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On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:43 AM

On Tuesday’s press briefing, Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statewide mandate for wearing masks out in public. The topic of wearing a mask is divided with outspoken opponents on both sides of the matter, but for the next two weeks it is something Mississippians must do.

Change, but still the same

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On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:40 AM

There is a line in the movie “The Color Purple,” that stands out, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In a lot of ways, truer words have never been spoken.

Objectivity still important

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On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:38 AM

When I was beginning my career as a journalist, I strove to be as objective as possible. It was not only a personal goal, but it was always a goal of the newspapers for which I wrote.

Governor correct in starting schools

By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 101 Reads
On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 09:35 AM

Gov. Tate Reeves announced local school leaders to determine the start of the school years with the exception of eight counties. Thankfully Marion County was not one of the eight.

Vote for utility referendum

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On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 10:38 AM

Mississippians love to vote for just about everything. From judges to coroners to school board members and everything in between, whoever the official is we like to have direct input in who they’re going to be.

Charlie Dunagin

Moonshine memories

By Charlie Dunagin, READ MORE > 371 Reads
On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 10:02 AM

I started hearing about Kiln moonshine whiskey by the time I was old enough to know what moonshine was.
My grandfather had worked in the sawmill industry in that part of Hancock County during the South Mississippi timber boom of the early 1900s.

Joshua Campbell

Random roadblocks unnecessary

By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 461 Reads
On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 09:51 AM

The recent discussion held during a Columbia Board of Aldermen meeting regarding police roadblocks raises a lot of questions. In my experiences in Marion County, there has seemed to be little rhyme or reason to roadblocks.

Now the conclusion of the matter

By Charlie Smith, READ MORE > 518 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 09:07 AM

Thirteen years ago I rolled into the parking lot of a Greenwood hotel in August. It was, I think, the first time I had ever visited Mississippi beyond perhaps driving through on the way to somewhere else.

Schools make right call to reopen

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On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 09:05 AM

The Columbia and Marion County school districts have released detailed plans for how they plan to reduce the risk of coronavirus spread once classes resume, although uncertainty continues to exist over whether a statewide delay might be made.

State leaves risk in voting

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On Fri, 07/24/2020 - 09:21 AM

The Mississippi Legislature seems to understand that the pandemic is radically altering how people interact.

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