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In Hebrews 10:25, we read, “Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another…” . . .

Church News

June 15-18 Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in the Melvin community invites all children to come to their Bible School on . . .

Allen West Vowell, Jr.

Allen West Vowell, Jr. passed from this life June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born March 30, 1952 . . .

My long strange trip

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

Ode to Jackson’s New Stage Theatre

From beginning in a wonderful old church to what it is now, John Maxwell writes that New Stage Theater in . . .

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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 , 883 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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Brendan Sorsby changes his bet
Thu,06/18/26-9:56AM , 746 Reads 14,776 Statewide
Responding to a national uproar and the renewed possibility that he would never play another down as a college quarterback, Brendan Sorsby switched gears this week and decided to take his game to the NFL instead of Texas Tech.
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State support for youth courts remains in limbo
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,06/16/26-1:48PM , 603 Reads 5,013 Statewide
While both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature passed the necessary appropriation bill to provide $2.5 million in state support funds to the youth court system, the demise of SB 2728 puts a roadblock in the Administrative Office of Court’s ability to dispense the money.
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Retiring Educator: Retha Kay Thornburg
By BRITTNEY MANGUM
Sat,06/20/26-6:30PM , 543 Reads
For Retha Kay Thornburg, teaching was a calling she had always felt.
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Quitman, 39355, MS

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Current Temp

81°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 70%
Max Temp: 87°F
Min Temp: 71°F
Feels Like: 96°F
Dew Point: 71°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 8:04 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 8 mph
Sky Cover: 56%
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 71°F
Moon Rise: 12:49 PM
Moon Set: 12:54 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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