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Opinion: Wise and Dzielak discuss Delta variant
By Robert Wise and David Dzielak, 282 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:12 AM
Robert Wise: David, we got our most hits on the article about the Delta variant. People are concerned. What’s your update?
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Jerry Thomas Caldwell
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Tue, 07/27/2021 - 02:00 AM
October 16, 1954 - July 24, 2021
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Tony Jeff on Angel Investing in Mississippi
By Wyatt Emmerich, 137 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 07:12 PM
Innovate Mississippi is a non-profit designed to bring together entrepreneurs, investors and business mentors to grow the technology sector in Mississippi.
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Man charged in burglary
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Tue, 07/27/2021 - 02:00 AM
A Vaiden man remained jailed Monday after being arrested Friday on a warrant in connection with a burglary in the Coila area.
Anthony King, 34, was charged by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department in an incident that occurred at a hunting camp on County Road 157 on May 4.
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Crime report for 7/26-7/27
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Wed, 07/28/2021 - 02:00 AM
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
Willie Austin, 42, 612 Henderson St., domestic violence-simple assault (first offense), jailed.

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Elise Winter

Habitat for Humanity mourns death of Elise Winter
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Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:00 AM
Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) is mourning the loss of its founder, former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter.
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James ‘Jimmy’ Clanton
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Wed, 07/28/2021 - 02:00 AM
SENATOBIA — James “Jimmy” Clanton, 85, of Independence passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at his residence.
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Sid Salter

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Casinos are booming
By Sid Salter, 134 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 02:00 AM
STARKVILLE — How ready were gamblers to return to Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos after COVID and the resulting shutdowns?
Big-time ready, it would seem. Back in 2007, as the Gulf Coast began to rebuild from Hurricane Katrina, one of the early signs of recovery was when the Coast casinos earned $124.7 million in the month of July.
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Heathcliff for Jul 28, 2021
By Comic - Heathcliff, 1 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 02:10 AM
Comic By: Peter Gallagher

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Crime report for 7/23-7/26
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Tue, 07/27/2021 - 02:00 AM
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
James Davis, 65, 710 Walthall St., DUI (first offense), released on bond.
Felicia Renae Triplett, 39, 308 6th St., contempt of court, public intoxication, jailed.
Cordaries Pugh, 26, Regency Inn, Room 207, evading (felony), failure to comply, resisting arrest, jailed.
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