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Marion County Schools adding driver’s ed program

The Marion County School District will be introducing driver’s ed to the curriculum beginning in the fall as students 14 . . .

Johnson sentenced for child molestation

A Foxworth man has been sentenced to serve 30 years day for day in prison for multiple sexual assault charges . . .

Columbia has big plans for America’s 250th

Mayor Justin McKenzie announced plans for the inaugural Columbia Freedom Fest, scheduled for June 27, 2026, in downtown Columbia. The . . .

Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit against Ole Miss Chancellor dismissed by federal judge

After being fired following an incendiary post about Charlie Kirk’s death, former ole Miss employee Lauren Stokes argued her First . . .

‘He saved my life.’ High school basketball star Max Baria has filled a void for his family

Max Baria, a 17-year-old high school senior from Bay St. Louis, is a good-looking, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man, who . . .

St. Stanislaus star Max Baria, with ball, grabs a rebound over Booneville's Elijah Dukes during the Boys Class 3A semifinal game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Johnson sentenced for child molestation
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,03/18/26-4:20PM , 2,742 Reads
A Foxworth man has been sentenced to serve 30 years day for day in prison for multiple sexual assault charges on a minor.
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Flush foiled by fast correctional officers
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,03/18/26-7:00PM , 671 Reads
A Sumrall man is behind bars in Marion County after attempting to flush suspected methamphetamine down the toilet in front of correctional officers while he was being booked after several separate charges.
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The Marion County School District is adding driver’s ed for the 2026-2027 school year. The program addition was mandated by the Mississippi Department of Education.

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Marion County Schools adding driver’s ed program
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,03/19/26-8:00AM , 584 Reads
The Marion County School District will be introducing driver’s ed to the curriculum beginning in the fall as students 14 years old and up eligible to participate.
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St. Stanislaus star Max Baria, with ball, grabs a rebound over Booneville's Elijah Dukes during the Boys Class 3A semifinal game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘He saved my life.’ High school basketball star Max Baria has filled a void for his family
By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sun,03/15/26-4:38PM , 561 Reads 13,600 Statewide
Max Baria, a 17-year-old high school senior from Bay St. Louis, is a good-looking, soft-spoken, highly intelligent young man, who emerged this basketball season as one of the best high school players in Mississippi.
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