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By Elijah Klepczyk Emmerich Newspapers OXFORD — The Ole Miss football team finished second nationally in total offense last season . . .

Jack Ryan: A cascade of quarters

One of the perils of business is what happens when valuable and experienced people retire. This happened recently at the . . .

Sharia tempest in a teapot

It started innocently enough. Northsider Assma Ali posted on Facebook that she had been sworn in as municipal judge in . . .

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John David Baker leads Ole Miss offense
Tue,08/25/26-5:20AM , 260 Reads 5,911 Statewide
By Elijah Klepczyk

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Jack Ryan: A cascade of quarters
Tue,08/25/26-7:24PM , 122 Reads 889 Statewide
One of the perils of business is what happens when valuable and experienced people retire. This happened recently at the hometown newspaper, and it has taken some time for the rest of us to catch up with their duties.
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Sharia tempest in a teapot
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,08/26/26-5:50PM , 14 Reads 0 Statewide
It started innocently enough. Northsider Assma Ali posted on Facebook that she had been sworn in as municipal judge in Benoit, Mississippi, a tiny rural Delta town, population 365. (Benoit is French for “blessed.”)
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No decision yet on size of Franklinton's water rate increase
By TONI TAGEANT
Thu,08/20/26-6:09PM , 308 Reads
The Franklinton Board of Aldermen and Mayor Darwin Sharp met on Tuesday, August 11.
The Board began by approving the of the minutes of the July 28 meeting.
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