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New Study Confirms the MMR Vaccine May Prevent or Lower the Severity of Covid Illness

We reported last May in these pages (NSS May 21) that each of us obtained both courses of the off-the-shelf, easily available MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Vaccination to guard against the worst as

New Study Confirms the MMR Vaccine May Prevent or Lower the Severity of Covid Illness

We reported last May in these pages (NSS May 21) that each of us obtained both courses of the off-the-shelf, easily available MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Vaccination to guard against the worst as

Opinion: Some other close elections

A recent Wall Street Journal article by David Oshinsky vividly describes some close historic presidential elections - and lasting changes they caused.

Opinion: Mail in voting plus ballot harvesting a bad combination

I was okay with the idea of mail-in voting until I learned what ballot harvesting was.

Trojans fall shy in championship game

A hard-fought rematch with the undefeated, and defending state champion, Briarfield Rebels ended with the Tallulah Academy Trojans falling just short of a third state title in six years Friday in J

Tallulah Academy put up impressive numbers, but fell just shy of the 2020 state championship Friday versus Briarfield Academy.

Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

Big Tech eroding freedoms
By Scott Coopwood, READ MORE > 745 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:56 PM
During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook. Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users.
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Opinion: Rosa Parks and a Texas mom
By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 800 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:44 PM
In 1953, Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus in Birmingham. She was a seamstress and a civil rights activist. She was arrested for civil disobedience for violating Alabama’s segregated bus laws - which were subsequently held unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
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More arrests made for juvenile homicide
By Nicole C. Davis, READ MORE > 2,828 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:51 AM
On Mon., Oct. 12, investigators with the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office made three additional arrests in the case of the fatal shooting of a juvenile that took place Sun., Oct. 11, at Wyche Apartments. Danielle Wesley, 45, Armone Wesley, 22, and James Robinson, 24, were arrested and charged with Principal to 2nd Degree Murder.
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City to hold public hearing
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 826 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:35 AM
The City of Tallulah will host a public hearing concerning possible changes to its water treatment facility. The hearing is open to the public and will be held today, Thurs., Oct. 22, at the Tallulah Community Center at 5:30 p.m.

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Early voting continues in parish
By Nicole C. Davis, READ MORE > 658 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:33 AM
As of Mon., Oct. 19, a total of 414 people have participated in early voting in Madison Parish, according to the Madison Registrar of Voters Office.
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Food pantry workers man tables with sacks of food to hand out through Healthy Communities.

Feeding the hungry
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 533 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:22 AM
(Tallulah, LA) – The Madison Parish Healthy Communities Coalition teamed up with Tallulah First Seventh-Day Adventist Church to improve their food pantry’s ability to serve their community.
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2 killed in six-car accident
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 1,982 Reads
On Sat, 10/17/2020 - 11:43 PM
Less than a week after a Texas man was killed on Interstate 20 after rear-ending an 18-wheeler stopped in traffic west of the bridge connecting Delta to Vicksburg, another two deaths occurred due to a similar circumstance Friday night near Delta.
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Jags ball carrier Shaman Shoemaker stiff arms a DCS defender on his way to the end zone for Madison's first score of the night Friday during homecoming in Tallulah.

Jags top Gators on homecoming
By Blake Bell, READ MORE > 1,142 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 11:41 PM
It didn't take long for the Madison High School Jaguars to jump out to a first-quarter lead over the Delhi Charter School Gators Friday night in Tallulah during a district match-up that also served as 2020's homecoming game for MHS.
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Madison High School cheerleaders pump up the crowd during a pep rally Thursday afternoon.

Jags ready for homecoming game
By Staff Reports, READ MORE > 869 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 04:27 PM
Only hours remain until the Madison High Shool Jaguars take on the Delhi Charter School Gators in the Jags' 2020 homecoming game, that also serves as a district match-up for the two schools.

With COVID-19 still a major concern, this year's homecoming game will come with a few extra precautionary rules.
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Arrest made in deadly shooting
By Nicole C. Davis, READ MORE > 1,561 Reads
On Thu, 10/15/2020 - 10:12 AM
Local law enforcement has made an arrest in a deadly shooting that occurred over the weekend in Tallulah.
Authorities responded to the report of a shooting Sun., Oct. 11, at Wyche Apartments on Thomas Street.
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