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These are the latest individuals arrested as part of a local roundup of suspects wanted on drug-related charges. (Driver's license photos courtesy of the Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Department)

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Four more lassoed in local drug roundup

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu, 09/23/2021 - 4:44 PM, 1,317 Reads
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety on Tuesday revealed the names of four more individuals who have been arrested on drug-related charges as part of a recent multi-agency roundup.
The latest to be arrested are:
» Demandrick Hayes, 29, of 307 N. Pleasant St., Charleston, on a charge of sale of methamphetamine
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Advance ticket purchase required for Charleston at Clarksdale football game

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Tue, 09/21/2021 - 12:57 PM, 765 Reads
Anyone planning to attend the game in which Charleston's Tigers will play at Clarksdale's Wildcats this Friday night (Sept. 24) must purchase an advance ticket, Charleston High School athletic director and head football coach LaDon Taylor announced Tuesday morning.
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The four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary who opened the Tutwiler Clinic on Aug. 15, 1983, are, from left, Sister Zenon D'Astous, RN; Sister Josephine Paleveda; Sister Rita D'Astous; and Sister Anne Brooks, doctor of osteopathy. (Photo courtesy of Tutwiler Clinic)

Upcoming Winona play highlights work of Sister Anne Brooks in Tutwiler

By ELIZABETH LOCKE ELDRIDGE
Fri, 09/24/2021 - 10:56 AM, 642 Reads
Editor's note: The following column by Montgomery County Arts Council member Elizabeth Eldridge discusses how the community theater in Winona came to produce its upcoming fall Hill Fire play, "A Gift of Hope," about Tutwiler Clinic founder and longtime physician, Sister Anne Brooks.
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50 Tallahatchians taken by COVID-19

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu, 09/23/2021 - 7:18 PM, 527 Reads
Tallahatchie County's 50th COVID-19 related death was reported Wednesday by the Mississippi State Department of Health.
It was the second local death attributed to the pandemic in as many weeks, with the 49th cited by MSDH in its Sept. 15 daily report.
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14 arrested on drug charges during roundup

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri, 09/10/2021 - 3:01 PM, 10,634 Reads
A multi-agency roundup of suspected drug offenders led to the Thursday morning arrests of 14 local people, according to Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly.
“Fourteen individuals were safely taken into custody without incident...,” he noted in a written statement Friday.
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A student is assisted onto a gurney after a school bus she was riding was struck by a log truck Wednesday morning in Charleston. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

School bus hit by 18-wheeler in Charleston

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Wed, 09/08/2021 - 9:23 AM, 2,247 Reads
A log truck struck a school bus during the morning commute Wednesday in Charleston.
East Tallahatchie School District bus No. 33 was transporting about three-dozen students at the time, according to an estimate provided by police at the scene. An exact count was not immediately available.
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Edward Carl Haire is charged with commiting a couple of crimes in rural Tallahatchie County. (Driver's license photo courtesy of the Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office)

Man charged with break-in, multiple thefts in Tallahatchie

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri, 09/03/2021 - 6:59 PM, 2,019 Reads
A DeSoto County man was arrested Sunday in connection with the whirlwind thefts of a utility task vehicle and four guns in two separate Tallahatchie County crimes.
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Sweet Peas & Bumblebees Child Care Center, located at 299 E. Chestnut St., Charleston, celebrated its grand opening with a Sept. 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured in front, from left, are Charleston City Clerk Ana Ealy, Candance Browley (holding Jayla Taylor), Chance Booker, Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith, center owner Brandy Williams, Bessie Brooks and Charleston Deputy City Clerk Vanisha Powell. Second row, from left, are Charleston Police Chief Jerry Williams II, Lateshijuan Hayes (holding Carisia Booker), Sharneka Boyd and Christine Taylor. In back, from left, are Mary Goliday, Tony Goliday, Kimberly Goliday and Shirley Pickens. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

Business celebrates grand opening

By CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 1:10 PM, 1,511 Reads

Quardero M. Gipson (left) and Quincy Qutexz Scott (center) have been indicted on charges of capital murder and conspiracy in connection with the July 2020 shooting death of Adrian Wilchie (right). (Photos special to The Sun-Sentinel)

Two indicted on capital murder, conspiracy charges

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 3:19 PM, 86,270 Reads
A Tallahatchie County grand jury has formally charged two men with capital murder and conspiracy in connection with a July 23 slaying near Webb.
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Most state agencies are asking for a small increase in their appropriations for fiscal 2022, which starts July 1. Photo illustration by Steve Wilson.

Most state agencies requesting slight increases in appropriations for next fiscal year

Fri, 10/02/2020 - 8:02 AM, 80,696 Reads
With the exception of Medicaid and the Institutes for Higher Education and several others, most state agencies will be asking for slight increases in their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.
Each summer, the budget cycle for Mississippi state agencies begins as agency directors put together their budget requests.
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Late football great Robert "Gentle Ben" Williams honored by State Senate

By THE YAZOO HERALD
Fri, 10/09/2020 - 3:02 PM, 54,459 Reads
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, honored the memory and life contributions of former University of Mississippi and Buffalo Bills standout defensive player Robert “Gentle Ben,” Williams of Yazoo City.
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Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

Big Tech eroding freedoms

By SCOTT COOPWOOD
Thu, 10/22/2020 - 3:56 PM, 50,761 Reads
During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook. Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users.
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