Guaranty Bank breaks ground

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Guaranty Bank breaks ground

Property that was considered useless for years along the City of Grenada’s main thoroughfare has slowly transformed before the eyes of passing motorists over the last year. Today, that property located near the intersection of South Street and Sunset Drive (Highway 8) has been cleared to reveal a business opportunity for an area corporation. Last Thursday, the Greater Area Grenada C...

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At surreal Olympics, a careful dance to push Tokyo tourism
By CLAIRE GALOFARO - AP National Writer, 77 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 01:16 AM
TOKYO (AP) — The tour bus arrived after nightfall at the closed museum’s back door. Its passengers climbed out with reflective yellow bands dangling from their media credentials so they could be easily identified as journalists in quarantine for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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R. Kelly lawyers: We'll fight bid to add claims to trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press, 66 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 02:18 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly's lawyers said Monday they would fight prosecutors' bid to tell jurors about allegations beyond the actual charges at his upcoming federal sex trafficking trial.
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Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
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Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:33 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure.

Step One: Turn off phone.
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Clarksdale raises bad for PERS, too
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Mon, 07/26/2021 - 10:24 PM
The audacity of the city leaders in Clarksdale to give themselves unprecedentedly large raises has received attention across Mississippi.
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Annalyn Swan is an official panelist in this year’s Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 21. Photo courtesy Annalyn Swan.

‘The more quirky and eccentric the person, the better’: How Annalyn Swan fell in love with biographical writing
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 84 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 09:36 AM
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Editorial: Hard truths about Amtrak
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:12 AM
Maybe it’s time for all Americans — even those who cringe at the trillion-dollar budget deficits of recent years — to admit that there really is no political or popular will to do anything substantial about our runaway spending.
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Grenada High School French horn player Laura Moss uses a cooling towel to beat the heat during Tuesday's band camp. | Photo by Reggie Ross

KA, GHS student-athletes attempt to beat the heat
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor, 262 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 07:15 PM
Area high school football teams and marching bands are dealing with extreme heat as they begin practices in preparation for the upcoming football season.
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History Is Lunch: Susannah Ural, "The Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project"
By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 102 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 11:48 AM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Archives & History:

On July 21, 2021, Susannah J. Ural presented "The Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project" as part of the History Is Lunch series.
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The state's defined benefit pension system got a massive boost from the stock market in fiscal 2020.

Preliminary data shows PERS had massive 30 percent investment returns in fiscal 2020
By Steve Wilson, 191 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 02:54 PM
According to preliminary data, the state's defined benefit pension system had its second-best year in investment income, a boost that will greatly help the flailing fund's bottom line.
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Should vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising?
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Wed, 07/28/2021 - 10:48 AM
Should vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising?
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