Tim Leonard
Tim Leonard Dec. 15, 1965 – Oct. 17, 2020 Timothy Lee “Tim” Leonard, 54 of Summit, died Oct. 17, 2020 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services were set for Oct. 20, 2020, at Riverwood Memorial Park in Brookhaven, Dr. Larry LeBlanc officiating. He was born on Dec. 15, 1965, in Brookhaven to Jewell…
Read MoreR.J. Bell Jr.
R.J. Bell Jr. Sept. 29, 1979 – Sept. 12, 2020 R.J. Bell Jr., 40, of Sandy Hook, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at Marion General Hospital in Columbia. Bell was born Sept. 29, 1979, in Walthall County to the late R.J. Bell, Sr. and Nancy Pittman-Bell. The funeral service was Sept 19, 2020, at 1st…
Read MoreRobert Martin
Robert Martin Dec. 26, 1955 – Oct. 2, 2020 Robert Earl Martin, 64, of Tylertown, died Oct. 2, 2020, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 26, 1955, to the late Alfreda and Charlie Martin. At an early age, he joined Spring Hill Church of God in Christ. A funeral service…
Read MoreMary Ruth Fortenberry
Mary Ruth Fortenberry May 9, 1949 – Oct. 8, 2020 Mary Ruth Carr Fortenberry, 71, of Tylertown, died Oct. 8, 2020, at her residence in Tylertown. Born May 9, 1949, in Tylertown, she was the daughter of the late Percy Carr and the late Martha Dillon Carr. She graduated from JJ Gulledge High School in…
Read MoreGail Simmons
Gail Simmons Feb. 26, 1956 – Oct. 4, 2020 Belinda Gail Howard Simmons was born Feb. 26, 1956, to the late Fleet “F.L.” and Viola Howard in Tylertown. She died Oct. 4, 2020, at her home. A graveside service was Oct. 7, 2020, in the Mt. Moriah MBC Cemetery in Tylertown, Apostle Clayton Bullock officiating…
Read MoreJohn Magee
John Magee Jan. 5, 1938 – Oct. 15, 2020 Private memorial services for John I. Magee, 82, of Tylertown, were Oct. 18, 2020. Magee died at his residence in Tylertown Oct. 15, 2020. He was born Jan. 5, 1938, in Walthall County to the late Wilton Magee and Catherine Wood Magee. He served in the…
Read MoreTownwide Halloween party set for Friday, Oct. 30
The town’s annual Halloween Party takes place Friday, Oct. 30, from 3-5 p.m. as kids under 10 visit participating businesses for Halloween treats after school. The Halloween Party will also serve as the town’s trick or treat hours this year, as the town board decided against setting aside the usual 5-7 p.m. hours because of…
Read MoreAdopt-a-Family applications available to be picked up
Walthall’s Adopt-a-Family Christmas program has opened its application period. Applications are available at the Walthall Circuit Clerk’s office. Circuit clerk Vernon Alford said his office acts as a central location to pick up applications, but otherwise has no connection with the local Christmas charity. To be eligible for Adopt-a-Family you must be a resident of…
Read MoreRegister for Chamber’s Customer Appreciation prize drawing Oct. 30
A prize drawing for a free La-Z-Boy recliner grand prize and dozens of other prizes donated by participating stores will be given away at the conclusion of Tylertown’s Customer Appreciation Days, Friday, Oct. 30, at the Centennial Square gazebo. The prize drawings begin at 4 p.m. while the town’s Halloween Party is underway. To register,…
Read MoreCounty dodges severe damage from Delta
Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 storm about a dozen miles east of where Hurricane Laura struck a few weeks earlier. Delta came ashore with 100 mph winds Friday evening at Creole, La., not far from Cameron, where the center of Laura had crossed inland earlier. The effects of Delta were more visible…
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