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Amory Railroad Festival captures longtime heritage
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (183+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal People walk by the PBJ Happee Day Shows Ferris wheel during a previous Amory Railroad Festival. This year's event is April 9-12. Attendees of last year's festival pose for a picture at the apple fritter booth. AMORY…...
Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (185+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Emperor penguins have become symbolic of the quest to survive in Antarctica's harsh climes Antarctic sea ice is shrinking due to climate change The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes…...
Nepal ex-PM Oli gives defiant message after release from custody
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (178+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli escorted by police on March 28 Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered a defiant message on Thursday after he was released from custody following questioning over his alleged role…...
At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (318+ words) Lebanon's health ministry says that Israeli strikes during the day killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Israel launched a barrage of strikes in central Beirut and elsewhere in the country on Wednesday as a shaky…...
Davis wins girls singles division tit le
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (233+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal IAHS senior Helen Davis returns a shot during a match at the 2-4 A tennis tournament last Tuesday at Rob Leake Courts in Tupelo. Davis won the girls singles championship to advance to the 4 A state tournament…...
Artemis crew's families enthralled by messages from space
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (106+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar. The Canadian obstetrician-gynecologist told AFP…...
In Romania, many Hungarians root for Orban in vote
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (147+ words) Like in Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine, Hungarians in Romania receive envelopes with the ballot to cast it remotely In Odorheiu Secuiesc, 90 percent of the 30, 000 inhabitants belong to the Hungarian minority Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long been courting…...
Governor should veto request for Tupelo hotel funds
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (195+ words) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal A $2 million dollar gift from the state of Mississippi to the city of Tupelo included in the Legislature's recent appropriations bill doesn't pass the smell test. As published in an April 7 article by Daily Journal city…...
'The least of these': Fulton holds ceremony oberving Child Abuse Prevention Month
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (224+ words) Members of the Itawamba County Board of Supervisors attended a ceremony Monday morning in observance of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. L to R: 1st District Supervisor Donnie Wood, Chancery Clerk Michelle Clouse, 4th District Supervisor Eric "Tiny" Hughes, 2nd District Supervisor…...
Aberdeen School District celebrates School Board Member Recognition Week
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (140+ words) The Monroe County School Board recently awarded a bid to Adv" ABERDEEN " A well-attended Community of Excellence forum Mar" Aberdeen School District Superintendent Dr. Andrea Pastchal-Smith, left, is joined with members of the school board, Tawanda Johnson, president Za'Narrious Graham,…...