Mendenhall Tigers are ready for 2018 season!  Head coach for the Tigers is Chuckie Allen.

The Tigers will be home against Florence August 17, 2018 starting at 7:00 pm.

Attached is a team roster for the Tigers!

WESSON- Chris Warren, Dean of Student Services and Registrar, announces there are 80 students on Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s Wesson Campus and Simpson County Center listed on the summer semester honor roll. Of this number, there are 22 on the President’s List, 15 on the Vice President’s List, and 43 on the Honors List.

A grade point average of 4.0 is required of full-time students carrying at least 12 semester hours for listing on the President’s List.

President’s List students include Danielle Brown, Eliza Keen, Tjwana Melton, Alli Williams, and Christazia Wilson, all of Brookhaven; Mackenzie Bell of Georgetown; Javona Younger of Jackson; Ariyanna Mason of Lorman; Baylea Brown and Bryanna Hand, both of Magee; Jennifer Atkinson, Copeland Baskin and Swayze Orders, all of Mendenhall; Timoya Williamson of Moss Point; Charlene Barnes and Carroll Hunt, both of Mount Olive; Kaitlyn Cloy of Natchez; Keshawn Brinkley of Roxie; Erika Gemelli, Joshua Grayson, Kala Kelly and Ashley Watson, all of Wesson.

A grade point average from 3.6 through 4.0 is required of full-time students carrying at least 12 semester hours for listing on the Vice President’s List.

Vice President’s List students include Jartavis Jernighan of Amory; Bridish Gilmore and Derinesha Mobley, both of Brookhaven; Jhonna Parker of Crystal Springs; Tina Watkins of Hazlehurst; John Allen Jr. of Jackson; Alton Everett of Jayess; Mildred Davis of Magee; Kundarrius Taylor of Memphis, TN; Lauren Rymer of Natchez; Tedric Campbell Jr. of Southhaven; Caylee Yelverton of Taylorsville; Darrius Thigpen and Frank Thigpen, both of Wesson.

A grade point average from 3.2 through 3.6 is required for full-time students carrying at least 12 semester hours for listing on the Honors list.
Honors List students include Tyrus Wheat of Amite, LA; Shelby Crosby of Bogue Chitto; Gracie Byrne, Jennifer Foster, Demetrea Hickingbottom, Kimyatta Johnson and Ashtan Prather, all of Brookhaven; Blake Green and Braxton Spells, both of Byram; Lawilliam Holmes Jr. of Carthage; Kameron Eiler of Collins; Jalen Browder of Dallas, GA; Jamichael Morgan of Ellisville; Abigail McClendon and Mia Riddell of Florence; Jalen Bedell of Greenwood; Marshionna Fails of Hattiesburg; Dejsha Watson of Hazlehurst; Khehlan Kennedy of Heidelberg; Cedric Whitaker of Jackson; Darrian Johnson Jr. of Lexington; Dequarius Haynes Jr. of Louisville; Elecia Campbell and Malcolm Chaney, both of Magee; Kmaya Johnson and Chelsey Traxler, both of Mendenhall; Kayla House of Mize; Breanna Ard of Monticello; Katlin Clark of Mount Olive; Jabari Love, Zari Love, and Elizabeth Upton, all of Natchez; Deonta Burchfield of Ocean Springs; Jerrell Griffin of Pinola; Jakobey Floyd of Mendenhall; Jacorian Wren of Shelby; Brittany Holley and Josie Reagan, both of Silver Creek; Ally Francis of Sontag; Taijh Alston of Vass, NC; Jeffery Scott of Vicksburg; and Sarah Wilson of Wesson.

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JACKSON – Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall today announces a new leader at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI) in Leakesville.
SMCI Deputy Warden Joe Errington has been appointed acting superintendent effective today.

Errington, 60, has spent his entire career with the MDOC at SMCI, starting as a correctional officer in March 1989. He has held several leadership positions over the years.

SMCI is the newest of the three state prisons. With 3,042 inmates today, it also has the fewest inmates of the three institutions. It can hold up to 3,082 inmates.

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STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi’s Senate delegation and top officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were at Mississippi State today [Aug. 13] to announce a $100,000 grant for the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach to create a makerspace in Downtown Starkville.

Project leaders said the new makerspace will fill a critical need in providing prototyping capacity to area entrepreneurs. It will house equipment to help entrepreneurs with small and emerging businesses produce prototypes they need to get customer feedback and reach the marketplace.

USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett, as well as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Sen. Roger Wicker, were on hand for the USDA Rural Business Development Grant announcement. They spent the morning learning more about MSU’s efforts to bolster an entrepreneurial culture on campus and throughout Mississippi.

In addition to touring the College of Business center, they talked with MSU graduates who successfully launched a company while working through the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach business curriculum. The guests also joined MSU Extension leaders, business and agricultural economics faculty, and regional economic developers for a roundtable discussion on current business issues and resources.

Wicker said the grant award is a statement by USDA that MSU’s entrepreneurship center is “the sort of thing that we need to expand nationwide.”

“I think the grant is going to be a big help, but it wouldn’t have been awarded if there weren’t already so much success here. Our hats are off to the university for a center that’s already getting results,” Wicker said.

He added that aiding entrepreneurs is a good way to fight the “brain drain” in Mississippi.

“We educate some of the most talented minds, and they find it more attractive to go to Charlotte or New York City or some place out West. This is a good opportunity to keep them here in Mississippi,” Wicker said. “If we can solve that problem, it’s a quantum leap for our state.”

Hyde-Smith said, “There is opportunity to help so many students who have ideas and could easily become entrepreneurs. They just need the tools to foster all the components to make that a reality, and that’s what I have found here.”

MSU President Mark E. Keenum said the USDA Rural Business Development grant is expanding the successful efforts of the center to help more people translate their business ideas into commercially viable opportunities. Currently the CEO mentors about 100 student businesses every year.

“This will allow entrepreneurs to increase their chances of success,” Keenum said. He pointed out that the center is based in the College of Business but serves students and faculty from all colleges. Students working with the CEO represent 39 different university majors, and technology allows the university to offer mentorship to entrepreneurs throughout the state.

Hazlett said part of the core mission at USDA Rural Development is to increase rural prosperity through assistance such as the grant. She called the activities at the entrepreneurship center “very exciting” and “an example we would like to see others replicate.”

Known as the CEO, MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach already enjoys a strong Town and Gown relationship with the local community, with a new CEO office on Main Street opening last year. The new makerspace is a collaborative project that will be open to MSU students and faculty, as well as residents of the Golden Triangle. Its location at 114 E. Main Street in Starkville will be between Aspen Bay and Moe’s Original BBQ. It is projected to open within a matter of weeks.

“We take entrepreneurship very seriously in our college,” said Dean Sharon Oswald. “Entrepreneurship is really at the base of the culture in the College of Business. For us to be able to push that out—not only on campus to other colleges, but to the community as well—is very important. I think entrepreneurship is the future of Mississippi.”

CEO Director of Entrepreneurship Eric Hill said that over the past year, three MSU graduates who worked with the CEO created 10 full-time jobs in Starkville. MSU student entrepreneurs also have invested new businesses in different areas of the state.

Hill explained that the core of MSU’s entrepreneurship program is VentureCatalyst, a program launched in 2016 that combines training, funding and mentorship across a structured five-stage process starting from a business idea and developing into a funded company. He said VentureCatalyst specifically focuses on entrepreneurs developing scalable, innovation-based products or services.

Entrepreneurs creating new products face a major hurdle in developing prototypes substantiated enough to attract investor attention, Hill said. The grant will enable the new makerspace to include an array of advanced fabrication tooling, such as CNC routers, 3D printers, laser cutters and metalworking tools.

“Finding the right tools to build a proof-of-concept can be an insurmountable obstacle,” Hill said.

CEO Director of Outreach Jeffrey Rupp said the makerspace will provide the needed solutions to reach the next step in achieving success, and its community location reinforces alliances with entities such as the Greater Starkville Development Partnership.

“This dedicated makerspace serving the greater Starkville area will leverage current capabilities to provide advanced equipment, programming and an inspiring environment for MSU students and community members,” Rupp said.

For more about MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, visit https://ecenter.msstate.edu/.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.

MSU PHOTO ID: Celebrating a new $100,000 USDA Rural Business Development Grant for Mississippi State’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach to open a makerspace in Downtown Starkville are, from left, Sen. Roger Wicker, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, MSU College of Business Dean Sharon Oswald, USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum. (Photo by Beth Wynn)

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Jackson, Miss.—More than 30,000 businesses have not filed their Annual report, which was due to the State on April 15, 2018.

Under Mississippi law, all limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations are required to file an Annual Report online with the Secretary of State’s Office between January 1 and April 15.  Annual Reports include information about businesses’ state of incorporation, e-mail address, principal street address, registered agent, and managers and members.

Businesses failing to file an Annual Report will be administratively dissolved in early November 2018.

“Our staff is eager to assist anyone who may have a question about how to file their Annual Report,” Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said. “We have the lowest filing fees in the Nation, and we want to make it as easy as possible for businesses to fulfill their legal obligations and for the public to search records filed.”

Domestic LLCs file Annual Reports at no cost in Mississippi.  Corporate Annual Reports are $25, and foreign LLCs pay $250.

Approximately 180,000 foreign and domestic LLCs and corporations currently operate in the State.

For more information about Annual Reports, visit the Business Services Division’s website or call (601) 359-1633 or 1-800-256-3494.  To search business filings, visithttps://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/portal/c/page/corpBusinessIdSearch/portal.aspx?#clear=1.

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The Pride of Simpson County is under the direction of Band Director, Amanda Sumrall.

The band has been hard at work during the summer attending band camp and preparing for upcoming halftime performances and competitions.

The Pride of Simpson County is under the field direction of Drum Major Maci West.

This year’s half time performance theme is Humans or Heroes! Music is from the sound track Justice League.

The band will hit the field this year with a new look sporting new uniforms!

Football season for the Trojans starts Friday night, August 17, 2018 at Jefferson County game starting at 7:00 pm.

Take time out to attend a game and enjoy the music from the Pride of Simpson County!

Picture is the drum line and guard.

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Happy 20th Birthday to Taylor Bryant.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Love Mom, Dad, and Savvy!

Picture by Sonny Kennedy Photography

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The faculty and staff of Simpson County Technical Center are proud to have the opportunity to serve the needs of all students pursuing technical education and skills training.

Simpson County Technical Center is committed to supporting our students to ensure they become college and or career ready. Students at the SCTC can obtain technical skills training that leads to a successful post high school transition.

ALL CTE programs prepare students for college and careers through rigorous curricula aligned to labor market demands.

The faculty and staff for the 2018-2019 school year include: Front Row- L/R- Magdalene Paige/Administrative Assistant, Jesse Gonzales/Law & Public Safety, Patti Braddock/Agriculture & Natural Resources, Dr. Bo Huffman/Director, Crystal Smith/Polymer Science, Joe Ann Floyd/Student Services Coordinator, Patrice Williams/Health Informatics/Career Pathways, Back Row-L/R- Heidi Russell/Counselor, Maurice Bryant/Construction, Dean Batton/Automotive/Diesel Technology, Kirk Sullivan/Metal Fabrication

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God has given us the free will to choose the paths we will follow in our lives even if the path is away from Him. However, He wants nothing more than for us to choose to be with Him.

God loves us so much that if we do stray, He will wait and celebrate our return when we do find our way back to Him.

Thank God today for always being there for you when you return after you have strayed!

Sharon Womack

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Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow. ”

Sharon Womack

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Newly elected representative, Price Wallace, was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of Andy Gipson who was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce. The ceremony took place at the MS State Capital at 1 o’clock PM.

Phillip Gunn, Speaker of the House, performed the ceremony. 

Local friends and family attended the swearing in ceremony.

Price won the election by 80 votes over Hayes Patrick in the special election  on July 31st.

Pictured in main photo: Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn, Speaker pro-Tempore Greg Snowden, Cindy and Price Wallace, and Representative Fred Shanks

Steve Byrd, Cindy and Price Wallace, Judy Lee, and Lisa Hilton 
Price’s family, Andy Gibson, Andy Berry, and Steve Byrd

Pictured with Diane McPhail is Sargent of Arms Karheel Dampeer

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Gulfport, Miss. – Patrick Johns, 46, of Picayune, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 160 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for distributing cocaine and methamphetamine in Picayune, Mississippi, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Jere T. Miles with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Johns pled guilty on January 11, 2018 to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He was part of a five-person indictment against a group of individuals who were distributing cocaine and methamphetamine in the Picayune area. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement purchased cocaine from Johns on two occasions and methamphetamine on two other occasions. Johns was also held accountable as a supplier to one of his co-defendants, Antonio Irwin. Irwin was sentenced on March 30, 2018 to 128 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Meynardie.

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Jackson, Miss. Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports eight new human cases of West Nile virus (WNV), bringing the state’s total to 21 so far for 2018. The reported cases are in Adams, Calhoun, Hinds (2), Forrest, Jones, Madison, and Washington counties.

So far this year human cases have been reported in Adams (2), Calhoun, Copiah, Forrest (2), Hinds (8), Itawamba, Jones, Madison, Marion, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, and Washington counties. In 2017, Mississippi had 63 WNV cases and two deaths.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said now that Mississippi is in its peak WNV season of July through September, it’s important to always take precautions against mosquitoes, even if a case has not been reported in your county of residence.
Byers added that while most people with WNV infection recover without any long-term problems, some develop a more severe infection that can lead to complications and even death – especially those over 50 years of age.

Symptoms of WNV infection are often mild and may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, a rash, muscle weakness or swollen lymph nodes. In a small number of cases, infection can result in encephalitis or meningitis, which can lead to paralysis, coma and possibly death.
The MSDH suggests the following precautions to protect yourself and your family from mosquito-borne illnesses:
• Use a mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered ingredient such as DEET while you are outdoors.
• Remove all sources of standing water around your home and yard to prevent mosquito breeding.
• Wear loose, light-colored, long clothing to cover the arms and legs when outdoors.
• Avoid areas where mosquitoes are prevalent

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By Dan Flynn on August 15, 2018

There’s not a fight over space in the meat counter, yet. But you would not know it from two conferences scheduled just after Labor Day.

Ranchers by the hundreds are set to gather Sept. 5-6 at the Big Horn Resort near Billings, MT, for the Cattle Producer’s Forum. The traditional protein producers will be focused on combatting “the rising trend” of plant-based and lab-grown protein alternatives.
Overlapping with the cattle forum is the sold-out inaugural Good Food Conference, scheduled for Sept. 6-7 at Clark Kerr Conference Center at the Unversity of California-Berkeley. It’s being promoted as “the only event in the world focused on accelerating the commercialization of plant-based and clean meat.” That’s meat grown from animal cells, which is sometimes referred to as cultured meat or lab-grown meat, according to organizers.

For the cattle ranchers, it’s their steak that is at stake. They are preparing for a war to protect their income from being picked off by billionaires like Bill Gates, who says plant-based meat is “the future of food.”
Sweetgrass, MT, cattle rancher Maggie Nutter believes the likes those gathering at UC-Berkeley want to eliminate animal agriculture. She traveled to Washington D.C. in July to testify against the clean meat lobby on behalf of the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, which is sponsoring the forum in Montana.

The Good Food Institute (GFI), the sponsor of the California conference, is not hiding its goals. Its officials say the institute wants to use “markets and food technology to transform our food system away from factory-farmed animal products and toward clean meat and plant-based alternatives.”

This past month, the Food and Drug Administration listened to comments about labeling for plant-based alternatives to traditional meats. After that meeting, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the agency is reviewing labeling for milk alternatives.
“Many of these plant-based foods use traditional dairy terms – e.g., milk, yogurt, cheese – in the name of the product,” Gottlieb said in the published announcement.

“For instance, we’ve seen a proliferation of products made from soy, almond or rice calling themselves milk. However, these alternative products are not the food that has been standardized under the name ‘milk’ and which has been known to the American public as ‘milk’ long before the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) was established. In addition, some of these products can vary widely in their nutritional content – for instance in relation to an inherent protein or in added vitamin content – when compared to traditional milk.”
Both the Billings and Berkeley conferences are loading up with presenters billed as industry leaders and thought influencers to help the respective camps prepare for the coming battle.

“We’re gathering the pioneers of a new meat revolution that could solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change to antibiotic resistance,” says GFI Executive Director Bruce Friedrich. “We have the technology and will, and now through collaboration and knowledge-pooling, we are accelerating this transformation. We are building a new food system, and the future of meat is insanely bright.”

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JACKSON – Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall announced today a new role for a corrections veteran in her department.

Jacquelyn Banks is now acting director of the private/regional facilities and joint state/county work programs.

“Ms. Banks continues to be a valuable member of the Mississippi Department of Corrections,” Commissioner Hall said. “I know she will do well in this key role for the agency because of her prior experience working for both state and private prisons.”
Banks, who has 32 years in corrections, has been tapped to temporarily fill the role held by Tony Compton, who retired in June, plus to oversee the programs in which the MDOC contracts with counties to house state inmates.

The state has three private prisons, 15 regional jails, and 24 joint state/county work programs.

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JACKSON, Miss. – State Auditor Shad White today announced the release of the report listing the instances of misappropriation of public funds over the past year. Known as the Audit Exceptions Report, this report for fiscal year 2018 shows that the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor issued 43 formal demands and recovered nearly $3 Million on behalf of Mississippi taxpayers.

“I am proud of the exceptional work of our staff,” said White. “This report is the result of the hard work of our investigators, other staff, and former Auditor Stacey Pickering. I’m thankful for what they did for the taxpayers of Mississippi.”

The 2018 Exceptions Report is available for viewing online at the OSA website.
(A note from Sue.  This report is quite interesting and deals with counties all over the state.  When you click on the website just keep scrolling and one can learn lots!)

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Shirts are on sale.  See Magee High school for details.

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Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Weill, who is seeking election to the Mississippi Court of Appeals Fourth District , visited Magee Wednesday, August 14th.

Jeff is married to my first cousin, Tracy Horn Weill. When I learned Jeff was going to be on the campaign trail, I offered my home as a place to meet and greet the citizens of Magee.

Pictured:  Jeff Weill, Jimmy Clyde, and Bill Caughman

Since taking office as a Circuit Court Judge, Jeff has gained a reputation for being tough on crime and being one of the county’s hardest working judges.

The seat is currently held by Chief Judge L. Joseph Lee who is not seeking re-election.

Pictured is Bruce Smith and Linda Montgomery    

Jeff’s name will appear on the November 6th ballot. I hope you will consider Jeff for the position as judge for the Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4.

He is a great guy and married to my cousin! For more information on Jeff, check out his Facebook page

Ginger Caughman and Tracy Weill

Ladies helping Sue!!! Diane McPhail, Judy Thornton, and Donna Hankins

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