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Belden landlord to pay couple for discrimination

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal agency says a Mississippi landlord will have to pay a settlement to an interracial couple after he evicted them from an RV park because of their skin color. The Department of Housing and Urban Development reached the settlement Tuesday but did not disclose the…

Pumpkin Chunkin to highlight Dogtrot Festival

Fall is falling upon the region so that means it’s time for the Oren Dunn City Museum Dogtrot Heritage Festival. The annual event, which includes a community scarecrow contest and the ever popular “Paint the Bug,” takes place on the museum grounds Friday and Saturday in Ballard Park. Rae Mat…

Walk to end Alzheimer’s scheduled for Oct. 27

Although it is still a few weeks away, it’s probably time to start thinking about the 2018 Northeast Mississippi Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Organized by the Alzheimer’s Association, it is scheduled for Saturday, October 27, at Ballard Park. Onsite registration begins at 8 a.m. but pre-register…

Sports

The Best of the Best results are in

You won't find the answers on this website or anywhere else. You have to buy a paper which will be in all racks by noon Thursday, March 29. This is only a partial listing of our racks.

Mississippi State baseball coach Andy Cannizaro resigns

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Andy Cannizaro has resigned as Mississippi State's baseball coach, effective immediately.

How the football teams fared

(AP) — Overall= 1. Pearl (3-0) beat Northwest Rankin 17-7. 2. West Point (3-0) beat Starkville 28-3. 3. Tupelo (3-0) beat Clarksdale 44-7. 4. Starkville (2-1) lost to West Point 28-3. 5. Madison Central (3-0) beat D'Iberville 27-21. 6. Oak Grove (3-0) beat Laurel 42-12. 7. Northwest Rankin (…