ABERDEEN – Going back to high school, Aberdeen School District music teacher Halle Mims ran for homecoming court every year and also finished …
SMITHVILLE – Smithville commemorated the 13th anniversary of April 27, 2011's EF-5 tornado by honoring local meteorologist Johnny Parker with …
Approximately 1,000 Itawamba Community College graduates will participate in three commencement ceremonies at the Davis Event Center on the Fu…
JACKSON – The Mississippi Senate honored Kaylee Brooke McCollum of Amory April 23 with Senate Resolution 113. She is looking forward to compet…
ABERDEEN – Aberdeen Elementary School recently joined the Mississippi Department of Education’s list of Military Star Schools, which complimen…
AMORY – The Amory Food Pantry received a $440 grant from the Northeast Mississippi Youth Foundation (NEMYF). It was one of 15 nonprofits throu…
AMORY – People 18 and older with no dental insurance can take advantage of select services May 10 through Helton Family Dental Care's first fr…
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NETTLETON – An early four-run cushion was more than enough for East Webster’s Carson Norwood.
HAMILTON – In a big, close-out game, sophomore Braedyn Lackie remained calm, cool and collected on the mound for Hamilton.
Everyone knows that the playoffs have never been for the weak.
HAMILTON/HATLEY – The Hatley Tigers took Game 1 on the road, winning 9-2 to secure their first win of the season over Hamilton, but the Lions …
SMITHVILLE/MYRTLE – In order to keep their season alive, the Smithville Lady Noles knew that they had to dig deep while they were trailing big.
NETTLETON - The Nettleton Tigers took a 9-4 victory over the Belmont Cardinals in a win-or-go-home Game 3 last Tuesday, advancing the Tigers t…
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Lady Lions nearly posted a shutout behind Trinity Jones’s big eight-strikeout day, but a few costly mistakes in the se…
Watchdog & Storytelling
The day after the Mississippi Legislature changed the names of the state’s junior colleges to community colleges in 1987, Itawamba Community C…
Back in 1939, Gene Autry recorded a song called, “I’m Back in the Saddle Again.” I’m having similar sentiments about being back on the ladder …
I know a young man who felt as though he’d been treated unfairly by his employer and became disgruntled. He eventually took a job in another s…
Holiday meals are special times when family members are intentional about gathering together around the table. The food is plentiful, and the …
NETTLETON – Not too, too long ago at a planning meeting not that far away, a group of community-minded volunteers introduced the idea of a mon…
WREN – Between thumps in the ring and thumps on the drums, there will be plenty of heart-pounding entertainment May 4 as VFW Post #4490, locat…
NETTLETON – Beginning May 2, Nettleton’s farmers market will be open at Veterans Park. It will be open from 5-7 p.m. and be accompanied by the…
PRAIRIE – The Prairie RCDC is offering a night of laughs April 27 at the former Prairie Elementary School gymnasium through its first comedy night.
ABERDEEN – The Monroe County Master Gardeners will offer several selections of annuals and perennials April 27 during the group’s plant sale. …
Monroe County 4-H participants, ages 5 to 18, are invited to participate in three growing projects between squash, tomatoes or pumpkins, or al…
ABERDEEN – The Monroe County Extension Service will host The Beekeepers Task: Hive Beetle Management April 22 at 5:30 p.m. with presenter Audr…
While Christmastime generates the year’s most successful season for local shopping, Valentine’s Day quickly follows, helping provide a needed …
AMORY – With locations in Amory, Houston, Eupora and Ackerman, Nabors Home Center recently earned huge industry accolades as LBM (Lumber Build…
According to the December sales tax diversions report through the Mississippi Department of Revenue, Amory was the only local municipality rep…
ABERDEEN – Stevens Auction Company’s first big sale of the New Year Jan. 20 will feature the contents of the circa 1838, 5,000-square-foot est…
Monroe County’s municipalities witnessed increases and decreases in sales tax diversions, according to October figures from the Mississippi De…
Aberdeen, Amory and Smithville witnessed significant gains in sales tax collections, according to the latest report from the Mississippi Depar…
ABERDEEN – From fitting teens for the prom to finding fitting outfits for ladies’ special occasions, Henry’s has run the gambit for fashion si…
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