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State Auditor Findings Lead to Arrest of Deputy Clerk Hits Close to Home in Magnolia

In the past week former Natchez City Clerk Servia Fortenberry and deputy clerk Sevetrius Dillon were arrested Monday morning by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office after being indicted for embezzlement of City...

August 5, 2022 · Terry Jackson

No Water and Sewer Bill Adjustments Noted for July

The August monthly City of Magnolia Board meeting was held on August 2, 2022, at 5:30pm in City Hall. Besides the normal business of the city being discussed there were several topics that needs to reporting. So here...

August 5, 2022 · Terry Jackson

Hinds CC Nursing/ Allied Health Graduates Celebrate with Families

Hinds Community College nursing classmates Sergio Sanchez San Juan of Pearl and Patricia Doty of Byram each brought a spouse and four children to their graduation ceremony on July 28. Both celebrated receiving their...

August 5, 2022

Senator Hob Bryan’s Tirade on Tax Cut Was One For the Ages

In my almost two decades of watching and listening to fiery speeches made in and out of Mississippi’s legislative chambers, Wendell Hobdy “Hob” Bryan’s eloquence on tough issues remains the most memorable. Sen....

May 27, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Veteran Hinds CC Dean Wins 3E Award

It was hot and humid, but Rankin Campus Dean Gary Fox sat on a metal bench at the Raymond Campus football field wearing his trademark bow tie with seersucker slacks and dress jacket. He, along with several hundred Hinds...

May 27, 2022

Chief Complaints: Part Four “Patients Say the Darndest Things”

Just as the Covid pandemic seemed to be lifting as the daily scourge of our lives... just when you thought you could once again watch the nightly news without those dire weather warnings, “Woke!” woes, and threats...

May 20, 2022 · Dwalia South

Hinds CC Graduates Nursing/Allied Health Students

Angelica Hardy made it through Hinds Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program on May 11 and is headed to a job at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson before she begins work on a bachelor’s degree. Hardy, of...

May 20, 2022

Raymond Garden Club

The hostesses for the May meeting of the Raymond Garden Club, pictured above left, were:Susan Pegues, Glenda Marberry, Lenda Poole and Joyce Jenkins. The speaker for the May meeting of the Raymond Garden Club, pictured...

May 20, 2022

President Bill Clinton and Haley Barbour Remember the Winters

CLINTON AND BARBOUR CELEBRATE LIVES OF WILLIAM AND ELISE WINTER--- At a memorial service held at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson on May 3, former President Bill Clinton and former Governor Haley Barbour delivered...

May 13, 2022

Raymond County Fair

With everyone from Elvis to Sheriff Tyree Jones to the Garden Club, the Raymond Country Fair was a huge success! The Raymond Chamber of Commerce extends a special thank you to all who made it possible.

May 13, 2022

McEnroe Tennis Academy GM Returns to MC to Lead Alma Mater’s Tennis Program

A new chapter began at Mississippi College on Wednesday, May 4, as former Choctaw tennis student-athlete, Michael Ward was announced as the next head coach for the MC men and women’s tennis program. Ward steps in to...

May 13, 2022

Raymond Garden Club Ladies Enjoy the Rockabilly

Raymond ladies enjoying the Rockabilly at Myrtis & George Ewing’s Saturday night. Pictured above from left to right are: Joy Lyle, Kim Williams, Myrtis Ewing, Martha Ferguson & Beth, (Martha’s Daughter). Garden Club...

May 6, 2022

Senior Adult Choir Festival

The senior adult choir festival was held at Wynndale Baptist Church, on May 3. This is the First Baptist Church, Jackson Reflections Choir, directed by Eva Hart, who retired after 43+ years. Attending were: Brandon...

May 6, 2022

Crescite Club Gentleman’s Evening with Wyatt Waters

The Crescite Club’s Gentlemen’s Evening, a long honored local social tradition, was held at the Fernwood Country Club Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The gathering of 30 people included Crescite members, their husbands who...

May 5, 2022

Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) Elects 2022 - 2023 Leaders

The Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) elected its 2022-2023 officers and new board members at the association’s 2022 Best Practices Symposium held April 9 at the Sheraton Flowood. Elected as officers of the...

April 22, 2022

Lampton Enochs Presents “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”

A McComb native son whose film career has netted the industry’s highest award will share the honor with homefolks as part of the city’s Sesquicentennial celebration. That’s not surprising considering that Lampton...

April 22, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Jane Ann Lampton Moore (1970-2022): Physician, Artist, Wife, Mother Remembered

Jane Ann Lampton Moore, MD, 52, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away after a sixmonth battle with cancer on April 1, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. The only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. D. (Bob) Lampton, she...

April 7, 2022

Mississippi’s New Capitol is an Architectural Wonder that Belongs to All of Us

The mere mention of Mississippi’s “New Capitol” building in Jackson evokes affection that’s no doubt felt for similar structures in the other 49 states. A recent Facebook post by the advocacy organization...

March 25, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Marilyn Prather Colyer: A Pioneering Life

The world has always set great store in lauding “THE FIRST” to achieve a milestone accomplishment. Almost every American can recall that the first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong back in 1969. More...

March 18, 2022 · Dwalia South

Raymond & Clinton Chamber of Commerce Open New Businesses

Both the Raymond and Clinton Chamber of Commerce are happy to introduce 2 new businesses into the Raymond Community - Warrior Welke Fitness and Fidelis Performance and Recovery. Austin Mitchell-Briggs and Jason Miles...

March 18, 2022

Consolidating Mississippi’s Schools

For too many years, Mississippi’s public school districts and their patrons have been stubborn over consolidating neighboring schools and systems. Let’s applaud a possible change in that attitude with the stunning...

March 17, 2022 · Mac Gordon

MPA Lauds Mississippi Senators for Supporting Postal Reform

Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both voted to support H.R. 3076, the Postal Reform Act, which will provide needed relief for the U.S. Postal Service after 15 years of being required to pre-fund...

March 10, 2022

An Influential McComb Attorney Who Made A Difference

He was Mack and I’m Mac. Our middle names are McDowell and we likely had kinship in nearby Amite County. We both loved sports. The tag “opinionated” fits both of us. I’ll get to that. Thomas McDowell “Mack”...

March 10, 2022 · Mac Gordon

State Health Officer Resigns His Position

Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced that State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH, will resign from his position at the end of July 2022. Dobbs began his career at MSDH in 2008, and has...

March 10, 2022