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2026 RAYMOND COUNTRY FAIR--- Much fun was had by all at the 2026 Raymond Country Fair. Thanks to all who participated in this yearly event. (Photos courtesy of Kara Culpepper and the Raymond Chamber of Commerce)
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The Division of Student Experience at Mississippi College recognized more than four dozen outstanding student leaders of all classifications who have contributed to campus life at MC during its seventh annual Student...
The Raymond Culture Club met on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Our speaker was our very own Dixie Ishee. She is a remarkable woman, who shared her adventures of living in Alaska as a nurse practitioner. She spoke of cold...
Mississippi State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Livestock Evaluation Laboratory today [May 4]. As part...
Maternal mental health conditions are among the leading causes of pregnancy-related death, according to the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC). Throughout May, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, the...
"Is anything too hard for the LORD? ....Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" (Genesis 18:14, 25) When building any sort of structure, the firmer the foundation, the better. A firm foundation secures a...
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The James Foster Chapter, MSSDAR met on Tuesday in the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Dwight Odom was present and played the National...
The Culpepper clan made it back safely to Raymond after a whirlwind trip to Chicago to visit my mother, father, sister, and nieces. It is not easy living far away from my family and I wish it were easier than a...
Did a little "tarp therapy" the other day, piling weeds atop a heavy-duty sheet to drag to my long, narrow, wildlife-friendly dead hedge. In the process I nearly got swallowed alive, looking something similar to a dog...
Zyns are super popular. They are little pouches people tuck into their lip to get a hit of nicotine. Zyn has competitors, like Velo and On!, but Zyn has most of the market. Young people love the pouches. They are safer...
Last week House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) described his party's efforts to draw state districts favoring Democrats, "We are in an era of maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time." Well, so much for toning...
2026 RAYMOND COUNTRY FAIR--- Much fun was had by all at the 2026 Raymond Country Fair. Thanks to all who participated in this yearly event. (Photos courtesy of Kara Culpepper and the Raymond Chamber of Commerce)
"So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant." (Genesis 17:14) Shouldn't God's Word be enough? Over and over, Scripture forces us to ask this question. Cold, hard logic would say, "Yes, it is enough!"...
