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Smoke billows from the Dollar General store in Webb at about 1:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. (Photo by Corey Gee/Sumner Fire Department)

Smoke billows from the Dollar General store in Webb at about 1:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. (Photo by Corey Gee/Sumner Fire Department)

Flames spew and smoke billows from the Dollar General store in Webb at about 1:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. (Photo submitted by Corey Gee/Sumner Fire Department)

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UPDATED: Firefighters battle blaze at Dollar General store in Webb

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,09/30/22-1:57PM, 790 Reads
WEBB — Fire broke out at the Dollar General discount store on Highway 49 East about 1 p.m. today.
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Circuit clerk offices will be open on several upcoming Saturday mornings

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,09/30/22-9:17AM, 486 Reads
With the Nov. 8 general election bearing down on the calendar, Tallahatchie County Circuit Clerk Daphane Neal reminded voters on Friday that her offices in Charleston and Sumner will be open a half-day on three upcoming Saturdays, as follows:
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At the West Tallahatchie Head Start Center near Glendora are, from left, Bertha Jones, Tameka Townes, Sharon Adams-Herron, Barbara Price and Pamela Lee, with a ceremonial oversized check that reflects a recent donation to ICS.

At the Eva Covington Head Start Center near Charleston, workers, from left, Mildred Judson, Michelle Pigues, Kimberly Winters, Timika Cathey and Mattie Spears hold an oversized check to show their proceeds from a recent donation.

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ICS Project Head Start partnership pays dividends

By FANNIE LAMPLEY FANNIE LAMPLEY - ICS Project Head Start
Fri,09/30/22-12:48PM, 405 Reads
The Institute of Community Services Inc. Project Head Start (ICS) can attest to the fact that collaboration is essential.
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Thomas Mayo

A Student's Journey: Thomas Mayo’s story reflects dangers of counterfeit drugs on college campuses

By OLIVIA MARS OLIVIA MARS
Fri,09/30/22-9:28AM, 366 Reads 4,642 Statewide
On April 8, Thomas Hayes Mayo’s oldest sister gave birth to the first grandchild in the family and named him Hayes after her little brother. On April 9, Thomas was a groomsman at his brother’s wedding in Florida.
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Tallahatchie County's school districts improved from overall ratings of "F" in 2019 to "D" in 2022, according to unofficial data released Tuesday, Sept. 27, by the Mississippi Department of Education. The district and school grades will become official upon approval from the Mississippi State Board of Education on Thursday, Sept. 29. (Sun-Sentinel graphic)

Tallahatchie school districts improve from 'F' to 'D' state grade

By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Tue,09/27/22-11:16AM, 2,608 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi schools and districts will earn new grades for the first time since 2019 when the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) approves accountability grades Thursday, Sept. 29, for the 2021-22 school year. The grades reflect how student achievement has improved after declining during the early part of the pandemic.
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Steve Biggers

Mon,09/26/22-1:32PM, 1,627 Reads
MILLERSBURG, Ind. — Steve S. Biggers, 75, of Millersburg, Ind., passed away Thursday, Sept. 22, at Goshen Hospital.
A celebration of life will be held 12 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Benton Mennonite Church. Elkhart Cremation Services is entrusted with his care.
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Outdoor burning discouraged Wednesday; Fire Weather Watch issued

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Mon,09/26/22-3:57PM, 1,351 Reads
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Fire Weather Watch for 22 counties in North Mississippi, including Tallahatchie, from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
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Thomas Ross

Mon,09/26/22-9:09AM, 1,212 Reads
CHARLESTON — Thomas “Tommy” Wesley Ross, 80, of Charleston, passed away Thursday night, Sept. 22, at the ICU unit in Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
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Ja'Tavius D'trel Davis, left, was shot dead Tuesday morning in Charleston, and Travarius Tommthie Love, right, is charged with first-degree murder in the case. (Photos submitted)

Double shooting in Charleston leaves one dead

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - The Sun-Sentinel
Thu,09/15/22-1:53PM, 11,844 Reads
Two men allegedly faced off with guns Tuesday in Charleston, leaving one dead and the other shot and charged with murder as he recovers in an area hospital.
A third person also has been charged with accessory after the fact.
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Former deputy warden at Parchman sentenced to prison for assaulting inmate

By SUSAN BRADLEY SUSAN BRADLEY
Fri,09/02/22-2:22PM, 10,145 Reads
WASHINGTON – Melvin Hilson, 50, a former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for violating an inmate’s civil rights in 2016.
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A couple of Charleston football players admire the new backpacks donated by Sayle Oil Co. (Photo by Mandy Moore)

Charleston High School football players are pictured walking from the team's field house with new backpacks donated recently by Sayle Oil Co. of Charleston. (Photo by Mandy Moore)

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CHS coach lauds local business for donating backpacks

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,09/15/22-7:46PM, 8,525 Reads
Charleston High School head football coach LaDon Taylor said his team recently received 50 new Under Armour Storm backpacks donated by Sayle Oil Co.
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Plenty of jobs still available out there

By JACK RYAN, ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL JACK RYAN, ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL
Thu,09/15/22-10:36AM, 5,802 Reads
McCOMB — Asked by the Mississippi Today website why more people in the state have not returned to work when plenty of jobs are available, a number of respondents who pay attention to the issue admit they don’t know.
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During the March 2 noon luncheon meeting of the Charleston Rotary Club, Shelbie Grace Phelps, center, was introduced as the new Mississippi State University Extension county agent in Tallahatchie County. Shelbie’s official title is Extension agent 1, as she specializes in 4-H activities. Phelps is pictured with Rotary club president Ken Watson, left, and her uncle, Tallahatchie County Farm Service Agency Executive Director David Groner, who introduced her. (Photo by John Ball Burnett)

Phelps named new Extension agent for Tallahatchie

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,03/10/22-3:08PM, 662,872 Reads

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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 REGGIE ROSS - The Grenada Star
Thu,11/04/21-2:37PM, 153,614 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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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 CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,11/05/21-5:39PM, 138,530 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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Charleston man charged with murder in death of Marks teen

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - The Sun-Sentinel
Sat,03/12/22-9:19PM, 119,603 Reads 151,769 Statewide
Charleston police have announced an arrest in the recent shooting death of a Quitman County teenager, an incident that was deemed a "random act."
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