Saturday July 11
Exquisite Pearls set virtual seminar
Exquisite Pearls of Excellence, a mentoring group for teen girls in grades 9-12, will host a virtual informational seminar through Zoom on Saturday, July 11, at 2 p.m. Interested applicants must live in Tallahatchie, Coahoma, Panola or Quitman counties. Mentors aged 18 and older are also wanted. For more information, call 662-645-1560 or email exquisitepearlsofexcellence@gmail.com.
Saturday July 18
Robert Neal Food Pantry to be open
The Robert Neal Food Pantry at Calvary Chapel of Parchman will distribute food on Saturday, July 18, and each third Saturday thereafter. The pantry, serving western Tallahatchie County and northern Sunflower County, has installed changes due to COVID-19.
The food pantry will begin at 9 a.m., and only those whose last names begin with A-H will be served at this time.
Last names starting with I-P will be served from 10-11 a.m.
Q-Z, anyone who missed earlier and all new sign-ups, will be served from 11 a.m. to noon. There will be no exceptions.
Distribution will be held in the church parking lot. Clients will drive in the one-way entrance off Ward-Riddick Road and will pull up beside the front door. Food boxes will be placed on a table beside the sign-in book. Clients will leave their cars and sign the notebook, get their box and leave immediately through the one-way exit to avoid any possibility of infection. No client will enter the building for any reason.
Faith Food Pantry to distribute
Faith Food Pantry at Faith Baptist Church near Charleston will distribute food on Saturday, July 18, and each third Saturday thereafter. However, due to the national coronavirus emergency, the pantry’s food distribution has been modified. All persons are asked to notify friends and other clients about the changes.
Food pantry will begin at 11 a.m.
The schedule will be strictly followed. For those whose last name begins with ...
• A-H, 11 a.m. to 12 noon
• I-Q: Noon to 1 p.m.
• R-Z, 1-2 p.m.
Clients will drive in and pull alongside (not toward) the building and sidewalk. A table will be outside the front porch with the food boxes and a sign-in book. Clients must get out and sign the book. They will then pull around the other side of the parking lot next to the highway and depart. Nobody will congregate or have contact with those not in their car.
Miscellany
Small businesses can get up to $25,000
If you own a small business that has 50 or fewer employees and were affected by COVID-19, you could be eligible for grants of up to $25,000. Back to Business Mississippi is a grant program designed to help such businesses in Mississippi recover from the economic impact.
For more information and to see if your business qualifies, visit the website, www.backtobusinessms.org.
Three locals honored at Hinds CC
Three students from Tallahatchie County were named to academic honors lists at Hinds Community College in Raymond at the conclusion of the spring 2020 session.
Kendred Brown of Glendora and Donald Brown of Holcomb were named President’s Scholars for having compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 4.0.
Madeline Miller of Cascilla has been named a Dean’s Scholar for achieving a cumulative GPA of from 3.5 to 3.9.
MSU reveals honorees for spring
Mississippi State University has revealed academic honors for the spring 2020 session.
All students named to honors lists were required to complete at least 12 semester hours of coursework and have no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.
» Named to the President’s List, achieving a 3.80 or better grade-point average were:
From Charleston: Arlie Strider Brandon, Alexia I’Kai Holt and Chelcy Jakayla Washington
From Oakland: Noah Clifton Brandon, Wilson Brett Brandon and Bailey Claire Wilkinson
» Named to the Dean’s List for achieving a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79, were:
From Scobey: Jesse Anna Robinson and Wesley Harrison Stokes
From Sumner: Andrew Bailey Easter
State tells of spring term graduates
Mississippi State University has announced local members of its graduation list for the 2020 spring term.
They include:
• Arlie Strider Brandon of Charleston, who received the Bachelor of Science degree from the MSU College of Agriculture while graduating summa cum laude, an honor reserved for graduates achieving at least a 3.8 average.
• Liz Elaina Roark of Enid, who received the Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences
• William Blaye Brasher of Oakland, who received the Bachelor of Science from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Jesse Anna Robinson, who received the Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and Sciences
Assistance sought for local cemetery
Help is needed to clean the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery. Some cleanup work has already begun. All families who have loved ones buried in the cemetery are asked to help in any way they can. For more information, contact Leon Smith at 647-1301.
Resource families sought for children
The Tallahatchie County Department of Human Services is seeking local residents willing to become resource parents to care for foster children under DHS care.
Children belong in families, and resource parents accept foster children into their homes, providing them with a nurturing and structured environment, love and discipline.
For more information, call Gwendolyn D. Shannon, resource specialist with the Mississippi Department of Human Services, at 647-2202.
Free civil legal assistance available
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of North Mississippi needing representation on civil legal matters such as bankruptcy, housing, education, taxes, family law, public benefits and domestic violence issues.
Application for services can be made by calling 1-800-498-1804 Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Application can also be made online at www.nmrls.com or www.mslegalservices.org.
Intervention, addiction info offered
Families are looking for ways to help those they love who need treatment for drug abuse. Getting them into treatment becomes even harder if their loved one is not willing. This is where intervention can become key. To learn more about interventions or free screenings, visit www.narcononnewliferetreat.org or call Narconon at 1-800-431-1754.
Tallahatchie Notes free to the public
“Tallahatchie Notes” is a free community bulletin board service offered by The Sun-Sentinel. Announcements of upcoming local events and news briefs are welcome.
The deadline for receipt of information for “Tallahatchie Notes” is each Friday at noon.
Items may be hand-delivered to The Sun-Sentinel office at 149 Court Square in Charleston; mailed to P.O. Box 250, Charleston, MS 38921; faxed to 662-647-3830; or emailed to clay@charlestonsun.net.
Include a contact name and phone number.
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 newspaper’s 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 or email clay@charlestonsun.net.
