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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking a federal judge in Pine Bluff to end or change a 35-year-old agreement that affects how judges are elected in several parts of the state, including Jefferson and Lincoln counties. The motion was filed Thursday, November 5th, in the United States District Court...
A Veterans Day unveiling honoring the late Pfc. Manuel Leroy Carroll will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Jefferson County Veterans Building, 114 S. State St. All are invited to witness the unveiling of his name on the building, according to Stuff in The Bluff.com. Carroll was...
The race for sheriff of Jefferson County will head to a recount eight days after a close tally pointed to independent challenger Chris Lowery’s way. The Jefferson County Election Commission voted 3-0 Monday (Nov. 9) to conduct the recount at the request of Democratic Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 11) at the commission office, 123 S. Main St. The commission considered a request for a recount from Woods that was filed at 4:45 p.m. Friday (Nov. 6), three days after the final but unofficial tally showed Lowery, a Pine Bluff police officer, with 8,522 votes to Woods’ 8,293, a margin of 229 votes.
Several agencies will be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Jefferson County Courthouse and related offices will be closed. Pine Bluff City Hall and related offices will be closed. State offices: State Capitol offices and state buildings will be closed. However, the State Capitol building will be open...
Monday’s meeting of the Watson Chapel School District board included recognition of former Watson Chapel Superintendent Tom Wilson, who was honored for his leadership and contributions to the construction of the district’s new high school. Wildcat Drive, located on the Watson Chapel High School campus, will be renamed...
HOT SPRINGS — Several Arkansas Farm Bureau members from the Grand Prairie region participated in the organization’s resolutions committee meeting Nov. 3-4 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Members from Arkansas, Desha, Lonoke, Monroe and Prairie counties spent two days reviewing, discussing and consolidating policy topics for consideration...
GREENWOOD- ArtPlace has been a home for many kids in the Greenwood community to learn sewing, painting and more. In an effort to continue that trend the organization plans to move into the city's historic Elferts building next door. After the group received $300,000 to assist in renovating the decades-old...
A road in Batesville that has been known locally as Stone Drive for years has finally received official recognition under that name, following a discussion by the Board of Aldermen […]
CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Clarksdale Municipal School District is requiring masks to be worn inside school buildings and transportation due to an increase in respiratory illnesses. The school district provided the following statement:. "Wildcat Nation!. We need your help keeping our schools healthy. If your child is not feeling well, please...
Federal regulators have officially authorized construction to begin on the $1.1 billion Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project, moving the major multi-county energy effort from the planning stage into active development. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice to proceed to developers Gulf South Pipeline Co. and Texas Gas Transmission....
Appalachian Community Histories – Scobey, Yalobusha County: From Preston and Garner to a Mississippi Railroad Town. In the southwestern corner of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, the community of Scobey developed along a railroad that helped reshape the settlement patterns of northern Mississippi during the nineteenth century. Although its population never approached that of larger towns such as Grenada, Coffeeville, or Water Valley, Scobey became an important local connection between the agricultural countryside and the expanding transportation network that linked Mississippi to markets across the South.
Democrat Scott Colom is overperforming among affidavit ballots in two Mississippi Delta counties in the race for U.S. Senate, continuing a pattern MFP has reported on elsewhere in Mississippi. Hyde-Smith needs significant gains in affidavit ballots to overcome Colom’s more than 2,500-vote lead, but so far, affidavit ballots are only...
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Madison County officials cut the ribbon on the redeveloped Calhoun Station Parkway on November 10, 2026. Gluckstadt Mayor Walter Morrison and Canton Mayor Tim Taylor joined other Madison County officials to celebrate the work improving their cities. The road intersects between Gluckstadt and Canton and will lead drivers from Gluckstadt […]
Attala County has been officially selected as one of Mississippi’s newest Opportunity Zones, opening the door for increased private investment and economic growth across the area. The designation comes as part of a statewide rollout recently announced by Governor Tate Reeves, following approval from the U.S. Department of the...
UPDATE (4:35 p.m. – 11/09/26) Attala County Emergency Director Danny Townsend tells Breezy News the issues have been resolved and AT&T customers should now be able to call 911 with no problem. Attala County E-911 is warning AT&T customers of a temporary issue affecting emergency calls to the county’s...
Belle Terre community members are about to decide the future of a proposed 87,000-square-foot supermarket in Gluckstadt . National grocery chain Kroger is looking to build a new store at Bozeman Road but will need the approval of Belle Terre residents, who own the right to block large business spaces in the area. According to Gluckstadt Planning and Zoning Commissioner Caine Dearman, there is a restrictive covenant due to a previous lawsuit on the proposed 39-acre lot at the southwest corner of Bozeman Road and Gluckstadt Road. In 2014, the Mississippi Couty of Appeals overturned Madison County’s decision to rezone the parcel in a dispute with residents, leading to developers reaching a concession with homeowners. That covenant restricts the type of buildings that can go on the property, capping large businesses at 30,000 square feet without the approval of residents in Belle Terre. Homeowners can grant a waiver, but developers would need at least 55% approval of the Belle Terre residents in the subdivision on the southeast side of the intersection. Efforts to contact Gluckstadt Mayor Walter Morrison and property owner Ginger Edwards proved unsuccessful, but Dearman said the proposal hasn’t officially been brought in front of the city. The
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Local groups are raising concerns about how affidavit ballots are being counted in DeSoto, Harrison and Madison counties. The groups say part of the process is happening out of public view. Harya Tarekegn, director of advocacy for the Mississippi Center for Justice, said some counties are...
GREENVILLE, MS - Floats, marching bands, military, and more... Greenville's Washington Avenue was home to a parade Saturday in honor of veterans, ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday. Organizer Tabbatha Magee says that the turnout was massive - because the honor is deserved. "When we asked, they said yes immediately, because it's about the veterans. We're honoring our veterans on today."
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The annual Harvest Festival will be held November 10-14, 2026, at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. Small Town Mississippi will come to life each day from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for ages 3 and up. Live demonstrations throughout the museum...
Appalachian Community Histories – Batesville, Panola County: Ancient Mounds, Railroads, and the Fight for Civil Rights. In the heart of Panola County, Mississippi, the city of Batesville developed from a small railroad settlement into one of northern Mississippi’s important centers of commerce, government, and community life. Its history stretches far beyond the arrival of the railroad in the nineteenth century, reaching back to Native American communities that occupied the surrounding landscape nearly two thousand years ago. Over the generations, the area witnessed the displacement of the Chickasaw people, the decline of once-prosperous river settlements, the upheaval of the Civil War, the expansion of agriculture and industry, and the long struggle for African American civil rights.
