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Community Church of God is now Recovery Church, serving the adjacent Charleston Recovery Center and anyone else who wants to attend the once-weekly service at 5 Sunday evening.

Charleston Recovery Church now open for once-weekly 'praise and worship' service adjacent to Charleston Recovery Center

The Charleston Recovery Center is now operating a house of worship next door, and the public is invited to attend . . .

The Charleston residential property of Marcus Polk, located at 201 Lafayette St., has been selected by the Charleston Magnolia Garden Club as its “Yard of the Month” award recipient for June. The club designates a Charleston-area lawn for the beautification honor based on criteria including basic principles of landscape design: unity, balance, contrast and harmony, color, transition, line, proportion and repetition. (Photo by Clay McFerrin, Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers Inc.)

Marcus Polk property honored as 'Yard of the Month' in Charleston

Public Notices June 4, 2026

IMPOUNDED VEHICLE NOTICE: 2004 Chev Tahoe Black VIN: 1GNEK13ZX4J235349 Towed from Indiana Manor 5-16- to Mitchell’s Auto Salvage. Any inquiries . . .

Mississippi small business wins international sustainability award

Cleveland-based Bebot Simple Soaps received a Green Product Award in Berlin for its sustainable, plant-based soaps A Mississippi small business . . .

Donna Box

TILLATOBA — Donna Beth Barbian Box, age 66, of Tillatoba, passed away Wednesday, June 3, at her home. Funeral services . . .

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Trump settlement looks mighty fishy
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Donald Trump has expressed his belief that a record third impeachment against him might result if the Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives in the November mid-term elections.
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West Tallahatchie High School custodian Dave Martin holds a plaque he received during the school’s recent athletic awards banquet. (Photo by Shane Hargett)

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Dave Martin lauded
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WEBB — West Tallahatchie High School custodian Dave Martin was recently recognized during the school’s athletic awards banquet “for his steadfast dedication and hard work for the West Tallahatchie High School football team,” said WTHS head football coach Shane Hargett.
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An ice-encrusted berry bush photographed in Charleston during the ice storm of January 2026 fills a map outline of Tallahatchie County. Charleston and Tallahatchie County officials are seeking the public's help to document volunteer hours and donated resources in the aftermath of that storm. (Sun-Sentinel photo illustration by Clay McFerrin)

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City of Charleston and Tallahatchie County request public assistance in documenting volunteer and donated resources from 2026 ice storm
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The City of Charleston and Tallahatchie County are asking residents, businesses, churches, volunteer organizations and community partners to help document volunteer hours and donated resources provided during the response and recovery efforts following the 2026 ice storm.
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Charleston High School 2026 honor graduates Nakiya Cashaw, left, and Lemar Frost were awarded $500 each as recipients of the Norman Jean Bradford Scholarship.

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Norma Jean Bradford awards scholarships to CHS students
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The annual Norma Jean Bradford Scholarship, in the amount of $500, was awarded to a pair of Charleston High School Class of 2026 graduating seniors.
Both Nakiya Cashaw and Lemar Frost graduated with honors during recent CHS commencement exercises.
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Emily Presley, a naloxone trainer with Communicare, demonstrates the use of naloxone and explains its life-saving potential during a training session at the Northeast Mississippi Addiction Summit in Tupelo, Miss., on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Mississippi is among 10 states in federal program to expand sustainable access to mental health care

Mississippi is one of 10 states joining a federal program that funds community mental health centers to expand their services, enabling them to sustainably provide care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

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