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SW Stage Band ensemble is program for Jan. 28 banquet
Southwest Community College Stage Band ensemble will be the entertainment for the Saturday, Jan. 28, Walthall Chamber of Commerce banquet. Tickets are on sale at any of the three banks in town. Individual tickets are $25, while a table of eight can be reserved for $200. The Saturday, Jan. 28, banquet at Southwest Events Center…
Read MoreNew family medical clinic opens at Guy’s Pharmacy
New family medical clinic opens at Guy’s Pharmacy Two countians have opened a new medical clinic in town, conveniently located inside Guy’s Pharmacy in Tylertown. Southern Remedy Family Medicine is owned and operated by Chelsea Hill, FNP, and her husband, Eric Hill, FNP, The Hills received their initial medical training through the Southwest Community College…
Read MoreHidden Springs hosting New Year’s events Friday, Saturday
Ring in 2024 with activities the whole family will enjoy. Hidden Springs RV Resort is celebrating the New Year’s weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30 and 31. Make your reservations now by calling Hidden Springs at 601-876-4151. Weekend activities kick off Saturday with events for children, plus, everyone’s favorite past time, BINGO. Plus, two live…
Read MorePaving of county roads again underway
The paving contractor working on the countywide road surfacing project is back in the county. Parker Dungan of Dungan Engineers said T.L. Wallace will put crews to work, first in the fourth district, and then continue with the remaining paving program in the county. Dungan said the bridge projects on Old Sandy Hook, Breland-Brown and…
Read MoreCounty to replace E-911 generator
Meeting in a called session Monday morning, county supervisors declared an emergency situation to provide backup power for the county sheriff’s office, primarily E-911 dispatch, the sheriff’s office and the deputies’ office. The 40 KW generator that has been used by the county is 25-30 years old and nearing its life’s end. Supervisors had a…
Read MoreRural internet work taking shape
By April Sowell Enterprise-Journal Rural residents longing for broadband internet can feel confident that their dream is moving closer to coming true, according to officials familiar with the work. In 2021, Missouri-based communications company Conexon began receiving federal money to bring broadband to rural Southwest Mississippi. The company began work this fall. “Conexon has signed…
Read MoreDonations taken for deputy fire victim
A Go Fund Me account has been set up for Deputy Sheriff Cole Andrews, who recently lost his moble home and contents to a fire. In addition to the account, donations can be made at the Walthall County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of Andrews.
Read MoreTown board accepts hotel renovation bid
Hanco Corp, the construction company presently at work renovating the Walthall Courthouse, was the low bidder to renovate the former Walthall Hotel. Known as the “Old Hotel Project, aldermen voted to accept a total bid” of $763,000, made up of the base bid of $525,000, and add Alternate No. 2 for $278,000. The base bid…
Read MoreDrawing Friday features $1250
Every year thousands of area residents register for the annual Christmas holiday drawing. This year’s “Celebrating the Season” drawing at the Agri_Heritage Center features $1250 in Tylertown Dollars, plus well over $1500 in individual store prizes being given away Friday, Dec. 15, beginning at 5 p.m. prior to the grand prize drawings taking place at…
Read More‘A Fairy Tale Christmas’ parade is 5:30, Tuesday, Dec. 5
“A Fairy Tale Christmas,” Tylertown’s 2023 Christmas parade, steps off promptly at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, following its usual route through downtown Tylertown. Join in the parade by entering a unit in the parade, floats, decorated cars and trucks, side-by-sides, bikes, or enter a marching unit or drill team. There is no charge to…
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