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Does tech hurt our verbal skills?

2012-05-02T11:22:02-05:00

“Have you talked to your mom today?” I replied, “No but I emailed her on Monday, Facebooked her on Tuesday, texted her on Wednesday. . .”

Coach’s wife

2012-04-18T14:17:58-05:00

“Have you made a difference today? Have you done enough to help others?”
I remember asking myself those very questions, on December 6, as the news that New Albany High School head football coach Ron Price’s wife had been shot and killed at her home filled all media outlets.

Hayes shines positive light on Holmes County

2012-03-07T11:54:47-06:00

Holmes County doesn't make it in the news much for anything really positive.
Being in the lowest rankings for most health and wealth statistics lowers expectations of Holmes County for people who live in and out of Mississippi.

Yes, the lights are off outside the courthouse

2012-02-22T09:38:03-06:00

When you want to know the answer to something, just ask the people at the newspaper.

Let’s talk about sex education

2012-02-20T09:48:20-06:00

On paper, the abstinence-only sex education plan looks as though it will save Mississippi public school children from the pitfall of pre-martial sex and teenage parenthood.

Becoming ‘seasoned’

2012-02-03T09:55:43-06:00

I am not a seasoned chef by any means (pun intended), but I am an advocate for lifelong education.

Rolling of the courthouse

2012-02-03T09:53:08-06:00

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a public building covered in toilet paper until early Sunday morning after I logged onto Facebook.

We do have some famous folks

2012-01-11T10:54:24-06:00

We all know the trademark “famous” folk from Mississippi. We’ve got Elvis, Oprah, Brett Favre and John Grisham.

Don’t make a New Year’s resolution – Make a difference in someone’s life

2012-01-05T08:28:35-06:00

With the ushering in of 2012, the list of New Year’s resolutions seek to creep up and multiply for most of us.

Kosciusko has lost a major supporter, leader

2011-10-27T09:33:15-05:00

The people of this community have lost a major leader and supporter in the death of Marlin Ivey.