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Glad to see big crowds

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On Wed, 11/04/2020 - 12:02 PM

Voting lines moved rather quickly Tuesday and many voters noticed a new accommodatio

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Candidate participation is strong in Ward 3

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On Wed, 08/26/2020 - 12:40 PM

We were happy to see the number of candidates vying for the vacant position on Greenville City Council in Ward 3.

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Budget? What budget?

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On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 02:38 PM

We don’t like it when our government officials spend more than they allot themselves to spend in a year on any budgeted item.

And, as pointed out in a story in this weekend’s newspaper, one line item in the Washington County Board of Supervisors has seen a significant stretch of the budget.

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Masks not so bad

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On Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:42 PM

Masks, their usage and mandates are a contentious topic.

We’re not sure why.

We can understand why people might not enjoy wearing masks, but the mandate they be worn in public spaces is not one so onerous as to create the vitriolic response it has in some people and places.

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Flag change is good, resistance is not

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On Wed, 07/01/2020 - 11:03 AM

Changing the state flag of Mississippi was not an issue to be taken lightly, and we don’t believe the members of the legislature have done so.

For years, our state was represented by a talisman including a symbol drawing on a time when the citizens of state chose to leave the nation over the issue of slavery.

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First Amendment is still working

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On Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:21 AM

In the last month, we’ve all been exposed to a new vocabulary.

Phrases like "In these trying times," "It is with an abundance of caution," "Self-quarantine" and "Shelter-in-place" have become the most uttered phrases daily.

But what this time has truly become is one of contradictions.

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Follow leaders’ directions

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On Tue, 03/31/2020 - 06:21 PM

As we made our way through town doing our job of reporting the news about the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had occasion to keep a mental note of businesses that seemed to operating outside the mandates handed down from the Mayor’s office two Tuesdays ago.

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Vote to speak later

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On Wed, 01/22/2020 - 09:54 AM

Tuesday’s Washington County Board of Supervisor’s meeting should have impressed upon all the attendants how important voting is.

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Do you need forgiveness when you have permission?

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On Tue, 01/14/2020 - 06:28 PM

We stood on Washington Avenue Saturday afternoon watching large equipment roll through one of the older standing buildings in Greenville.

We knew the coming firestorm on social media would be interesting to watch, but also a bit disheartening.

A few things to be sure of:

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Supervisors kick local business out the door

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On Tue, 01/07/2020 - 04:11 PM

If Mala Brooks was looking to make a splash in her first meeting as a member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, she made a big one.

Brooks made motions to remove the sitting county engineer and the county attorney.

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