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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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Jackson Mayor John Horhn has selected Dr. RaShall Brackney to be the new police chief of Jackson.
Most of Brackney’s career, 30 years, was in the Pittsburgh Police Bureau. She later served as chief of campus police at George Washington University and, most recently, police chief in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Brackney takes over from interim chief Tyree Jones, also serving as Hinds County Sheriff. This week she visited Jackson where she spoke to various groups and was shown around town by Mayor Horhn.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Jesse Jackson speaks at a Democratic rally in Greenwood on Oct. 30, 1999, as part of his "Get Out the Vote" tour. He also spoke at Mississippi Valley State University during this trip.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the prominent civil rights activist and protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was no stranger to Leflore County as he visited the Delta several times.
Jackson died at his home in Chicago Tuesday. He was 84.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
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Intention and innovation are around every corner at Mississippi’s first children’s museum.
There are certain places in Mississippi that don’t just hold space — they hold seasons of life.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport is one of those places.
I used to take my sons there when they were little, in the days of snack cups and “Mama, watch this!”—a pure slice of motherhood.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
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Speaker Jason White called the 90-second Senate Education Committee hearing that killed HB 2 a “theatrical committee performance.”
While expressing frustration over the failure of school choice legislation this session, Speaker of the Mississippi House Jason White (R) said Monday that calling a special session to reconsider the bill is “not off the table.”
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
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Photo by Photo special to The Times/Conservative, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Little by little, the impact of the 2026 ice storm is easing. As I write this, most of Carrollton has electricity. And most of Carrollton has limbs that need disposing of. The responsibility of disposing of limbs and other tree debris from individual properties has always been the responsibility of the property owners. During a disaster like this one, there is a possibility for help moving the debris from the street or roadside through a federal disaster declaration. Here are Carrollton’s options for cleanup.
By PRESS RELEASE - Town of Carrollton Mayor Pam Lee on
