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Lafayette County Animal Shelter should be open soon, according to county officials.  Last month, board president Brent Larson ...

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Heart full with love for sons, grandsons

By Steve Stricker Columnist Like the seasons, each day, working on my cars, stuff changes, progresses, like life, ...

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Our View: Preventing ‘brain drain’

Brain drain, where educated individuals leave their home region for better opportunities elsewhere, is a growing concern for ...

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Economic development is a threefold challenge

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   The Economic Development Foundation recently hired an economic development director who ...

Lifestyle

Enjoy the night sounds while they last

By Bonnie Brown Columnist As cooler weather presents itself to us in the form of cooler temperatures and ...

Columns

Purchase of Alaska shrewd move by U.S.

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the ...

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Hearts of lions leaders needed in disasters

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The rain has come and is about gone. It was a good ...

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Our View: ‘Progress is a pain’

Driving down University Avenue, you may have noticed new “Road Work” signs popping up. The project underway is ...

Lifestyle

Working fall chores and avoiding cat cooties

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   With September well on its way to being over there were ...

Opinion

Our View: Rise in trash bill needed; More notice also needed

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted Monday morning to raise the monthly rate for trash collection for ...

Lifestyle

There will never be another Mary Lou and Snooky

By Steve Stricker Columnist   Oh my Lord and great God, Jesus, friend Holy Spirit, give me the ...

Lifestyle

Corvette dreaming as the years pass by

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist The first manual-shift car I drove was a 1960s-model Chevrolet Corvette. I was ...

Lifestyle

Blowing blooms with a British accent

By Bonnie Brown Columnist You all may recall that we have a lovely Crepe Myrtle near our front ...

Lifestyle

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist Like many others, I grew up with nursery rhymes. “Jack and Jill went ...

Opinion

Don’t worry; Elites love us

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route The Second Gentleman came to Lafayette County last week, but who knew? ...

Opinion

State leaders eyeing additional tax cuts

By Sid Salter Columnist In 1922, Gov. Tate Reeves signed the largest tax increase in Mississippi history – ...

Columns

Remembering the horror of 23 years ago

By Steve Stricker Columnist On this day 23 years ago…where were you? How were you? Tuesday, September 11, ...

Lifestyle

Autumn is a time of reflection

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Fall seems to be the unofficial season of re-set. You know, like when you ...

History

Civil rights pioneer McLemore shares Freedom Summer truth

By Sid Salter Columnist Think about a powerful public speaker with the clarity and power of a Barack ...

Opinion

Game day Grove still stunning as ever

By Steve Stricker Columnist The 1989 Ole Miss Rebels first home football game with seventh-year head coach Billy ...

Columnists

The conundrum of leadership creates conflict

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I recently heard an Ole Miss professor speak very briefly about leadership. That’s ...

Opinion

Explanation needed for trash collection hike

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Will Rogers said. “All I know is just what I read in ...

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