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State education superintendent says jury is still out on remote learning
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 4,450 Reads
On Thu, 12/03/2020 - 07:13 PM

State education superintendent Carey Wright told the Stennis Press Forum that assessments of remote learning will be completed soon.

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Mississippi October jobs down 28,800 from last year
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 8,366 Reads
On Mon, 11/23/2020 - 02:37 PM

Mississippi's unemployment rate was 7.4 percent for October, 2020. This is slightly worse than the national average of 6.9 percent.

Still, Mississippi has lost 28,800 jobs since October, 1919, when the unemployment rate was 5.6 percent.

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Opinion: Presidential elections can be determined many different ways
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 4,938 Reads
On Tue, 11/10/2020 - 06:13 PM

Normally the Presidential election is over by now, but this election wasn't normal.

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Opinion: Funerals bring family and friends together to celebrate life
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 873 Reads
On Thu, 10/08/2020 - 07:38 PM

I go to funerals because of Martha Crisler, mother of my friend Bob Crisler.
She wanted to see me before she died in 2015. She was seated upright in her bed at Hospice Ministry, her hair done nicely, talking conversationally. “I just want to say thank you for being such a good friend to Bob all these years,” she told me.

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For us, Sparky was perfect
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 808 Reads
On Thu, 07/16/2020 - 08:41 AM

In many ways, Sparky was the worst dog I ever had.

A rat terrier, he would bark, growl and snip at not only strangers, but his family as well. He loved to mark his territory, including all our furniture.

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Every sniffle causing fear
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 809 Reads
On Thu, 03/19/2020 - 07:04 AM

Being a rural state without a large metropolitan area has been a vexing problem for Mississippi, but in this latest world crisis, it is a boon.

No matter how hard we try to make life smooth, easy and predictable, that’s not the way it works on this planet. Adam ate the apple and we must wait our turn for paradise.

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Medical marijuana proponents are not wigged out hippies
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 1,582 Reads
On Wed, 03/04/2020 - 02:37 AM

Medical Marijuana 2020 has run into some opposition in its campaign to bring medical marijuana. Mississippi Board of Health unanimously voted to oppose the measure, which will be on the November, 2020 ballot.

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Give communities power to help themselves
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 14,022 Reads
On Tue, 03/13/2018 - 11:02 PM

Mississippi needs to join a growing list of states that allow Community Improvement Districts (CID).
The Mississippi House of Representatives has passed a CID bill three years in a row, but it keeps dying in the Senate without the support of Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. Reeves needs to change his tune.

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Debtors prison needs to stop
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 6,611 Reads
On Thu, 03/08/2018 - 06:55 AM
We support state Rep. Andy Gipson’s House Bill 387, which prevents the immediate incarceration of Mississippians for non-payment of fines.

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Printed public notices important community service
By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 5,082 Reads
On Wed, 02/07/2018 - 01:15 PM

There’s an old expression that goes something like, “Nobody’s safe when the Mississippi Legislature is in session.”

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RELIGION COLUMN: Are you a trustworthy person?

Trust is described in Webster’s dictionary as …a firm belief or confidence in the honesty,… READ MORE

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Helping Hands and Lions Club contribute during season of giving
Memories of special family Christmases
Hot glue gun incident won’t be soon forgotten

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RELIGION COLUMN: Are you a trustworthy person?

Trust is described in Webster’s dictionary as …a firm belief or confidence in the honesty,… READ MORE

The Church Bulletin 123120
The Church Bulletin 122420
Helping Hands and Lions Club contribute during season of giving
Memories of special family Christmases
Hot glue gun incident won’t be soon forgotten

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Helen Black Smith, 97, of Kosciusko, passed away January 25, 2021, at Baptist-Attala.

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Whippets' soccer season ends in opening round of playoffs

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My wife and I enjoy traveling and when we do, we eat at many type restaurants. On one particular… READ MORE

Mississippi’s Moment
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Library flooded again
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HOSEMANN: Our 2021 Goal: Investing in Mississippi’s Greatest Asset, Our Citizens

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

Kudos to Mississippi U. S. Senator Roger Wicker for sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 of the… READ MORE

Breaking their silence - Part Two - Earlier victim shares her story for the first time
Late football great Robert "Gentle Ben" Williams honored by State Senate
Kosciusko High class quarantined due to COVID-19
Big Tech eroding freedoms
Most state agencies requesting slight increases in appropriations for next fiscal year

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

Kudos to Mississippi U. S. Senator Roger Wicker for sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 of the… READ MORE

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Breaking their silence - Part Two - Earlier victim shares her story for the first time
Late football great Robert "Gentle Ben" Williams honored by State Senate
Kosciusko High class quarantined due to COVID-19
Big Tech eroding freedoms

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Our View: Don’t make a year of grace a waste

The chief of Mississippi’s public schools wants to give them a “year of grace” and not hold them… READ MORE

The Old Sports Dude The path to a career has many road signs along the way
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Our View: Unacceptable in our democracy
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Sports

Whippets' soccer season ends in opening round of playoffs

Kosciusko soccer came to an end for the season in losses by the boys and girls teams Tuesday… READ MORE

Lady Warriors' home opener postponed
McAdams girls’ basketball team in quarantine, games postponed
McAdams boys take two 5-1A victories
Kosy soccer teams grab region championships, head to playoffs
FCA basketball teams suffer through rough week

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Welch and Arrington to wed

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Caroline Kelsoe and Stacy Jones to wed
Jodi Crowson to wed Kaleb Gibson
Jordan Pratt to wed Andrew Trehern
Mary Nelson to wed Gregory Culpepper

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Our View: Don’t make a year of grace a waste

The chief of Mississippi’s public schools wants to give them a “year of grace” and not hold them… READ MORE

Our View: Unacceptable in our democracy
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Unacceptable in our democracy
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