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A photo of the 2019 south Delta flooding, courtesy of the Forgotten Backwater Flood Project.

With all of the disagreement in Washington today, there’s one high-dollar project the entire Mississippi delegation seems to be in . . .

City Hall Contract

The city of Ridgeland has a contract on the building that once housed City Hall. “We have a contract now,” . . .

Storming the Capitol: Thompson's First-Hand Account of Jan. 6 "Insurrection"

Congressman Bennie Thompson arrived at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6 with the anticipation of watching . . .

A conversation with Nelson on Home Builders Association

Pat Nelson is the executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi (HBAM), a position he has held . . .

Scott Petroleum Corp., a three-state fuel distributor headquartered in Leflore County, has been sold to an Arkansas company. The purchase ends 86 years of the Scott family’s ownership. (By Tim Kalich)

Scott Petroleum sold to Arkansas company

GREENWOOD, Miss. -- A longtime Leflore County fuel distributor has been sold. Scott Petroleum Corp. announced Thursday that it has . . .

Field of zinnias brighten Ridgeland
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Wed, 07/21/2021 - 03:00 PM
Need a little something free to brighten your day?
Check out the field of zinnias blooming along U.S. 51 near Ridgeland City Hall.
Keep Ridgeland Beautiful, the city of Ridgeland and the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce partner to make the zinnia field, which has garnered awards for innovation and beautification, a reality.
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Elise Winter

Habitat for Humanity mourns death of Elise Winter
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Thu, 07/22/2021 - 11:46 AM
Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) is mourning the loss of its founder, former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter.
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Keeping Up with Lottie: A Spelling Contest
By Lottie Boggan, 769 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 03:00 PM
Almost mid-morning and we had a long haul ahead of us. After visiting son Bob in Chicago, daughter-in-law Gail, Great-grand Maddie and I were headed back home to our sunny southland. We hadn’t been on the road too long before my cellphone, Pottymouth Peggy, had dinged and I’d been given a reminder that it was grandson Mark’s birthday.
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Inductees
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Thu, 07/22/2021 - 04:00 PM
Jackson Prep’s 2020-2021 National Junior Honor Society inductees include (from left, back) Brantley Denson, Charlie Norris, Thomas Coco, Claiborne Perry, Robert Watson, Charlie Faulk, Luke Smith, Baty Newman, Beckham Powers, Grayson Ohnmacht; (third row) Sarah McKinley, Bailey Blount, Will Morgan, Parker Page, James Bays, Eli Biggs, Gardner Youn
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Officer of the Quarter
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Wed, 07/21/2021 - 05:00 PM
The Rotary Club of North Jackson recently recognized Officer Antoinette Clemons as the JPD Precinct 4 Officer of the Quarter. The Rotary club recognizes a JPD Precinct 4 Officer each quarter to show support for JPD’s protection of the community and Precinct 4 because it covers most of North Jackson.
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Honored by Garden Club
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Wed, 07/21/2021 - 07:00 PM
The Garden Club of Jackson (GCJ) recently awarded GCJ charter member Frances Morse (right) The Garden Club of America’s Medal of Merit, a distinct honor given to a member who contributes worth of exceptional merit for her club. Shown with her is GCJ Awards Committee Chairman Susan Haltom.

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Rental assistance not getting out
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Thu, 07/22/2021 - 09:12 PM
The oodles of money thrown by the federal government over the past year and a half at virtually every enterprise and adult in this country has avoided an economic meltdown, although what all this borrowing means for the future is still to be determined.
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Tom Stiglich for Jul 19, 2021
By Editorial Cartoonist - Tom Stiglich, 74 Reads
Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00 AM
Cartoon By: Tom Stiglich

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Dr. Dobbs: Cut him some slack
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Wed, 07/21/2021 - 09:36 PM
Dr. Thomas Dobbs sometimes lets his frustration with those who are making it harder to beat the COVID-19 pandemic get the best of him.
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Momma for Jul 23, 2021
By Comic - Momma, 22 Reads
Fri, 07/23/2021 - 02:00 AM
Comic By: Mell Lazarus

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