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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says Eagle Scouts remain special not because the world has changed, but because the requirements—and the values behind them—haven’t.
I had the high privilege Feb. 27 to speak to an outstanding group of Scouts and Scouters gathered at the historic Bruce Forestry Museum housed in the former company store of the old E.L. Bruce Company on the town square here as part of Scouting’s Natchez Trace Council annual awards dinner.
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Mayor Will Prudie expects that the project will inject millions per year directly into not only the City of Clinton’s budget but also the Clinton Public School District as well as Hinds County.
Mayor Will Purdie confirmed that a $750 million data center project is being planned in his city at Clinton Industrial Park. He said the investment “will be the largest economic development project in the history of the City and Hinds County.”
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City Grocery isn’t simply a restaurant. It’s where celebrations begin, and long conversations stretch past closing time, where locals sit beside visitors, and nobody feels out of place.
There are restaurants you visit. And there are restaurants that become part of your story.
For me, City Grocery in Oxford is exactly that place.
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2026 Holmes Community College Goodman Campus Hall of Fame inductees are (front row, left to right) Diana Garcia , Jayden Neal, Makayla Kast, Lennie Kate Wood, (back row, left to right) Maeson Jolley and Lawson Nichols
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An unmistakable question when need to ask so we may encourage ourselves to action. Why vote?
The answers are different for everyone yet should be strikingly clear for all.
A vote is a rare and concrete chance to express one’s opinion. A vote can alter the course of a community. A vote is a duty. A vote is power.
Yet beneath these practical reasons lies a deeper truth — voting is essential to the life of a republic.
To vote is not merely to select a candidate. It is to step into the public realm.
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Genita Byars, 88, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at her residence in Kosciusko.
Funeral services were 3:00 pm Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel in Kosciusko. Visitation was Sunday from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Culpepper Funeral Home. Butch Bell officiated.
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Dear Editor:
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The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
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Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere. MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.
The good news? Mississippi is no longer a laggard, but leading.
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Poor Speaker White. His omnibus school choice bill got short shrift in the Senate. His resort now appears to be name calling. “Senate leadership has aligned themselves with the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, the Mississippi Democratic Party, and the status quo,” he whined.
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“Midway in our mortal life,
I found me in a dark wood,
Gone astray from the direct road . . .”
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Photo by Joseph McCain, Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers Inc., © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
, Danya Turner, his wife and youngest son.
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