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Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding’s humble beginnings and its later achievements are an epic American business success story. Mississippi loves Ingalls Shipyard. And why shouldn’t we, considering that the Pascagoula...
Governor Tate Reeves today announced the launch of the fifth grant application cycle for the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund (MOSTF), backed by $15 million appropriated during the 2026 Legislative Session....
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed five reported cases of cyclosporiasis in the state from Public Health Districts 3 (the Delta), 5 (Central), 8 (Southern), and 9 (which includes the coastal...
The family will hold a service at a later date. Burial will be held in New Ireland Cemetery. Bro. David Germany will officiate. Mr. Jerry Simmons, age 85, passed away July 11, 2026. He was born in Magnolia. He graduated...
Mr. James E. Thornton (aka “JT”), of Summit passed away at SMRMC, July 26, with his loving family by his side. James was born in Summit, on October 18, 1949, to James D. Thornton and Myrtle L. Durham. A visitation...
Lewis Waller Roberts, 84, of McComb, passed away July 26, 2026, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg. A private family memorial will be held at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home. Mr. Roberts was retired from ICCR/ Canadian...
Ethel Elaine Lilly Cooper, 95, a resident of Magnolia, passed away at McComb Community Center on July 23, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. A visitation was held on Monday, July 27, at Guiding Light Pentecostal...
Ricky Darrell Jackson, 68, of Summit, passed away on July 22, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be Saturday August 1, from 10AM until service time at 11AM at East Fork Baptist Church. Bro....
Why gamble on store-bought leafy greens, when growing our own is easy with less risk? I eat out a lot, and don’t want to have to wonder what might be lurking in what comes with most of my favorite meals. And these...
“We are doomed and our leaders are insane.” So wrote journalist Matt Taibbi recently. Taibbi didn’t respond to our request for an interview, but he raises issues that deserve debate. So my new video is based on...
Last week President Trump gave a speech at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. The event had been originally scheduled for April 26 at the Washington Hilton but was interrupted by...
For more than three decades, The Flower Nook has helped people throughout McComb and Southwest Mississippi celebrate birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, new babies, holidays, and many of life’s other meaningful...
