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Kirk Fordice-like Rick Jackson is sounding a whole lot like Daniel Kirkwood Fordice as he tries to be elected Georgia's next governor. Fordice came out of nowhere--actually, Vicksburg is somewhere but you know what I...
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The Hinds Community College Board of Trustees recently awarded Emeritus status to five college retirees, bringing the number awarded to 52. They are Sherry Franklin Bellmon, formerly of Brandon, now of Huntsville, AL,...
REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND--- Pictured above is the battlefield in Raymond, MS, 163 Years Later. The Battle of Raymond, fought on May 12, 1863, was a pivotal Union victory during the Vicksburg Campaign. Union...
Hinds Community College will award more than 1,500 degrees and certificates during one of five graduation ceremonies this week, Wednesday-Friday. Among the graduates, 615 will graduate with honors; 239 students will...
The Mississippi College School of Nursing will host its pinning ceremony at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, in Swor Auditorium in Nelson Hall on the Clinton campus. About four dozen students are anticipated to participate in...
The Town of Terry special call board meeting was held on Tuesday evening. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss America 250. All municipalities are requested to have some type of ceremony or program to commemorate...
"But Lot lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city." (Genesis 19:16) Mercy and merit are but...
A novel statewide program from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is expanding access to substance use disorder care across all 82 counties by identifying risk earlier, reducing barriers to treatment, and...
I hope everyone enjoyed a beautiful Mother's Day weekend! Ours was action packed. On Saturday Robert's niece, Irene Stark, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force after graduating from Ole...
Success in the garden is usually a matter of perception, which can be overcome with confidence. Unfortunately, indecision over how to get started, frustration by past failure, or the fear of criticism holds a lot of...
Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are...
We're all in a mess now. Or, as Hardy often accused Laurel, "This is another fine mess you've gotten us in to." I have been reading Bret Baier's new book, "The Case for America." Early on Baier refers to an initiative...
Kirk Fordice-like Rick Jackson is sounding a whole lot like Daniel Kirkwood Fordice as he tries to be elected Georgia's next governor. Fordice came out of nowhere--actually, Vicksburg is somewhere but you know what I...
