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  • Beth Boutwell is the new principal at West Marion Elementary School for the 2022-23 school year. | Photo by Beth Riles

    Boutwell new principal at West Marion Elementary

    By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
    Fri,07/01/22-4:09PM, 3,631 Reads

    The new principal of West Marion Elementary School is not new to the district or to the children who will be in her charge this upcoming school year. Beth Boutwell was an interventionist at West Marion Primary School over the past four years.

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  • Dreams came true at Duckworth

    By BRAD CROWE - Sports Editor
    Fri,07/01/22-1:50PM, 3,132 Reads

    With the arrival of a new chapter for youth baseball in Columbia comes the end of another.

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  • Jail Docket: June 30, 2022

    By STAFF REPORTS
    Fri,07/01/22-12:04PM, 2,854 Reads
    • Jason Lee Addison, 25, Summit, arrested by MCSO, charged with NCIC-assault on pregnant person.
    • Milton George Alfred Jr., 62, Lake Worth, Fla., arrested by CPD, charged with disturbing public peace-public place; public drunkenness.
    • Click Here to Read More about Jail Docket: June 30, 2022

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  • Mississippi Covid-19 Update : July 06, 2022

    By PRESS RELEASE - MSDH
    Wed,07/06/22-12:46PM, 2,553 Reads 5,460 Statewide

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

     

    New cases of COVID-19:

    1,350

    New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 3 P.M. yesterday.

    Repeated tests for the same individual are counted only once.

     

    • Click Here to Read More about Mississippi Covid-19 Update : July 06, 2022

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  • Columbia resident Matthew Green was arrested on 10 felony charges in Belle Chasse, La. on June 8.

    Columbia man charged with felonies in La.

    By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
    Wed,06/15/22-5:13PM, 15,151 Reads

    A Columbia man faces 10 felony charges in Belle Chasse, La. after an attempted robbery went awry and led to a standoff with the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team. 

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  • Jail Docket: June 9, 2022

    By STAFF REPORTS
    Thu,06/09/22-5:15PM, 13,291 Reads
    • Donald E. Alexander III, 41, Brookhaven, arrested by MCSO, charged with DUI 1st offense-(1)(b) under the influence of any substance that would impair.
    • Michael Alexander, 24, Columbia, arrested by MCSO, charged with contempt of court-driving while license suspended; contempt of court-speeding.
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  • Photos of baby used to smuggle drugs to mom

    By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
    Wed,06/22/22-5:37PM, 11,399 Reads

    A baby died in March from an overdose of suboxone, and just three short months later, the baby's parents tried to use a photo of the baby to sneak that same drug into the Marion County Jail.

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  • Jail Docket: June 16, 2022

    By STAFF REPORTS
    Thu,06/16/22-5:15PM, 10,424 Reads
    • Timothy Drake Alford, 19, Foxworth, arrested by MCSO, charged with domestic violence-aggravated assault.
    • Camri Champagne Anderson, 26, Centreville, arrested by MCSO, charged with controlled substance: possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle (less than 30 grams); DUI 1st offense-(1)(a) under the influence of liquor.
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  • Opinion: Racial diversity is flourishing at Wesley Bible

    By ANDY MILLER - Emmerich News
    Fri,02/18/22-6:24PM, 105,679 Reads 324,102 Statewide

    After a couple of days in my role as VP of Academic Affairs, I read the peer report of our accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). We had been granted 10 years from that group that accredits more than 250 seminaries throughout the country.

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  • Tim Kalich

    Medicaid is also pro-life

    By TIM KALICH - Greenwood Commonwealth
    Fri,03/11/22-8:04PM, 95,874 Reads 178,367 Statewide

    Critics of pro-life politicians in Mississippi say the legislators and state officials who oppose abortion are a whole lot more interested in what happens before a child is born than after it.

    House Speaker Philip Gunn and his lieutenants certainly give credence to that allegation.

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  • Tim Kalich

    Tax cuts aren’t now or never

    By TIM KALICH - Greenwood Commonwealth
    Fri,03/18/22-6:36PM, 53,748 Reads 156,291 Statewide

    Maybe Philip Gunn was just being theatrical this past week when Mississippi’s speaker of the House said it was now or never to pass sweeping tax cuts.

    The statement — “This is the opportunity to do something right now that we will never have again in our lifetimes” —  was farcical, though.

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  • Tim Kalich

    Either way, Bryant looks bad

    By TIM KALICH - Greenwood Commonwealth
    Fri,04/08/22-9:12PM, 50,613 Reads 254,587 Statewide

    What should we believe about Phil Bryant in light of recent revelations about his past ties to a speculative pharmaceutical venture that auditors claim illegally received more than $2 million in welfare money?

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  • Tim Kalich

    Reeves’ education mirage

    By TIM KALICH
    Fri,01/28/22-10:06PM, 145,273 Reads 387,049 Statewide

    Dating back to his time as lieutenant governor, Tate Reeves has been touting the education gains in Mississippi and trying to take some credit for them.

    He was at it again this past week, using his State of the State address to peddle the line that the turnaround in the state’s public schools has been nothing short of phenomenal.

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    High-speed chase ends in arrest

    By SUSAN AMUNDSON - News/Features Editor
    Wed,01/26/22-4:18PM, 136,277 Reads

    A high-speed chase Tuesday on U.S. 98 began in Columbia and ended in Kokomo, sending one woman to jail on multiple charges.

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  • Opinion: Racial diversity is flourishing at Wesley Bible

    By ANDY MILLER - Emmerich News
    Fri,02/18/22-6:24PM, 105,680 Reads 324,102 Statewide

    After a couple of days in my role as VP of Academic Affairs, I read the peer report of our accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). We had been granted 10 years from that group that accredits more than 250 seminaries throughout the country.

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    Medicaid is also pro-life

    By TIM KALICH - Greenwood Commonwealth
    Fri,03/11/22-8:04PM, 95,875 Reads 178,367 Statewide

    Critics of pro-life politicians in Mississippi say the legislators and state officials who oppose abortion are a whole lot more interested in what happens before a child is born than after it.

    House Speaker Philip Gunn and his lieutenants certainly give credence to that allegation.

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