2 months 3 weeks ago
FedEx to Sponsor Extended MLK Free Weekend Celebration at the Two Mississippi Museums
FedEx will sponsor free admission to the Two Mississippi Museums during an extended observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Jan. 17-20. Events include the MLK Night of Culture and National Day of Racial Healing programs.
The annual observance invites visitors to learn more about King’s legacy and Mississippi’s pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement through education, performance, and dialogue.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Merritt
By LaKeadra Coffey
Choctaw Plaindealer
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2 months 4 weeks ago
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Event at the Baptist Attala lobby.
From staff reports
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2 months 4 weeks ago
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Old building jail building.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Photo by Joseph Mccain , Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers Inc., © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Roos and Steele
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2 months 4 weeks ago
La Nueva Genera
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3 months ago
By LaKeadra Coffey
Choctaw Plaindealer
An Attala County man has been charged with second-degree murder and an enhanced charge for using a switch in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man in an act many are calling “senseless.”
Right before the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Day, Weir Police Chief Dillion Cates said Kentavious Merritt, 24, allegedly shot and killed Caden Yarbrough, 19, of Weir.
Merritt has been charged with second-degree murder and possession and/or use of a machine gun conversion device.
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3 months ago
Authorities are investigating a death reported just after midnight involving a gunshot wound, according to Choctaw County officials.
The Weir Police Department and the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office are jointly investigating the incident.
Choctaw County Coroner Chris Coleman said a 19-year-old male was transported to Choctaw Regional Medical Center after suffering a gunshot wound. Coleman said he was called to the hospital’s emergency room shortly after midnight, around 12 a.m.
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3 months 1 week ago
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3 months 1 week ago
Sitting here in the twinkling lights of my Christmas tree and pondering the past year, I am somewhat nostalgic and somewhat gloomy as I realize that the season is once again over for yet another year. Goodness, it went by so fast! It seems as if I just pulled out my decorations and now it’s time to put them back in their hiding places for another year.
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3 months 1 week ago
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By Jeanette Jackson McDaniel
What a joy and blessing it is to write for The Star-Herald. I am always anxious to read what other writers have to share. We truly have a good, interesting newspaper. I love to read and to write.
I began writing in a journal in June 1992, when my husband passed away due to complications from myotonic muscular dystrophy. Through my writing, I shared my thoughts, my grief, and my dreams for the future.
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3 months 1 week ago
Book Bling
Patrons added plenty of sparkle to their favorite reads during the Attala County Library’s recent Book Bling program. Participants brought in their own books and decorated the covers with diamond art, turning well-loved stories into colorful, eye-catching creations. The laid-back, hands-on program gave everyone a chance to get creative, chat, and have fun while putting a personal touch on books they already love. The event was a fun way for the community to come together and enjoy a little art, creativity, and shine at the library.
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3 months 1 week ago
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Anything But a Paintbrush
Last week at the Attala County library, people of all ages got messy and inventive in our “Anything But a Paintbrush” program. Instead of regular brushes, participants used everything from kitchen tools to sponges to create their own unique works of art. It was a fun, hands-on way to try something new and let your imagination run wild. A big thank you to everyone who joined us and made the program so colorful and full of energy.
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3 months 1 week ago
A living resolution
By any honest accounting, most of us arrive at a new year carrying two things: plans for who we want to become and the weight of who we have already been. The temptation is to wish away the mistakes, to imagine a clean slate unmarked by bad judgment, missed chances or words we wish we had never spoken. But if we could erase all the mistakes of our past, we would also erase the wisdom earned by living through them. What’s done is done. It is okay to look back. It is dangerous to live there.
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3 months 1 week ago
A living resolution
By any honest accounting, most of us arrive at a new year carrying two things: plans for who we want to become and the weight of who we have already been. The temptation is to wish away the mistakes, to imagine a clean slate unmarked by bad judgment, missed chances or words we wish we had never spoken. But if we could erase all the mistakes of our past, we would also erase the wisdom earned by living through them. What’s done is done. It is okay to look back. It is dangerous to live there.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Ms. Wynn & Mrs. Clipley
Dear Santa Letters
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring a bluey toy, doll house, baby doll and roller skates. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Aria McGee
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a transformer bumblebee. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jayven Macon
Dear Santa,
I have been very good this year. I would like for you to bring me a race trace and car, Merry Christmas Santa.
Love,
Daylon Ollie
Dear Santa,
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3 months 2 weeks ago
MBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN GREENWOOD
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Recycle for decoration
By Felder Rushing
Ever on the lookout for stuff I can reuse or recycle from holiday decorations, Christmas is second to none. Even better than composting Halloween pumpkins.
Back when I used to go with fresh-cut trees to decorate, I recycled them after the holidays. Each yielded beautiful evergreen needles perfect for garden mulch, plus a sack of kindling from cut-up branches and small stack of fast-lighting firewood logs.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Santa’s Reindeer Cleared for Christmas Eve Visit to Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has approved a certificate of veterinary inspection for Santa Claus of the North Pole, authorizing his famous reindeer to enter Mississippi on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, for a holiday delivery run.
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