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  • Stars finish first, Lady Stars second at state tourney

    By ROBBIE ROBERTSON
    Wed,05/11/22-2:22PM, 2,734 Reads

    Since starting a tennis program just seven years ago, Winona Christian has seen the team get better every year.

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  • Police Chief addresses recent shootings

    By LANDON GIBSON
    Thu,05/12/22-11:20AM, 2,309 Reads

    Kosciusko Police Chief Chris Wray spoke to The Star-Herald about recent shootings in the area and confirmed that the department is working diligently to solve these cases and continuing to deter crime within the community.

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  • Cyrus Rone safely slides into second base. Kevin Brunt / The Star-Herald

    Tigers execute flawlessly in elimination game to advance to South State final

    By LAURENCE HILLIARD
    Thu,05/12/22-1:00PM, 1,888 Reads

    Ethel played its best game of the season when the Tigers needed it the most.

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  • Lady Whippets secure North State title sweep, advance to state championship series

    By LAURENCE HILLIARD
    Sat,05/14/22-9:01AM, 1,310 Reads

    Kosciusko defeated West Lauderdale 16-6 to wrap up the 4A North State softball championship Friday night.

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  • A man was fatally shot and killed Friday night at Northside Park. Landon Gibson / The Star-Herald

    Man killed in Friday night park shooting

    By LANDON GIBSON
    Sat,04/30/22-1:06PM, 22,338 Reads

    A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene following a fatal shooting that occurred at Kosciusko’s Northside Park around 11:51 p.m. on Friday night, April 29, 2022.

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  • Close play at second for the Lady Whippets Kevin Brunt / The Star-Herald

    Lady Whippets end regular season with shutout wins

    By LAURENCE HILLIARD
    Wed,04/20/22-4:45PM, 22,223 Reads

    Kosciusko closed out a 10-0 softball record in Region 4-4A with victories over Louisville 15-0, Leake Central 20-0 and Northeast Lauderdale 16-0. The overall record is 23-3-1, with a 10-game winning streak.

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  • McAdams economics team (from left): Javarius Baldwin, Dajuan Harvey, Demeria Moore, and Jada Bayne. Submitted.

    McAdams seniors compete in Mississippi Economic Challenge

    By LAURENCE HILLIARD
    Thu,04/28/22-12:04PM, 15,908 Reads

    Four McAdams High School seniors were among nine teams that competed at the state Mississippi Economic Challenge, a quiz bowl type competition conducted by the Mississippi Council on Economic Education.

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  • Faith: Smiling can be contagious

    By GARY ANDREWS
    Sun,04/24/22-2:35PM, 12,426 Reads

    What is something that you can pass on to others but never lose?

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  • Larry Ables, husband of Peggy Ables, second from right, teared up as Kosciusko Whippets players unveiled signs at the team's field honoring "Coach Gran" and renaming the field in her honor. Photos by Kevin Brunt / The Star-Herald

    Not a dry eye in the house as 'Coach Gran' is honored

    Tue,02/15/22-8:33PM, 66,423 Reads

    The Kosciusko Whippets softball organization and school district honored Peggy "Coach Gran" Ables tonight at the softball field. Ables was instrumental in fastpitch softball becoming part of the athletic program and served as the team's first coach.

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  • Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram talk to reporters on Friday morning at the B.B. King Museum.
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    Video: Bobby Rush Talks The Importance of Youth and the Blues

    By EMMERICH VIDEOS
    Fri,06/04/21-5:44PM, 65,619 Reads 364,191 Statewide

    Bobby Rush, who will be participating in Saturday's B.B. King Museum expansion grand opening, talks to journalists from all over the world at the museum on Friday

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  • Opinion: Racial diversity is flourishing at Wesley Bible

    By ANDY MILLER - Emmerich News
    Fri,02/18/22-6:24PM, 47,013 Reads 338,375 Statewide

    After a couple of days in my role as VP of Academic Affairs, I read the peer report of our accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). We had been granted 10 years from that group that accredits more than 250 seminaries throughout the country.

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  • Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

    By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
    Fri,05/28/21-4:39PM, 33,227 Reads 387,059 Statewide

    Senate Republicans, including Mississippi’s delegation, on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

    Six Republicans voted to advance debate on the commission, but the final 54 to 35 vote fell six votes shy of the 60 votes needed to prevent a procedural filibuster. 

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    Welcome to the Brave New World; The devastating effects of Section 230 on America

    By WYATT EMMERICH
    Thu,09/17/20-3:00PM, 383,032 Reads

    Kudos to Mississippi U. S. Senator Roger Wicker for sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1996.

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  • Roland Mitchell Dampeer, shown in this file photo taken at the time of his arrest, has been indicted on kidnapping charges in relation to incidents involving Andrea Goss starting at the Sunflower supermarket. He has also been indicted at the federal level for the murder of postal worker Sherry Ingold.

    Breaking their silence - Part Two - Earlier victim shares her story for the first time

    Wed,10/14/20-9:37AM, 177,808 Reads

    Before Roland Mitchell Dampeer allegedly shot Sherry Ingold on Jan.

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  • Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

    Big Tech eroding freedoms

    By SCOTT COOPWOOD
    Thu,10/22/20-3:56PM, 172,846 Reads 607,876 Statewide

    During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook.     Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users.

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  • Late football great Robert "Gentle Ben" Williams honored by State Senate

    By THE YAZOO HERALD
    Fri,10/09/20-3:02PM, 167,588 Reads 670,705 Statewide

    The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, honored the memory and life contributions of former University of Mississippi and Buffalo Bills standout defensive player Robert “Gentle Ben,” Williams of Yazoo City.

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