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Matilda the Musical

Fri,04/10/26-5:00PM, 659 Reads
St. Andrew’s Upper School performed “Matilda the Musical,” a high energy story brought to life with a live orchestra.
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Lawmakers were best at being cautious

Thu,04/09/26-3:46PM, 649 Reads 9,634 Statewide
When Mississippi lawmakers spend three to four months in Jackson considering thousands of proposals, it’s a certainty that they will end the session with a mixed record.
They will have made good decisions and bad ones. The question, as always, is whether the good outweighed the bad.
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital announced Monday that it could close in June even while it continues to negotiate a deal for another health-care system to take it over.

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Hospital could close in June

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Mon,04/13/26-2:00PM, 602 Reads 14,904 Statewide
Greenwood Leflore Hospital says it could close in two months even while it continues to negotiate a deal for another health-care system to take over the financially teetering hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tanner Jeffrey Morgan

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Copeland and Morgan wed at First Baptist in Madison

Fri,04/10/26-1:00AM, 587 Reads
Madison Ann Copeland and Tanner Jeffrey Morgan were united in marriage Saturday, December 13 at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church Madison. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Copeland of Madison. She is the granddaughter of the late Reverend and Mrs. Odean Puckett and Charlotte Copeland and the late Marlon Copeland of Natchez.
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Under God’s Sea

Fri,04/10/26-7:00PM, 574 Reads
First Presbyterian Day School third graders recently staged Under God’s Sea, an underwater adventure that follows a group of young explorers discovering the beauty of God’s creation.
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Russ Walker Upton, Hannah Elizabeth Randall

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Miss Randall and Upton planning May 2 wedding at Christ Presbyterian

Fri,04/10/26-7:00AM, 568 Reads
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Darrell Randall of Oxford announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Elizabeth Randall, to Russ Walker Upton, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Carey Upton Jr. of Jackson.
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New JSU stadium would benefit city

By LOGAN RUSSELL LOGAN RUSSELL - Guest columnist
Fri,04/10/26-11:00AM, 553 Reads 5,545 Statewide
With regards to “One Street/2,000 Residents” I’m reminded that vast problems are not solved with half-vast solutions. Jackson needs wins, and perhaps “One Street” or “One Lake” will provide a win. But even if successful, neither project offers a vast solution to Jackson’s vast problems.
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Alcohol shortage continues with 170,000 case backlog currently in ABC warehouse

By KATHERINE LIN - MISSISSIPPI TODAY KATHERINE LIN - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,04/10/26-6:00AM, 539 Reads
A shortage of alcohol for package stores, bars and restaurants in Mississippi continues after lawmakers failed to pass an emergency measure to allow businesses to bypass the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control warehouse and buy directly from distributors.
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One of Mississippi’s oldest independent bookstores reflection of founder John Evans

By JENNY WOODRUFF WILSON JENNY WOODRUFF WILSON - Sun Contributing Writer
Fri,04/10/26-12:00PM, 534 Reads
For 50 years, Lemuria Bookstore has been more than a place to buy books. It has been a refuge, a cultural cornerstone, and perhaps most importantly a reflection of its founder, John Evans.
“Well, if you’re gonna do something, you might as well go for it,” Evans said, reflecting on the leap he took in 1975.
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Photo by Vicki D King/Mississippi Today

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New Hinds jail nears completion; incarceration costs increasing

By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,04/10/26-10:00AM, 452 Reads
Hinds County is nearing completion on a new jail, a project spurred by problems with its current detention center and the need for more space.
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