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Medicaid threatens to stop MHAP payment to Greenwood Leflore Hospital as IHL approves property donation to UMMC

Updated: The Commonwealth corrected the amount of the MHAP June payment and to clarify details of the hospital's transfer to . . .

My long strange trip

Jim Streetman was my neighbor at The Grove Apartments, circa 1981. While visiting one day he said to me, “you . . .

Sideline View

The Ole Miss baseball team will be making the 739-mile journey from Swayze Field to Charles Schwab Stadium in Omaha . . .

St. John: The unlived life

Robert St. John says the unlived life haunts him because it’s built one small compromise at a time, one day . . .

Brendan Sorsby changes his bet

Responding to a national uproar and the renewed possibility that he would never play another down as a college quarterback . . .

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Retiring Educator: Jeremy Wilkins
By BRITTNEY MANGUM
Sat,06/13/26-10:00AM , 1,092 Reads
Coach Jeremy Wilkins has experienced a great deal of success throughout his years of teaching and coaching for Enterprise School District.

His decision to work in the education field first started when he was attending college.
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Proclamations Issued for James Walter Robinson and Percy Gray, Jr.
By BRITTNEY MANGUM
Sat,06/13/26-3:00PM , 1,023 Reads
At the regularly scheduled Clarke County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, June 1, the supervisors honored the retirement of two dedicated employees by presenting them with a Proclamation of Appreciation. The two employees honored were James Walter Robinson and Percy Gray, Jr.
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Caroline Nelson among Mississippi State presenters highlighted at spring 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Tue,06/16/26-10:00AM , 693 Reads
Caroline Nelson, of Quitman, MS, is among Mississippi State students who presented at the university's Undergraduate Research Symposium this spring.

Nelson, a junior biochemistry major, presented "Queuosine tRNA Deficiency Disrupts Sleep Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster" in the Biological and Life Sciences category.
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Business of the Month SPOTLIGHT: Quitman City Hall
By BRITTNEY MANGUM
Mon,06/15/26-10:00AM , 669 Reads
The Clarke County Chamber of Commerce was thrilled to announce Quitman City Hall as the Business of the Month SPOTLIGHT for the month of June.
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Current Temp

76°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 90%
Max Temp: 80°F
Min Temp: 74°F
Feels Like: 80°F
Dew Point: 74°F
Humidity: 100%
Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sunset: 8:03 PM

Wind Speed: 10 to 15 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 24 mph
Sky Cover: 77%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 74°F
Moon Rise: 9:38 AM
Moon Set: 11:27 PM

Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

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