A Preston homeowner who was apparently swindled out of $5,000 by three Meridian residents has triggered a full-blown investigation into a Meridian roofing company. (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
More than two years after an article in this newspaper brought attention to the old Lynville School building, community leaders and a committee are working to reclaim the building and put it to use.
One of the primary goals of the JROTC program is establish a sense of community and national pride in all the cadets participating. Being a part of community isn't all about what the community and its citizens can do for you, but also about you, the individual or group, giving back to the community.
Timberview Lodge, in Porterville will host California-based folk singers Larry Hanks and Deborah Robins as they travel across the nation on their "Old Days USA Tour 2012" in a concert on Sunday. (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Parents, Students, and Community, East Kemper Elementary School is collecting "Boxtops For Education." We are asking for your continued participation to help raise money for our school. Boxtops can be dropped off in the main office or given to your child's teacher.
Mississippi House Minority Leader Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto) sounded like a proud Democrat but reluctant partisan at a luncheon sponsored by the Capitol Press Corps and The Stennis Institute on Monday. He levied soft disapproval at the Republican agenda in the House of Representatives and revealed a few clues on upcoming Democratic strategies. (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
We're living in the middle of an amazing era of individualism. A few generations ago, it was considered shameful for people to have children unless they were married. But as Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise reported in The Times on Saturday, these days, more than half of the births to women under 30 occur outside of marriage. (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. - Psalm 126:6 (ESV) (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
There is a dark cloud hanging over Ecclesiastes 4. It is a very somber chapter. The Preacher, Solomon, is observing the world without God and the gospel, and he sees that there are some in the world and all that they can say is, "I wish I had never been born." Those words might come from a teenager without thinking when he doesn't get his way, but the world in which we live, the world in which Solomon lived, can be a very dark and bleak place without God and without Jesus.
MARION, Ala. - Freshman Stevie Wilson's four-hit shutout helped the East Mississippi Community College softball team salvage a doubleheader split at Marion Military Institute Monday afternoon. The visiting Lady Lions bounced back from a 6-1 setback in the opener with the 2-0 blanking of MMI.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS - Early on here in the MHSAA Class 3A South State Tournament championship last Saturday, Kemper County and Bailey Magnet School looked very much like a pair of teams playing for a third consecutive night.
ELLISVILLE - The Lions of East Mississippi Community College used a three-run sixth inning to claim a 5-3 comeback road win in Tuesday's baseball nightcap en route to earning a doubleheader split with second-ranked Jones County Junior College. The homestanding Bobcats won the opener 9-2 over EMCC at Community Bank Park. (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The 14th-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College won their 16th-consecutive game with a 72-63 home triumph over Itawamba Community College in MACJC North Division basketball action Monday night at EMCC's Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. In the women's contest, the ICC Lady Indians clinched the division title with a convincing 58-32 victory over EMCC's Lady Lions during Sophomore Night activities on the Scooba campus. (No Comments) Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Kemper County High assistant coach Darryl Carter (center, in blue) talks to the Wildcats during a timeout in last week’s Class 3A South State Tournament at Crystal Springs.
While the Kemper County High School basketball team has made several return trips to the Mississippi Coliseum for the Boys State Tournament - the Wildcats have not won a title since their first back in 1992. The 2011-12 group of Cats has a chance to change that, however. Wednesday, February 22, 2012
