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SOUTHAVEN — Phernando Bearden Sr., a native of Charleston, passed away Saturday, June 20. Funeral services will be held 10 . . .

Jennifer Hawkins

CHARLESTON — Jennifer Hawkins, age 43, passed away Wednesday, June 17, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from complications . . .

AG Fitch Announces $12.3-Million in Medicaid Fraud Indictments

JACKSON — Today, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that 11 state individuals have been indicted for Medicaid fraud, for . . .

Wicker questions Iran deal, opposes U.S. lifting any sanctions

The Senate Armed Services chairman said the deal’s $300 billion reconstruction fund – though not funded by U.S. taxpayers – . . .

Latino: Dads Matter

Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino: As unpopular as it may be to say in some circles, kids . . .

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Jennifer Hawkins
Tue,06/23/26-10:04AM , 1,619 Reads
CHARLESTON — Jennifer Hawkins, age 43, passed away Wednesday, June 17, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from complications due to a massive heart attack.
She is survived by her husband, Johnny Melton; her mother, Sandra Darleen Hodges Smith; and a brother, Jamie Hawkins.
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AG Fitch Announces $12.3-Million in Medicaid Fraud Indictments
By MARYASA LEE
Tue,06/23/26-11:22AM , 1,452 Reads
JACKSON — Today, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that 11 state individuals have been indicted for Medicaid fraud, for a total of more than $12.3 million. These indictments are part of Fitch’s ongoing effort to combat fraud.
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Mae Taylor
Mon,06/22/26-10:32AM , 1,067 Reads
CHARLESTON — Mae Frances Taylor, age 63, passed away Sunday, June 7.
A celebration of life service was held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church near Enid with interment following in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Clark Williams Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

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Phernando Bearden Sr.
Tue,06/23/26-8:54AM , 894 Reads
SOUTHAVEN — Phernando Bearden Sr., a native of Charleston, passed away Saturday, June 20.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Brown Baptist Church, 7200 Swinnea Road, Southaven.
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Hyde-Smith cheers release of Senate Farm Bill 2.0 language

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered the Senate Agriculture Committee release of Farm Bill 2.0, legislative text that sets the stage for giving agricultural producers and rural communities modernized federal policies to help them compete well into the future.

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