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House speaker Jason White addressed the Stennis Press Forum at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson this week, laying out his plans for the legislative session and how the House of Representatives will work with the Senate over the next few weeks.
White addressed school choice, PERS, teacher pay raises, Pharmacy Benefits Manager legislation and a host of other issues.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
1 month 1 week ago
ATLANTA – Local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in 18 Mississippi counties are now eligible for Public Assistance grants to support debris removal and permanent work to repair public facilities damaged by the January winter storm.
The newly eligible counties are Adams, Attala, Benton, Claiborne, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union and Yalobusha. These counties were previously approved for federal funding for emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance.
By PRESS RELEASE - FEMA on
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The Winona Chrisitan School Stars finished the basketball season with a 65-34 loss to West Memphis (Ark.) Christian on Feb. 3, in the North AAA Tournament held at Oak Hill Academy in West Point.
With the loss, Coach Joey Johnson’s Stars finished the season with an 11-7 mark.
On the girls side, the Lady Stars finished with a 6-16 record. Greg Watkins’ girls were scheduled to play in the Class AAA, District 2, but Winter Storm Fern forced the tournament cancellation with the Top 4 moving on to the North AAA, which ended the season for WCS at 6-16.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Writer on
1 month 1 week ago
The J.Z. George High School softball and baseball programs will be hosting a Meet the Jags and Hit-A-Thon fundraiser to help support both programs in their upcoming seasons.
This will be an opportunity for players to participate in a fun event while helping their programs by signing up family, friends, neighbors and local businesses as sponsors.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 1 week ago
Photo by Becky Dees, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Winona High School baseball team opened its 2026 season under first-year coach Steven Helms last week by going 1-1.
The Tigers started with a 20-4 rout of visiting Amanda Elzy on Friday. They tallied two runs in the first frame and 18 in the second, only collecting five hits but taking advantage of 12 walks and five hit by pitches by Elzy pitching. Jake Pearson got the win in relief of starter Alejandro White. Pearson went 2 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, walking four and striking out seven. White got just one out in the first, allowed two runs and walked three.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 1 week ago
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In Mississippi
1. National Guard conducting Sentry South exercises until March 6
Mississippi residents could see military activity in the skies over the next two weeks.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
1 month 1 week ago
The Carroll Academy baseball team opened its season with a 12-0 loss at Washington School last Tuesday.
The Generals plated six runs in the first, three in the second, two in the third and one in the fourth.
Reed Thomas had two singles for Carroll, and Hayes White (0-1) took the loss on the mound. He went 1 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs on four hits, walking four. Cole Beckwith relieved and went 1 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on four hits, walking one and striking out four. Jake Truitt got the final out but not before giving up one run on one hit and walking one.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
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By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
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Photo by Becky Dees, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Winona High School boys basketball team played in the first round of the North 3A Tournament Tuesday night at Thomas E. Edwards (Ruleville).
The Tigers went in as the No. 3 seed from Region 4-3A after knocking off Nettleton 58-31 Friday in the third/fourth place game of the district tournament at Nettleton.
Winona (19-5) got off to a quick start as it led 22-5 after the first frame. The Tigers led 34-12 at the half and 56-23 after the third period.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 1 week ago
Photo by Becky Dees, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Winona High School girls fast-pitch softball team is off to a 3-0 start to the 2026 season.
The Lady Tigers opened the season with a 20-6 triumph over Water Valley last Tuesday. Winona held a slim 5-3 advantage in total hits. The Lady Tigers scored three runs in the first, nine in the third and eight in the fourth.
Water Valley plated three in the first, two in the second and one in the third.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
1 month 1 week ago
I have always loved to read and study about the Amish people. If I were not a true Southern Baptist, I believe I would convert to the Old Order Amish religion. I so appreciate their peaceful calm tranquility in the ways of working and doing for others. I believe we could all learn from these serene people. The work ethic is so ingrained into them that they rise in the early morning hours to begin their workdays and end with the dark to stop the laboring. The most worthy attribute of the Amish is their desire to care for their own.
By Peggy Sims - Columnist on
1 month 1 week ago
What if no one came . . . to help?
What if no one offered a hot meal to those who had no way to heat their home or prepare food?
What if no one brought supplies for the sick and the babies?
What if no heavy machine arrived to do what a man and his chain saw couldn’t?
What if no one checked on you to be sure you had some kind of heat or helped get you to a place that was warm? Brought water?
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
1 month 1 week ago
Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so.
In fact, last week somebody beat me to a crape myrtle tree I harvest every year for material to maintain a woven-wattle herb border at the Ag Museum in Jackson. I expertly pollard the tree by pruning long, limber stems back to thick knobs.
By Felder Rushing - Columnist on
1 month 1 week ago
Just around the corner, Mississippi approaches its important 2026 midterm elections. The first primary will be Tuesday, March 10, and the national spotlight is already turned to the congressional races, including a U.S. Senate seat that will be on the ballot in the Magnolia State. There will be a host of potential kitchen table issues in the state’s congressional districts.
By Ken Strachan - Columnist on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies last week. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
By Staff Reports on
1 month 2 weeks ago
The Winona Board of Aldermen hold their regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of the month starting at 5 p.m. at the Winona City Hall building.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 the Winona Board of Aldermen held their regularly scheduled beginning of the month meeting. The meeting was short and concise, lasting just under thirty minutes in duration. It was noted at the beginning of the meeting that Ward 5 Alderwoman Linda Purnell would be absent and Ward 3 Alderwoman Katrina Bays would be attending the meeting via phone. Much business was covered during the meeting, however not everything was discussed in great detail.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
1 month 2 weeks ago
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The Duck Hill Board of Aldermen hold their regular meetings on the second Monday of the month starting at 6 p.m. in the Duck Hill City Hall building.
Monday, Feb. 9 the Duck Hill Board of Aldermen held their regular monthly meeting. The meeting lasted roughly forty minutes in duration with much business being discussed. Two main issues were deliberated on throughout the meeting, including the lengthy public works report and recurring discussions about needs that arose as a result of the recent winter storm. The details on this matter are as follows.
By Peyton Poe - Staff Writer on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Photo by Photo Special to Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Pictured from left: Anthony Cobbins, Kyle Bullard, Brandon Murphy, Dana Nix, and Lonnie Trotter.
On Saturday, Jan. 31, five Winona firefighters attended a CO2 training program at the Mississippi State Fire Academy. The program, which was sponsored by ExxonMobil, trains firefighters to respond to incidents related to carbon dioxide, a common, naturally occurring molecule that is increasingly important to industrial and economic activity.
By Special to the Times/Conservative on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Photo by Photo special to The Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Pictured, from the left: North Carrollton Mayor Ken Strachan, North Carrollton Aldermen Eddie Holman and Tom Hearn, Chancery Clerk Casey Carpenter.
In the Back: Alderman Mitchell Costilow and Beat 1 Supervisor Jim Neill.
In a special called meeting Monday night, Carroll County Board of Supervisors President Jim Neill presented an inter-local cooperation agreement to the North Carrollton Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The agreement between Carroll County and the Town of North Carrollton covers emergency debris removal, monitoring and disposal fees associated with the 2026 winter storm.
By PRESS RELEASE - TOWN OF NORTH CARROLLTON on
