Walthall County Board of Supervisors Honors Jordan Anthony
Walthall County Board of Supervisors Honors Jordan Anthony By Cathy Chance Harvey At last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Cathy C. Harvey presented on behalf of the Walthall County Historical Society a recommendation that the Board pass a resolution to honor track and field champion Jordan Anthony with a formal commendation by the Mississippi state…
Read MoreMyrtle Yvonne Booth
Myrtle Yvonne Booth Aug. 24, 1952 – Dec. 31, 2025 Myrtle Booth, 73, of McComb, died Dec. 31, 2025, in McComb. She was born Aug. 24, 1952, in New Orleans, LA, to Curley and Gladys Gardner. She was a member of Shady Grove MB Church from a young age. Myrtle graduated from Eva Gordon High…
Read MoreShirley E. Phillips
Shirley E. Phillips Jan. 29, 1939 – Dec. 31, 2025 Shirley Electra Phillips, known as “Shell”, 86, of Tylertown, died Dec. 31, 2025, in Hattiesburg. She was born Jan. 23, 1939, in Tylertown, the sixth of eight children born to Tillie Bell and Patrick Williams. She was educated at Walthall County Training School, and moved…
Read MoreEdward L. Cowart
Edward L. Cowart Dec. 3, 1984 – Dec. 31, 2025 Edward Lamont Cowart, 41, of Tylertown, died Dec. 31, 2025, at St. Dominic Baptist Hospital in Jackson. He was born Dec. 3, 1984, in McComb. Services were Jan. 10, 2026, at Jordan Temple COGIC in McComb. Pastor George Cowart officiated the services. Burial was in…
Read MoreBonnie L. Kemp
Bonnie L. Kemp Oct. 23, 1935 – Jan. 7, 2026 Bonnie L. Kemp, 90, a resident of Tylertown, died Jan. 7, 2025, at Diversicare in Tylertown. A graveside service was Jan. 9, 2025, at Tylertown Cemetery, with Rev. Justin Knight officiating. Hartman Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Bonnie was born Oct. 23,…
Read MoreZelma Ann F. Lofton
Zelma Ann F. Lofton Sept. 12, 1939 – Jan. 6, 2026 Zelma Ann Forbes Lofton, 86, of Gautier, MS, died Jan. 6, 2026. She was born Sept. 12, 1939, in New Orleans, to Estus Crawford Forbes and Clara Elizabeth Simmons Forbes. Zelma graduated from East Jefferson High School in Louisiana and attended SMCC, Southeastern University…
Read MoreJohn A. Sartin
John A. Sartin Sept. 25, 1959 – Jan.1, 2026 John A. Sartin, 66, died Jan. 1, 2026, in McComb. He was born Sept. 25, 1959, to Aster Junior Sartin and Stella Yougblood Sartin. A public viewing was Jan. 10, 2026, at Washington Funeral Home, Tylertown. Burial was in Tylertown Cemetery II.
Read MoreKaren Summers
Karen Summers June 8, 1975 – Dec.31, 2025 Karen M. Summers, 50, of Columbia, MS, died Dec. 31, 2025, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. She was born June 8, 1975, in Utica, New York to the late Stephen Calhoun and Donna L. Juckett Huber. Survivors include her husband, Charlie Summers; sons, Glenn Martin, Jr.…
Read MoreSouth MS Boucherie BBQ Festival is no more, committee announces
South MS Boucherie BBQ Festival is no more, committee announces The South MS Boucherie, held in March, will not be held this year, according to a letter from the committee: Dear friends, After much consideration, we want to share that we will no longer be hosting the Boucherie BBQ Festival. For the past 5 years…
Read MoreJudges election this year moves Walthall into new circuit, chancery districts
Judges election this year moves Walthall into new circuit, chancery districts The 2026 elections, along with a court redistricting plan, already okayed by the legislature, but set to take effect in 2027, Walthall County, for the first time in history, will move into circuit and chancery districts that separate it from Pike County. In 2027,…
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