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Kirk Academy girls soccer off to 4-1 start to season

It’s a new time of the year for girls soccer at Kirk Academy. During the 2024-25 school year, the Midsouth . . .

House, Senate agree on $94 million in state funding for the Department of Human Services

Lawmakers also look to provide funding for income verification contracts to help keep SNAP error rates low as higher rates . . .

JXN Water in twilight zone

“Imagine if you will…” is how Rod Serling introduced each surreal episode of the popular Twilight Zone TV series years . . .

Chargers split games against Olive Branch

It wasn’t the kind of week that the Grenada High School Chargers baseball team would have hoped for last week . . .

Teacher pay not as poor as portrayed

Early in the 2026 legislative session, Mississippi public school teachers were led to believe that a big raise was coming . . .

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Rape suspect fatally shot during U.S. Marshals warrant service
By RUTHIE ROBISON - The Enterprise-Tocsin
Mon,03/30/26-1:06PM , 5,230 Reads 41,874 Statewide
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
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Filming equipment for “Southern Dish” points toward the series’ host, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona.

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‘Southern Dish’: MPB series spotlights state’s chefs, restaurants
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Mon,03/30/26-2:38PM , 818 Reads 12,838 Statewide
For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been crisscrossing the state with a delectable purpose.
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The Mississippi Antique Showcase is coming to the Delta, April 17th and 18th, at The Capps Entrepreneurial Center in Stoneville. Call 888-874-6874 for tickets and information.

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MPB brings Mississippi Antiques Showcase to the Delta April 17
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Mon,03/30/26-7:38PM , 766 Reads 10,271 Statewide
Mississippi Public Broadcasting is hoping people looking for expert appraisals of their treasures will bring them to MPB’s Mississippi Antique Showcase April 17 and 18 in Stoneville.

The event will be filmed for a series that MPB will air in the fall.
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Chrissi Papworth set working with wind tunnels as a career goal while still a student at Mississippi State University. She now works for NASA on the Artemis mission with the Space Launch System. Here she is standing outside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnels at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

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Chrissi Papworth: Shooting for the stars
By DAVID MONROE - Leflore Illustrated
Wed,04/01/26-12:28PM , 661 Reads 8,464 Statewide
Editor's Note: This story appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of Leflore Illustrated. It is being republished on our website today, as Carroll Academy graduate Chrissi Papworth was on the crew that helped build the Artemis that will launch Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. central time.
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Grenada, 38901, MS

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82°F

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Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 84°F
Min Temp: 66°F
Feels Like: 75°F
Dew Point: 65°F
Humidity: 87%
Sunrise: 6:42 AM
Sunset: 7:22 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 9 mph
Sky Cover: 69%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 65°F
Moon Rise: 10:13 PM
Moon Set: 7:45 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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