Person of the Day | Maury Schuh, Tupelo’s ‘Santa Sarge’
After dressing as Santa Claus for orphan children in Kosovo while serving in the military, Maury Schuh adopted the moniker “Santa Sarge” and began performing for children.
After dressing as Santa Claus for orphan children in Kosovo while serving in the military, Maury Schuh adopted the moniker “Santa Sarge” and began performing for children.
DICK’S Sporting Goods awarded two Mississippi high-school sports programs $75,000 for repairs after tornadoes damaged their complexes.
In April, the Mississippi Supreme Court changed the rules for state courts to require that poor criminal defendants have a lawyer throughout the sometimes lengthy period between arrest and indictment. The goal is to eliminate a gap during which no one is working on a defendant’s behalf. That mandate went into effect Saturday. But few of the state’s courts have plans in place to change their procedures in a way that is likely to accomplish what the justices intended.
Becky Weatherford said Talbot House has helped many women who do not have a safe home to return to after treatment, “especially women who had children in the foster-care system” while providing life skills development.
A number of Mississippi towns are hosting crawfish boils on April 15 and throughout April, meaning Mississippians will have plenty of options to get in on the celebrations and gatherings nearest to them.
The USFDA has not approved Tianeptine for “any medical use” in the United States and, in fact, warns of “a potential for abuse.”
In addition to the Halloween-themed fundraisers and parties taking place this October, Mississippians can visit a number of haunted houses and similar attractions in cities like Gulfport, Raymond, Ellisville, Brandon, Meridian and others.
“Nearly one-third of Mississippians live with high cholesterol,” cardiologist Dr. Kevin Hall writes, warning that insurance companies are statistically more likely to deny life-saving medications for Black and hispanic cardiovascular-disease patients, especially women. Hall, a Tupelo, Miss., native, encourages Mississippians to practice preventative care with regular screenings, to educate themselves further on risk factors and to consider effective prescription access for better patient outcomes.
Jesse Betts, originally from Tupelo, Miss., first purchased Main Street Opry building in 1990 and opened it as a concert venue for family-friendly variety shows that included both country and gospel music and skits.
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