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Janiya Moore, left, “Miss Homecoming” (queen) for West Tallahatchie junior high, poses for a photo with West Tallahatchie High School “Miss Homecoming” (queen) Jasmin Johnson minutes after they were honored during halftime of Friday night’s (Sept. 23) West Tallahatchie football game in Webb. (Photo by Larry Gordon)

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Slideshow: Homecoming honors bestowed in Webb
By Clay McFerrin
Thu,09/29/22-2:05PM , 2,003 Reads
WEBB — West Tallahatchie High School conducted homecoming festivities Friday, Sept. 23, during halftime of the West Bolivar at West Tallahatchie varsity football game.
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COVID claims 64th Tallahatchian
By Clay McFerrin
Thu,09/29/22-1:28PM , 1,235 Reads
The COVID-19 death toll in Tallahatchie County stands at 64 after the Mississippi State Department of Health on Tuesday, Sept. 27, announced yet another local victim.
The death was one of 14 in Mississippi that MSDH said occurred between Aug. 27 and Sept. 24.
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This chart shows letter-grade scores given to school districts and individual schools in Tallahatchie County over the past decade as part of the Mississippi Department of Education's Statewide Accountability System. During the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, no new letter-grade scores were given. (Sun-Sentinel graphic; Source: MS Dept. of Education)

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East, West Tallahatchie school districts earn improved grades on state accountability scale
By Clay McFerrin
Thu,09/29/22-11:25AM , 4,834 Reads
Both the East and West Tallahatchie school districts have received overall higher marks on a state accountability scale for the 2021-22 school year.
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Outdoor burning banned in Tallahatchie County
By Clay McFerrin
Wed,09/28/22-3:54PM , 2,220 Reads
For the time being, it is illegal to conduct outdoor burning in Tallahatchie County.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) today approved a request from the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors to enact a ban on outdoor burning of any kind in the county from Sept. 28 until midnight on Oct. 12.
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