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Walthall County GOP will meet on June 18 By Martha Sumrall The Walthall GOP is excited to announce the speakers for the June 18th meeting at Southwest Events Center: Tony Stringer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stringer Industries, and Phillip Gunn, former Speaker of the House and current candidate for Governor of Mississippi. Stringer…

49th Dairy Festival has activities for kids The 49th annual Walthall Dairy Festival will be Saturday, June 6, at Holmes Water Park. The family-friendly festival is especially designed with kids in mind so they can roam and frollick on their own during the day. New this year and worth mentioning is the Tractor Pedal Race,…

2026 Turtle Race and T-shirt design The 49th annual Dairy Festival is right around the corner, and one popular event that takes place Saturday, June 6, at Holmes Water Park is the turtle races. Registration for the turtle races will begin at 3 p.m. to the right of the stage. Certificates and t-shirts will be…

Tiny Tunes Choir and Brooklyn Baughman to perform America 250 tribute at Dairy Fest The Tiny Tunes Choir from Tylertown Baptist Church and Brooklyn Baughman are scheduled to sing during the America 250 Tribute, at the 49th Annual Dairy Festival, Saturday, June 6, at 11:30 a.m. on stage. Pictured below from left, front, Trey Martin, Olivia Jones, Olive Jones; back,…

Dairy Fest T-shirts on sale! The T-shirt for the 49th Annual Walthall County Dairy Festival is a T-shirt, depicting “Red, White and Moo” as the theme, collaborating with America’s 250th birthday, designed and printed by local Walthall Countian, Angela Hobgood of Artistic Impressions. The shirts are available in a variety of sizes, with all youth sizes…

Tractor Pedal Race at 49th Annual Dairy Festival The Race is On! The 49th Annual Dairy Festival will include a Tractor Pedal Race for ages 3-10. Prizes will be given in four divisions.  The race is sponsored by Donnie and Wendy Rester at the Walthall County Co-Op. Those who donated toward purchasing the six tractors include:…

Flower show winner will receive gift card The 49th annual Dairy Festival includes the Walthall Homemakers Flower Show, and this year’s winner will win a $100 gift card to Walthall County Co-Op Garden Center. There is NO entry fee to enter. Bring your live flower arrangement entry to the Dairy Festival at Holmes Water Park pavilion to be…

The Dairy Festival talent show at 10 am Open to both males and females, the Dairy Festival talent show brings to the stage those who want to show off what talent they possess before a crowd in public. For many, this is their first public performance to gauge their popularity. Open to ages 4-16, the…

Bake-Off winner takes home Cuisinart stand mixer as grand prize at Dairy Fest This year’s winner of the Walthall General Hospital/Forrest Home Health Cake Bake-Off at the 2026 Dairy Festival takes home a grand prize of a Kitchen Aid mixer. The stand mixer will occupy a prized spot in any baker’s kitchen. To enter the…

Dairy Fest T-shirts are now on sale! The T-shirt for the 49th Annual Walthall County Dairy Festival is a T-shirt depicting “Red, White and Moo” as the theme, in collaboration with America’s 250th birthday, designed by Angela Hobgood of Artistic Impressions. The shirts are available in a variety of sizes, with all youth sizes for…