (from left, back) the Rev. Hailey Allin, the Rt. Rev. Wells, Andrew Mallette, Sterling Sinclair, Landen Zhou, Austin Zhou, Landon Webb, Tyler Dennis, LaTannia Ellerbe; and (front) Ilana Webster, Natalie Mahasi, and Natalie Wooten.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s fourth graders recently presented Seussical the Musical. Two cast members included (from left) Natalie Wooten and Lilli Cleek shown with flowers presented to them at the end of the production.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Both bills are works in progress as lawmakers continue to move legislation out of committees for consideration.
The Mississippi Senate Education Committee passed two bills on Monday that could have far reaching implications.
One measure would create a small student transfer program for students in the lowest ranking school districts while a separate bill would mandate school districts receive notification within 24 hours of a student’s felony arrest.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Both bills are works in progress as lawmakers continue to move legislation out of committees for consideration.
The Mississippi Senate Education Committee passed two bills on Monday that could have far reaching implications.
One measure would create a small student transfer program for students in the lowest ranking school districts while a separate bill would mandate school districts receive notification within 24 hours of a student’s felony arrest.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Both bills are works in progress as lawmakers continue to move legislation out of committees for consideration.
The Mississippi Senate Education Committee passed two bills on Monday that could have far reaching implications.
One measure would create a small student transfer program for students in the lowest ranking school districts while a separate bill would mandate school districts receive notification within 24 hours of a student’s felony arrest.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
“Republicans should know better than to believe that miracles only happen when the government runs something.” In a stinging rebuke of the Senate’s decision to kill the popular conservative policy, The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board said Hosemann got the issue “exactly wrong.”
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
“Republicans should know better than to believe that miracles only happen when the government runs something.” In a stinging rebuke of the Senate’s decision to kill the popular conservative policy, The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board said Hosemann got the issue “exactly wrong.”
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
“Republicans should know better than to believe that miracles only happen when the government runs something.” In a stinging rebuke of the Senate’s decision to kill the popular conservative policy, The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board said Hosemann got the issue “exactly wrong.”
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Rep. Clay Mansell, center left, and Rep. Shanda Yates, right, co-chairs of the Select Committee on Capital and Metro Revitalization, listen as Jackson Mayor John Horhn speaks during a meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Jackson’s water and sewer systems would be under the control of an authority separate from the city government under a bill the state House passed Wednesday. The change would take place once U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate releases the city from its current receivership
House Bill 1677 would create the “Metro Jackson Water Authority” that would be led by a nine-member board. Those members would be comprised of:
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Rep. Clay Mansell, center left, and Rep. Shanda Yates, right, co-chairs of the Select Committee on Capital and Metro Revitalization, listen as Jackson Mayor John Horhn speaks during a meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Jackson’s water and sewer systems would be under the control of an authority separate from the city government under a bill the state House passed Wednesday. The change would take place once U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate releases the city from its current receivership
House Bill 1677 would create the “Metro Jackson Water Authority” that would be led by a nine-member board. Those members would be comprised of:
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Two former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges tied to a federal crackdown on drug trafficking in the Mississippi Delta
Former Humphreys County deputy Dequarian Smith, 29, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for conspiring to protect a transport of illegal drugs through portions of the Mississippi Delta between August and September of 2022. At the time, Smith was also an officer with the Isola Police Department.
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