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Charleston awarded $256,096 for water system improvements

Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith said he is "definitely excited" about Thursday's news that the city has been awarded a $256,096 grant for water system improvements.

Bridge work progressing

A car crosses the U.S. Highway 49 bridge over Hopson Bayou in Tutwiler Sept. 9 as workers continue their labors on a detour bridge (left) that soon will ferry traffic across the waterway.

UM researchers working on nasal spray to block COVID-19

OXFORD, Miss.

Absentee voting for general election can begin Sept. 21

Those who are eligible to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 general election can do so starting Monday, Sept. 21, Tallahatchie County Circuit Clerk Daphane Neal said this week.

Gateway's 10th anniversary festival on hold until next year

Celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Gateway to the Delta Festival will have to wait.

Law enforcement warns public of deadly Fentanyl laced drugs

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On Fri, 09/18/2020 - 04:10 PM

OXFORD – Local, state and federal law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Mississippi are warning the public about a number of recent drug overdoses and deaths in North Mississippi that have been linked to several street drugs that contain the highly potent and deadly drug fentanyl.

Prison workers accused of wrongdoing, one formally charged

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On Fri, 09/18/2020 - 04:46 PM

JACKSON – Today, Commissioner Burl Cain announced that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has suspended or dismissed five employees, including the chief of security, a warden and a corrections commander, and banned five others from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in an ongoing effort to root out wrongdoing.

State history, civil rights museums to open free on Sundays

By Michael Morris, READ MORE > 144 Reads
On Fri, 09/18/2020 - 03:43 PM

Effective Thursday, Oct. 1, the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will add new Sunday hours to its regular hou

Charleston awarded $256,096 for water system improvements

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On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 06:17 PM

Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith said he is "definitely excited" about Thursday's news that the city has been awarded a $256,096 grant for water system improvements.

Tallahatchie County Justice Court, 1st District, Aug. 20 and Sept. 3, 2020

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On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 06:11 PM

Judge Steve Ross handed down the following decisions during the Aug. 20 and Sept. 3 sessions of Tallahatchie County Justice Court for the First Judicial District in Charleston, according to information on file in the justice court clerk’s office.
Aug. 20

Charleston Municipal Court, Aug. 3 and Aug. 17, 2020

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On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 06:05 PM

Judge Tara Lang handed down the following decisions during the Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 sessions of Charleston Municipal Court, according to information on file in the municipal court clerk’s office.
Aug. 3

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Welcome to the Brave New World; The devastating effects of Section 230 on America

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On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 04:00 PM

Kudos to Mississippi U. S. Senator Roger Wicker for sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1996.

Virus claims lives of five Tallahatchians over past week

By Clay McFerrin, READ MORE > 754 Reads
On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 02:05 PM

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of five Tallahatchians within the past eight days — the largest concentration of local pandemic-related fatalities for any such period since the outbreak began.

Bridge work progressing

By Clay McFerrin, READ MORE > 408 Reads
On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 01:59 PM

A car crosses the U.S. Highway 49 bridge over Hopson Bayou in Tutwiler Sept. 9 as workers continue their labors on a detour bridge (left) that soon will ferry traffic across the waterway. The main structure, rated in poor condition, is scheduled for replacement as part of a $13.8 million, three-bridge contract awarded in May to T.L.

Glendora man dies in accident

By Clay McFerrin, READ MORE > 771 Reads
On Thu, 09/17/2020 - 12:54 PM

A man died Friday after the SUV he was driving struck another SUV, left the road, flipped and caught fire while he was trapped underneath the wreckage.
Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly identified the victim as Lee Anthony Johnson, 43, of 24 Gipson Ave., Glendora.

Law enforcement warns public of deadly Fentanyl laced drugs

The joint warning came Friday afternoon from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN), U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi, the Oxford Police Department and the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department.

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