Ripley News

The Board of Trustees for Hancock Medical Center has announced the departure of Robert Pascasio, CEO of the hospital.

In the May 17 print edition of the Memphis Business Journal, health care reporter Cole Epley laid out the trove of data regarding the cost of hospital billings and Medicare payments the federal government released and found that wide disparities exist between hospitals separated by only a few miles.

Nance's Hardware in Ripley is one of the town's oldest businesses. Staying in touch with its vintage past, the store sells antiques and keeps the appearance of a historic hardware store.

Traffic is blocked between the Cotton Plant area and Blue Mountain city limits after an accident on Highway 15 Wednesday morning in the Tippah-Union County area.

Tippah County supervisors on Friday said they look forward to the increasing presence of North Mississippi Health Services leaders as they transition to management of the county-owned Tippah County Hospital.