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A motorist eases around the east end of a wrecked gravel truck that landed crosswise on Highway 35 south of Paynes Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

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Overturned gravel truck blocks both lanes of Highway 35 south of Paynes

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,02/19/26-4:40PM, 1,073 Reads
A truck hauling gravel overturned Thursday afternoon after coming out of a deep curve on Mississippi Highway 35 just south of Paynes.
The accident was reported in a 911 call shortly before 2:30.
The truck landed on its right side, crosswise, blocking both northbound and southbound lanes of traffic.
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Pamandra Knowles

Mon,02/16/26-11:35AM, 906 Reads
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pam Knowles, age 56, a native of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, February 3, at Graceland Nursing Home in Memphis.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at E.H. Ford Funeral Home, Elvis Presley Blvd., in Memphis.
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Attendees enjoy live entertainment during a previous Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball, held in Alford's Gym on the campus of Charleston Middle School.

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Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball postponed

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,02/13/26-4:24PM, 572 Reads
The Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball has been postponed while local residents continue to pick up the pieces from damage caused by the recent ice storm, Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr. told The Sun-Sentinel on Thursday.
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Recovery worker Pete Theriautt of Livermore, Maine, demonstrates the operation of a grapple hook on a Pride Construction Inc. grapple truck while staged in Charleston on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. A grapple haul truck can hold 80 yards of tree limbs and branches, while a haul trailer can hold up to 88 yards, he noted.

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Tree debris removal begins in Charleston

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Wed,02/18/26-5:00PM, 441 Reads
The process of removing small mountains of tree limbs, branches and other debris from alongside practically every street in Charleston was set to begin this week.
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