Area News
Daylight saving time returns March 13
Daylight saving time takes effect Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m. Most residents will opt for moving their clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night in order to be on time for Sunday activities. “Spring forward, fall back” is the phrase used to remind people how to set their clocks for the…
Read MoreDeadline to file if homestead changed
County residents who experienced a change in homestead status last year will need to file a new application for homestead exemption by Thursday, March 31`. Otherwise, citizens who have a valid 2021 application for homestead exemption on file at the tax assessor-collector’s office are automatically signed up for 2022 unless one of these changes occurred:…
Read MoreVeggie sale benefits TBC youth
Tylertown Baptist Church youth ministry is again sponsoring its vegetable sale from Feb. 27-March 20. Order forms can be picked up at the church office. Vegetables can be picked up at the church family life center beginning at 9 a.m. March 27.
Read MoreBible drills set for area
Tylertown Baptist Church Bible drill practice for grades 4-6 is held each Wednesday, 6:15-7. The church Bible drill is Sunday, March 6, at 4 p.m. Tri-County Bible drill is set Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m. at Goss Baptist Church.
Read MoreEnter the Boucherie bake-off
Barbecue’s a family happening in this area, and it’s highlighted the weekend of March 25-26 with the South Mississippi Boucherie at Southwest Events Center. “With all the rescheduling and postponements due to COVID, we finally got off to an abbreviated start last year and this year we’ve got the full event lined up,” says Stephen…
Read MoreBoucherie’s back! Mar. 25-26, Southwest Events Center
The 2022 South Mississippi Boucherie is back–bigger and better! Returning to the originally schedule March dates, Tylertown’s tribute to the pig and barbeque kicks off the 2022 Memphis Barbeque Network season…a series of barbeque events leading up to the overall championship through points accumulated throughout the season. Whether you compete as a pro, a backyard…
Read MoreWalthall’s Chamber: making good things happen
Your Chamber dues are an investment in your community! A group with an active interest in developing, growing and promoting our community the Chamber is a working group with several committees involved in everything from economic development to staging a number of community events. Some of those events have been ongoing Chamber projects for years,…
Read MoreKing parade cancelled due to COVID
The latest spike of COVID-19 has caused cancellation or rescheduling of several local events including Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King parade downtown and the observance following at Southwest Events Center. Rev. Clayton Bullock, pastor of Tylertown First Baptist Church, coordinator of the event, said the recent increase in case numbers and the determination by the…
Read MoreWest Pearl River District health fair
West Pearl River District Assn. presents its 15th annual health fair, Saturday, Jan. 15, 9 a.m., at West Runny Hill Baptist Church, 05 West Sunny Hill Road. Dorothy Williams, First Lady of Mesa Mt. Olive Church, is the motivational speaker for the event. The spiritual exercise is based on 1 Timothy 4:8, “For bodily exercise…
Read MoreChamber banquet cancelled for 2nd year due to pandemic concerns
For the second year, the Walthall Chamber of Commerce banquet has fallen victim to the pandemic. Chamber president Chris Blackwell announced Monday that because of the recent upticks in COVID-19 numbers and the new Omicron variant the banquet will not be held Jan. 29 as earlier scheduled. “As a member of the medical community I…
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