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Conservation Corner
By JAMES L. CUMMINS - Executive Director, Wildlife Mississippi
Thu,07/30/26-11:11AM , 69 Reads
When English settlers first arrived on American shores, they brought with them a deeply ingrained understanding of hunting as a privilege reserved for the wealthy and the powerful.
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Mary Johnson
Thu,07/30/26-1:24PM , 131 Reads
CHARLESTON — Funeral services for Mary Johnson will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, August 1, at J Brown Community Funeral Service in Charleston.
A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service for family and friends

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Mrs. Ora Lumas, center, celebrated her 99th birthday and was officially recognized as Oakland’s oldest citizen by Mayor Stephanie Patterson, left, while Margaret Ross, who is nearly 94, joins in the celebration.
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Missy Burney, Yalobusha County Extension Service, shares info on 4-H Club during the Back-to-School celebration.
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Vets for Youth representative Kimberly Davis greets students and parents at the Oakland Back-to-School celebration.

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Oakland News
By LINDA ROSS ALDY
Thu,07/30/26-11:05AM , 44 Reads
Oakland celebrated its oldest citizen, Mrs. Ora Lumas, this past week at a celebration of her 99th birthday! Mayor Stephanie Patterson presented Mrs. Lumas with an engraved plaque in tribute to her status. Mrs. Lumas expressed her gratitude for Mayor Patterson and others checking on her during Winter Storm Fern. Mrs.
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Too much ain’t enough
By JAY WIENER
Thu,07/30/26-11:04AM , 78 Reads 1,294 Statewide
Those thinking beyond one moment — past what seems salient and people ascendant momentarily — would benefit appreciating that the greatest predictor of the future is not some eminent political theorist, historically or contemporaneously, but rather the keen commentator Theodor Seuss Geisel, who wrote under the nom de plume Dr. Seuss.
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