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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAY DEMANGE . . .

Jesse Wilkerson Jr.

ROGERS, Ark. — Jesse Glen Wilkerson, Jr., known throughout his life as Glen, passed away on Sunday, May 17, at . . .

President of Mississippi University for Women Nora Roberts Miller holds a sign that says "I'm a Fan of the W" before she and other MUW alumni take a photo on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Jesse Wilkerson Jr.
Thu,05/21/26-9:35AM , 736 Reads
ROGERS, Ark. — Jesse Glen Wilkerson, Jr., known throughout his life as Glen, passed away on Sunday, May 17, at the age of 84.
A service celebrating Glen’s life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at Rogers First Church of the Nazarene in Rogers, Arkansas. Benton County Funeral Home of Rogers has charge of arrangements.
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Lue Sanders
Thu,05/21/26-10:30AM , 718 Reads
CHARLESTON — Lue Sanders, age 77, passed away Sunday, May 17.
Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 29, at True Bible Way Church near Charleston.
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, May 30, at the church.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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Charleston awarded $600,000 for sewer improvement work
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,05/22/26-11:36AM , 713 Reads
The city of Charleston has been awarded $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities funds to make needed improvements to the municipality’s aging sewer system.
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Enrollment declines demand consolidation
Wed,05/20/26-3:00PM , 516 Reads 11,418 Statewide
The steady decline in enrollment in Mississippi’s public schools over the past dozen years raises two questions: Why is it happening? What is the state doing about it?

There is no single answer as to why Mississippi now has almost 70,000 fewer students in the public schools than it did in 2013.
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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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