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Claire Pride, 28, was in ICU for five days with COVID pneumonia. (Courtesy Claire Pride)

This healthy 28-year-old didn’t get a COVID vaccine. She ended up in the ICU.

By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 97 Reads
Wed, 08/04/2021 - 04:36 PM

Claire Pride isn’t a political person. So as COVID-19 policies and recommendations became more and more politicized the past few months, the 28-year-old Madison resident didn’t feel the need to get the vaccine.

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Noah Steen returns at quarterback and safety for the Trojans this season. Robbie Robertson / The Star-Herald

Top 10 to Watch: Steen will be a jack-of-all-trades for CHCS

By Robbie Robertson, 1,284 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 06:00 PM

Central Holmes Coach Mitch Womack will tell anyone that if he had a team full of players like Noah Steen, there would be no stopping the Trojans on the football field.

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Annalyn Swan is an official panelist in this year’s Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 21. Photo courtesy Annalyn Swan.

‘The more quirky and eccentric the person, the better’: How Annalyn Swan fell in love with biographical writing

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 330 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 09:24 AM

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McAdams’ Tydarius Williams will play both sides of the football for the Bulldogs this season. Robbie Robertson / The Star-Herald

Top 10 to Watch: Williams moves into major role for Bulldogs

By Robbie Robertson, 509 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 01:00 PM

McAdams Football Coach Kenneth Nelson likes to compare his players to cars.

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Shoppers can get everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to baked goods and honey at the Farmers Market every Friday and Saturday morning. The market is held at the intersection of Hwy. 12 and Veterans Memorial.

Attala County Farmers Market celebrates 10th anniversary

By Landon Gibson, 504 Reads
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 03:00 PM

The Attala County Farmers Market is set to host its 10th anniversary extravaganza from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 31 at the Attala County Coliseum.

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Kosciusko’s Davion Roby will have to step to the offensive side of the football this season. Robbie Robertson / The Star-Herald

TOP 10 TO WATCH: Roby’s time to come out of the shadows

By Robbie Robertson, 603 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 07:00 PM

For the last two years, Davion Roby has been able to play in the shadows behind Antonio Harmon and Azikwe Mays.

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Students wear face masks as they sit in a classroom on the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School, Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Without statewide orders, Mississippi schools to set their own COVID policies as cases surge

By Kate Royals and Julia James - Mississippi Today, 557 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 04:47 PM

As infections continue to increase and in some cases hospitalize children, Mississippi schools are grappling with what COVID-19 restrictions, if any, should be made for the upcoming school year.

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Steve Guyton at Boys State in 2018. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Steve Guyton — Supporting youth and the arts, political aide looks to serve his hometown

By Beverly Casteel / Star-Herald, 1,348 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 02:30 PM

Kosciusko native Steve Guyton, an employee of Senator Roger Wicker, was recently honored with a chair in the Skipworth Performing Arts Center.

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Many locals gathered last weekend for a reception honoring outgoing Sallis mayor Jack Ables for his 49 years of service to the community. Landon Gibson / The Star-Herald

Jack Ables celebrates a lifetime of service in Sallis

By Landon Gibson, 543 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 12:00 PM

After nearly 50 years of service to the town of Sallis, longtime mayor Jack Ables is retiring.

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The Star-Herald brings home 12 MPA Better Newspaper awards

By Karen Fioretti, 781 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 11:14 AM

The Star-Herald was honored to receive 12 awards in the 2020 Mississippi Press Association (MPA)

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