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The circuit clerk’s office was open until noon last Saturday, the first day of In-person absentee voting for the Democratic primary runoffs. Absentee voting continues this week from 8-5 through Friday and from 8-noon this Saturday, Aug. 26, the final day for in-office absentee voting. Walthall is one of 66 counties with a runoff in…

Walthall Farm Bureau Office invites everyone to their celebration of 100 years of service to Walthall County. The celebration will be Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. There will be hot dogs, a door prize and fellowhip.

The expansion of broadband internet to rural Mississippi is important to improve education, business, economic development and population growth, experts say. A company seeking to bring high speed internet access to rural residents of Walthall County and southwest Mississippi has scheduled a community broadband discussion session, from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10, at Southwest Community…

The county land sale is being held exclusively online again this year. The land auction begins Monday, Aug. 28, at 8:30 a.m., and ends at 4:30 p.m., or until all parcels are sold. The sale is an online live auction accessed by going to http://govease.com/auctions. The online auction service brings many features to those participating.…

Campaigning comes down to the wire with less than a week remaining for voters to make upo their minds about which party primary they’ll be voting in, and after that choice, which candidates they will vote for. The Aug. 8 party primary elections require voters to decide in advance which primary they will participate in…

By Pam Brumfield Union Baptist Church will host its fifth annual community-wide “Celebration of America’s Birthday” on Saturday, July 1, from 6 – 9 P. M. This year’s celebration will feature entertainment by “The Victory Bells” from The National World War II Museum in New Orleans. In addition to entertainment, there will be food, fun,…

A former employee of USDA Rural Development in Brookhaven pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal houses from the U.S. Department of Agriculture using her position with the agency, formerly the Farmers Home Administration, to steal USDA-mortgaged houses. Ella Martin, 69, of Jayess, changed her plea to guilty entering the plea May 18 in US. District…

Sample ballots for the summer party primaries won’t be available from the Secretary of State’s office until after June 1. Circuit Clerk Vernon Alford says county voters will need to understand a few things before voting in the party primaries this summer, “When you enter your polling place, a poll worker will ask you if…