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CHARLESTON — Archie Mae Davis, age 87, passed away Friday, February 20.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 28, at Abundant Harvest Church in Charleston with interment following in Mt. Zion M.B. Cemetery. Delta Burial Corporation had charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Davis; a daughter, Shirley Sanford; and two sons, Willie Earl Davis and Bryant Davis.
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TUTWILER — Bobbie Perry, age 77, formerly of Tutwiler, passed away Sunday, February 15, in Norfolk, Virginia.
A visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Tutwiler Funeral Home.
A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksdale.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Michael “Mike” Carl Griggs, age 76, passed away Sunday, March 1, at his home.
He served his country as a veteran of the United States Army, and retired after 20 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Griggs.
He is survived by is wife, Phyliss Griggs; his daughter, Diana Griggs of California; his son, Michael Griggs of Memphis; a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
The family will hold a celebration of life at a later date. Womble Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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GRENADA — Nonprofit HERE (Housing: Economic Resources & Education) will host a housing resource fair Thursday, March 12, at the Lewis Johnson Center, 299 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Grenada.
The event is bolstered by a strategic partnership with the city of Grenada, the city of Charleston and the Mississippi Development Authority, reflecting a regional commitment to expanding housing opportunities and economic stability.
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BRANDON — Naomi "Fay" Worsham Smith, age 80, retired employee of Financial Control Dept. of Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 27.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at New Hope Cemetery near Scobey. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She is survived her daughter, Andrea Smith of Richmond, Texas, and her sister, Olivia Worsham Merrell of Nashville.
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A Mississippi Blood Services mobile coach is seen parked near the emergency room at Tallahatchie General Hospital on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.
A Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) mobile coach came to Charleston Friday.
Parked near the Tallahatchie General Hospital emergency room, the coach was present from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. to collect life-giving donations from hospital workers and other local residents.
According to a chart posted on the MBS website on Friday, Feb. 27, there is presently a critical need for donations of A+ and A- blood types.
For more information about MBS services, visit their website or call (888) 90-BLOOD (888-902-5663).
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Puppies peer out from behind wire at the Charleston animal holding facility on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Located off Murphy Road in southwest Charleston, the facility has been in operation since last fall.
The Charleston animal holding facility, located off Murphy Road in southwest Charleston, is brimming with canines, most of whom have been dropped off there by residents.
A joint venture of the Charleston Rotary Club, the city of Charleston and Tallahatchie County, the fledgling operation that began last fall is still very much a work in progress.
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CHARLESTON — Genevia Smith, age, 79, passed away Thursday, February 19.
A celebration of life service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 28, at Rocky Branch Missionary Baptist Church near Charleston, with interment following in Rocky Branch Cemetery.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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This monthly theme/holiday tree, bearing tributes to February notables Valentine's Day and Black History Month, stands in a public space in the front office of Charleston City Hall. Charleston Deputy City Clerk Felisha Porter is pictured at her desk in the background.
Many people put up artificial Christmas trees, but a growing trend is to leave those trees up year-round, swapping out the tinsel and Christmas ornaments for other holiday-themed decorations at the appropriate time on the calendar.
According to an article from Better Homes & Gardens, a year-round tree can be a fun and engaging family craft project and even boost your mood.
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TIPPO — Murrah Bob Hardy Sr., age 92, passed away Saturday, February 21, at his home in Tippo.
He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran.
A resident of Tallahatchie County for most of his life, he attended Tippo School and graduated from Charleston High School.
Visitation was held 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, at Tippo Methodist Church, with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. Interment was at Tippo Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — April Little Woods, age 46, teacher, passed away Saturday, February 21, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Monday, February 23, at Womble Funeral Home chapel with interment following at Adams Arbor Cemetery at Paynes.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Ritha Pearson Fillyaw.
She is survived by her father, Roger Little; two sisters, and three brothers.
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In an unusual feat, both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams from both Charleston High School and West Tallahatchie High School have advanced to the second round of the Mississippi High School Activities Association state playoffs.
On the girls side:
The CHS Lady Tigers and the WTHS Lady Choctaws play second-round games tonight (Feb. 20).
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CHARLESTON — Kenneth Brewer, age 47, passed away Wednesday, February 4.
Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
The funeral service will follow at p.m.
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A motorist eases around the east end of a wrecked gravel truck that landed crosswise on Highway 35 south of Paynes Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
, A wrecked gravel truck on Highway 35 south of Paynes is seen from a northern vantage point Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
, Officials at the scene of a gravel truck accident Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, on Highway 35 south of Paynes examine the wreckage.
A truck hauling gravel overturned Thursday afternoon after coming out of a deep curve on Mississippi Highway 35 just south of Paynes.
The accident was reported in a 911 call shortly before 2:30.
The truck landed on its right side, crosswise, blocking both northbound and southbound lanes of traffic.
A thin strip of pavement on the east side of the trailer allowed vehicles to gingerly navigate around the wreckage using a portion of sloping shoulder.
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The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund recently awarded a grant of $945,084 to restore and enhance the Walker Tract Waterfowl Sanctuary within the Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR).
For the last three years, the 550-acre Walker Tract, which is a closed portion of the Refuge that is utilized as a waterfowl sanctuary, has not held water due to the lack of funding needed for infrastructure repairs. This has resulted in limited waterfowl use.
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Students from the kindergarten class of Alyssa Wolfe at Charleston Elementary School showed their love for the Tallahatchie County Library during their monthly visit on Feb. 9. Since it was just before Valentine’s Day, students worked on valentine crafts. Pictured with their valentine crafts, from left, are Morgan Rogers, Kashius Love, Michael Clement, Faith Kimble and Curderrius Hawkins. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)
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Plantation Garden Club president, Sara Wilson, right, welcomes Cindy Mitchell, meeting guest speaker.
While National Arbor Day is held on the last Friday in April, Mississippi, similar to several other states, observes the holiday at a time best suited to its growing season. Our state adopted the second Friday in February as the day on which Mississippi would annually observe Arbor Day. This year it was observed on Feb. 13, with the following week observed as “Tree Planting Week.”
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While National Arbor Day is held on the last Friday in April, Mississippi, similar to several other states, observes the holiday at a time best suited to its growing season. Our state adopted the second Friday in February as the day on which Mississippi would annually observe Arbor Day. This year it was observed on Feb. 13, with the following week observed as “Tree Planting Week.”
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