Linda Garner
Linda Garner Dec. 7, 1952 – April 5, 2024 Linda Faye Garner, 71, of Tylertown, died April 5, 2024 at UMMC, Jackson. She was born Dec. 7, 1952, in Tylertown to the late Jim and Wilma Ball. She was a 1970 graduate of JJ Gulledge High School and a member of East Mt. Olive Baptist…
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Gloria Tate July 13, 1955 – April 3, 2024 Gloria Pittman Tate, 68, of Franklinton, died April 3, 2024, at Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Covington. She was born July 13, 1955, in Tylertown to L.C. Pittman and Mamie Davis Pittman. She was educated at Tylertown High School and worked at Windmill Nursery and Good Samaritan…
Read MoreJean McDavid
Jean McDavid Oct. 9, 1952 – April 18, 2024 Dr. Jean Alice Walker McDavid was born Oct. 9, 1952, in Tylertown. During and after college she lived in Starkville, before she died April 18, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Mississippi State University in 1973.…
Read MoreDairy Festival marks 47th this year
In Walthall County one thing is as certain as sunrise and sunset. There will be a Dairy Festival the first Saturday in June at Holmes Water Park. To make sure the festival goes off without a hitch and continues its 47-year tradition of family fun, planning is already underway for the event. Most of the…
Read MoreRegister May 3 for Pre-K, kindergarten classes
Walthall County Schools will be registering pre-K and kindergarten students at Dexter, Salem and Tylertown Primary school campuses from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, May 3. Parents or legal guardians must accompany the child and be present in order to fill out proper documents to register the child. Legal guardians are also required to have legal…
Read MoreRotary Club scholarship application deadline Friday
The Tylertown Rotary Club announces to all interested high school seniors and their parents that the 2024 Stephen W. Pigott II Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Tylertown Rotary Club Application period is underway and will continue through April 19. This year the Club is proud to announce that one $1000 scholarship will be awarded to…
Read More‘Lights out’ as mid-week storms damage power grid
Last week’s severe weather event encompassing several counties in Southwest Mississippi, including Walthall, did not amount to much in the way of damage, according to the county’s emergency operations director, Royce McKee. In anticipation of a severe weather event forecast by the weather service, schools in Walthall and surrounding counties shut down. Walthall students got…
Read MoreElwin Dillon
Elwin Dillon April 17, 1951 – April 9, 2024 Elwin Allen Dillon, 72, of Tylertown, died April 9, 2024, at his residence. He was born April 17, 1951, in Tylertown. Funeral services were April 12, 2024, at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home, burial in the Tylertown Cemetery II. Dillon was a veteran that served in the Vietnam…
Read MoreBushhogg Thomas
Bushhogg Thomas Aug. 25, 1953 – April 10, 2024 Hilton Keith “Bushhogg” Thomas, 70, of Lil Improve, died April 10, 2024 at his home. He was born Aug. 25, 1953, in Walthall County where he lived most of his life. Funeral services were at Carson Springs Baptist Church April 13, 2024, Bro Carl Dickens, Doug…
Read MoreLarry Beverly
Larry Beverly Jan. 26, 1951 – April 9, 2024 Larry Franklin Beverly, 73, of Tylertown, died April 9, 2024, at his residence in Tylertown. He was born Jan. 26, 1951, in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services were at Capps Funeral Home April 13, 2024, burial at Knoxo Cemetery in Tylertown, Bro. Bobby Thornhilll officiating. He enjoyed…
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