Saturday May 16
Annual New Hope event canceled
The annual Memorial Day service and business meeting at New Hope Cemetery is being canceled by the cemetery board due to the coronavirus. The event was set for May 16.
“Hopefully, this service can be rescheduled this fall,” said William Earl McCammon. “Anyone wanting to donate for the upkeep of the cemetery can send donations to New Hope Cemetery, P.O. Box 723, Charleston, MS 38921.”
For more information, contact McCammon at 662-647-7541.
Miscellany
COVID-19 news, information sites
In addition to Sun-Sentinel print and website (www.tallahatchienews.ms) updates about COVID-19, we suggest the following:
» Mississippi State Department of Health, at www.msdh.ms.gov
» U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus
» Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Research Center, at https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
» Visit the worldometer website at https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Keglar Legacy accepts applications
The Birdia Keglar Legacy has announced its scholarship application process for 2020.
The annual scholarship award will be offered to a young woman from Tallahatchie County who demonstrates the attributes of Mrs. Keglar as stated in biographical and commemorative compositions.
A completed application is required, along with supporting documents including proof of acceptance/enrollment at a post-high school institution, transcript, ACT/SAT scores, one letter of recommendation from school and one from a community representative and an essay highlighting how the applicant best carries on the work and purpose of Mrs. Keglar.
Applications may be obtained from Charleston High School and West Tallahatchie High School or by visiting the website at birdiakeglarlegacy.org. Interested students may also contact Gwen Dailey at 662-609-6701 or LaJoyce Stewart at 663-417-5930. Applications are available beginning March 15, 2020. Deadline for submission is May 1. The award will be announced at high school graduation in May. The recipient will be honored at Birdia Keglar Legacy 2020 on June 6.
Report local littering, vandalism
Eyewitness accounts of littering and road sign vandalism/theft in Tallahatchie County may be reported to 647-7711 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., seven days per week. If there is no answer, leave a message as to the exact location of the dump site or sign vandalism or theft, the date and time called and your name and telephone number. Someone will contact you.
Correction or clarification
None.
To report the need for the correction or clarification of any item that appears in print in The Sun-Sentinel and/or on the online sites at www.facebook.com/TheSunSentinel, Twitter or on the website at www. tallahatchienews.ms, call the newspaper office at 662-647-8462 and ask for the editor, stop by the office at 149 Court Square in Charleston and ask for the editor or email the editor at clay@charlestonsun.net.
