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The Oxford Eagle

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Animal shelter closed due to parvo outbreak

The Lafayette County Animal Shelter will be closed to the public today due to an outbreak of canine parvovirus, commonly known as parvo. According to the shelter, several dogs recently […]

Lafayette County, MS · 1d

The Oxford Eagle

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Two judicial races could head to December runoffs

Voters in Lafayette County and surrounding counties could be heading back to the polls Dec. 1 for runoff elections in two judicial races following Tuesday’s general election. Several counties still […]

Lafayette County, MS · 1d

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Scott Colom Is Overperforming Affidavit Ballots in North Mississippi—Even in Hyde-Smith Friendly Counties

Democrat Scott Colom is overperforming among affidavit votes in the race for U.S. Senate in several North Mississippi counties that have completed counting those ballots. Between Alcorn, Chickasaw and Itawamba counties, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith netted just 71 votes with affidavit ballots, despite holding substantial overall leads in two of those counties.

Mississippi · 17h
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Developer cites added costs in request to bypass city utilities

A request to allow a proposed 22-lot subdivision, called Brantlee Ridge, south of Oxford to use individual wells and septic systems rather than connect to city water and sewer was […]

Oxford, MS · 21h

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Possible merger between Booneville, Baldwyn school districts

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The Booneville and Baldwyn school districts could possibly merge. The Booneville School District shared details on Thursday morning. “We understand that our families, staff, and community members may have questions about what this means for our schools,” the school district announced. The school district...

Booneville, MS · 1d

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Supervisors question county’s role in ambulance service

Panola County supervisors expressed frustration Monday with Lifeguard, the county’s ambulance service, prompting Board President Cole Flint to question whether county government should continue subsidizing a private business to provide […]

Panola County, MS · 1d

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Mississippi volunteer fire department set to undergo major changes

WALNUT, Miss. - For years, volunteers have answered the call in Walnut, Mississippi. Now a disagreement is changing how the small town plans to fight fires. Mayor Chase Wilbanks says the goal is to be legal. "Standing in the position that I am, there's one thing I'm going to do....

Walnut, MS · 2d

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Prentiss County Road Safety Grants Could Total $39 Million

Prentiss County could get millions of federal dollars for Prentiss County road safety improvements. County Engineer Kent Geno told the Board of Supervisors that about $39 million has been earmarked for the county through federal grant programs aimed at safer intersections and roads, the Booneville Banner-Independent reported. What We Know...

Prentiss County, MS · 2d

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11 Mississippi Hobby And Toy Stores Where One Quick Stop Turns Into A Whole Afternoon

A rainy Saturday in Mississippi once sent our family into a small game shop for ten minutes of shelter, and we walked out three hours later with a new favorite board game. Hobby and toy stores across the state are full of play tables, race tracks, comics, and dolls that pull kids and grownups in.

Mississippi · 19h

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Attendees expected to arrive soon at Hyde-Smith watch party

Supporters of Cindy Hyde-Smith are expected to arrive soon as polls close at 7 p.m.

Tupelo, MS · 3d

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Ballentine, Panola County: A Rural Post Office, Family Papers, and the Mystery of Dickens Place

Appalachian Community Histories – Ballentine, Panola County: A Rural Post Office, Family Papers, and the Mystery of Dickens Place. Along Ballentine Road in Panola County, Mississippi, lies a community whose history reaches beyond the name appearing on modern maps. Ballentine, an unincorporated settlement situated approximately three miles south of Pleasant Grove and four and a half miles south-southwest of Curtis Station, belongs to the network of small rural communities that developed across northern Mississippi during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although it never became a major town or county seat, its appearance in federal geographical records, postal directories, and local historical collections provides evidence of a community whose identity survived long after its post office disappeared.

Panola County, MS · 17h

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Buxton, Panola County: Railroads, Gravel Pits, and a Forgotten Mississippi Community

Appalachian Community Histories – Buxton, Panola County: Railroads, Gravel Pits, and a Forgotten Mississippi Community. In the northwestern corner of Panola County, Mississippi, near the boundary of the Mississippi Delta and the wooded uplands that rise above it, lies the history of a small community called Buxton. Unlike the larger towns of Batesville, Sardis, and Crenshaw, Buxton never developed into a major commercial center, and much of its past survives not in traditional town histories but in railroad documents, geological surveys, court proceedings, and historical maps. Those scattered records reveal a community whose importance was closely tied to the railroad and the gravel deposits beneath the surrounding countryside.

Panola County, MS · 16h

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Batesville, Panola County: Ancient Mounds, Railroads, and the Fight for Civil Rights

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.

Batesville, MS · 17h

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Scobey, Yalobusha County: From Preston and Garner to a Mississippi Railroad Town

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.

Yalobusha County, MS · 18h

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‘Never seen anything like it’: unprecedented lines at Olive Branch polls leave voters waiting hours

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (WMC) - Long lines continued into the evening Tuesday in Olive Branch, with some voters waiting hours to cast their ballots as heavy turnout and reported voting equipment issues caused delays. At the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the line stretched around the building throughout the day. Intermittent rain...

Olive Branch, MS · 2d

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DuraClass in Tishomingo Marks 125 Years of Dump Bodies

One of Tishomingo County’s longest-running employers is celebrating a big milestone. DuraClass Tishomingo, the dump truck body and hoist manufacturer based in the town of Tishomingo, is marking 125 years since the company’s roots were planted in 1901, according to this week’s Tishomingo County News and the company’s own published history.

Tishomingo, MS · 1d

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Oakland, Yalobusha County: Railroads, the Battle of Oakland, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Appalachian Community Histories – Oakland, Yalobusha County: Railroads, the Battle of Oakland, and the Fight for Civil Rights. Along the railroad corridor of northern Mississippi, in the western portion of Yalobusha County, sits the town of Oakland, a community whose history reaches back to the settlement of the region during the 1830s. Although Oakland has never grown into a large municipality, its past reflects many of the developments that shaped Mississippi, including the removal of Native Americans, the expansion of cotton agriculture, the arrival of the railroad, the destruction brought by the Civil War, and the long struggle for civil rights.

Yalobusha County, MS · 18h

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Water Valley, Yalobusha County: The Railroad, Civil War, and Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

Appalachian Community Histories – Water Valley, Yalobusha County: The Railroad, Civil War, and Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878. Along the rolling hills of northern Mississippi, Water Valley stands as a reminder of an era when the railroad determined the fortunes of entire communities. Its historic downtown, with rows of nineteenth-century commercial buildings, churches, and government offices, developed around a transportation network that once connected the small town to some of the largest cities in the country. For generations, the arrival and departure of trains influenced working hours, business activity, and the daily routines of the people who called Water Valley home.

Water Valley, MS · 18h

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Corinth Aldermen Name McFall Mayor Pro Tem as New Term Begins

The Corinth aldermen opened their new term this week by electing Alderman Michael McFall as mayor pro tem, renewing employee health coverage and approving added costs on two city infrastructure projects, according to the Daily Corinthian. The Corinth aldermen mayor pro tem vote came at the board’s first business meeting of the term on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Corinth, MS · 1d

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Corinth-area notices cover dance performances, testing aid and a new prosecutor

Doniphan Dance Project set for two performances at Northeast. Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Cultural Arts Committee says the Doniphan Dance Project will come to Northeast on November 9 for two performances at Hines Hall Auditorium, with showtimes listed at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. The announcement describes the group as community-driven and says the event is meant to celebrate artistic expression, individuality and the power of dance.

Corinth, MS · 19h