Miscellany
Tutwiler Quilters offer free classes
The Tutwiler Quilters are offering free quilting lessons for single parents and their child (12-16 years of age) to attend together.
Supplies for the classes will be provided to participants. The classes will be taught via Zoom and in person at the Tutwiler Community Education Center, 304 Hancock St., Tutwiler. All participants attending the class in person must practice COVID-19 safety measures.
Families who complete the classes will receive a sewing machine and access to a low-interest loan to start their own business.
For more information or to register for the classes, call the TCEC at 662-345-8393.
The lessons are provided by a grant from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi.
Free food boxes available Tuesdays
The Tutwiler Community Education Center was recently awarded a grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center to provide fresh produce boxes weekly for area residents.
Distribution will be every Tuesday from 10 a.m. until noon, except on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Only two boxes per car will be allowed.
COVID-19 protective measures are in place and must be followed.
Mid-State offers youth job help
The Mid-State Opportunity Inc. out-of-school youth program name has changed to MySTATUS (Maximize Your Skills to Advance to Unlimited Success).
Youth ages 16-24 are being recruited for the MySTATUS Out-of-School Youth program that began July 1 and lasts until June 30, 2021.
MySTATUS is federally funded by Delta Workforce Development Area through South Delta Planning and Development District to provide out-of-school youth a comprehensive employment program. It pays youth $4 per hour to train identifying career pathways and equip them with the skills needed to get a job. Subsequently, youth are paid $8 hourly for up to 200 hours to gain work experience.
In addition, cash incentives are awarded to youth who obtain national career readiness certificates, credentials and more throughout the program year. Further, educational and employment-related expenses such as ACT testing fees and certifications, etc., are paid as well. Eligibility must be determined.
For information, call 647-2463 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.
Narconon offers free drug education
Recently, there has been an increase in relapses amongst those in recovery for substance abuse. A large contributing factor has been isolation caused by COVID-19.
The staff at Narconon reminds the public to keep this in mind and pay extra attention to any loved ones who have struggled with substance abuse in the past.
For additional information, visit: https://www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/how-isolation-stunts-recovery.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.
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.
Tallahatchie Notes free to the public
“Tallahatchie Notes” is a free community bulletin board service offered by The Sun-Sentinel. The deadline for receipt of information for “Tallahatchie Notes” is noon Fridays.
Email items to clay@charlestonsun.net; mail P.O. Box 250, Charleston, MS 38921; fax 662-647-3830; or drop them off by the office at 149 Court Square in Charleston.
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 phone number. Someone will contact you.
Correction or clarification
In an Oct. 8 story about newly appointed Webb assistant police chief and lead investigator Scott Ferguson, the name of his late father-in-law was incorrect. His father-in-law was C.F. Newton, a former Webb police chief.
The Sun-Sentinel attempts to report the news accurately and fairly at all times. If a mistake is made, we will gladly correct it.
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.
