Area News
Entergy offers free energy efficiency kits to customers
Across the country Americans face higher energy bills this winter due mainly to this year’s natural gas costs, which more than doubled. More than half of the power Entergy Mississippi generates comes from natural gas. In response, Entergy Mississippi launched Operation Bill Assist, a $3.2-million pledge to help customers with high bills. As part of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 totals up in county
COVID-19 totals are up for a handful of counties across South Mississippi, including Walthall. As of Monday at press time, the total number of COVID cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic were 4490 with a death toll of 83 for the county. In Walthall County, community level is “high.” “After weeks of low…
Read MoreKing parade, observance planned
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being observed Monday, Jan. 16, this year with a downtown parade followed by a program at Southwest Events Center, concluding with the presentation of three civic awards given by Tylertown First Baptist Church, the event sponsor. Awards presented include the Humanitarian, Leadership and Business if the Year. “The…
Read MoreTwo plead guilty; one faces trial in theft of USDA property
One person is set for trial while a second person has entered a guilty plea in connection with a plot to steal mortgaged houses from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to documents from the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Western Division. Ella Martin, a former employee of the USDA Rural Development office…
Read MoreLocal politics heat up; candidates qualify until Feb. 1 for ’23 election
The close of 2022 many potential candidates declaring their intent to run in this year’s election. Now, they can make it official as the qualifying date for the summer primary elections officially opened Jan. 3 for statewide, state district, legislative, county and county district offices. Candidates have until Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m. to…
Read MoreHidden Springs features ‘family friendly’ admission
Ring in the New Year at Hidden Springs Resort. To make the New Year’s fireworks show really family friendly, there is no admission charge for ages 16 and under. The $10 admission applies to those 17-and-up. Saturday night, New Year’s Eve, Hidden Springs has a big fireworks display beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is $10…
Read MoreAll families adopted for Christmas
The listing of the annual Adopt-a-Family needy children at Christmas has 77 applicants who have been screened and approved by the Adopt-a-Family committee. All of the families have been adopted. 1. Adopted by Wyatt Mathis. 2. Adopted anonymously. 3. Adopted by Cardio World 4. Adopted by the Bell Family. 5. Adopted by Cardio World 6.…
Read MoreDrawing Dec. 16 features $1250 in T’town Dollars, La-Z-Boy recliner, more
Every year thousands of area residents register for the annual Christmas holiday drawing. This year’s “Celebrating the Season” drawing features $1250 in Tylertown Dollars, plus well over $1500 in individual store prizes being given away Friday, Dec. 16, beginning at 5 p.m. prior to the grand prize drawings taking place at 6 p.m. Winners of…
Read MoreFarm Bureau Federation celebrates a century of service to Mississippi
Farm Bureau Federation celebrates a century of service to Mississippi The Mississippi Farm Bureau celebrates the 100th birthday of the organization this year, and Walthall County has been along for the ride since the organization’s inception. At that time, most of Walthall County’s population lived and worked on the farm, and cotton was the major…
Read MoreSimply Well opening at Guy’s Pharmacy
Simply Well opening at Guy’s Pharmacy Simply Well Family Medicine announces its opening inside Guy’s Pharmacy of Tylertown. Nurse Practitioner Joelle Magee is available for appointments, offering conventional and functional medicine. Simply Well is available for wellness exams and sick visits. Bio-identical hormone therapy is also available. Medicare, Medicaid, Humana and most insurances are accepted.…
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