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South MS Boucherie T’s on sale in March
Pigs in Paradise is the theme of this year’s South Mississippi Boucherie and T-shirts for the event go on sale around the middle of the first week in March. They’ll be sold at the banks in town, priced at $20 for childrens’ sizes through adult XL. Adult 2X, 3X and 4X are priced at $23.
Read MoreAbsentee ballots now available for the municipal primary election
In-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available in municipal clerks’ offices for the Municipal Primary Election on April 1. Mississippians may utilize the Secretary of State’s Y’all Vote website, which includes an Absentee Voting FAQ, or contact their municipal clerk to verify eligibility. If eligible, ballots will be provided upon request by municipal clerks.…
Read MoreTesting available at health department
Flu numbers in Mississippi remain high and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know you can get tested and treated at the health department. Statewide, the latest surveillance numbers show a 7.9% rate of patients presenting at medical facilities with flu-like symptoms. That number is down from 9.1% the week prior.…
Read MorePolice hold suspect in four business burglaries
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the burglaries of four local businesses last week. Michael Anthony Webb, 27, of 94 Union Creek Road is jailed, charged with four counts, burglary of a commercial building and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The suspect is believed to have entered the four businesses…
Read MoreLady Chiefs advance to Round 3 in playoffs
Tylertown’s Lady Chiefs are the only county team to advance beyond the first round in the Mississippi High School Activities Assn. basketball playoffs. The Lady Chiefs defeated Enterprise-Clark in the first round of 3A play, then defeated South Pike 24-21 to move to the third round. They’re set to play Jefferson Davis County Thursday. Meantime…
Read MoreThe South Mississippi Boucherie is Mar. 28-29; t-shirts on sale now
The familiar “Gentlemen, start your engines” for the Indianapolis 500 is replaced by, “Gentlemen, light your fires,” as you head South to Mississippi and Tylertown, site of this year’s South Mississippi Boucherie, a sanctioned event of the Memphis Barbecue Network. The barbecue festival and cooking competition is being held March 28-29 at Southwest Events Center,…
Read MoreNew grocery announced, sups close on building sale last week
After almost four years since Tylertown became a single-supermarket town following the closure of the local Sunflower food store, local residents are happy to learn a new grocery store is on its way. Last Friday, the rumors circulating for a few weeks became fact as the Walthall County Board of Supervisors announced the sale of…
Read MoreCourthouse closed Tuesday; schools closed Tuesday and Wednesday
The Walthall County Courthouse announced Monday that it will be closed Tuesday, due to what are expected to be extreme cold weather conditions. County supervisors made the announcement Monday morning. Also, Supt. of Ed. Dr. Bradley Brumfield announced that due to the forecast of wintry weather and extremely cold temperatures, all schools in the Walthall…
Read MoreSnow, 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…
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