The application period for needy families to qualify for Walthall’s Adopt-a-Family Christmas program is Halloween day, Tuesday, Oct. 31. Adopt-a-Family applications can be picked up at the circuit clerk’s office. Circuit Clerk Vernon Alford said his office has no connection with the program, outside of acting as a central location for the applications. To be…

The new 2023 Tylertown Christmas ornament will prove popular this year. The Nativity ornament is available for $15 at Citizens Bank or The Tylertown Times. The ornaments are sold every year by the Christmas in the Park committee and have become quite a collectible, as some have the entire set of pewter ornaments, which may…

The Walthall Chamber of Commerce Customer Appreciation registration is underway at participating Tylertown merchants. As is custom, the prize drawing takes place Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. at Centennial Square during the Townwide Halloween Party. Register at participating merchants where the Customer Appreciation poster is displayed. No purchase is required to register. Be sure…

This year’s return engagement of Walthall’s Youth Fishing Rodeo is Saturday, Oct. 14, 8:30 a.m., at the Walthall Shooting Range, Old Hwy. 24, behind Livestock Producers. The fishing pond is on-site and is open for the rodeo for ages 15 and under. The fishing rodeo is free. Pre-register at visitscenicrivers.com for a variety of fishing…

The town’s annual Halloween Party takes place Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 3-5 p.m. as kids–under 10–visit participating businesses for Halloween treats after school. Both kids and adults get in the act as many store owners and employees costume for the day, then hand out the treats after school as the little goblins visit the stores.…