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Mississippi Christian University (MC) launched the most ambitious capital campaign in its history during the Bicentennial Gala on Sept. 29, inviting the MC family to help position the institution as a national leader in...
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Kirk Ramsay "Jeff" Jeffreys, Jr., 85, of Raymond, passed away peacefully at his home on September 19, 2026. Born July 3, 1941, in Ashland, Kentucky, Jeff grew up in Jackson, MS, and was the son of Kirk Ramsay Jeffreys,...
Marion Dwight Jenkins of Jackson, passed away at The Oaks Residence on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the age of 91. Marion was born in Sallis, MS, on June 25, 1935. He grew up in Pickens, MS, as an only child, and his...
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) named Daniel Edney, MD, as the organization's 84th president. Dr. Edney, state health officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health, succeeds...
"When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, 'Why are your faces downcast today?'" (Genesis 40:6-7) Entire...
The Terry Police Department is accepting donations of candy for the Trunk or Treat event that will be held on Thursday, Oct 29th. The candy donations can be dropped off at Terry City Hall at 315 W Cunningham. This is a...
This summer and fall have been garden-brutal weatherwise. I lost several plants I once touted as unkillable; you know it is unusual weather when even the nandina suffers. Now, tiring of replanting what won't survive on...
Imagine getting a bill from your local government for $900,000 because they see a greenhouse on your property and just assume you're growing marijuana without a permit. Imagine government demanding $400,000 because you...
We did that all over the world in 2020. AUTHORITIES MANDATED WEARING MASKS, STANDING AT LEAST 6-FEET APART, AVOIDED MEETING IN LARGE GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, CLOSED SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, NO VISITORS ALLOWED IN...
The City of Raymond has been refurbishing the downtown water tank since August. The work on this tank will be wrapping up soon, and the contractor will be transitioning to the elevated tank on the Raymond Campus of...
Mississippi Christian University (MC) launched the most ambitious capital campaign in its history during the Bicentennial Gala on Sept. 29, inviting the MC family to help position the institution as a national leader in...
They represent a rare breed of driven individuals working in laborious newsrooms, folks capable of handling cauldron-level pressure while jamming numbers and updates into phones, keyboards and microphones to record...
Jadi Foster had only watched Mississippi Christian University's (MC) Homecoming Follies online before attending her first live performance last year. After watching the lively performances by students from MC's clubs...
