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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…

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County’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…

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Boucherie 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…

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Fundraisers 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…

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Zoning 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…

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Boucherie 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…

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Walthall 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…

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