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NIL Changed the Game, But Not Everyone's Cheering in the Stands Down SouthColumns Headline News
“The” Ohio State University, with a star running back first nurtured at Ole Miss, won the most recent college football national championship. It seems eons ago. Recruiting is mostly over for the moment, but it never...
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Delta Deep in Crisis: Mississippi Farmers Struggle Amid Tariffs, Costs, and UncertaintyHeadline News
DELTA DEEP IN CRISIS: MISSISSIPPI FARMERS STRUGGLE AMID TARIFFS, COSTS, AND UNCERTAINTY by Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor Mississippi’s farmers and their brethren across the fruited plain are in a mighty...
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Magnolia Ushers in a New Mayor as a Result of the Primary ElectionsHeadline News
On Tuesday, April 1st, Magnolia held municipal primary elections for the mayor’s office and four aldermen positions. The fifth alderman position (Ward 4) only had one unopposed candidate. A total of 371 inperson, 18...
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Litter Is a Serious Problem in the City of MagnoliaHeadline News
Littering has become a significant issue in the city of Magnolia. This quaint city, known in the past for its historic homes, vibrant downtown shopping, and united community is now grappling with the growing menace of...
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Southernisms: A Penny For Your ThoughtsColumns Headline
Of all the times for Trump to pull another one of his ill-conceived shenanigans, he chose the week of Abraham Lincoln's birthday to announce that he was ordering the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting our...
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Joy Gardner Reeves (1947-2025), Local Artist and Longtime Gazette Advertising Executive, Passes Away in SummitHeadline Obituary
Two examples of Joy’s work: this drawing for the Garden Club in McComb is still used on its brochures. She also for many years did the stage art and program art for Magnolia’s famous Conway’s School of Dance,...
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Twists & Turns: Snow in the Deep SouthColumns Headline
Wow! That was a lot of snow in January! Heck, that was a lot of snow for the deep south for a whole year…maybe even 5 years! And I have to admit we didn’t quite know what to do with it. It’s understandable that...
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Snow Blankets Magnolia and Pike CountyHeadline News
SNOW BLANKETS MAGNOLIA & PIKE COUNTY COME SEE DR. LAMPTON AT THE FRYE/MAGNOLIA CLINIC BUILDING LOCATED AT 111 MAGNOLIA STREET!!! HISTORIC MARY LAMPTON REID HOUSE ON SOUTH CHERRY--- The Historic Mary Lampton Reid House,...
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Mississippi Celebrates its 207th Birthday: Writer Willie Morris Reflected Once That The Special Quality of the Land "Indelibly Shapes the Human Beings Who Dwell Upon It"Columns Headline News
The calendar has turned again on Mississippi. Its 207th anniversary as a state was recently acknowledged by the Census Bureau. Mississippi was established on Dec. 10, 1817, as the nation's 20th commonwealth. How is the...
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President Jimmy Carter (1924-2024): This Southern Governor Was Elected President in 1976 When Americans Were Hunting Decency to Run the CountryColumns Headline News
In an all-American sort of way, he was first elected to the local school board. Then Jimmy Carter became President of the United States of America. Well, not in one move. There were several elected jobs in-between those...
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Beloved Jacksonian Alison Jean “Tippy” Reimers Lyell (1940-2024) PassesHeadline Obituary
ALISON “TIPPY’ LYELL (1940-2024) Alison Jean “Tippy” Reimers Lyell, age 84, passed away peacefully at her Jackson home on November 1, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born August 30, 1940 at the old...
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Longtime Gazette Contributing Editor, Guy Geller, Dies At Beachman HospitalHeadline Obituary
Guy Geller (1936-2024) Guy Charles Geller, 87 years old, of the Progress community, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Beacham Memorial Hospital in Magnolia. A memorial service is planned at Silver Springs...
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Chris Laird Tabbed as New Southwest Volleyball Head CoachHeadline News
The revitalization of the Southwest Mississippi Community College Volleyball program took a major step forward recently with the hiring of Chris Laird as the team’s new head coach. Laird brings nearly 30 years of...
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A Country Divided Cannot Save ItselfHeadline Political
The country is paying dearly for the division it has caused itself. Our countrymen—-you, me and everyone else—-are the blame. The shooter had the gun and pulled the trigger, but this is on all of us. Our politics...
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Southwest’s ‘Growling Wood’ Disc Golf Course Open to PublicHeadline News
After much anticipation, the Southwest Mississippi Community College Growling Wood Disc Golf Course is open and available to the general public. It is located on the front (west) side of campus and stretches as far as...
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Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center Welcomes New Family Medicine ResidentsHeadline
STATE HEALTH OFFICER AND SOUTHWEST MEDICAL STAFF WELCOME NEW FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS--- At the July meeting of the medical staff of Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, the four new Family Medicine...
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Twists & Turns: Oh Dear! Where Are My Glasses!Headline
A most dreadful thing happened recently, and I am still in recovery mode! I misplaced my glasses! And no, they were not on my head. I checked there first! For those of you good people who do not need such sight...
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South Pike Welcomes Senator Laphonza ButlerHeadline
U. S. SENATOR LAPHONZA BUTLER GLAD TO SEE SOUTH PIKE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT PERCY MARTIN--- On May 3rd, California’s U. S. Senator Laphonza Butler visited her hometown of Magnolia. She is shown here at the school...
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Whitney Strong Named a Stephen D. Lee Scholar at Mississippi State UniversityHeadline
STRONG RECOGNIZED AT MSU--- Whitney Strong, of Mccomb, MS, was recognized as a Stephen D. Lee Scholar during Mississippi State University’s spring 2024 commencement exercises. Strong is one of 113 students who...
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Will Low Voter Turnout Rates Continue in November 5th Presidential ElectionHeadline
Our best writers follow a script that rarely fails them: They write of territory they know. Carla Heffner-Carlisle’s stories in her latest book, “Another Country,” detail her life’s journey from McComb to a...
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SOUND OFF: Magnolia Farmers Market Pavilion UnusableHeadline News
Several weeks ago, the Magnolia Farmers Market Pavilion became unusable and dangerous to the public. Shoddy workmanship and perhaps the lowest bidder have created a situation where a heavy crossbeam has fallen....
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Will Low Voter Turnout Rates Continue in November 5th Presidential ElectionHeadline
On the 60th year anniversary of this nation’s most important, courageous and successful drive to enlist more voters, the turnout rate in certain 2024 elections across America has been depressingly disappointing. In...
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The Sunday We Almost Ate Out at Renfrow’s CafeHeadline
People are just too mobile these days. Folks these days think nothing of driving to Tupelo or Memphis just to eat out. I vividly remember the single occasion when my family decided to “go out to eat” when I was a...
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Congressional Bipartisanship Key to Renewal of Farm BillHeadline News
Like most Americans who didn’t grow up on a production farm or ranch, I didn’t know much until a later age about the term “Farm Bill.” That changed for me upon moving to Leland to operate the local weekly...
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