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A man from Pearl was killed after being struck by a 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer on I-20 East near the 26-mile marker in Hinds County about 1:40 a.m. Sept. 23, 2026, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.
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Ripley Main Street says the Homecoming parade returns Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m., followed by a 7:30 p.m. community pep rally.
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WJTV reported the Mississippi Highway Patrol said a crash on U.S. Highway 98 in Lamar County around 11 p.m. Sept. 22 left one person dead and one critically injured.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will speak Wednesday as Democrats ramp up efforts to win the House and push back on President Trump’s agenda, The Hill reported Sept. 23, 2026.
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The Spirit of Ripley Festival and Chili Cook-Off hits downtown Ripley Oct. 30. Here’s how to enter the cook-off, reserve a booth or join trunk-or-treat.
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An Industrial Timber expansion in Ripley will add 11 jobs and a new 36,000-square-foot building, a $2.6 million investment in Tippah County, MDA says.
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BMCU men’s soccer beats Central Baptist 2-1, Alex Nordstrom receives an SSAC golf honor, and the women’s golf team finishes sixth.
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A fire at a single-story brick home on Camellia Street in Stonewall, Clarke County, around 1:45 p.m. on September 19, 2026, killed a 77-year-old woman, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office said.
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A new artisan marketplace is coming to downtown Ripley, the Tigers are two days from Homecoming against Booneville, and the countywide burn ban holds through a dry, mild stretch.
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Brown & Covington is coming to 301 S. Commerce St. in Ripley, bringing local art, gelato and workshops downtown, Ripley Main Street announced Wednesday.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusations and called him ‘architect of horrific genocide,’ Fox News reported ahead of the prime minister’s U.N. visit.
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Farmers are adding on-site short-term rentals to bring in extra income and help keep operations running, Fox News reported as grants and demand grow.
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This week’s headlines—from a Category 5 hurricane to a celebrity death and unresolved questions about accountability—remind us that headlines are national weather; the porch is how we measure it.
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Fox News reported Sept. 23, 2026, that the Indiana Fever defeated the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 96–77 in their final regular-season home game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
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Ripley stays unbeaten in district volleyball, Falkner wins its third straight, and the Tigers prepare to host Booneville for Homecoming.
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Mississippi Department of Transportation says a power line that had blocked lanes on I-55 South at Savanna St (Exit 90A) in Hinds County was cleared at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2026.
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Independent Carl Boyanton filed an FEC complaint in June 2026 alleging Rep. Mike Ezell accepted $217,000 in improper contributions linked to defense contractors.
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Cooler, drier air arrives in Tippah County Tuesday, but the countywide burn ban stays firmly in place. Ripley opens homecoming week against unbeaten Booneville, volleyball teams travel four different directions, and cross country heads to Blue Mountain Thursday.
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James Cory Matthew Hill of McComb was sentenced to concurrent prison terms and must register as a sex offender after convictions for producing and possessing CSAM, Magnolia Tribune reported.
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The Jackson County Grand Jury unanimously declined to indict anyone in the July 4, 2026 death of Nolan Xavier Wells at Horn Island, finding the evidence consistent with drowning and no credible evidence of criminal conduct.
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