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Grenada pastor and school bus driver Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was found dead in his jail cell on Wednesday, May 28.

Pastor jailed on child sex crimes found dead in cell

A Grenada pastor and school bus driver who has been behind bars for more than two months on child sex . . .

SonEdna Foundation Chief Vision Officer Morgana Freeman, center, visits with guests after the Charleston Thrives official launch on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the former National Guard armory in Charleston. The facility is owned by the city of Charleston. (Photo by Clay McFerrin, Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers Inc.)

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Grenada pastor and school bus driver Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was found dead in his jail cell on Wednesday, May 28.

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Pastor jailed on child sex crimes found dead in cell
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE
Thu,05/28/26-5:18PM , 2,400 Reads 25,948 Statewide
A Grenada pastor and school bus driver who has been behind bars for more than two months on child sex charges was found dead Wednesday morning.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

This sign signs alongside U.S. Highway 49 near the entrance to the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler.

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Vermont inmate found dead at Tutwiler prison
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,05/28/26-10:27AM , 1,776 Reads
Foul play is not suspected in last week’s death of a Vermont inmate being held at the private prison in Tutwiler, according to Tallahatchie County Coroner Anthony Hawkins.
The deceased, identified as Shawn Sears, was a 56-year-old Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) inmate housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.
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CHS students receive scholarships
Thu,05/28/26-12:54PM , 1,769 Reads
Charleston High School Class of 2026 graduating seniors De’Moria Shannon, second from left, and Nevada Holmes, third from left, are pictured with symbolic checks representing the $500 scholarship award which each received from Charleston-based J Brown Community Funeral Services.
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Joseph Eastridge
Mon,06/01/26-10:24AM , 1,341 Reads

GRENADA — Joseph Paul Eastridge, age 56, formerly of Charleston, passed away Saturday, May 23.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Grenada Church of God.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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Discovering history at the Shiloh National Military Park Corinth Interpretive Center

Visitors stand on the same ground where one of the most significant chapters of American history unfolded. Mississippi has a lot of places like that if you look closely enough.

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