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There are Angels Hovering ‘Round Family Caregivers: Part OneHeadline
Today, in untold millions of homes across America, someone’s ailing spouse, someone’s fragile parent, or someone’s handicapped child will need some extra care to help them perform the simple activities of daily...
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Getting Fit in MagnoliaHeadline
LINE DANCING AND YOGA IN OLD MAGNOLIA TOWN--- Within the walls of the historic depot and on its porch, the bold new city of Magnolia is offering fitness classes on Monday nights at 6:45 pm. Weeks alternate between yoga...
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What’s Up Magnolia? HousekeepingHeadline
We are both retired teachers who raised two children each. We had assumed that the reason that we had not kept up with the housekeeping chores was because we were busy working at our paying jobs and raising kids. That...
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Reeves/Presley Governor’s Election This November Will Be a Horse-Race, Early Polls RevealHeadline News Political
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves could be headed back to the banking world after the state’s November general election. One poll shows Reeves is in disfavor with many Mississippi voters, while another survey...
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Osyka Elementary Participates in School Choice WeekHeadline
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK AT OES-- Osyka Elementary School is participating in National School Choice Week, January 22-28, which celebrates effective education options for children. It encourages families to discover...
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Now 5-Years-Old, the Two Mississippi Museums are Making this State a Better PlaceHeadline
Mississippi’s 216th anniversary as a state arrives in December. Its Two Mississippi Museums have just turned 5-years-old. You’d think packing more than two centuries of life into just two historical halls of that...
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Can a Democrat Get Elected to The Governor’s Mansion?Headline
Democrat Brandon Presley wasted no time in grabbing hold of the populism theme in announcing his bid to unseat Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. “I ain’t never owned a tennis racket. I ain’t never had a...
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“Just As I Am” - The Story of Charlotte ElliottHeadline
You know this hymn by heart I’m sure... it is a song very familiar to most churchgoing folk as we stand firmly clutching the pew in front of us and often trying unsuccessfully to suppress our tears. We knew that...
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Why There is a Christmas TreeHeadline
Many moons ago my favorite pre-Christmas pastime was my nightly vigil in the floor of our darkened living room. At the foot of the best tree our pasture had yielded that year, I would sit basking in the glow of a few...
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My Christmas Wish ListHeadline
As it says in Ecclesiastes, there a time for everything. And now it’s the time for Christmas lists. I’ve been thankful, now I’m going to be wishful. And I’m going straight to Santa Claus with it! Santa, our...
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Raymond Garden Club Christmas Lighting WinnersHeadline
RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB -- Congratulations to Rickey and Lynne Hartley at 114 Pine View Drive for being selected as Raymond Garden Club Christmas Lighting Winner. RAYMOND GARDEN CLUB -- Congratulations to Jack and Michelle...
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To Clarify the “Raise” Word - Let’s Use “Increase in Compensation and Benefits” to Magnolia City Board Members: It’s still a Financial Impact to Magnolia’s TaxpayersHeadline News
During the December Magnolia City Board meeting, the mayor made a motion for the city to pay the monthly Blue Cross Health Insurance Premiums for the Aldermen and Alderwoman. This motion was an addendum item to the...
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Osyka Elementary Recognized for “A” RatingHeadline News
OSYKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-- On Friday December 9, 2022, Osyka Elementary was presented with a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol, in honor of Osyka Elementary receiving an “A” rating recently. Pictured above are...
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Port Gibson Contains More than a Famous Finger Pointed SkywardHeadline
There’s obviously a whole lot more to the South Mississippi hamlet of Port Gibson than a famous finger pointing skyward. That iconic landmark, located atop the First Presbyterian Church, features a gold-tinted hand...
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Magnolia City Officials Receive Early Christmas Gift to Themselves in the Form of a 30+% Raise in a Salary and Benefit PackageHeadline
On Tuesday, December 2, during the Monthly City Board Meeting the normal agenda items were discussed and processed. Then, as the meeting was ending, the mayor brought up 2 “addendum” entries. The first being that...
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Ole Miss Football Coach Lane Kiffin’s Contract Could Prompt a Change to the Mississippi ConstitutionHeadline
The recent blather over the length of Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin’s contract could prompt a change to the Mississippi Constitution. Auburn University was in hot pursuit of Kiffin after its midseason...
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What’s Up Magnolia? Blue Skies Come After Stormy Weather and a Reuben CasseroleEditorial Headline
Wednesday morning, November 30 found the sun shining in a blue sky after yesterday’s stormy weather. Straight line winds hit out in the Peoria community of Amite County knocking chairs off the porch and putting many...
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The Aristocratic Sweet Potato Leads Mississippi’s Farm SceneHeadline
Thanksgiving is a distant memory now, but the multiple aromas of the kitchen will remain alive in our olfactory receptors. I’m guessing there were few food-service operations anywhere, particularly those resting south...
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What’s Up Magnolia? Friday SalonColumns Headline
Friday a gathering, that usually takes place at the house of Sally Johnson, met at the home of Sandy Pearson. Sandy resides at Camp Topisaw on the estate of David and Edie Varnado. The evening’s festivities began with...
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“Roadhouse Justice” Trent Brown's New Book Gives Glimpse into the Career of Charles B. GordonHeadline
My father, Charles B. Gordon, died 40-years ago this month, closing out a newspaper reporting career spanning six decades. That calling led him from primitive teenage correspondent for the weekly newspaper of his...
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“Bankers in Every Classroom” at Osyka Elementary SchoolHeadline
PIKE NATIONAL BANK VISITS OSYKA ELEMENTARY-- The Character Education classes, taught by Counselor Takeshia Jefferson-Pickens, at Osyka Elementary School participated in the “Bankers in Every Classroom” presented by...
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Pike County Natives Celebrate Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Achievement WeekHeadline
LONG TIME OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY MEMBERS CELEBRATED-- Celebrating Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Achievement Week in Hattiesburg were Magnolia Native Michael Marks, emcee for the event, left, and fellow Pike County...
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South Pike High School: 50th Class ReunionHeadline
The South Pike High School Class of 1972 celebrated a two-day reunion October 21-22 and spent time together reminiscing, eating, watching football and retelling stories. Many classmates plus their spouses and friends,...
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David Lee Brewer, County Judge Candidate, Speaks with the Magnolia GazetteHeadline Political
Pike County Attorney and Candidate for County Court Judge, David Lee Brewer stopped by the office. Brewer, a Pike County native, seeks election as Pike County Judge with 17 years experience as a prosecutor as well as a...
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