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Brian Barnes of Greenwood displays images that he and his friend from college, David Nicholas, took at Ground Zero on the day two passenger jets were flown into the Twin Towers, Sept. 11, 2001. They had moved to Manhattan to work in films and photography, so they had the equipment on hand and used it to record what they saw. Their images will be displayed at an exhibit titled "Mississippi Bears Witness." It will open at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta on Sept. 10. The next day will be the 25th anniversary 9/11.

Day of devastation: 25 years later, 9/11 exhibit to open soon at museum

The effect was personal — but unifying. That’s how the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are being remembered by many . . .

‘Hamilton’ sensation Leslie Odom Jr. to open MSU’s Lyceum Series

Born in New York City and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Odom Jr. made his Broadway debut at 17 in the . . .

Energy wars: Attack of the drones

Months ago in a hemisphere far, far away … It is a period of great conflicts between old empires . . .

KAP announces inaugural Women in Business Summit

The Kosciusko Attala Partnership will host its inaugural Women in Business Summit on Oct. 15, bringing together local business owners . . .

Student earnings on DOE agenda

Of the nation’s 4,640 colleges, universities, and certificate programs eligible for federal grants and loans, 1,930 or 42% could be . . .

Brian Barnes of Greenwood displays images that he and his friend from college, David Nicholas, took at Ground Zero on the day two passenger jets were flown into the Twin Towers, Sept. 11, 2001. They had moved to Manhattan to work in films and photography, so they had the equipment on hand and used it to record what they saw. Their images will be displayed at an exhibit titled "Mississippi Bears Witness." It will open at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta on Sept. 10. The next day will be the 25th anniversary 9/11.

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Day of devastation: 25 years later, 9/11 exhibit to open soon at museum
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Fri,08/28/26-8:56PM , 1,557 Reads 17,593 Statewide
The effect was personal — but unifying.

That’s how the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are being remembered by many among the millions of Americans who watched the televised events that day.
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Magnolia Mornings: August 28, 2026
By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Fri,08/28/26-3:48PM , 459 Reads 4,549 Statewide
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Mississippi foster home focused on hard to place youth receives $3.4 million renovation grant
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,08/28/26-12:54AM , 285 Reads 5,199 Statewide
The funding is being provided by the Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Coronavirus Relief program.

Nearly $3.4 million in CARES Act grant funding has been approved to help renovate a foster care facility in Mississippi.
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Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,08/28/26-12:48AM , 360 Reads 4,813 Statewide
“Together with state and local partners, we’re building the workforce, infrastructure and capabilities needed to boost production in support of critical national defense programs,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon.
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