RIPLEY • On Tuesday, July 6, Opal Turner, a resident at the Tippah County Health and Rehab nursing home, celebrated her 100th birthday. Friend…
RIPLEY • The JC Nance Park, according to residents, has been a wonderful addition to the community and town of Ripley. This all-inclusive park…
RIPLEY • The Ripley Main Street Garden Club, established in 2020, is set to do many projects in the city of Ripley this year. The Ripley Main …
FALKNER - The Falkner Eagles football team hosted a car/bike show on Saturday, July 17 to help raise funds for new equipment. Pictured here ar…
Booneville • 202 Northeast Mississippi Community College students achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2021 spri…
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PINE GROVE • Pine Grove FFA made the trip to Starkville to participate in the Mississippi FFA convention, and brought home several wins at bot…
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RIPLEY – Many area schools and sports teams were affected by COVID-19 at the beginning of last school year. Workouts were cancelled, entire ga…
TIPPAH/BENTON – The 2020/2021 sports season in both Tippah and Benton County saw several instances of high-level athletes showcasing their tal…
WALNUT - The Walnut Wildcats and Falkner Eagles split a pair of summer contests against each other through last week, as both teams get acclim…
NEW ALBANY – The Ripley Tigers wrapped up their appearance in the NEMCABB Summer Championship Tournament on Wednesday, June 23, as they made a…
ECRU – The Ripley Tiger and Pine Grove Panther baseball teams made the trip to Ecru to participate in the NEMCABB Summer Regionals, and both t…
WALNUT – Walnut baseball has a new head coach, as former Bruce coach Cody Brownlee has been approved to lead Walnut’s baseball program.
Booneville • 202 Northeast Mississippi Community College students achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2021 spri…
Henderson, Tennessee • Freed-Hardeman University has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spr…
CLINTON • The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the dean’s list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academ…
The Benton County Board of Education meet April 12, 2021 at the Office of the Superintendent with the following members confirmed present: Kat…
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Each spring and summer, hundreds of Tippah County youngsters participate in organized summer league ball programs.
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I just don’t have the time. I don’t have the time to paint, craft, garden, exercise, eat right, read, take photographs, spend time with friend…
Twenty-one years ago, during the first week of June, I walked into 1701 City Ave. North in Ripley to start a career in journalism with the Sou…
Our Pine Street House celebrates its 117th birthday this year. I’m taking a break from my usual column to share some cool items we have found …
One of the best flowering annuals we can have in the second half of the summer season is the flowering vinca.
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Dr. Charles Elliott located to Ripley for the practice of medicine, and was associated with Dr. O.P. Stone and Dr. Lowell Ketchum at the Riple…
Our July 11th service included special music from the Mathis Family, “I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You”. The children and youth choir als…
This coming August, teachers will report to school a full week before the students to be indoctrinated into the “data driven” world of Common …
In June 2019, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid announced that Second Wind Dreams (SWD®), Inc. was approved by the Centers for Medicare and…
The Career STEP program is about helping people with learning skills they need to gain meaningful employment while businesses develop a reliab…
ASHLAND • Certified Nursing Assistant Shaletha Norton, a native of Little Egypt and resident of Ashland, has been recognized for her diligence…
ASHLAND • Ashland Health & Rehab recently gained new clinical management at its facility.
LAMAR • The alpacas at Arella Farm in Lamar got their yearly shearing this past Wednesday. The shearing, performed by Clean-Cut Shearing with …
BENTON COUNTY • The phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is a common saying used by those tasked with giving new life to previou…
RIPLEY • Resting in the southeast corner of the square in Ripley resides a small sporting goods store with a large amount of options for Tip…
