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MVSU baseball drops first 3 games to UTM
By CALVIN STEVENS
Sun,03/08/26-2:27PM , 415 Reads
The Mississippi Valley State University baseball team dropped the first three games in a four-game series at Tennessee-Martin.
The two teams played a doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday. They were scheduled to play the fourth game Sunday.
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Photo by Brent Maze, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Bridge of Life coordinated the visit of two doctors from Guatemala to work with Dr. John F. Lucas III of Greenwood Leflore Hospital to learn how to perform and teach the arteriovenous fistula creation procedure to help improve the care of dialysis patients in the Central American country. Pictured are, from left, (front) Katie Chandler with Bridge of Hope, Dr. Gabriela Lopez of Villa Nueva Hospital, Karen Watts-RN, (back) Dr. Lucas, Dr. Yener Rojas of Villa Nueva Hospital, and Marty Self, CRNA.

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Doctors from Guatemala receive training at Greenwood Leflore Hospital
By BRENT MAZE
Sun,03/08/26-3:00AM , 750 Reads
Greenwood Leflore Hospital welcomed doctors from Guatemala last week to provide education and training that will help save and improve the quality of the lives of their patients.
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Photo by Dehan Mayer

Dehan Mayer, who works for Bear Creek Botanicals, photographed this image of a ruby-throated hummingbird feeding on nectar from white verbena inside a greenhouse. Although it is widely known that bright colors tend to attract hummingbirds, it appears to Allison Pillow of Bear Creek that tubed blossoms are just as important.

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Hummingbirds in town: Visitors can feast on plants, enjoy feeders
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Sat,03/07/26-7:00PM , 540 Reads
Ask anyone who sells bedding plants to name flowers that are preferred by hummingbirds, and lantanas are likely to make the list.
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Photo by Chris Todd

Leflore County coach Michael Higgin talks with Tavarus Addison Jr. during the MHSAA Class 1A Basketball State Championship at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson on Friday.

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Wildcats turn up pressure in fourth quarter to pull away
By CALVIN STEVENS
Sat,03/07/26-2:00AM , 833 Reads
JACKSON — The silence in the locker room told the story. There was no talking, no celebrating, no hugging the gold ball. Just the agony of defeat.
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Photo by Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Unviersity Athletics

During Sunday’s shootaround at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta, MVSU's Michael James received his SWAC Newcomer of the Year and All-SWAC 1st Team awards.

Michael James

MVSU men, women open tourney play Monday

The Mississippi Valley State men’s and women’s basketball teams will be in action Monday at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta.

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Chance of Rain: 90%
Max Temp: 79°F
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Dew Point: 55°F
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Sunrise: 7:18 AM
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Dew Point: 55°F
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