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Due to a collapse of the pavement, Sunnybrook Road will be closed from Steed Road to Colony Park Boulevard until further notice.

A timeline of the Gold Coast Commodities wastewater issue

A Brandon-based chemical plant has been the subject of scrutiny since 2017 as its wastewater disposal methods have resulted in numerous regulatory orders, a lawsuit by the city of Brandon and a fed

Governor signs parole reform, utility broadband leasing bills into law

A host of bills were signed into law Thursday by Gov.

GANUCHEAU: Gov. Tate Reeves buries critical COVID-19 message while pandering

Below is a political opinion column by Adam Ganucheau:

JA Golf

Upper and middle school students playing for Jackson Academy’s 2020-2021 golf team are (from left, back) Hudson Hadley, Connor Gee, Parker Lowe, Patton Kincaid, Davis Cress, Matthew Frost, Jon Burn

Pictured are (from left) Kirkland Gardner, Edjuana Gardner, Kimberly Chaffin, Gwendolyn Kinnard, Ebonye' Debose-Moore, Akech Garkouth, Tamaria Barnes, Meseret Ayor, Sherita Moss and Evelyn Morris

Newsworthy: Catholic Charities
By Ebonye' Debose-Moore LPC, LCMHT, NCC, 758 Reads
The nationwide Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) program was developed in the 1980s by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to initially address the needs of thousands of children in Southeast Asia without a parent or guardian to care for them.
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Alyssa, Vivian and Keath G. Killebrew

Newsworthy: Essential Touchstones
By Dr. Alyssa Killebrew, 878 Reads
A local Madison County husband and wife team, Dr. Alyssa and Keath G. Killebrew have joined their respective businesses as a psychologist and farmer in order to launch an intensive therapeutic summer program for adolescents. It will take place on Roothog Farm in Flora, MS.
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David Russell

Newsworthy: Argent Trust
By David Russell, 335 Reads
Trusts are a commonly used tool for individuals and families to preserve wealth for younger generations, protecting inheritances from both internal and external threats, or providing management of complex family assets for the benefit of family members and others.
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Newsworthy: Methodist Rehabilitation Center
By Susan Christensen, 623 Reads
Think about Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC) and what comes to mind?
You probably picture a patient balancing between parallel bars in a busy hospital gym. After all, plenty of movies use that image to portray the field of rehab medicine.
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Spencer and Nancy Gilbert

Newsworthy: St. Catherine’s Village
By Debbie Szwast, 448 Reads
It’s all in the family at St. Catherine’s Village, where sisters Nancy Gilbert and Carolyn Cooper are following in their mother’s footsteps by living in the all-inclusive Life Plan Community in Madison, Mississippi.
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Alisha Parker-Cummins

Newsworthy: Psycamore
By Alisha Parker-Cummins, 213 Reads
Over the last year, many of us parents/ caregivers have felt we were in a perpetual traffic jam during the Covid-19 pandemic. Meaning, we felt stuck in our circumstances. Traffic jams are extremely inconvenient to not only our tight busy schedules, but they can also trigger anxiety and frustration.
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Newsworthy: Biggs, Pettis, Ingram & Solop
By James L. Pettis III and Barry K. Jones, 303 Reads
You have worked hard to create a successful business, but do you have an exit strategy? Have you considered selling your business at some time in the future or do you want to transfer it to a family member or perhaps an employee? According to the Small Business Administration, about 90% of American businesses are family owned.
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Lily Fran McCrory

Newsworthy: Holmes Community College
By Mary Margaret Busby, 608 Reads
As the valedictorian of Central Holmes Christian School, Lily Fran McCrory of Lexington could have gone anywhere upon graduating from high school. McCrory, however, will tell you today that going to Holmes Community College was the best decision she ever made.
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The Delta Health Alliance will receive $1 million in the fiscal 2022 Medicaid appropriation bill, down from the more than $4.1 million it received in the previous two budget cycles.

Taxpayer-funded non-profit to receive smaller earmark from Medicaid approriation than last year
By Steve Wilson - Staff Reporter, 1,387 Reads
A non-profit that receives most of its money from taxpayer funds will receive an earmark in the state’s Medicaid appropriation for the fifth year in a row.

The Delta Health Alliance is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit based in Stoneville and manages 52 education and healthcare programs in the impoverished Mississippi Delta.
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Newsworthy: St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
By Lauren McMillin, 435 Reads
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School ranks among the top 20 percent of all private high schools in the United States and is the #1 private high school in Mississippi. Newsweek reported the rankings in a February 3, 2021 article, listing St. Andrew’s #178 in its ranking of the nation’s top 1,000 private schools.
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