Testing available at health department
Flu numbers in Mississippi remain high and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know you can get tested and treated at the health department. Statewide, the latest surveillance numbers show a 7.9% rate of patients presenting at medical facilities with flu-like symptoms. That number is down from 9.1% the week prior.…
Read MoreHerbert Smith
Herbert Smith Feb. 28, 1940 – Feb. 12, 2025 Herbert Charles Smith was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Lawrence County to the late Cephus Smith and Edna A. Smith. He also had a bonus mother, the late Lillian Smith. He attended Elliot Elementary School in Monticello. He was married to Lela Mae Smith and they…
Read MoreJohnny Michael Holmes
Johnny Michael Holmes Dec. 5, 1943 – Feb. 17, 2025 Johnny Michael Holmes Sr., 81, died Feb. 17, 2025. He was born Dec. 5, 1943, in Tylertown to the late Howard Holmes and Etha Barnes. Along with his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ann Holmes, daughter, Kim Hall; and…
Read MoreNola Andrews
Nola Andrews Nov. 1, 1950 – Jan. 29, 2025 Nola George Andrews, 74, of Tylertown, died Jan. 29, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Andrews was born Nov. 1, 1950, in Camden to the late Grover Cleveland George and Francis Williamson-George. After graduating from Velma Jackson High School in 1969, she attended Jackson State University where…
Read MoreLawrence Hinyub Jr.
Lawrence Hinyub Jr. Oct. 15, 1954 – Feb. 13, 2025 Lawrence Paul Hinyub Jr., 70, of Tylertown, died Feb. 13, 2025. He was born Oct. 15, 1954, in New Orleans to the late Lawrence Paul and Ethel Theresa Hinyub. Along with his parents he is also preceded in death by his brothers-in-law David Carline and…
Read MoreEva Pittman
Eva Pittman April 24, 1959 – Feb. 10, 2025 Eva Nell Pittman, 65, of Sandy Hook, died Feb. 10, 2025 at Forest General Hospital. She was born April 24, 1959, to the late Warren and Edgie Lee Pittman in Walthall County. She was a member of First Mt. Bethel MB Church. After graduating from Dexter…
Read MoreSylvia Bossert
Sylvia Bossert Jan. 28, 1936 – Feb. 16, 2025 Sylvia Bossert, 89, of Tylertown, died Feb. 16, 2025, at her residence. She was born Jan. 28, 1936, in Reading, PN, to the late Herbert Krug and Irene Olewiler Krug. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, John “Jack” Bossert and…
Read MorePolice hold suspect in four business burglaries
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the burglaries of four local businesses last week. Michael Anthony Webb, 27, of 94 Union Creek Road is jailed, charged with four counts, burglary of a commercial building and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The suspect is believed to have entered the four businesses…
Read MoreLady Chiefs advance to Round 3 in playoffs
Tylertown’s Lady Chiefs are the only county team to advance beyond the first round in the Mississippi High School Activities Assn. basketball playoffs. The Lady Chiefs defeated Enterprise-Clark in the first round of 3A play, then defeated South Pike 24-21 to move to the third round. They’re set to play Jefferson Davis County Thursday. Meantime…
Read MoreThe South Mississippi Boucherie is Mar. 28-29; t-shirts on sale now
The familiar “Gentlemen, start your engines” for the Indianapolis 500 is replaced by, “Gentlemen, light your fires,” as you head South to Mississippi and Tylertown, site of this year’s South Mississippi Boucherie, a sanctioned event of the Memphis Barbecue Network. The barbecue festival and cooking competition is being held March 28-29 at Southwest Events Center,…
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