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Sudden Death, Come-from-Behind Finish: MC’s Academic Competition Boasts Thrills, First-Time ChampionNews
Jackson Academy survived a sudden-death semifinal match and overcame a first-round deficit in the finals to capture its first Mississippi College Academic Competition championship Jan. 19 on the Clinton campus. JA’s...
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On Saturday morning, Susan Champion Yates announced the death of her father, J.B. Champion. This was particularly sad to most of us in town, as J.B. had built the car garage on Cunningham Avenue in between Sweeney’s...
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Utica Institute Museum to Receive State AwardHeadline News
The Utica Institute Museum at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus is the winner of the Mississippi Humanities Council’s Reflecting Mississippi Award for 2023. Co-directors of the museum are English instructor Dan...
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January 2023 has come. It is already the 16th when I write this week’s column. 2023 is the year during which most of our elected officials in Mississippi will be elected (on November 7th) after being elected in the...
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STEM Research, Reasoning Symposium Nurtures MC Students’ Scientific Communication SkillsNews
Scientific research requires countless hours of careful planning, rigorous testing, and precise communication. The painstaking work of developing a specific research question, formulating a clear hypothesis, and...
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We have waited and studied and thanked throughout the four weeks of the Advent season. By the time you are reading this, it may well be Christmas Day. It will certainly be one of the days immediately before Christmas....
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Unfortunately, there are two deaths with connections to the town of Terry to report. This morning, I learned of the death of Albert Pleasant. He was a graduate of Terry High School and the widower of fellow graduate...
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Mississippi College Family Mourns Loss of Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Department ChairHeadline News
By any standard, Dr. Joe M. Cooper lived a full life. He was an ordained Baptist preacher who pastored two churches in Mississippi, ministering to the spiritual needs of his congregation and sharing the love of Christ....
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Mississippi College Archers Make Significant Strides During Fall 3D SeasonNews
To be successful in the sport of archery, an athlete must demonstrate extraordinary precision, unmitigated determination, and exceptional control. Just as Anna Carraway started to shoot during a tiebreaker in the...
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Here is a list of birthdays which have been recently celebrated: Dec. 3- Laura Ann Patterson Jenkins, Melinda Wilcher; Dec. 4- Ann Lee Moore Gibson; Dec. 6- Judy Jenkins, Marshand Chrisler, Judge Melvin Priester; Dec....
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In last week’s column of the “Terry Headlight News” in the Hinds County Gazette, a name was misspelled. I mistakenly spelled Alderwoman’s Bonnie Holly’s name incorrectly, and I have verbally apologized to...
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Sunday, Nov. 28 begins the new church year and is the first Sunday of the Advent season, the 4 weeks that precede the birth of the Lord, that is, the mystery of the Incarnation (March 25). The word Advent means...
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This year keeps rapidly racing along. It moves no more rapidly than other years, but, to many of us, but its movement seems more speedily. We are now into November, this year’s next-to-last month. Veterans Day comes...
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Sadly, there is another Terry death to report. Mark Williams, who grew up on Pine Grove Road, passed away on Saturday. I have no obituary information to publish, but Mark’s obituary will be shared as soon as possible....
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MC Theater Program’s Holiday Production Evokes Treasured Memories, Lessons of FriendshipHeadline News
The enduring gift of friendship will be the focus of a heartwarming theatrical adaptation of a Truman Capote short story that will usher in the holiday season at Mississippi College. MC’s Theater Program will present...
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MC’s Young Alumnus of the Year Credits Alma Mater for Performing Arts SuccessesNews
Ezekiel Andrew’s God-given musical talents have taken him to regional theaters from California to Connecticut, and ultimately, to the bright lights of New York City. Later this month, one of the liveliest stars of...
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We Terry Yellowjackets have many memories of events, faces and names from the past that we lovingly remember. Many of us remember the Taylor family and the big house on Raymond Street across the street from the Baptist...
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Raymond Garden Club NewsHeadline News
On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, The Raymond Garden Club hosted The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc Natchez Trace District Fall Meeting. The Raymond Garden Club is one of 11 garden clubs included in the Natchez Trace...
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Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Virginia Carlton Announces her Bid for Re-election to the CourtHeadline News
Presiding Judge Virginia Carlton annou-nced her intention to run for re-election to the Mississippi Court of Appeals. The Columbia, MS native has served for the past 16 years and is one of 2 Presiding Judges on the...
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As I have previously mentioned, this year’s general election will be on Tuesday, November 8. Here is the sample ballot for Terry (with each voter allowed to vote for one in each race): for U.S. House of...
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Hinds CC Raymond Campus to host genealogy workshop on Nov. 7News
Hinds Community College’s Raymond Campus will host a Genealogy Workshop from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov.7 in the Bucci Room of the Raymond McLendon Library. Erin Feathers, an amateur genealogist and family...
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As I have been writing about, this year’s general election will be on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here is the sample ballot for Terry (with each voter allowed to vote for 1 in each race): For U.S. House of Representatives: -...
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The 2022 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Thirty-nine...
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The block of Canton Street that has been closed has since been re-opened. It had been closed for several weeks. Short Cakes at 228 North Utica Street has opened in the old undertaker’s shop (later the home of Mavis...
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