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Spring Hill firefighter John Ball Burnett trains a hose on a section of burning kudzu in Charleston Thursday morning.

Charleston kudzu fire snuffed out Thursday morning

The Charleston Fire Department responded to a kudzu fire near South Franklin Street Thursday morning. The fire appeared to be . . .

West Tallahatchie High football program awarded $5,000

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Magnolia Mornings: August 20, 2026
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Fri,08/21/26-12:10PM , 129 Reads 2,225 Statewide
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Spring Hill firefighter John Ball Burnett trains a hose on a section of burning kudzu in Charleston Thursday morning.

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Charleston kudzu fire snuffed out Thursday morning
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,08/20/26-11:06PM , 489 Reads
The Charleston Fire Department responded to a kudzu fire near South Franklin Street Thursday morning.

The fire appeared to be approaching the backyards of several residences but was ultimately extinguished before it became an imminent threat to those structures.
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Travis Leland
Thu,08/20/26-10:37AM , 584 Reads
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Travis Monteal Leland, age 37, passed away Wednesday, August 5.
Funeral services were held 1 p.m. Saturday, August 15, at Abundant Harvest Church of God in Christ in Charleston.
Interment followed at Parrish Grove Cemetery near Oakland. Clark-Williams Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

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John Collins
Thu,08/20/26-10:17AM , 501 Reads
CHARLESTON — John Collins, age 57, passed away Friday, August 14.
Visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, August 21, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home in Grenada.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. at the Morgan Freeman Auditorium of Charleston High School with interment following Elliott Cemetery near Cascilla.

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District Attorney on Wells investigation: “I do not have the same freedom to share information publicly that private individuals may have”

“Public commentary does not make the speaker transparent, just like exercising restraint consistent with the law does not make the process corrupt.