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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 . . .

Another round of severe weather tears through Mississippi
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 477 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:23 AM
A second round of severe weather in three days tore through Mississippi on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes and heavy rains that have damaged property but caused no reported injuries.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 05, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 472 Reads
Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:17 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Centene has been filling the campaign coffers of Mississippi officials for years and is one of Gov. Tate Reeves' largest donors.

Medicaid agency poised to extend contract with Centene, embattled insurer and big campaign donor
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 6,406 Reads
Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:39 AM
Mississippi’s contract with Centene, an insurance company state officials are currently investigating over suspicions it overcharges taxpayers to boost its profits, is set to expire at the end of June, providing an opportunity for the state to end business with the company.
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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : May 04, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 482 Reads
Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:33 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mississippi’s economy is rebounding, but growth expected to slow
By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 4,926 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 04:33 PM
Mississippi is poised to have its biggest spike in economic growth since 2008, according to the latest forecast report by the state economist. But that expected surge doesn’t mean the state’s economy will keep growing.
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Tate Reeves prepares to vote during Election Day at Liberty Baptist Church in Flowood, Miss., Tuesday Nov. 5, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Reeves still hasn’t made key appointments to college board, board of education
By Bobby Harrison, Molly Minta and Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 2,744 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:31 PM
Two key state education boards may not have enough members to carry out their duties, and Gov. Tate Reeves, who is responsible for filling most of the vacancies, still hasn’t said when he might make the necessary appointments.
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Mississippi House speaker Philip Gunn speaks during Gov. Tate Reeves press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Gunn, often guided by his faith, does not see Medicaid expansion in religious terms
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 589 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:27 PM
Health care advocates, many health care providers and others who desperately want to see the state expand Medicaid to cover primarily the working poor blame Gov. Tate Reeves for blocking the effort.
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Fifty years ago, in 1971, Archie Manning was the second pick of the first round of the NFL Draft. He almost missed it.

Fifty years ago, Archie Manning, the 2nd pick, almost forgot NFL Draft
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 557 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:21 PM
The NFL Draft has become such a monstrosity of a production. We’ve had mock drafts coming out for weeks, if not months. Talking heads have been talking about it, and writing fingers have been typing about it — ad nauseam. The event is nationally televised over three days before a packed house of seemingly crazy people.
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