Saturday June 20
Robert Neal Food Pantry to be open
The Robert Neal Food Pantry at Calvary Chapel of Parchman will distribute food on Saturday, June 20, 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. There will be no parking except in the drive-thru line.
Faith Food Pantry tells of changes
Faith Food Pantry at Faith Baptist Church near Charleston will distribute food on Saturday, May 16, 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
Keglar Legacy accepts applications
Although the 2020 Birdia Keglar Legacy Community Celebration planned for June 6 in Charleston has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BK Legacy Scholarship still will be awarded to a deserving young woman from Tallahatchie County who meets the criteria. To participate in the application process, go to the website, birdiakeglarlegacy.org, retrieve an application from Charleston High School or contact Gwen Dailey at 662-609-6701 or LaJoyce Stewart at 662-417-4950.
The deadline to submit a completed application, along with supporting documents, has been extended to June 15, 2020. Mail to BK Legacy Scholarship Committee, Post Office Box 222, Charleston, MS 38921
On behalf of Mrs. Keglar’s work and purpose and this being a presidential election year, the BK Legacy will also continue its efforts to contribute to civic and community engagement in the form of voter education and registration as are always a part of the annual community day celebration.
COVID-19 news, information sites
In addition to Sun-Sentinel print and website (www.tallahatchienews.ms) updates about COVID-19, the following are suggested:
» 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/
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.
Narconon offers free drug education
Narconon New Life Retreat, Denham Springs, Louisiana, reminds families to stay educated on the signs and dangers of drug abuse. Methamphetamines and opioids are on the rise in both rural and city areas. Learn the signs and protect your loved ones from drug abuse and addiction.
The number of deaths caused by methamphetamines has almost tripled since 2014.
Narconon provides free drug education materials covering a wide range of topics. For free drug education materials, call 1-800-431-1754. For more about Narconon New Life Retreat, visit www.narcononnewliferetreat.org.
Narcan availability stems OD deaths
Over the last several years, drug overdoses have continued to increase. The surgeon general has issued a statement for all communities to increase Narcan availability since research shows when communities increase education and availability, the number of overdose deaths decrease. For more information, visit https://www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/where-to-get-narcan.html.
Social Security offers ‘extra help’
Attention, Medicare beneficiaries: Do you have a Medicare prescription drug plan and need help paying for prescription drugs, including premiums, deductibles and co-payments? Do you have low income and limited resources? Are you on Medicaid but still having problems affording drugs or premiums?
Anyone answering “yes” to any of these questions can apply for “extra help” from Social Security. Contact your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselor at North Delta Planning and Development District Area Agency on Aging, 1-800-848-3090.
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.
All submissions may be edited.
The deadline for receipt of information for “Tallahatchie Notes” is each Friday at noon.
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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
A story in the May 21 print edition omitted one detail about eligibility criteria for those voting in the March 10 congressional runoff. Only those who cast a ballot in the Republican primary, or did not vote at all on March 10, are eligible to vote in next month’s runoff. Because Mississippi law does not permit crossover voting, anyone who voted in the Democratic Party primary cannot vote in the Republican Party runoff.
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