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Holmes Community College honors local alums
Wed,11/03/21-11:23AM , 2,359 Reads
Holmes Community College recently honored several alumni from Attala County.

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Civil rights icon James Meredith discussing his final mission with Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle and Star-Herald reporter Landon Gibson. Karen Fioretti / The Star-Herald

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James Meredith's final mission
By Landon Gibson
Wed,10/27/21-2:30PM , 5,102 Reads
Kosciusko native James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, recently visited his hometown on his statewide tour.
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State Fair Food
By Lisa Ireland
Wed,10/27/21-2:12PM , 1,836 Reads 22,798 Statewide
The State Fair may be gone, but the smells of the delicious “Fair” food linger in my mind. The Mississippi State Fair signals the start of another fall season. It almost always comes with a much needed cool front for part of the week. I always go for the pig races, the petting zoo and the food.
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The Turner family (left to right) — husband Tim Turner, Jackie Turner, father Jack Ables, mother Shirley Ables, and daughters Shelby and Lindsey Turner — smiles for a photo at Jackie’s retirement celebration in Jackson. Landon Gibson / The Star-Herald

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Turner's time - Sallis native recalls decades of service in state agencies, most recently as MDES Executive Director
By Landon Gibson
Wed,10/20/21-2:00PM , 2,118 Reads
After serving the state for the past 34 years, Sallis native Jackie Ables Turner retired at the end of September from her role as Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES).
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