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Thursday, August 6 It’s time to begin nominating 4-H and FFA livestock projects and ordering ear tags for project animals for the youth livestock show. Project animals for 4-H and FFA are required to have ear tags to participate, along with enrollment in the program. Any youth ages 8-18 who want to join the youth…

ALL STAR PLAYERS – Two local high school baseball players were selected to play in the All Star State Games of Mississippi in Meridian. Hunter Daley (left) and Evan Lambert, both of Monticello, represented District Seven. Tryouts were held at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. They were honored to be chosen to represent their district, as well…

Gov. Tate Reeves announced July 15 his appointment of Sen. Sally Doty as staff director for the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. Doty has a strong history of fighting for Mississippians and working to move our public utilities in the right direction. “Sally and I have been good friends for years, and it was an honor…

Lawrence County residents are encouraged to wear face masks to combat COVID-19, and emergency workers are set to give away masks in an effort to help make that happen. According to Lawrence County Emergency Management Director Tony Norwood, masks will be given away at eight county locations from 9 a.m. until noon (or until supplies…

A riot in the Lawrence County Jail on July 15 resulted in the transfer of some prisoners to other facilities and an undetermined amount of damage that is still being assessed. According to Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett, the jailer had gone into the jail to serve lunch trays. A couple of hours later, before…

The qualifying period for district five school board member begins Wednesday, August 5 and runs until 5 p.m. Friday, September 4. School board terms are staggered, and district five is the only one that will be on the ballot this year. Anyone interested in running for this position is encouraged to contact the Lawrence County…