Area News
Christmas bazaar, craft shows sold-out
In just a couple of weeks workers will start to erect the lights and colorful displays that encompas the 40 acre Holmes Water Park in advance of the opening of Christmas in the Park on Thanksgiving Eve. In conjunction with Christmas in the Park a Christmas Craft Show and Bazaar is held Friday and Saturday,…
Read MoreTropical storm conditions possible this week
Weather forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Francine as it develops in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. At press time Monday Francine was forecast to move generally northward, paralleling the Texas Gulf Coast and eventually making landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday or early Thursday as a hurricane. The effect on Southwest Mississippi…
Read MorePrepare for tropical storm conditions
The Walthall Emergency Operations Center and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency encourage countians to prepare now for flash flooding ahead of Tropical Storm Francine tracking towards the state. The system is expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast and areas of southern Mississippi from Wednesday into Friday. Mississippians should prepare now…
Read MoreWaste tire, white goods site reopened
County supervisors have reopened the waste tire and white goods site at the intersection of Cemetery Road and Claude Smith roads. The site is open Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Only residential customers apply. No commercial customers will be allowed to use the site. The site is for waste tires and white goods…
Read MoreQualify for school board before 5 p.m. Sept. 6
County residents who plan to run for school board in two districts have a short qualifying window. Qualifying for the seat opened Aug.7 and will conclude Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. Candidates must file their qualifying papers with the circuit clerk’s office. School board members serve staggered terms. This election year school board seats for…
Read MoreAutopsy still pending in child’s death
At press time Friday, county medical examiner Chris Blackwell said he’s not received the results of an autopsy performed on a 35-month-old infant found dead Aug. 5 at TLC Daycare and Learning Center in the Salem community. Authorities investigating the death of Ace Holloway wanted the autopsy to help them uncover the circumstances surrounding the…
Read MoreDaycare death investigation continues
At press time autopsy results had not been released in the death of an almost 3-year old child found dead Aug. 5 at a Salem community daycare facility. Officials from a number of agencies, including the sheriff’s office, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, district attorney and State Department of Health continue examination of daycare records and…
Read MoreArts On Beulah Festival is Nov. 2
By Carol Knight The Walthall County Arts Council presents the inaugural “Arts on Beulah” festival on Saturday, Nov 2. A portion of Beulah Ave will be closed to bring the community together for a free downtown street party! Our motto is “Connecting Art to the Community”. There will be live entertainment celebrating the Performance Arts-…
Read MoreRegister by Oct. 7 to vote in general election
The November state and local elections will be Tuesday, Nov. 5. In conjuction with local elections for county school board and election commissioners, voters will also choose between party presidential candidates. Also on the ballot were candidates for U. S. Congress and a supreme court judge’s election is held, Walthall’s 21 precincts will be open…
Read MoreTo reopen waste site
Supervisors reversed an earlier decision and have decided to reopen the waste tire site at the corner of Johnson Smith Road and Cemetery Road “as soon as we can get it cleaned up and ready” in order to take care of what Roger Ginn and Billy Bridges say is a backlog of waste tires being…
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