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Participants of Ladies’ Paint Night at the CARE building in Charleston show off their summer-themed beach artwork. Pictured seated, from left, are Peyton Brown, Lela Sayle, Karen Jones, Jessica Strider and art instructor Gay-Lynn Haynes. Standing, from left, are Anna Pullen, Rhonda Scallion, Trish Hollis, Gina Holley, Krista McFerrin and Carol Sturgis. The free monthly class is held at the Charleston Arts Center. (Photo by Dana Clolinger)

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Ladies paint summer beach scene at CARE
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/16/26-5:02PM , 786 Reads
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A Monday fire ravages an abandoned building formerly housing the offices of a long closed Charleston sawmill operation. The fire was reported shortly after noon, and while the Charleston Fire Department prevented the blaze from spreading, the structure itself was a total loss. Ownership of the North Market Street property, for many years the home to Tallahatchie Hardwood Inc., as well as the cause of the fire, were not immediately known.

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Fire destroys old mill office
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/16/26-4:47PM , 1,818 Reads
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A thick coating of ice covers the branches of a tree in Charleston after a winter storm in late January.

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Individual assistance, as well as tax relief, available to residents impacted by January ice storm
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/16/26-4:25PM , 1,231 Reads
Residents of Tallahatchie and 35 other Mississippi counties are now eligible to apply for individual federal assistance in the wake of the ice storm, Jan. 23-27.
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Venable property deemed 'Yard of the Month'
The Charleston property of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Venable, at 201 N. Church St., has been selected by the Charleston Magnolia Garden Club as its “Yard of the Month” award recipient for April. The club designates a Charleston-area lawn for the beautification honor based on recognized criteria, including basic principles of landscape design: unity, balance, contrast and harmony, color, transition, line, proportion and repetition.

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Venable property deemed 'Yard of the Month'
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/16/26-4:09PM , 888 Reads
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