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Charleston High seniors to graduate Friday, West Tally seniors walk Saturday
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,05/22/26-11:05AM , 954 Reads
The familiar strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” will fill auditoriums in Tallahatchie County this week when Charleston High School and West Tallahatchie High School conduct 2026 graduation ceremonies.
CHS commencement exercises will get underway at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, in the Morgan Freeman Auditorium on the Charleston campus.
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Wolfe receives degree at MSU
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Thu,05/21/26-11:18AM , 893 Reads
Martin K. Wolfe, of Enid, recently graduated from Mississippi State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Bagley College of Engineering.
The 20XX graduate of North Delta School in Batesville is the son of Cheryl Venable Wolfe, of Enid, and David Wolfe, of Cascilla.

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Huley Leigh
Thu,05/21/26-10:27AM , 863 Reads
CHARLESTON — Huley Williams Leigh, age 51, passed away Sunday, May 10.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at Locopolis Missionary Baptist Church located near Charleston.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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John Kyle State Park at Sardis to reopen Friday
By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Tue,05/19/26-9:45AM , 798 Reads
JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced Tuesday that John Kyle State Park in Sardis will reopen effective Friday, May 22. Park reservations are now open.
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Opinion: Two age groups that are working less

The public is told often that too many adults have left the American work force. By one measurement — probably the most important one, the percentage of adults who are working — this is true.

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