Sheriff’s office, jail off-limits due to COVID
The county sheriff’s office is closed to through traffic after an employee tested positive for the COVID-19 virus recently, according to Sheriff Kyle Breland. “County emergency management director Royce McKee was notified and came to spray both the sheriff’s office and the jail with a disinfectant supplied by MEMA that is supposed to be capable…
Read MoreRV park proposes discharge wastewater into Bogue Chitto
A popular RV park in Walthall County has applied for a permit with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to discharge just over 70,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily into the Bogue Chitto River. Paradise Ranch RV Resort, 660 Hwy. 48 West, proposes to discharge the treated domestic wastewater into a ditch which will empty…
Read MoreApril Warren
April Warren July 19, 1979 – Nov. 5, 2020 April Warren, 41 of Tylertown, died Nov. 5, 2020, at Ochsner Northshore Medical Center, Slidell, after a brief illness. Ms. Warren was born July 19, 1979, to the late Ms. Lee Warren and Quincy Lewis Graveside services for Ms. Warren was Nov. 14, 2020, at Williams…
Read MoreBonnie Givens
Bonnie Givens Oct. 17, 1936 – Nov. 14, 2020 Bonnie Brister Givens, 84, of Jayess, died Nov. 14, 2020. Bonnie was born Oct. 17, 1936, in Jayess to Talmadge “Cub” Brister and Elnora Bracey Brister. A funeral service was Nov. 17, 2020, at Tilton United Methodist Church in Jayess with graveside services following in Tilton…
Read MoreIvye Lou Reid
Ivye Lou Reid April 10, 1928 – Oct. 18, 2020 Ivye Lou Storie Reid died in her home Oct. 18, 2020. She was born April 10, 1928. She was fun and creative, always looking for a new adventure and making the best meals, including her famous homemade chocolate pie and sharing her hobbies of painting,…
Read MorePatsy A. Green
Patsy A. Green Sept. 21, 1950 – Nov. 8, 2020 Patsy A. Green, 70, of Columbia, died Nov. 8, 2020, in Hattiesburg at Forrest General Hospital after a brief illness. Ms. Green was born Sept. 21, 1950, in Kokomo to Justina Conerly. A graveside service was Nov. 14, 2020, at New Damascus Church Cemetery, interment…
Read MoreMelinda Sartin
Melinda Sartin Sept. 1, 1964 – Nov. 15, 2020 Melinda Sartin, 56, of McComb, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Walthall General Hospital in Tylertown. A native of New Orleans, and longtime resident of McComb, she was a farmer with Buford and Son’s Dairy Farm, and Douglas Popwell Dairy. Mrs. Sartin was of the Baptist…
Read MoreMichael E. Wallace
Michael E. Wallace June 9, 1961 – Nov. 21, 2020 Michael Eugene Wallace, 59, a resident of Jayess died Nov. 21, 2020, at his residence. A service was set for Nov. 25, 2020, Rev. Jerron Carney, Rev. Donald Lance, Jr. and Bishop James Carney officiating, burial in New Bethel Jesus Name cemetery in Jayess. Wallace…
Read MoreJerry Crum Sr.
Jerry Crum Sr. Nov. 3, 1955 – Nov. 15, 2020 Funeral services for Jerry Dale Crum, Sr., 65, of Sandy Hook, were at Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday, LA, Nov. 20, 2020, with Rev. Danny Stevens and Rev. Larry Wagoner officiating, interment at Natchez City Cemetery. Crum was born on Nov. 3, 1955, in Ferriday,…
Read MoreMelvin Cumpton
Melvin Cumpton July 18, 1931 – Nov. 17, 2020 Melvin Cumpton, 89, died Nov. 17, 2020, at his residence in Kokomo. He was born July 18, 1931, in Dimmitt, TX, and was a longtime resident of Kokomo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He farmed with his…
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