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Easter Egg Hunt is April 1
There will be no Easter Parade this year, but Tylertown’s highly popular Easter Egg Hunt will take place as always, the week prior to the Easter weekend. The Chamber sponsored event is Saturday, April 1, at Holmes Water Park, with over 3000 plastic eggs stuffed with candy treats. Lineup for the hunt starts at 12:30…
Read MoreDixie Youth baseball opening day Saturday; first games start at 4 p.m.
Walthall Dixie Youth baseball season opener is Saturday, April 1, at Holmes Water Park. All teams and age groups will play on opening day. First games are at 4 p.m. since the Dixie Youth League is sharing the park that day with the Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg hunt, Kids involved in the egg hunt…
Read MoreCounty’s Easter Egg Hunt is April 1
There will be no Easter Parade this year, but Tylertown’s highly popular Easter Egg Hunt will take place as always, the week prior to the Easter weekend. The Chamber sponsored event is Saturday, April 1, at Holmes Water Park, with over 3000 plastic eggs stuffed with candy treats. Lineup for the hunt starts at 12:30…
Read MoreBoucherie BBQ event this weekend
Boucherie BBQ event this weekend Get in step for Saturday’s South Mississippi Boucherie and all things barbeque at Southwest Events Center.While collectible Boucherie T-shirts were late in arriving due to a shipping delay, event organizers said they were being distributed to local banks at press time Monday. The “Peace, Love and Barbeque” T-shirts are available…
Read MoreFundraisers for fire victims
A couple of fundraisers have been organized by neighbors, friends and family to help a couple and their two children after a fire gutted their home on Feb. 18 and destroyed all personal clothes and belongings as well as household goods. The first fundraiser is planned Saturday, April 1, from noon to 4 p.m., in…
Read MoreZoning hearing for medical marijuana facilities
A Tuesday, March 7, public hearing is set for 6 p.m. at City Hall for public comment on Tylertown’s modified zoning ordinance allowing for specific areas where medical marijuana or cannabis, can be cultivated, disposed of, processed and dispensed. A legal advertisement has been running in The Times announcing the hearing. Aldermen recently passed the…
Read MoreBoucherie barbecue competition returns Saturday, March 25
It’s the third setting for the South Mississippi Boucherie, Saturday, March 25, at Southwest Events Center, where you can eat, compete and enjoy the fun. There is no admission. The event is sanctioned by the Memphis Barbeque Network, starting at 7 a.m. Saturday morning with Tylertown Rotary Club’s pancake breakfast, just prior to the Cardio…
Read MoreWalthall hit by ‘F-0’ tornado last week
Last week’s tornado in Walthall County caused little damage, according to the Walthall Emergency Management Agency. The only real damage was to a church at the corner of Hwy. 27 north and Manning’s Crossing, plus two residents had a tree blown down in their yards. The county was unable to get a disaster declaration on…
Read MoreAt close of qualifying 40 file to run in 2023 election; 6 have no opposition
At the close of the 5 p.m. qualifying deadline Feb. 1, a total of 40 candidates had filed to run for county or county district offices. Party candidates will run in the August primaries. Independents and non-partisan candidates will run in the November general election along with the party primary winners. Six candidates made it…
Read MoreKids’ story time every Wednesday
Activities for youngsters are scheduled each week at the Walthall County Library. Mrs. Totty’s Story Time for kids is held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the library.
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