According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Wayne Tollison, 29, of Aberdeen was charged May 7 with one count of possession of…
EGYPT – From $90 bids for a plate full of fudge to a $600 bid for a 10,000-gallon water tank, an auction during Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Dep…
ABERDEEN – Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Crook recently invited End It for Good Founder Christina Dent to a discussion with members of his depar…
AMORY – Monroe County’s new veteran services officers (VSO), Kayla Franks and Waylon Powell, recently began serving in the roles. They want th…
ABERDEEN – A former grocery store building was recently demolished after a fire destroyed it last October.
Aberdeen, Amory and Nettleton’s Main Street associations will take the lead in community development projects thanks to a second round of Amer…
AMORY – With the passage of Mississippi Senate Bill 2248 last month, the city has tentatively planned a Aug. 27 date for a referendum for regi…
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And just like that, the 2024 baseball and softball seasons have come to an end, and what a ride it’s been.
HAMILTON/ELLISTOWN – The Hamilton Lions’ historic playoff run came to an end on Saturday at the hands of last year’s 2A state champion, East U…
HOUSTON – The Amory Panthers capped off their spring training by participating in a pair of scrimmages against Houston and Tupelo on Friday.
For Amory freshman Traysten Crump, participating in the long jump was not in his plans at the start of the track season, but it later became h…
MYRTLE – Myrtle’s Brooklyn Streich was in the zone from start to finish out last Monday evening’s third-round series.
SMITHVILLE – The first thing one might notice when looking at Smithville’s spring practice is, for a school playing in Class 1A, there’s a pre…
NETTLETON – An early four-run cushion was more than enough for East Webster’s Carson Norwood.
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We live in a society of stressed out people. Stress affects our younger kids, college students, adults and us senior citizens. Almost everyone…
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…
ABERDEEN – Evans Memorial Library’s May luncheon, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, will be held May 15. This month’s presenter will be…
ABERDEEN – People can enjoy hamburgers while supporting a scholarship drive during the Aberdeen/Monroe County chapter of the NAACP’s 3rd annua…
ABERDEEN – Stevens Auction Company’s annual Spring Multi-Estate Auction was originally planned for April 27, but auctioneer and auction house …
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.
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…