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New Jackson chief has a strong will

By WYATT EMMERICH WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,02/18/26-5:02PM, 198 Reads 5,737 Statewide
Jackson Mayor John Horhn has selected Dr. RaShall Brackney to be the new police chief of Jackson.
Most of Brackney’s career, 30 years, was in the Pittsburgh Police Bureau. She later served as chief of campus police at George Washington University and, most recently, police chief in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Dorothy Lee Morris Shelby

Thu,02/19/26-7:18PM, 197 Reads
Dorothy Lee Morris Shelby, 84, of Dundee, died at Methodist University on Feb. 15, 2026.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in the Coahoma Community College Pinnacle.
The Rev. Marvin K. Myles will officiate.
Burial is at Shelby Family Cemetery in Dundee.
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J.W. Robinson Jr.

Thu,02/19/26-7:21PM, 187 Reads
J.W. Robinson Jr., 38, of Cleveland, passed away Feb. 11, 2026 at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland.
Public Viewing will be Feb. 20, 2026 at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services will be Feb. 21, 2026 at West Bolivar High School in Rosedale at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Charlie Jackson presiding.
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Special session for education freedom reform “not off the table,” Speaker White says

By DANIEL TYSON - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE DANIEL TYSON - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,02/17/26-9:02AM, 173 Reads 4,502 Statewide
Speaker Jason White called the 90-second Senate Education Committee hearing that killed HB 2 a “theatrical committee performance.”
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