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Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans named
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Fri,01/24/25-5:00PM , 742 Reads
TUPELO – “Our Mississippi” magazine publisher Wesley Wells has announced that 19 individuals have been selected as Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans for 2024-25.
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Pete Johnson
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Wed,01/22/25-10:20PM , 1,550 Reads
Patrick Hayes “Pete” Johnson, Jr., 76, passed away January 20, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Visitation is Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 1 to 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Clarksdale. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church.
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BILL OF THE DAY: Restricting cell phone use in Mississippi public schools
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Wed,01/22/25-11:20AM , 946 Reads
State Senator Briggs Hopson (R-Vicksburg) has filed a bill that would require Mississippi public schools to adopt specific policies to ban the possession or restrict the use of cell phones by students during class or while under the supervision of an employee of the school.
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Clarksdale's Pete Johnson, center, is flanked by Vice President Dan Quayle, left and President George Bush, on right, in this Clarksdale Press Register file photo

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Clarksdale's Pete Johnson passes away Monday afternoon
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Mon,01/20/25-4:48PM , 4,261 Reads
Clarksdale’s Pete Johnson, a former State Auditor and the first major statewide elected official to switch to the Republican Party in Mississippi, passed away Monday afternoon.
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