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By Felder Rushing Gardening Columnist Got weeds? Me too, and it’s a Sisyphean chore to keep them in check.  Email newsletter ...
By Robert St. John Columnist On May 25, 1983, I was 21 years old—lost and heading nowhere fast. That night, I was speeding ...
The Batesville Square Market is set to open on Wednesday, June 4, from 3 to 7 p.m., marking the start of its vibrant summer ...
Staff Report The Town of Sardis has released the names of the persons who will serve as poll managers for the Municipal ...
By Donna Traywick Mt. Olivet News It was so great to go to the fish fry at Black Jack last Sunday. Seeing all the former ...
By Kara Kimbrough Food Columnist I’m stealing this phrase…”Secret’s in the sauce” from an old TV commercial and claiming it as the motto for Summer ’25.  Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily ...
As the school year comes to a close, Batesville Presbyterian Church has honored two of its graduating seniors – Herron ...
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and several of her Senate Appropriations Committee colleagues this week sought details about a ...
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I was never much into Scouting. I did spend some time as a Webelo. I don’t remember much of it ...
Hal Ferrell has been an active Batesville resident and community leader since 1970, serving as an alderman from 1976-1985 and ...
Jerline B. Hodges, 82, passed away Tuesday morning, May 27, 2025 at the North MS Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Jerline will be laid to rest at Bethel Cemetery near Enid, Mississippi. Jerline ...
By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service Yellow-blooming plants bring a bright, cheerful energy to my garden. There’s something ...