Charleston High School’s most sought-after athlete in years recently signed a National Letter of Intent to attend The University of Mississippi on a full football scholarship.
The year 2018 produced a wide array of headline-grabbing news in Tallahatchie County.
Following are some of the top stories of the year, as recorded in the pages of The Sun-Sentinel.
January
Tallahatchie County’s unemployment rate was unchanged from October to November, standing pat at 4.2 percent.
In November, 230 Tallahatchians were unemployed, and 5,380 employed, from a labor force totaling 5,610.
NOTICE TO ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2004, John B. (Benedict) Vaccaro and Edith Beggs Higgins Vaccaro a/k/a Edith Beggs Higgins, executed a deed of trust to Arnold M. Weiss, Trustee for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as Nominee for HomeComings Financial Network, Inc., its successors and assigns, which deed of trust is recorded in Deed of Trust Book 336 at Page 380 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of the County of Tallahatchie, Second Judicial District, State of Mississippi; and
While strategic planning, war chest building and low-key politicking may have been underway for some time, the official start of the 2019 election season arrives next week — on Wednesday, Jan. 2, to be exact.
For a fourth straight year, state Rep. Tommy Reynolds has contributed to the prekindergarten program of Tallahatchie County. The pre-K classrooms, which are a collaborative effort between the East Tallahatchie School District, Institute of Community Services Inc.
STARKVILLE – Agriculture was a $7.7 billion industry in Mississippi in 2018, exceeding the total set in 2017 despite declines in the estimated value of row crops, timber, catfish and livestock.
Bennie Paige Jr. (left) and Myrtle Houston-Jordan, president and treasurer, respectively, of the Charleston chapter of the National Charleston Day Organization, display an oversized check for $500 commemorating a donation in that amount which Entergy Corp.
Martha Martin McBrayer was honored recently with a retirement reception held at The Flower Basket & Gifts, the Charleston flower shop that she owned and operated for 37 years.
TIPPO — Katie Hardy Allison, age 85, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, April 13, at... READ MORE
The two editorial cartoons on this week’s Opinions page offer a lot of insight Easter.
There is a tendency, when talking about Mississippi, to focus heavily on the areas where the... READ MORE
The two editorial cartoons on this week’s Opinions page offer a lot of insight Easter.
