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Dr. Audwin Fletcher, tenured professor of nursing, has been inducted into the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) program for 2026.

Attala County native inducted as fellow of national nurse practitioners' association

Attala native, longtime community leader, and advocate for optimal healthcare for the underserved and disadvantaged, Inducted as Fellow of the . . .

Friedeman: The Church runs through life with holiness and love

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman: The Church does some of its best work after “the world has . . .

Jackson corruption scandal nears end

With the plea bargains of former Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County district attorney Jody Owens and Jackson city . . .

Mayor Kyle in the studio. Podcast link: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/reflecting-mississippi/?fbclid=IwZnRzaATGf0dwZG9mAWZkaWQWUKuGGYBY6wEHntD1jfD-E_fPvYAbeWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6voPFrTXHubcDPgj5xtXaDf4hcI4v2XGO8ot_MWX_-YmO201h8csdOvDorvQ_aem_wFq5NNy6k7INKf4kUqmJwg

Kosciusko to be featured in season premiere of ‘Reflecting Mississippi’ podcast

Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle help kickoff season two premiere of “Reflecting Mississippi,” a podcast produced by the Mississippi Humanities Council . . .

Opinion: Many forces are pushing prices higher

The Federal Reserve manages the nation’s money policies, and one of its goals is a 2% annual inflation rate. It’s . . .

This map of the new course for Bikes, Blues & Bayou shows the main route on Money Road as well as a pair of spurs. All motorized traffic on Money Road will be limited from 7 a.m.-noon on Aug. 1 in order to keep the route safe for bicyclists.

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BIKES, BLUES & BAYOUS — Cyclists to get rolling: Annual ride requires plenty of teamwork
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Sun,07/12/26-6:34PM , 3,322 Reads 19,796 Statewide
Dr. Gerry Ann Houston lives in Ridgeland, but she expects to be in Greenwood on the weekend of Aug. 1.

That’s when the community will open its arms to visiting cyclists who will be in town for Bikes, Blues & Bayous on the occasion of its 19th annual group ride.
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Parker Elkins, seen here looking over a putt during Sunday's final round of the Greenwood Invitational, held off a charge by Hattiesburg's Eddie Brescher to claim the 79th edition of the tournament at the Greenwood Country Club. Elkins is a junior-to-be on the men's golf team at Austin Peay University.
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Greenwood Country Club golf pro John Pielemeier, left, presents the winner's trophy to Parker Elkins after he captured the 79th Greenwood Invitational Sunday.

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Elkins holds off Brescher for Invite win
By CALVIN STEVENS - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Mon,07/13/26-2:34PM , 2,180 Reads 13,213 Statewide
Parker Elkins held a comfortable five-shot lead through the first 13 holes in Sunday’s final round of the 79th Greenwood Invitational at the Greenwood Country Club.

Elkins, a junior-to-be on the men’s golf team at Austin Peay University, gave up one shot on No. 14 and still led by four after the par-4 15th hole.
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U.S. House Votes To ‘Ditch The Switch’ And Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS
Tue,07/14/26-6:00PM , 1,663 Reads 21,180 Statewide
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, approving legislation that would end the twice-a-year clock changes observed across most of the country.
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Dr. Audwin Fletcher, tenured professor of nursing, has been inducted into the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) program for 2026.

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Attala County native inducted as fellow of national nurse practitioners' association
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Thu,07/16/26-11:20AM , 988 Reads
Attala native, longtime community leader, and advocate for optimal healthcare for the underserved and disadvantaged, Inducted as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Lieutenant Governor Hosemann Statement on the Passage of Youth Court Reform

JACKSON, Miss. — Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement on the passage of legislation reforming the state’s youth court system.