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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2020. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. On this date: In 1766, Rutgers, the State University of... Read More.

November is National Family Caregiver month. And the Mississippi Family Caregiver Support Program is providing services throughout the state including our community. The program offers temporary relief time for the regular or primary caregiver such as a spouse child and relative of an ill,... Read More.

Free Covid-19 testing is available in Attala County today. Testing is now expanded from teachers, staff, administrators to include nurses, and childcare facility workers on these specific days.Testing hours are noon to 7 p.m., and no appointment is necessary.Visit the Mississippi Department of Health... Read More.

(AP) — By a wide margin, Mississippi voters have eliminated a remnant of the state's racist history by repealing a complicated, multistep process for electing statewide officials. Going forward, candidates for eight offices — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, insurance... Read More.

Today is Monday, Nov. 9, the 314th day of 2020. There are 52 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans danced atop... Read More.