Mississippi COVID-19 Update : September 23, 2021

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Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:06 AM, 1,314 Reads
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

New cases of COVID-19:

2,071

Tests may have been made during the past week, and represent individuals who became ill a week ago or more.
Repeated tests for the same individual are counted only once.
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Medicaid foes refuted again

By TIM KALICH
Fri, 09/17/2021 - 9:24 PM, 612 Reads
Tate Reeves and Philip Gunn may be wishing Mississippi would employ a different state economist.
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Lawmakers could be looking to expand access to telemedicine statewide in the upcoming legislative session.

Lawmakers could expand access to telemedicine in Mississippi

By STEVE WILSON
Wed, 09/22/2021 - 3:30 PM, 522 Reads
Lawmakers are examining the possibility of expanding telemedicine in Mississippi, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The House and Senate Insurance committees concluded two days of hearings Tuesday with a discussion on telemedicine and the state employees’ insurance plan.
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Editorial: $28 trillion and counting

Tue, 09/21/2021 - 6:00 PM, 479 Reads
The issue of America’s public debt — about $28 trillion and rising — has faded away in recent weeks, overwhelmed first by the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan and then more recently by the mess Hurricane Ida left behind.
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Alligator hunters, from left, Eli Frierson, Adam Steen, Bubba Steen, Kent Britton and Ty Powell pose with the 13-foot, 2-inch alligator they captured and killed.

Columbia man catches 13-foot gator

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Managing/Sports Editor
Fri, 09/10/2021 - 12:02 PM, 6,383 Reads
A Columbia man made international news over the weekend for capturing one of the largest alligators in recent memory in Mississippi on his first-ever time gator hunting.
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At the West Marion High School football game Friday night, the 2021-22 Homecoming Court will be presented. The court consists of, front row, from left, Bailey Yancey, junior maid; Asia Thomas, maid of honor; Kassidy Kessler, queen; Jaliyah Brooks, football maid and Samaria Pittman, senior maid. Back row, Skyla Jones, freshman maid; McKenzie Stringer, seventh grade maid; Gracie Odom, eighth grade maid and Rianna Fortenberry, sophomore maid. | photo by Susan Amundson

West Marion homecoming court announced

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Thu, 09/09/2021 - 12:20 PM, 2,084 Reads
Seventh Grade Maid:
Miss McKenzie Shae Stringer
McKenzie is the daughter of Robbie and Amy Stringer. She is the granddaughter of Danny and Pat Ryals, Keith Stringer and Kim Thomas, and the great-granddaughter of Ralph and Perry Stogner.
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Colby White was so dominant at Double-A Montgomery that he got promoted to Triple-A in less than a month.

White gets unreal 3rd promotion to Triple-A

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Managing/Sports Editor
Fri, 09/10/2021 - 1:00 PM, 1,439 Reads
It’s been a wild journey this season for flame-throwing righty Colby White. For the third time in his first full pro season, the West Marion alum is receiving a promotion to Triple-A Durham, an unprecedented rise for a player who had just one JUCO offer coming out of high school.
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Daniel Brasier snapped this photo of the World Trade Center on the morning of September 10, 2001, his first day of training with Morgan Stanley at the company's WTC headquarters.

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The Stairwell: Twenty Years After 9/11, Daniel Brasier Reflects On His Escape From A Burning World Trade Center Tower

By BRYAN DAVIS - THE ENTERPRISE-TOCSIN
Sat, 09/11/2021 - 6:00 PM, 1,373 Reads
There are very few places in New York City to find solitude.
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Lady Eagles shortstop Adrinae Aikens is among the nominees for both Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

West Marion’s Olivia Miller is nominated for both Most Valuable Player and Pitcher of the Year.

Columbia Academy first baseman Allie Watts is in the running for both Offensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player.

Lady Wildcats senior Kacey Stampley is nominated for Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year.

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Softball’s player of the year nominees

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL
Fri, 05/21/2021 - 1:43 PM, 28,266 Reads
Now that high school baseball and softball has wrapped up in Marion County, it’s time to hand out some hardware to the county’s biggest stars. Nominations for baseball’s awards will be in Thursday’s edition of The Columbian-Progress, but it’s time now to get into softball’s best players.
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Daquarius Wright is pictured here after he was arrested this week for the murder of Paul's Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson.

"I Could Not Believe He Walked On This One": Officer Was Stunned Daquarius Wright Was Acquitted In Armed Robbery Case Last October

By BRYAN DAVIS
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 5:19 PM, 26,853 Reads
One of the men charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Paul’s Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson was acquitted in an April 2019 armed robbery of a Family Dollar store in the Jackson area, but according to one of the arresting officers, it was one of the strongest cas
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Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri, 05/28/2021 - 4:39 PM, 26,801 Reads
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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Remembering this special time

By SUSAN AMUNDSON
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 3:19 PM, 26,591 Reads
It is hard to believe that graduation is upon us, and yet it is. I, among many other parents, have asked myself repeatedly where the time has gone. All I know is, yesterday, these soon-to-be graduates were babies, and now they think they are ready to conquer the world, and rightfully so.
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Lady Eagles shortstop Adrinae Aikens is among the nominees for both Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

West Marion’s Olivia Miller is nominated for both Most Valuable Player and Pitcher of the Year.

Columbia Academy first baseman Allie Watts is in the running for both Offensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player.

Lady Wildcats senior Kacey Stampley is nominated for Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year.

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Softball’s player of the year nominees

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL
Fri, 05/21/2021 - 1:43 PM, 28,266 Reads
Now that high school baseball and softball has wrapped up in Marion County, it’s time to hand out some hardware to the county’s biggest stars. Nominations for baseball’s awards will be in Thursday’s edition of The Columbian-Progress, but it’s time now to get into softball’s best players.
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Daquarius Wright is pictured here after he was arrested this week for the murder of Paul's Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson.

"I Could Not Believe He Walked On This One": Officer Was Stunned Daquarius Wright Was Acquitted In Armed Robbery Case Last October

By BRYAN DAVIS
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 5:19 PM, 26,853 Reads
One of the men charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Paul’s Jewelry owner Jamie Iverson was acquitted in an April 2019 armed robbery of a Family Dollar store in the Jackson area, but according to one of the arresting officers, it was one of the strongest cas
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Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation

By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri, 05/28/2021 - 4:39 PM, 26,801 Reads
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.
- Click Here to Read More about Mississippi senators help block Jan. 6 riot investigation
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Remembering this special time

By SUSAN AMUNDSON
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 3:19 PM, 26,591 Reads
It is hard to believe that graduation is upon us, and yet it is. I, among many other parents, have asked myself repeatedly where the time has gone. All I know is, yesterday, these soon-to-be graduates were babies, and now they think they are ready to conquer the world, and rightfully so.
- Click Here to Read More about Remembering this special time

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