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Sarah Adlakha, a Chicago native, is running against incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in the March 10 Republican Primary Election.
With less than six weeks before the party primary election, political newcomer Sarah Adlakha is attempting to draw distinctions between herself and her opponent in the Republican Primary, incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Adlakha is selling herself as the outsider fighting against “entrenched political interests.” On Thursday, Adlakha said if elected, she would not accept money “from Washington lobbyists.”
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One state funded scholarship program focuses on traditional students, while the second is geared toward older, returning students.
Bills passed out of the Mississippi Senate Universities and Colleges Committee this week that seek to ensure the financial literacy of students, amend a current state funded financial aid assistance program, and address workforce shortages across the state by offering aid to non-traditional students.
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In finding portions of Mississippi’s home health agency “Certificate of Need” laws unconstitutional, U.S. District Court judge Carlton Reeves said, “the Court cannot escape the absurdity in maintaining an out-right moratorium for over forty years.”
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Mississippi’s decades-old moratorium on new home health agencies, ruling the state’s blanket ban on new licenses violates the Fourteenth Amendment.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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The March of the Mayors is one of the many endeavors Extra Table undertakes throughout the year to supply much-needed healthy food to pantry and soup kitchen partners around the state.
Extra Table’s mission is to feed healthy food to underserved Mississippians. Money for that mission is raised through donations and through a series of creative fundraising events.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
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Whether it’s your first Thanksgiving without your loved one, or your fifteenth, holidays without a key family member can feel bittersweet. The passing of time may soften the sharp edges of grief, and others may step in to fill the gap left behind — someone will no doubt make Momma’s favorite cornbread casserole this year. Still, there’s often an ache, a longing to keep her memory alive at family gatherings. Not only for those who remember her well and were shaped by her love, but also for the highchair generation who only know her through stories.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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There are many emotional tasks that come with the loss of someone you love, but perhaps one of the hardest is knowing when — or if — to let go of their belongings. Every photograph, every shirt, every ordinary item can carry extraordinary weight.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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The imprint our loved ones leave on our lives never truly goes away. Even those who were our not-so-loved ones — the complicated, hard-to-love figures of our past — often shaped us in ways we didn’t recognize until years later. Those who impacted our formative years not only gave us their genetic code but also modeled hundreds of subtle ways to live, respond, and navigate life.
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In October 1982, Andy Adair caught the winning pass that sealed Homecoming victory for the University High School Pioneers. By June 1983, he stood before our graduating class, delivering his address with that same vibrant confidence —still walking with a crutch, still adjusting to life with a partially missing limb after his right leg was amputated below the knee. And by April 1984, many of those same teammates who cheered him on in triumph were sitting together in sorrow at his funeral.
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Persimmon Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Enid for Jimmie Suggs, 68, of Oakland, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the church.
Mr. Suggs was born on Dec. 4, 1957.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for James Robert Ray, 77, of Tillatoba, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada.
Mr. Ray was born on Jan. 24, 1948.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Dudley Melvin Windham, 94, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Dec. 13, at his residence. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at McKibben and Guinn.
Mr. Windham was born on May 13, 1931, in Leflore, the son of the late Otho Windham and the late Ida Blakely Windham. He was a faithful member of Leflore Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Army Reserves.
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A Time of Remembrance will be held from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Eldridge Nail, 83, of Duck Hill, who died on Thursday, Dec. 11, at her residence.
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at First Methodist Church in Grenada for Mr. John Thomas “Tommy” McRee, 63, of Grenada, who died on Sunday, Dec. 7, at his residence. Tommy was laid to rest alongside his parents in the McRee family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rev. Daniel Herring officiated.
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Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Marvin Pennington Freeman, 81, of Holcomb, who died on Sunday, Dec. 7, at his residence. Burial with military honors followed in Sparta Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry McNeer officiated.
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Entergy Mississippi CEO Haley Fisackerly speaks with The Grenada Star's Publisher Adam Prestridge during his visit to view storm damage in Grenada Thursday afternoon.
Winter Storm Fern coated Grenada County and much of north Mississippi in a thick layer of ice last weekend, uprooting trees, snapping limbs and loading down power lines and poles, leaving thousands of Entergy Mississippi customers in the dark for days.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher on
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Hospitals and health facilities in Mississippi are continuing to provide critical care to patients in the wake of a treacherous winter storm, even as they endure power outages, impassable roads and no running water.
Scott Simmons, Mississippi Emergency Management Authority’s external affairs director, said his agency is working to bring 30 generators to North Mississippi hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes and warming centers. He said multiple locations had generators that failed over the weekend, and only some had come back online by Monday morning.
By Gwen Dilworth, Sophia Paffenroth and Allen Siegler - Mississippi Today on
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Delta State’s nationally renowned NCAA Division II baseball team was supposed to open the 2026 season Friday against Harding (Arkansas) University in Cleveland.
That won’t happen. Boo Ferriss Field at Harvey Stadium on the DSU campus in Cleveland is covered in ice and snow. At noon Monday, the temperature was 21 degrees. The wind chill was 7. The weekend forecast is for more freezing temperatures. The DSU Statesmen are sometimes called the Fighting Okra, but they would be more like Eskimos if they played this weekend.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
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Can Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann do what so many government leaders have touted but failed to accomplish and actually reorganize state government? He has his Mississippi Senate looking to restructure state government and run it more like a business.
A little history.
By Bill Crawford on
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Last week, House Speaker Jason White unveiled HB2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act - the most exciting and ambitious advancement for school choice in our state in years, perhaps ever!
This comprehensive bill delivers everything supporters of parental power have long hoped for, and it aligns perfectly with President Trump’s strong commitment to education freedom.
This isn’t some minor adjustment or performative law – it’s the real thing for anyone who believes in putting parents in charge of their children’s education.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
