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By Richard L. Conville, READ MORE > 270 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:19 PM

There I was, reading a biography of James Agee, prompted innocently enough, by my interest in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
This unconventional book was the product of his two-month sojourn with three white tenant farmer families in Hale County, Alabama, summer of 1936.

Are we the greatest country in the world?

By Joshua Wilson, READ MORE > 246 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:15 PM

I want to share with you my thoughts on the current state of our country. I want to, but I’m afraid I can’t quite put my thoughts into words. However, you buy this newspaper or read us online for a reason, and I feel obligated to try and do so. Just bear with me.

Let’s go to work

By Deborah Delgado, READ MORE > 352 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:57 PM

As a Hattiesburg City Councilwoman, I am compelled to issue sincere condolences to the family of Mr.

Memories of riding the rails and hearing that familiar sound

By Benny Hornsby, READ MORE > 343 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:51 PM

I heard it before I saw it. But I knew what it was – possibly the last steam engine to run south on the tracks by my old home place at Lumberton.

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By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 123 Reads
On Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:47 PM

If I never have to endure another shelter-in-place order, I will die happy. I just wasn’t wired for such activities. I am not a homebody. Never have been, never will be. I like to stay in constant motion. It’s always been that way.

Transparency needed on all levels

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 365 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:19 AM

Needless to say, we were pleased earlier this week when Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Tiffany Grove ruled in favor of this newspaper in its public records lawsuit against the Mississippi State Department of Health.

2020 grads have enjoyed ‘memorable’ experience

By Keith Ball, READ MORE > 416 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:14 AM

May and the early part of June are graduation season. Time to celebrate a major milestone for high school and college graduates, but for the class of 2020, the spring semester has been anything but normal.
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused most schools to move to online classes since about mid-March.

Medical school ranking should be point of pride for Hattiesburgers

By Joshua Wilson, READ MORE > 1,043 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:09 AM

Last week, we reported that the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is headquartered in Hattiesburg, was recently ranked third in the nation in producing primary care physicians by U.S. News and World Report.

MarchinG to the Beat of a Different Drummer

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 305 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:07 AM

Many businesses have been severely affected during the COVID-19 crisis.
Restaurants and live-music venues may have been hit the hardest. On the other hand, grocery stores and liquor stores have seen phenomenal sales increases.
Reports indicate that liquor stores are up anywhere from 27 to 40%.

The Tuskegee Airmen: Remembering our ‘Greatest Generation’ and the local artist who has kept their spirit alive

By Elijah Jones, READ MORE > 691 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 01:23 AM

I'm proud to say, I have some incredible neighbors. They range from school teachers, (including my high school Journalism teacher), to university administrators, to artists.
One of those artists (he's not the only one) is Dr. Clinard Martin. (Clint to his friends.)

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