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1. Yates, Sparks recognized by Mississippi REALTORS
Mississippi REALTORS has named State Representative Shanda Yates (I) and Senator Daniel Sparks (R) 2025 Legislators of the Year.
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The congressional primary election will be held Tuesday, and all 19 voting precincts in Tallahatchie County will be open for business.
Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
The election will determine the Democratic and Republican party nominees for U.S. Senate and House seats in November’s general election.
Local voters will find two races on each party ballot.
Democrat primary
U.S. Senate: Scott Colom, Albert R. Littell and Priscilla W. Till
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
An operator guides a grapple to clamp onto limbs and debris piled alongside a street in Charleston.
The contractor picking up limbs and other ice storm debris in Tallahatchie County is making only one pass along roads and highways.
“It’s one pass only picking up debris,” said Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors President and District 2 Supervisor Johnny Goodwin.
County residents who live on state highways 32 and 35, and U.S. Highway 49, are especially encouraged to get their debris out to the roadside as quickly as possible.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Tutwiler native Mike Steele is pictured in a publicity shot. (Photo courtesy of Jasmine Rodriguez)
Tutwiler native Mike Steele is chasing his musical dream as a Season 29 contestant on the hit reality TV series, “The Voice,” which airs on NBC and Peacock.
The 28-year-old, a 2015 graduate of West Tallahatchie High School, appeared on the most recent episode of The Voice Monday night (March 2), during the second of three "blind audition" installments.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Thursday March 5
Hitt Chapel Rebirth sets revival
Hitt Chapel Rebirth church, located at 3266 Highway 32, Webb, has announced a series of March revival services, as follows:
» Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m.: Apostle Mary Davis will be the speaker
» Friday, March 6; Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8: Pastor Dexter Nailer will speak during weeknight services at 6 and a Sunday service at 3 p.m.
» Monday, March 9, at 6 p.m.: Pastor Jimmy Glasper will speak
» Tuesday, March 10, at 6 p.m.: Evangelist Lillie Holmes will be the speaker
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In the seventh and eighth weeks of the 2026 legislative session, the Mississippi Senate adopted the Senate appropriations bills for a proposed $7.89 billion total state support for the fiscal year 2027 budget.
That includes $18 million for the Military Department, of which $3.3 million will be allotted to Senate Bill 2018, the Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program, that would provide free health insurance coverage for eligible members of the Mississippi National Guard.
Other proposed budgets include:
By Sarita Simmons - State Senator, District 13 on
3 weeks 6 days ago
This past January, Winter Storm Fern moved through Mississippi leaving a line of freezing weather in our state, downing trees and power lines. Significant damage occurred in Oxford and Tishomingo County.
There were countless landowners that suffered damage to their property and non-industrial private forest (NIPF) land, and the goal of this column is to inform landowners about a program that may aid those in the future that find themselves in these dire circumstances.
By James L. Cummins - Executive Director, Wildlife Mississippi on
3 weeks 6 days ago
When I see daffodils popping up here and there, I know spring is in the air. These past few beautiful days remind me that we may have a few more cold days, but spring is on its way.
North Delta School proudly recognized its seventh- and eighth-grade students who earned placements in the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) Middle School Math Tournament. Rowland Hartley is among one of the four students.
By PATCIE DECK on
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Denman Fly of Charleston will take part in Envision’s National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine & Health Care, this summer. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
Denman Fly, of Charleston, will join outstanding students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic development experience, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Medicine & Health Care, this summer on the campus of Emory University.
He is the son of Jimmy and Mary Fly, and is a fourth grade student at Pope School.
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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Condolences to the Conner family on the loss of their mother, Kathryn Conner Spruill. They were our next door, down-the-road neighbors for years. They moved to Calhoun City in the late 60s but kept their land in Oakland. Two of the children now live on the Oakland property.
By Linda Ross Aldy on
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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.
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week. As usual, there’s always some days, even weeks, more challenging than others, but it’s what gets us through ’til the next. We learn to live with the hard situations. Conditions fluctuate and God may not change the situation, but He changes us, because we belong to Him.
On Thursday afternoon, day 34 following the ice storm, we had service connections restored for phone and internet. Yes, residents were (I was) delighted!
By MELBA TAYLOR on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The Sisters Book Club book for February was “The Ruined Wife,” by Marin Montgomery. This is a psychological thriller about Alastair Adams and the perfect husband, Steven Adams.
Together they will build a successful life, have a beautiful child (Libby) and behave like newlyweds since the first day he carried her over the threshold.
By LAURA WARRIOR on
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March 2024, I wrote a blog called When Sin Disrupted the Olympics. In this piece, I explained the high hopes people had when the Modern Olympics began at the turn of the 20th century.
By Johnathan Kettler on
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Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere. MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.
The good news? Mississippi is no longer a laggard, but leading.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
4 weeks ago
“We are committed to ensuring that any system we are responsible for comes with a majority of votes for the City of Jackson, a majority of the customers and ratepayers,” said Mayor John Horhn.
The Senate Energy Committee advanced a bill to reform the beleaguered Jackson water system even as capital city leadership has fought parts of the measure.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
4 weeks ago
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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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