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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund

The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.

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Jill Biden to visit Mississippi as COVID-19 vaccination rate sputters

First Lady Jill Biden will visit COVID-19 vaccination sites in Jackson on Tuesday as part of the Biden Administration’s nationwide tour to reach Americans who haven’t been vaccinated and promote vaccine education.

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BLS: Mississippi slightly decreases unemployment rate from 6.2% to 6.1% (as of May 2021)

Below is a press release from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics:

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their State Employment and Unemployment Summary for the past month.

In May, Unemployment rates were lower in 21 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 28 states.

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Hitt Watkins Arnold Jr.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home Chapel in Newberry, S.C., for Hitt Watkins Arnold Jr., 81, of Prosperity, S.C., who died in the early morning on Tuesday, June 15, at his home on Lake Murray.

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Angela Renee Reeves

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Miss Angela Renee Reeves, 51, of Holcomb, who died on Wednesday, June 16, at her residence. Burial followed in the Holcomb Cemetery. The Rev. John Goldwater officiated. The family received friends from 10 a.m.

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Ward 3 City Councilman Lewis Johnson makes a motion to extend the city's mask ordinance until after July 4. Warren Cox, left, seconded the motion which passed 4-3. | Photo by Reggie Ross

City of Grenada mask ordinance extended

The Grenada City Council voted 4-3 earlier this week to extend the citywide mask ordinance until after the Fourth of July holiday, however, the extension was not well received by some citizens in the audience.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : June 18, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Millard Seals “PeeWee” Costilow Jr.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 18, 2021, at the Mortimer National Funeral Home Chapel in Grenada for Millard Seals “PeeWee” Costilow Jr., 73, of Grenada, who died on Tuesday, June 15, in Grenada. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Carrollton.

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Following Rep. Ashley Henley’s murder, arson arrest made in fire that killed her sister-in-law

A neighbor has been charged with arson for burning the trailer where former state Rep. Ashley Henley’s sister-in-law’s body was found around Christmas — the same property where authorities say Henley was gunned down on June 13.

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : June 21, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

Senate Republicans, including Mississippi’s delegation, on Friday blocked the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Six Republicans voted to advance debate on the commission, but the final 54 to 35 vote fell six votes shy of the 60 votes needed to prevent a procedural filibuster.

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Bobby Rush and Kingfish Ingram talk to reporters on Friday morning at the B.B. King Museum.

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Bobby Rush, who will be participating in Saturday's B.B. King Museum expansion grand opening, talks to journalists from all over the world at the museum on Friday

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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund

The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.

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Lakes of blood have been spilled to protect freedom

Memorial day marks the start of the summer, the Big Bake as I call it.

For me, Mississippi has the ideal climate. The average temperature for the entire year, day or night, summer or winter, is 68 degrees. You can’t get more perfect than that.

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Is that all there is to a pandemic?

The bubonic plague killed about half the people in Europe in the Middle Ages. It was called the Black Death. Influenza killed about 15% of the world’s population in 1918-19. It was called the Spanish Flu. (John Barry’s The Great Influenza suggests it first appeared in Kansas.) Justinian’s Plague was the first major plague in recorded histor

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Mississippi PEER Committee Releases Report on School Districts' Revenues and Expenditures

Below is a press release from The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee:

The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled A Review of Mississippi School Districts’ Revenue Sources and Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2020.

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Former State Representative Ashley Henley reported dead

MONDAY MORNING, NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEGAN CIRCULATING THAT FORMER REPRESENTATIVE HENLEY HAD DIED.

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Deontae James Deshawn Young

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Master Deontae James Deshawn Young, 3-year-old son of Derrion Deshawn Young and Lindsay Anne Hardin, who died on Sunday, May 23. Burial followed in Holcomb Cemetery. The Rev. James McElroy officiated.

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Jeannie LaRue Murphy Brinkley

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Natchez Trace Memorial Park for Jeannie LaRue Murphy Brinkley, 74, of Madison, who departed this life peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 8. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

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Supreme Court upholds ACA, turns focus back to Medicaid expansion

The U.S. Supreme Court this week eliminated one of the reasons cited by Mississippi Republican leaders for not expanding Medicaid.

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Grenada Police Department officers secure the scene at the intersection of Jones Road and South Commerce Street, near the home where a deceased man was found just after noon Friday. | Photo by Reggie Ross

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GPD investigating Friday afternoon death

The Grenada Police Department remained on the scene until just after 3 p.m.

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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.

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Eleven shot in 'mass shooting' at Grenada biker club

Eleven people suffered various degrees of gunshot wounds following what City of Grenada law enforcement agents are calling a “mass shooting” early Sunday morning.

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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

On paper, Elon Musk’s Starlink venture, an offshoot of SpaceX, appears to have the advantage over other internet providers. The company can launch their own satellites, it has billions of dollars to invest in new technologies, and their product is winning hearts and minds around the world. Add in the recent announcement by the FCC awarding $9.

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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be available to health care professionals before the end of 2020, he didn’t hesitate to raise his hand to be one of the first to take it.

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COVID-19 cases on the rise again

For the first time since Labor Day and the spike of cases following homecoming festivities at area schools, Grenada County is starting to see an increase in coronavirus numbers running concurrent with the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Editorial: Vote yes for the new flag

Mississippians have a chance to vote for a new flag. We should seize the chance to close a chapter on our history and move forward. It’s the right thing to do.

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The Christmas tree lighting in Downtown Grenada will be held at 5:30 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5.| Photo by Reggie Ross

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Downtown Grenada Christmas festivities, tree lighting fill Saturday

Downtown Grenada is the place to be this Saturday, Dec. 5, with a number of scheduled events scheduled all day to celebrate the Christmas season.

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State Supreme Court sets schedule in lawsuit that could overturn state's ballot initiative law

The Mississippi Supreme Court set the schedule Tuesday for briefs in a case filed by the city of Madison and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler that could overturn the state’s ballot initiative law.

The city’s brief in the lawsuit is due on December 7 and the brief from Secretary of State Michael Watson is due on December 28.

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Big Tech eroding freedoms

During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook. Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users.

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GPD investigating Friday afternoon death

The Grenada Police Department remained on the scene until just after 3 p.m.

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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.

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Eleven shot in 'mass shooting' at Grenada biker club

Eleven people suffered various degrees of gunshot wounds following what City of Grenada law enforcement agents are calling a “mass shooting” early Sunday morning.

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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

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COVID-19 cases on the rise again

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Editorial: Vote yes for the new flag

Mississippians have a chance to vote for a new flag. We should seize the chance to close a chapter on our history and move forward. It’s the right thing to do.

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The Christmas tree lighting in Downtown Grenada will be held at 5:30 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5.| Photo by Reggie Ross

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Downtown Grenada Christmas festivities, tree lighting fill Saturday

Downtown Grenada is the place to be this Saturday, Dec. 5, with a number of scheduled events scheduled all day to celebrate the Christmas season.

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The state Supreme Court building is located in Jackson.

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State Supreme Court sets schedule in lawsuit that could overturn state's ballot initiative law

The Mississippi Supreme Court set the schedule Tuesday for briefs in a case filed by the city of Madison and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler that could overturn the state’s ballot initiative law.

The city’s brief in the lawsuit is due on December 7 and the brief from Secretary of State Michael Watson is due on December 28.

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Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

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Big Tech eroding freedoms

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June 23, 2021