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Terry P. Johnson: Alderman & Long-time Hinds County Gazette Columnist PassesHeadline
Terry P. Johnson 1955 - 2024 Alderman Terry P. Johnson, age 68, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Born on December 15, 1955, to parents Elzena Kitchens Johnson and...
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Twists & Turns: The Importance of Porch SittingHeadline
Most every new home built in America today comes with a two car garage, 3 to 5 bedrooms and a kitchen that could hold the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. But something is missing in their structure. I’ll bet you can guess...
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Governor Reeves Appoints Wes Curry, IV as 12th Circuit Court District JudgeHeadline News
Governor Tate Reeves today announced the appointment of Judge Wes Curry, IV as 12th Circuit Court District Judge for Place 2. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Jon Mark...
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Hinds CC 3E Winner “Cares for all the kids”Headline News
HCC 3E WINNER--- Coach Reginald Dillon was named the winner of Hinds Community College’s annual 3E Award in a surprise ceremony on April 11. From left are Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik and Dillon’s wife Maranda....
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Raymond Culture Club NewsHeadline
RAYMOND CULTURE CLUB--- The Raymond Culture Club ended its 2023-2024 season with a “Dress-up” luncheon, entertained and serenaded by Bill Ellison.
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Raymond Garden Club Yard of the MonthHeadline
RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB YARD OF THE MONTH--- Pictured above, left, is the Raymond Garden Club Yard of Month, belonging to Jack and Harolyn Jones, and located at 10 Robin Lane; Pictured above, right, the Raymond Garden Club...
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Raymond Library Memorial Day Story TimeHeadline
RAYMOND LIBRARY STORY TIME--- In honor of Memorial Day and all the heroes who lost their lives to keep our country safe. We invited Army National Guardsmen First Sgt. Casy Thornton and Sgt. Jobe to join us for story...
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Hinds County Planning Commission Did Not Vote to Approve Soul City Solar ProjectHeadline News
HINDS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TO VOTE IN JUNE--- On Tuesday, May 28th, more than 200 residents lined the streets of the Raymond Courthouse annex to listen as the Hinds County Planning Commission heard opinions for...
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Soul City Solar Awards $40,000 to Hinds County Nonprofits in Inaugural Round of Community GrantsHeadline News
The company planning a new solar farm between Bolton and Raymond is partnering with several local organizations to ensure that the project's benefits are felt broadly throughout Hinds County. Soul City Solar is awarding...
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Raymond Chamber of Commerce Recogonizes Local StudentsHeadline
RAYMOND GRADUATES--- The Raymond Chamber of Commerce was pleased to recognize and present awards to six outstanding students who are graduating from high school with highest honors. Pictured left to right: Central Hinds...
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The New Mobile Bypass Makes the Trip Through Mobile to the Gulf So Much EasierHeadline News
Mississippi vacationers’ frustration with the annual traversal through Mobile on the way to Gulf of Mexico beaches is finished. Travelers can sing farewell to that part of the trip that formerly carried them past...
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City of Bolton Town Clerk Arrested for EmbezzlementHeadline News
Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Shelia Williams for embezzlement. Williams is accused of embezzling cash payments from the City of Bolton’s water department. She was served...
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Raymond Garden Club NewsHeadline
RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB FEBRUARY HOSTESSES--- Pictured are the Raymond Garden Club Hostesses for the February meeting. From left to right are, Mrs. Leggett, Shirley Ware and Kim Porch.
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Medicaid Expansion is Governor Reeves’s Early Chance at RedemptionHeadline Political
Jonathan Tate Reeves, you are by all accounts a gentleman and a scholar. You are a graduate of Millsaps College, which prepares you to be both. You’re from high-quality people. I know you consider yourself a...
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Twists & Turns: The Five Love LanguagesHeadline
I bring this book, by Gary Chapman, to your attention because it may be of some help if you are in a relationship with another person. I’m not sure if pets count. These five suggestions are supposed to help your...
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Hinds Community College Student Success StoryHeadline
Mari Lampkin, a former MSU graduate, was introduced to Mickey Mouse and his friends at age 3 on her church (Higher Heights M.B. Church, Moorhead) trip at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. She explored the 4 magical...
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Historian Charles Sallis Transformed the Teaching of Mississippi’s StoryHeadline
The recent death of retired Millsaps College professor William Charles Sallis silenced a truthful voice in this state’s ongoing struggles over race and how that subject was originally taught to Mississippi’s public...
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Raymond Garden ClubHeadline
RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB--- Raymond Garden Club Members recently spent the morning working on the Raymond Clinton Road and Courthouse flower beds RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB JANUARY MEETING HOSTESSES--- The Raymond Garden Club...
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Governor Tate Reeves’ Proposed Tax Cuts: Good for Mississippi?Headline News
The late Mississippi Gov. Kirk Fordice delighted in saying that his photograph accompanied the definition of “tax cut” in dictionaries, as in tax-cutter supremo. Current Gov. Tate Reeves is apparently trying to...
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MC Law Graduate, County Judge Shares Secrets to Leadership Success with Student Council LeadersHeadline
The first rule of being a good leader, according to Judge Carlyn Hicks, a Mississippi College School of Law graduate and Hinds County Court Justice, is to be a good listener. When she told dozens of high school students...
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McComb - Brookhaven RivalryHeadline
It used to be, back in the halcyon days of yesteryear when McComb and “Ole Brook,” Brookhaven, played a football game on Thanksgiving afternoon, the towns’ biggest yearly argument was over high school athletics....
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Raymond Garden Club January Yard of the MonthHeadline
RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB JANUARY YARD OF THE MONTH--- Pictured above left, the Raymond Garden Club January Yard of the Month belongs to Rebecca and Sidney Risher, and is located at 236 Oak St.; Pictured above right, the...
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A Different Type of Christmas GiftHeadline
Charles B. Gordon (Dec. 7, 1909 - Nov. 15, 1982) ED. NOTE: (Written in December 1962 as a Christmas present to himself.) If someone had told me, say in 1944, that a day would come when for 25 years – close to 40 per...
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Raymond Library Open HouseHeadline
RAYMOND LIBRARY CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE--- The Raymond Public Library was full of warmth, cheer and the Christmas spirit. The Raymond Community came out to support the Library’s Christmas Open House. Patrons enjoyed...
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