Snow, ice likely as winter storm settles in this week
This is the week weathermen say we will be exposed to bitter, cold temperatures and a good chance of snowfall. Some TV forecasts call for several inches of snowfall. Windy conditions set in Sunday and even though air temperatures Monday, Martin Luther King Day, were being forecast to reach near 40, high northerly winds all…
Read MoreKing parade cancelled
With weather forecasters predicting severe cold weather the early part of this week, organizers of the Dr. Martin Luther King parade decided to cancel the event, which had been set for 1 p.m. Monday. Ald. Frederick Magee, a spokesman for the group, said to be on the safe side the parade was cancelled, but the…
Read MoreMattie Rials
Mattie Rials May 28, 1933 – Jan. 13, 2025 Mattie Jane Gardner Rials, 91, of McComb, died Jan. 13, 2025, at Camellia Estates after a brief illness. She was born on May 28, 1933, in McComb. She was the daughter of the late, James E. Gardner and Gladys McElveen Gardner. She was a member of…
Read MoreDonald Ross Sr.
Donald Ross Sr. April 5, 1964 – Jan. 3, 2025 Donald Ray Ross, Sr., 60, of Tylertown, died Jan. 3, 2025, at his residence. He was born April 5, 1964, in Tylertown to the late Renetta Ross and Robert Bob Lewis. He was employed with his brother at Samuel’s Construction as a carpenter. He enjoyed…
Read MoreNancy Bridges
Nancy Bridges Feb. 23, 1953 – Jan. 1, 2025 Ella Mae “Nancy” Bridges, 71, of Hattiesburg, died Jan. 1, 2025. She was born Feb. 23, 1953, in Monticello to the late Robert Sanders and Essie Mae Barnes Sanders. She was raised by her aunts, the late Bessie (Lewis) Taylor and Dorthy Sutton in Columbia. She…
Read MoreDiane Gardner
Diane Gardner Dec. 14, 1933 – Jan. 15, 2025 Diane Holmes Gardner, 91, of Tylertown, died January 15, 2025. She was born Dec. 14, 1933, in Walthall County to the late Robert Sidney Wendell Holmes and Iola Smith Holmes. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband William Sam Gardner,…
Read MoreLaverne Edmonson
Laverne Edmonson May 19, 1942 – Jan. 2, 2025 Laverne Dillon Edmonson, 82, of Hockley, TX, and a native of Tylertown, died Jan. 2, 2025. She was born May 19, 1942, in Tylertown, to the late Harding Dillon and Celestine Otis Dillon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,…
Read MoreMiss Hospitality tea set for Feb. 15
Walthall’s 2025 Miss Hospitality selection tea will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Citizens Bank. Application forms can be picked up at any of the three banks in town and must be turned in by Wednesday, Feb. 13 Among requirements, entrants must be a resident of Mississippi; must represent the contestant’s hometown or home…
Read MoreJay Vince
Jay Vince Feb. 7, 1939 – Jan. 5, 2025 Jay L Vince, 85, of Sandy Hook, died at his home. Jay was born to Early and Vergie McCain Vince on Feb. 7, 1939. Funeral services were Jan. 8, 2025, at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home, with Bro. Doug Blackwell officiating, interment at Vince Family Cemetery in Sandy…
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Ben Ratliff Sept. 6, 1957 – Dec. 30, 2024 Benjamin Bernard Ratliff, 71, Sr., of Tylertown, died Dec. 30, 2024, at his residence. He was born Sept. 6, 1957, in Tylertown to the late Eddie Will and Clar Eva Anderson Ratliff. He attended school at Francis T. Nichols High School of New Orleans and J.J.…
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