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Board ups limit to 600 ft. from church, school for beer sales
County supervisors met in a called session the day before Thanksgiving to modify the county ordinance relating to the sale of beer and light wine. The original ordinance permitted sale of beer and light wine for retailers located 400 feet or more away from a church or school. However, supervisors modified the distance as it…
Read More64 adopted for Adopt-a-Family, 10 left to adopt
The annual Adopt-a-Family listing of needy children at Christmas has about 74 applicants who were screened and approved by the Adopt-a-Family committee. 64 families have been adopted by local families and businesses and 10 still need to be adopted. To adopt a family on the list, call Tesa Payne at (601) 876-8178. 1. Adopted anonymously.…
Read MoreSheriff’s office, jail off-limits due to COVID
The county sheriff’s office is closed to through traffic after an employee tested positive for the COVID-19 virus recently, according to Sheriff Kyle Breland. “County emergency management director Royce McKee was notified and came to spray both the sheriff’s office and the jail with a disinfectant supplied by MEMA that is supposed to be capable…
Read MoreRV park proposes discharge wastewater into Bogue Chitto
A popular RV park in Walthall County has applied for a permit with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to discharge just over 70,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily into the Bogue Chitto River. Paradise Ranch RV Resort, 660 Hwy. 48 West, proposes to discharge the treated domestic wastewater into a ditch which will empty…
Read MoreFree COVID-19 testing by appointment at Walthall Health Dept.
All Mississippians can be tested for COVID-19 free of charge by appointment at regularly scheduled county health department locations offered by Mississippi State Dept. of Health (MSDH) in partnership with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Testing is open to all Mississippians, but before visiting a county health department or other testing site, you…
Read More5th Dist. voters return for Nov. 24 runoff
Fifth district voters will return to the polls Tuesday, Nov 24, for the runoff between Lloyd Bullock and Billy Bridges for the special election for fifth district supervisor. Absentee voting is underway at the circuit cllerk’s office through Saturday at noon. Only fifth district voters are affected. All other races were decided on Nov. 3.
Read MoreCounty, town drawing up regulations for beer, liquor
Legal advertisements appear in The Times this week concerning the regulations which will apply to beer, light wine and liquor sales in the county. Supervisors met last week to draft the rules after countians voted 75% to 25% in favor of legal sale of beer and liquor in the county on Nov. 3. While there…
Read MoreLibrary has reopened
The Walthall County Library is now open after being closed after a COVID-19 contact at the facility. Officials made the decision to shut down the local library for a two-week period, ending on Nov. 9.
Read MoreOver 70% turnout brings record numbers to polls
Walthall County made history last Tuesday night with the tabulation of the Nov. 3 voting results from the county’s 20 precincts, legalizing beer and liquor sales in the county by a 3 to 1 margin. For most county voters the 2020 election is history, however, Nov. 24 fifth district voters will go back to their…
Read MoreOperation Christmas Child curbside drop-off process explained
The Samaritan’s Purse Ministry is proceeding with the collection of shoebox gifts during National Collection Week Nov. 16-23. Tylertown Baptist Church will be the drop off location for Walthall County’s Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection. The hours of operation for the drop off location will be 3-6pm Monday through Friday, Nov. 16-20, 3-5pm on Saturday…
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