Efforts continue to gather signatures to get liquor, beer on November ballot
Efforts continue to gather signatures of qualified Walthall County voters in order to put the question of legal liquor and/or beer sales on the November ballot. A few weeks back, petitions were set up at Market Max 98 and about 400 signatures were gathered over a four-hour period. A second organized signing took place last…
Read MoreCOVID-19: County numbers are up
Walthall County’s death toll had risen to eight and the number of cases was up to 270 over the weekend as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and numbers from both the state and the U.S. continue on the upswing. Medical officials are warning the disease is placing a strain on the nation’s health system…
Read MoreElections in November
Candidates who plan to run in the November general and special election will need to file qualifying papers with the circuit clerk’s office between Aug. 5 and Sept. 4. Local offices that will appear on the November ballot include the regular school board election for 5th district. Jeffre Conerly is the present holder of the…
Read MoreShirley Evelyn Brock
Shirley Evelyn Brock Aug. 8, 1936 – July 5, 2020 Graveside services for Shirley Evelyn Brock, 83, were July 7, 2020, at Tylertown Cemetery. She died July 5, 2020, at her residence. In the 1970s she helped build the Brock Bit Service. She attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Columbia. She…
Read MoreDorothy Willis
Dorothy Willis Oct. 1, 1923 – July 5, 2020 Dorothy Willis was born Oct. 1, 1923, and died July 5, 2020. She was preceded in death by Charles McDonald Willis, husband, and brother, Lee Nettles. Mrs. Willis was born in Tylertown, but grew up in New Orleans where she attended Sophie B. Wright School. She…
Read MoreAlonzo Robertson
Alonzo Robertson May 15, 1945 – July 3, 2020 Minister Alonzo Robertson, 75, of McComb, died July 3, 2020 at his residence in McComb. Born May 15, 1945, in Tylertown, he was the son of the late Albert Leon Robertson and Mary Lee Pigott Robertson. He joined Lee’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church as a child.…
Read MoreWilliam Crain
William Crain July 18, 1940 – July 11, 2020 A funeral service for William Jesse Crain, 79, of Sandy Hook, was July 12, 2020, at Carson Springs Cemetery with Rev. Archie Herring officiating. Crain died at Diversicare in Tylertown July 11, 2020. He was born July 18, 1940, in Sandy Hook to the late Katie…
Read More‘Molly’ Boyd
‘Molly’ Boyd Feb. 2, 1939 – July 4, 2020 Graveside service for Mary Frances “Molly” Boyd, 81, was July 9, 2020, at Enon Cemetery with Rev. David Hedden officiating. She died July 4, 2020, at Diversicare. She was a lifelong resident of the Enon community, active in Enon Baptist Church. For years she cared for…
Read MoreGlenn Dunaway
Glenn Dunaway Aug. 26, 1947 – June 30, 2020 Glenn Anthony Dunaway, 72, of Jayess, died June 30, 2020, at his residence. Dunaway was born on Aug. 26, 1947, and was the son of Walter Jones Dunaway and Doris Brister Dunaway. He was a Christian man. He was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing…
Read MoreAnn Magee
Ann Magee May 24, 1940 – July 1, 2020 A private family service will be held for Ann Magee who died July 1, 2020, at Carrollton, Ga. Ms. Magee was born May 24, 1940, at Magnolia, daughter of the late Carl and Elizabeth Terrell. She lived in the Magnolia and Tylertown area for over 60…
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