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Homestead Exemption

Who wouldn’t want to have as much as $300 taken off property taxes each year? Although it sounds crazy that . . .

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Tell the Truth Anyway
By GLENN LAFFERTY
Fri,03/06/26-6:00PM , 220 Reads
Truth: a simple definition of the word would be: (1) conformity with fact or reality; (2) something that is true as opposed to false. It just doesn’t seem that hard to understand, does it? Basic logics apply: A cannot be non-A; black cannot be white; 1 cannot be 2; male cannot be female; right cannot be wrong.
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Sideline View
By DALE MCKEE
Thu,03/05/26-9:00AM , 246 Reads
The biggest sports story in our state might have been the visit by ESPN conversational talk host Steven A. Smith to Ole Miss last Thursday night. Smith was called out by Lady Rebel coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Coach Yo) about his negative comments about Ole Miss and Oxford while Lane Kiffin was on the way out of town.
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Homestead Exemption
By BRITTNEY MANGUM
Mon,03/09/26-4:00PM , 11 Reads
Who wouldn’t want to have as much as $300 taken off property taxes each year?
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A Grade Beyond The Grave
By DR. GLENN MOLLETTE
Wed,03/04/26-3:00PM , 91 Reads
James E. Webb was my first cousin, neighbor and friend. James was about ten years older than me. At the age of 23, he became my junior high school teacher. I had him for classes in the seventh and eighth grades.
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Quitman, 39355, MS

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Current Temp

79°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 60°F
Feels Like: 78°F
Dew Point: 63°F
Humidity: 93%
Sunrise: 7:12 AM
Sunset: 6:58 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 10 mph
Sky Cover: 91%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 63°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:22 AM

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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