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Poultry producers urged to attend Sept. 6 Town Hall regarding property taxes
The potential for Mississippi poultry farmers to face sharply higher ad. valorem taxes will be the topic of an open-to-the-public forum and. educational meeting set for 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 6 at the. Waynesboro City Auditorium on Benton Street. The gathering seeks to spotlight the potential impacts created by. updates...
Delta In a Minute 8-30
PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI - A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 13 grams of fentanyl. 41-year-old Brandon Lamont Myers of Picayune, a career offender, has now been convicted of three drug trafficking offenses in the past decade. At the time...
Mississippi is one of three states without early in-person voting. See efforts to alter that
Mississippi lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday from in and out-of-state election experts that in-person early voting could be implemented with circuit clerks and would increase voter turnout. During a joint-elections committee hearing Wednesday at the Mississippi State Capitol, Secure Democracy USA Director of Policy Samantha Buckley told lawmakers that 74% of voters in one...
Mississippi faces poll worker shortage ahead of 2024 election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With the November election right around the corner, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office is asking for help because there is a need for poll workers. Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) said his office has been actively recruiting poll workers. He said they’re paying a maximum of $200 on election […]
Mississippi State Extension Service holds head start job fair
An organization here on the Coast that promotes school readiness for children and families hosted a job fair earlier today. The head start program located on 34th Street in Gulfport held interviews from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. looking for lead teachers, assistants, and floaters. It’s all part of the...
The Porches will offer stay ‘n’ play opportunities
BROOKHAVEN — Construction is two months away from finishing for The Porches, stay and play bungalows, at the Clubs at Ole Brook. Brookhaven businessman John Lynch said everything should be completed in October. Aptly named, each bungalow at The Porches features a long back porch facing the east so guests can watch a gorgeous sunrise […] The post The Porches will offer stay ‘n’ play opportunities appeared first on Daily Leader.
Aldersgate holds art exhibit in resident's apartment
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Ms. Doris Hampton’s first memory of creating art is winning a drawing contest at five years old for her portrait of Abraham Lincoln. She has loved art ever since, but briefly stopped painting before she moved to Meridian two years ago. Her Aldersgate friends noticed...
Football Friday Tailgate Game: Choctaw Central Hosts Union
PEARL RIVER, Miss. (WTOK) - The Choctaw Central Warriors played host to the Union Yellow Jackets to open up their season and were our Week One Football Friday Tailgate Game. There was a lot of action offensively early on for both teams and was a fairly high-scoring game. It would...
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