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A year ago, the Columbia Academy Lady Cougars finished the season on a tear as they entered the 16-team Class . . .

Mary’s Angel Ministries hosts giveaway for elderly

Despite the blistering heat Friday, Mary’s Angel Ministries hosted an elderly giveaway at City Park where members gave box fans . . .

Vowell receives Bounds Scholarship from MASS

Greggory Vowell, a recent graduate of Columbia High School, is among 10 Mississippi students receiving $1,000 scholarships from the Mississippi . . .

Teacher, author, dancer: Sauls does it all

When people think of Wonder Woman, they think of the DC Comics character portrayed by Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot . . .

County schools introduce new programs

If everything goes as planned for the Marion County School District, students who attend East Marion and West Marion schools . . .

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County schools introduce new programs
By Danny O'Fallon, 182 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 09:25 AM
If everything goes as planned for the Marion County School District, students who attend East Marion and West Marion schools will have an assortment of new programs available that are designed to enhance and broaden their educational experience when they resume classes Aug. 5.
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Elise Winter

Habitat for Humanity mourns death of Elise Winter
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:06 AM
Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) is mourning the loss of its founder, former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter.
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Is Biden overlooking Bureau of Prisons as reform target?
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press, 7 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 11:35 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took quick action after his inauguration to start shifting federal inmates out of privately run prisons, where complaints of abuses abound.
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Vowell receives Bounds Scholarship from MASS
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Wed, 07/28/2021 - 09:35 AM
Greggory Vowell, a recent graduate of Columbia High School, is among 10 Mississippi students receiving $1,000 scholarships from the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents.
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In a new book, W. Ralph Eubanks uses Mississippi's landscape — topographical, socioeconomic and spiritual — to explore our literary lineage.

Ralph Eubanks answers the age-old question: Why has Mississippi produced so many great writers?
By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 210 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 01:36 PM
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Editorial: Hard truths about Amtrak
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:00 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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To vaccinate or not
By Susan Amundson, 125 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 09:20 AM
Dr. Bert Beisel loves many things in life, including the healthcare profession and his family, friends, community and patients. Because he has such a love for those aspects of his life, he has been adamant about encouraging people to take the Covid vaccine, seemingly no longer is about science.
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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, 93 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 11:36 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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Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis will go into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics

Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 372 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 12:00 PM
Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration.
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Clarksdale raises bad for PERS, too
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Mon, 07/26/2021 - 10:12 PM
The audacity of the city leaders in Clarksdale to give themselves unprecedentedly large raises has received attention across Mississippi.
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