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1 month 2 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Nathan Sanders:
Employers considering long-term investments care deeply about whether a state can produce capable workers year after year. Education policies that improve attainment help answer that question.
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1 month 2 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell:
The implication is clear: exempting facilities and services from CON restrictions will expand access to them.
On January 28, a federal district court struck down Mississippi’s long-standing moratorium on the establishment of certain new health care facilities, calling the forty-year application of the moratorium “irrational.”
By Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Lt. Governor Hosemann told reporters the bills were the result of legislators “wanting to get a head of the game.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a measure to transfer $20 million into the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance fund after an ice storm swept through parts of Mississippi.
The funds would come out of the state’s Capital Expense fund.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 2 weeks ago
One measure would extend the validity of medical cannabis cards while another would create the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act.”
Two bills related to Mississippi’s medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week.
One bill extends the timeframe for a patient’s follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state’s list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Harvey Wayne Edwards, 82, who died peacefully in his home on Sunday, Feb. 1, surrounded by his family. Burial followed in Elliott Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Cecil Fayard and the Rev. Michael Payton officiated. The family received friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, and will one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Kristy Shanal Davis Olsem, 44, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Jan. 31, in Tupelo. Burial followed in Woodlawn Memorial Park. The Rev. Kevin Tribble officiated. The family received friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday, Feb. 5, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Peggy Dianne McMillon Moorman, 76, of Grenada, who died on Friday, Jan. 30, in Grenada. Burial followed in Smith Cemetery in Rosebloom. The family received friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday, Feb. 5, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at noon on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Forrest Brasher, 91, of Leverett, who died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 26, surrounded by her three children. Burial followed in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes. Shea Brasher and Danny Forrest officiated. The family received friends one hour prior to the service on Monday, Feb. 2, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. James Edward “Jimmy” Adams, 74, of Grenada, who died on Monday, Jan. 26, at his residence. Burial followed in Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. John Goldwater officiated. The family received friends from noon until service time on Saturday, Jan. 31, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at New Bethel Holiness Church for Mrs. Linda Carol Jeffery Hill, 75, of Cascilla, who died on Friday, Jan. 30, in Charleston. The Rev. James Jones officiated. Burial followed in the Jeffery-Hill family plot in North Shady Grove Cemetery in Cascilla. The family received friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday evening, Feb. 2, and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday, Feb. 3, all at New Bethel Holiness Church.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
A private burial was held on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Grenada Memorial Garden for Jerry Hal Yeoman, 79, of Grenada, who died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 25, at his residence. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Steven Powell Lott, 73, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Jan. 24, in Oxford. The Rev. J. Barry Worrell officiated. Burial followed in Oddfellows Cemetery in Grenada. The family received friends one hour prior to the service on Friday, Feb. 6, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Ms. Joan Dulaney Denley, 77, of New Albany, formerly of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Jan. 24. Burial followed in Spring Hill Cemetery in Webster County. The Rev. Jerry Bishop officiated. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at McKibben and Guinn.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
A private burial was held on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Elliott Baptist Church Cemetery for Mrs. Joyce Ann Walker Boozer, 82, of Grenada, who died on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Memphis, Tenn. The family received friends from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
DEATH NOTICE: Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date for retired Grenada banker Mr. Jerry Yeoman, who died on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at his residence.
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
DEATH NOTICE: Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date for Mr. Steve Lott, 73, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Oxford.
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
DEATH NOTICE: Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date for Ms. Nancy Denley, formerly of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in New Albany.
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
DEATH NOTICE: Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date for Mr. Lamar Carl Clark of Holcomb, who died on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at his residence.
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Wayside Cemetery for Mrs. Jane Catherine Smart Pollan, 86, of Scobey, who died on Thursday, Jan. 22. The Rev. Truman Scarborough officiated.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
A memorial service was held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Robert Timothy “Tim” Laster, who died on Jan. 21, 2026, in Jackson after a brief battle with a vicious form of cancer. He was 59 years old. Dr. Joey Faulk officiated. Family and friends gathered one hour prior to the service on Friday, Jan. 30, at McKibben and Guinn.
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