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Cousin, friend crosses over Jordan

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,01/20/22-11:09AM, 1,203 Reads
My family received very sad news Sunday morning.
Wayne Woods of Grenada, a first cousin to wife Krista by virtue of his daddy and her mama being brother and sister, had passed away at the age of 50. Krista was told he had been battling COVID.
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James Little

Fri,01/21/22-9:29AM, 1,084 Reads
CHARLESTON — James C. Little, 77, also known by many as Jerry, Calvin or J.C. Little, of Charleston, passed from this world into eternity on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson.
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Deceit only bought some time

By TIM KALICH
Fri,01/21/22-10:48PM, 831 Reads 39,233 Statewide
It’s a mess. That’s about the only way to describe the ongoing unraveling of Express Grain Terminals and those caught up in what is looking like its certain demise.
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Larry Champion

Thu,01/20/22-11:51AM, 674 Reads
CHARLESTON — Larry W. Champion, age 73, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Jan. 21, from 1 p.m. until service time beginning 2 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church with interment to follow at the church cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Editorial: 'It's gotten us nothing'

Sat,01/01/22-7:06PM, 2,602 Reads 10,303 Statewide
Maybe it was a surprise when Donald Trump Jr. told a group of young conservatives last week that, from a political standpoint, following the teachings of Jesus has “gotten us nothing.”
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Former Charleston football standout AJ Wren is pictured in the football jersey he wore during the first-ever Magnolia State North/South All Star Game on Dec. 30. Wren starred for Kirk Academy the past two seasons. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

Charleston's AJ Wren participates in pair of All-Star games

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,01/06/22-3:42PM, 2,299 Reads
Senior AJ Wren of Charleston just completed a whale of a high school football season, first playing in a state championship game and then participating in not one but two postseason All-Star games.
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Gunshots in Charleston on New Year's Eve result in charges against some, with more being sought

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,01/06/22-3:31PM, 2,226 Reads
The question of whether those were celebratory fireworks or gunshots Charleston residents heard on New Year’s Eve may never be answered definitively since city police did cite three people for allegedly greeting 2022 with a public display of gunfire.
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No whitewashing Jan. 6 attack

Wed,01/05/22-10:18PM, 1,953 Reads 7,047 Statewide
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt called it a day that would “live in infamy.”
The phrase that wartime president coined would later be applied to Sept. 11, 2001, the day when the worst terrorist attacks on American soil were perpetrated.
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Brenda Turner, center in blue, is pictured at the Aug. 3, 2019, ribbon-cutting of Whitten's Country Store. The Cascilla business operated in the same historic building where Whitten General Merchandise was established in 1884. Pictured, from left, are Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, Matthew Wall, owners Sloan and Brenda Turner, Madison Wall, William Goza and Jason McKinney. In back is Clinton Smith. (Sun-Sentinel file photo by Clay McFerrin)

Tribute to Brenda Turner, Tallahatchie icon killed in Grenada County crash

By REGGIE ROSS - The Grenada Star
Thu,11/04/21-2:37PM, 41,549 Reads
The Cascilla community is mourning the loss of one of their own, leaving the small Tallahatchie County village remembering her leading up to one of their biggest weekends of the year.
Brenda Turner died from her injuries after being involved in a one-car accident in north Grenada County last week.
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Tallahatchie County Jail booking photos from Tuesday, March 2, 2021, show, from left, Tameka McIntyre, Tawanda Smith Shannon, Margaret McIntyre Simmons and Sandy Frieson Smith.

Four elected officials face court hearing after charging one another with assault

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,03/04/21-12:24PM, 38,666 Reads
CORRECTION (2:18 p.m., March 5, 2021): STATEMENTS SAID SIMMONS, NOT McINTYRE, HAD WEAPON
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Becky and Ed Meek hold the George McLean Philanthropy Award given to them Thursday, Nov. 4, in Tupelo. (Photo by CREATE Foundation)

Ed and Becky Meek recognized for benevolence

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,11/05/21-5:39PM, 28,106 Reads
TUPELO — The generosity and public-spiritedness of Tallahatchie County natives Ed and Becky Meek were highlighted Thursday, Nov. 4, during the CREATE Foundation's annual meeting at the BancorpSouth Conference Center.
The couple, who live in Oxford, were 2021 recipients of the foundation's prestigious McLean Award for Philanthropy.
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Tutwiler police searching for at least 'two shooters' in early Monday slaying of local man

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,04/02/21-5:19PM, 21,256 Reads
TUTWILER — Several arrests are anticipated in connection with the March 29 early-morning shooting death of a man as he lay in bed.
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