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Adele Elliott: Courtesy
I’ve been thinking about courtesy lately. It started with a conversation with my friend, Marleen Hansen. She lamented the decline in table manners. “People don’t know basic etiquette, like using the silverware and napkins that are provided,” she said. “Everyone eats with their hands!”
State approves biofuel project for Columbus
Mississippi lawmakers on Friday swiftly approved a multimillion dollar incentive package for what state and company officials call a first-in-the-world project to convert timber products to a crude oil substitute.
Candidates to square off in public town-hall style
The Starkville Tea Party is set to host a town hall meeting Sept. 4 at the city’s Sportsplex to allow the public to quiz candidates for the 3rd Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives seat.
Winston Academy pulls out victory against Heritage
Harold Wisdom doesn’t have age on his side when it comes time to thinking about past decisions that can help him when a game in on the line.
But the first-year Winston Academy football head coach didn’t need experience to know his team was going to go for a victory.
On the road, the decision to eschew a potential game-tying point after kick might have made for a long ride back home to Louisville if it didn’t work.
Johnson engineers Starkville past Louisville
LOUISVILLE — There is no doubt who the engineer is going to be on the Starkville High School football train this year.
Senior quarterback Jaquez Johnson rushed for a game-high 136 yards on 12 carries and connected on a 27-yard touchdown pass on a beautifully executed fade route to Gabe Myles in the corner of the end zone Friday night to fuel a dominating 34-0 win against Louisville.
South Lamar beats Lamar County in final minute
MILLPORT, Ala. — Josh Harper hopes this game sets the tone for the South Lamar High School football team.
Locked in a battle with one of its most heated rivals, the Stallions waited until the final minute to work some magic — and deliver a dagger.
Quarterback Jordan Smith lofted an 18-yard scoring strike to Nick Fisher with 53 seconds remaining to help lift South Lamar to a 27-20 victory against Lamar County.
Victory Christian Eagles soar in season opener
The Victory Christian Academy football team soared past Ellwood Christian, of Selma, Ala., 46-0 in its season opener Friday night.
Victory Christian led 20-0 after the first quarter and went on to lead 40-0 at halftime en route to its 23rd win in a row. The Eagles didn’t score in the third quarter and tacked on their final points in the fourth.
Landon Ellis scored three touchdowns to spark the Eagles. He caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Sims in the first quarter and scored on runs of 54 yards and 28 yards in the second.
Turnovers, big plays doom New Hope
TUPELO — Turnovers and big plays never are the right mixture.
The New Hope High School football team discovered that Friday night in a painful season-opening lesson.
Nettleton school’s race rule causes mom to pull out kids
A Mississippi school district has ended its policy of using race in class elections after a mother pulled her mixed-race children from the school.
Legislature OKs incentives for Columbus biofuel plant
Mississippi lawmakers met in special session Friday and quickly approved a multimillion dollar incentive package for a company that plans to convert timber products into a crude oil substitute.
City school burglarized
A 30-year-old man was charged with breaking into Franklin Elementary Medical Sciences and Wellness Magnet School on Third Avenue early today.
Salute committee seeks community support
Time is drawing near as the Salute to Lowndes County’s Finest Committee strives to reach their fundraising goal. Their goal is to raise $10,000 for the First Responders Recovery Fund and the committee is asking local business leaders for their support.
Jobless rate rises in July in state, across Golden Triangle
Mississippi’s unemployment rate for July rose to 11.5 percent, and Golden Triangle counties all had rates worse than the state average. In Columbus, more than one in five people was out of work.
Pact links Tenn-Tom Waterway, Panama Canal
POINT CLEAR, Ala. – Officials have signed an international pact to link the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway with goods shipped through an expanded Panama Canal.
Barbour adds synthetic pot to special session agenda
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is asking legislators to outlaw the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana across the state.
Biofuel project tops Miss. special session agenda
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is asking lawmakers to approve funding for a facility that would produce renewable crude oil from trees.
Ala. fire chief fired over fetuses flushed down toilet
Odenville has fired its fire chief after an incident in which two premature stillborn fetuses were flushed down a toilet at a home.
Group distributes 528 backpacks, school supplies at Lock and Dam
July 13, 2025
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