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The bonding company acting as guarantor for three former Indianola aldermen has agreed to pay nearly $44,000 owed to the . . .

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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 , 732 Reads 9,939 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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Photo by Chuck Hathcock, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Making. Contact
Kirk Academy sophomore Rhett Blaylock sends a ground ball toward a North Delta infielder during a recent home game at Raider Field.

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Raiders sweep series from Rossville Academy Wolves
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,04/02/26-5:15PM , 594 Reads
After struggling to just two wins in 14 games to open the season, the Kirk Academy varsity baseball team returned to the diamond last week playing four games - three of them against Class AAA, District 1 opponent Rossville (Tenn.) Christian Academy.
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Teacher pay not as poor as portrayed
Wed,04/01/26-1:06PM , 532 Reads 8,591 Statewide
Early in the 2026 legislative session, Mississippi public school teachers were led to believe that a big raise was coming.

The House passed a bill to give all full-time teachers a $5,000 bump, roughly a 10% increase in pay. The Senate countered with a larger increase, $6,000, but spread over three years.
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Bonding company repays Indianola
By STAFF REPORTS - The Enterprise-Tocsin
Thu,04/02/26-9:52AM , 527 Reads 8,585 Statewide
The bonding company acting as guarantor for three former Indianola aldermen has agreed to pay nearly $44,000 owed to the city for a 2023 improper payout to a local contractor.
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