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Corinth man faces 27 counts of animal cruelty
CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) — A man faces 27 counts of animal cruelty in Corinth. The Corinth Police Department arrested Jonathan Hurst on Sunday, July 28. Police arrested him after officers responded to his home on Pleasant Grove Road and found several severely malnourished dogs outside of the house. Officers...
‘I feel God here’; Oldest Southern Baptist church on the coast celebrates 150th anniversary
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - For 150 years, Handsboro Baptist Church has opened its doors to new, and long-time guests. Sunday marked the 150th-anniversary celebration. Members representing decades as early as the 50s sat in the Handsboro Baptist Church pews once again. “I love it, it is like coming home,” Patty...
In the states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance
The majority of residents in this coverage gap are people of color, an analysis found. Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working-age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are, according to a new analysis, stuck in a health care limbo known as a “coverage gap.” That means they earn too much money to receive Medicaid but not enough to qualify for financial help to purchase their own plan on the marketplace.
Gov. Tate Reeves, other GOP leaders who oppose Medicaid expansion should thank Joe Biden for his help
Gov. Tate Reeves, Senate leaders and other Mississippi Republican officials who oppose expanding Medicaid to provide health insurance for the working poor can thank Democratic President Joe Biden for bolstering their argument. One of the primary arguments used by Reeves and others is that if Medicaid expansion is enacted, it...
City Grocery Chef wins Judge’s Choice Culinary Best award at Natchez festival
City Grocery’s Head Chef Jon “JD” Davis won the Judge’s Choice Culinary Best in Show this weekend at the Natchez Food & Wine Festival. Davis, 35, became the chef de cuisine or head chef, at City Grocery earlier this year. Raised in Memphis by his grandparents, he came to Oxford in 2007 to attend the University […] The post City Grocery Chef wins Judge’s Choice Culinary Best award at Natchez festival appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Sparklight Awards $5,000 to Pirate Excellence Foundation
PASS CHRISTIAN (GG) — Sparklight®, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded $5,000 to Pirate Excellence Foundation through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The organization was one of 26 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the company’s most recent award period.
Two new Mississippi wildlife commissioners appointed: Who are these guys?
In its July meeting, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks had a different look. District 2 Commissioner Scott Coopwood rotated into the role of chairman and two new commissioners were in place. Gov. Tate Reeves recently appointed Todd Hairston as commissioner representing District 5. Hairston filled a vacancy left by former...
Clarksdale Man Missing After Going for Morning Jog
CLARKSDALE, Miss.–A man who went for a morning jog Sunday has not been heard from since he left his house in Clarksdale. According to the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Dept. Jonathan “JC” Carpenter left for his jog at 4 a.m. from his home on Westover Rd. His last known location was determined by a cell phone ping at Westover near Friars Point Rd., headed toward Coahoma Community College.
Building 300 back open at the Clarkdale Attendance Center
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK)—In April 2022, two tornados struck Clarkdale Attendance Center, causing significant damage to many of its structures, including one of the elementary school buildings. During the storms in April 2022, building 300 at the Clarkdale Attendance Center had a large portion of its roof ripped off, making...
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