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Ethel softball season ends in third round

The Ethel softball season came to an end with 11-6 and 12-1 losses to Stringer in the third round of . . .

Pictured (left to right) are winners McKenna Graham, Garrison Landrum, Kellen Michael Moore, Akeelah Hunt, and Wyatt May.

Samuel Hammond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognize contest winners

The Samuel Hammond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Mary Ricks Thornton Cultural Center on . . .

Attala County Deputy Blake Burns graduates from academy

Deputy Blake Burns with the Attala County Sheriff's Office recently graduated the Mississippi Delta Community College Law Enforcement Academy. Deputy . . .

Kosciusko seniors make history

Six Kosciusko High School senior students have made Whippet history. For the first time recorded, six students from the same . . .

Ethel’s Alex Schuster attempts a slide into third. He was called out on the play. Karen Fioretti / The Star-Herald

Ethel Tigers face Sebastopol in second round

Ethel and Sebastopol won't be strangers when they meet in the second round of the MHSAA 1A baseball playoffs, beginning . . .

Kosciusko catcher Ty Ramage attempts to snag a foul ball during game one of the first playoff round. Sam Fioretti / The Star-Herald

Whippets head to second round of 4A playoffs
By Laurence Hilliard, 4,218 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 09:34 AM
It took three games, but Kosciusko advanced to the second round of the 4A baseball p
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Pettits honor trio of community contributors
By Beverly Casteel, 4,193 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 08:35 PM
When Hart and Whitney Pettit decided to fund chairs for the Skipworth Performing Art
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Mike Bianco is about to reach his 800th win at Ole Miss. Can his 2021 team get to Omaha?
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 1,326 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:45 PM
When Ole Miss next wins a baseball game — quite possibly this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M — it will mark Mike Bianco’s 800th victory at the university and his 900th as a college baseball coach.
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OPINION: The state we should emulate
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal, 772 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 09:41 AM
The 2020 U.S.
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Peggy Sims is not used to being dependent on others
By Peggy Sims, 666 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 08:17 PM
I have really missed my readers for the past few weeks.
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Mississippi State, Ole Miss post key SEC baseball sweeps
By Dale McKee, 663 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 09:37 AM
Mississippi State (32-10, 14-7) swept Texas A&M over the weekend but still trail
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Ethel seniors, coach named to All Star game
By Laurence Hilliard, 492 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 09:28 AM
Three Ethel seniors have been chosen for the 1A/2A South team for the Crossroads Dia
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Mississippians continue gathering signatures for six initiatives, including legalizing recreational marijuana and restoring the old state flag. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Six active ballot initiatives could be halted by Mississippi Supreme Court ruling
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 485 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:19 PM
A pending decision by the Mississippi Supreme Court could end citizen efforts to put several issues on the statewide election ballot for voters to decide.
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Last Monday and Tuesday, between 13-20 bus drivers for the Greenville Public School District skipped work to protest reduced pay and what they called poor work conditions. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Greenville bus strike could transform public education in Mississippi
By Adam Ganucheau and Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 478 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:28 PM
A political time bomb is ticking in Greenville, and the explosion could transform the state’s public education environment for decades to come.
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