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PUBLIC NOTICE Ray’s Auto gives Notice of Intent to Sale this vehicle on Friday, April 24th 2026 at 8:00 AM . . .

Lawmaker still pushing for prison reforms

When state Rep. Becky Currie was tabbed to lead the House committee that oversees Mississippi’s prison system, she was given . . .

Will state continue funding pilot public defender program called ‘model for the nation’?

The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” . . .

Illegal alien pleads guilty to firearm possession as a part of Operation Take Back America

GREENVILLE – A Mexican national, illegally in the United States, pleaded guilty to the illegal possession of firearms in front . . .

Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)

Benji McKinney retires after 32-year career in law enforcement

After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his . . .

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Murder, accessory charges leveled in shooting death
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,03/19/26-2:56PM , 5,388 Reads
TUTWILER — Two men have been charged in the case of a shooting death that occurred here early Sunday at approximately 1:20 a.m.
Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson said Wednesday that David Michael Holman, 33, of 394 West St., Tutwiler, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)

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Benji McKinney retires after 32-year career in law enforcement
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,03/19/26-5:38PM , 1,679 Reads
After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time.
Benji’s retirement at the age of 54 was official Jan. 28, but a planned reception in his honor had to be postponed due to Winter Storm Fern and its icy onslaught.
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Longstanding Charleston ordinance prohibits bikes on sidewalks in city's business district
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,03/19/26-5:50PM , 1,398 Reads
An ordinance on the books in Charleston since 1979 prohibits bicycles from being ridden on any city sidewalk “along or adjoining Main Street between Pleasant Street and Clay Street.”
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Two arrested after stolen Carroll County vehicle found in Tallahatchie County
By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Thu,03/19/26-1:33PM , 1,167 Reads
A vehicle reported stolen in Carroll County early this week was later recovered in Tallahatchie County.
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Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate

Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”