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Arrest made in South Levee Street teen girl's murder

The Grenada Police have arrested 18-year-old Jerrian Mekhi Sykes Jr. in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old L’Zaiyah Jones . . .

Grenada teen killed in early-morning shooting; investigation underway

A 17-year-old Grenada girl was shot and killed early Wednesday morning on South Levee Street, according to authorities. Grenada Police . . .

We must invest in youngest minds

As a long time Mississippian and a business owner who’s seen firsthand how a strong community lifts us all, I . . .

Reduced, morphed, flood control plan moves a bit closer

Keith Turner, an attorney with Jackson law firm Watkins & Eager gave the Rotary Club of North Jackson an update . . .

Senate counters House $5,000 teacher pay raise with $2,000 increases over 3 years

Teachers would receive $2,000 annually for three years, for a total increase of $6,000. Special education teachers would receive $3,000 . . .

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Grenada teen killed in early-morning shooting; investigation underway
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Wed,03/11/26-9:58PM , 12,326 Reads
A 17-year-old Grenada girl was shot and killed early Wednesday morning on South Levee Street, according to authorities.
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Arrest made in South Levee Street teen girl's murder
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Fri,03/13/26-12:29PM , 7,726 Reads
The Grenada Police have arrested 18-year-old Jerrian Mekhi Sykes Jr. in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old L’Zaiyah Jones, Chief George Douglas announced Friday morning.

The Grenada man has been charged with Murder. His bond has been set at $1,000,000. He is currently being held at the Grenada County Jail.
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Mississippi’s midterm Primary Elections are here. What to expect Tuesday
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Mon,03/09/26-12:32PM , 646 Reads 15,336 Statewide
Republicans and Democrats head to the polls Tuesday to choose their party’s nominee ahead of the November General Election. See who is on the ballot for the midterm Primary Elections.
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Super Bowl gifts are super wrong
Wed,03/11/26-2:28PM , 633 Reads 8,562 Statewide
Mississippians who believe in good government should take no comfort that House Speaker Jason White’s freebie trip to the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans was financed by a utility monopoly rather than, as initially suspected, a sports gambling giant.
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