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TWO INMATES ESCAPE FROM PARCHMAN

Sat,01/04/20-9:15AM, 3,894 Reads
JACKSON – Two inmates are missing at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
David May, 42, and Dillion Williams, 27, were discovered missing during an emergency count about 1:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4.
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Patsy Sanders

Fri,02/28/20-1:50PM, 3,893 Reads
CHARLESTON — Patsy Myatt Sanders, age 75, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 25, at Baptist North Mississippi in Oxford.
Graveside services were1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at Sanders Family Cemetery near Enid. Newsom Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Travel artist and muralist Aikee "Artkee" Matthews adds some finishing touches to the freshly-painted press box at Tiger Stadium on the campus of Charleston High School late Thursday afternoon.

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Charleston Tigers kick off season tonight

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,09/05/25-1:04PM, 3,892 Reads
The Charleston High School football Tigers will kick off the 2025 season Friday night by hosting the North Panola Cougars at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff is at 7, and general admission is $8.
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Tallahatchie County Circuit Clerk Daphane Neal, left, is pictured at the close of election night Tuesday with newly reelected District 5 Supervisor Eddie Meeks, center, and Ira “Blue” Wrenn, whose bid for District 3 supervisor fell short. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

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Candidate for coroner makes Tallahatchie history on ninth attempt

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Wed,08/30/23-3:37AM, 3,891 Reads
Glendora funeral home manager Anthony "Tony" Hawkins made history Tuesday when he defeated longtime incumbent Tallahatchie County Coroner Ginger Smith Meriwether in the Democratic primary runoff election.
Hawkins, 53, becomes the first Black candidate ever to win a party nomination for that countywide position in Tallahatchie County.
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