Area News
Sales tax remains steady
The May report of sales taxes diverted to cities show state sales tax collections based on retail sales for the month of April Sales tax collections for Tylertown, based on local sales by local merchants for the month of April, increased over the same month in 2019, but dropped slightly from the previous month. The…
Read MoreBypass project underway as extension of Plaza Drive continues
Work continues along the north side of Hwy. 98, extending Plaza Drive from just east of Guy’s Pharmacy to join with Hwy. 27. Looking eastward , roadwork is underway as water and sewer lines have been put in place. The town acquired the right-of-way for the road extension with the purpose of opening the area…
Read MoreCounty, city offices locked after tests reveal positive
Both the county courthouse and city hall reinstated lockdown status at both facilities last week after some staff at the two office buildings reportedly tested positive for coronavirus or placed themselves in voluntary quarantine because they had been exposed. Board of supervisors president Larry Montgomery said courthouse doors are locked again after being opened to…
Read MoreBlackwell’s Family Medicine Clinic to open Tuesday, June 23
Family Nurse Practitioner Chris Blackwell is returning to Tylertown to open the new Blackwell’s Family Medicine Clinic Tuesday, June 23. Blackwell Family Medicine Clinic has partnered with Thad and Jennifer Thomas, owners of Brumfield’s Drugs, next door, and for patient convenience, there is a walk-through joining the clinic and the pharmacy. “We’ll work hand-in-hand with…
Read MoreAlexandra Magee graduates from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Alexandra Magee of Tylertown graduated from the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science (MSCS) at Columbus May 23. She is the daughter of Dr. Jackie Woods and Dorneail Magee. This fall she will be attending Xavier University, majoring in biochemistry. Prior to MSMS, Alexandra was a student at Tylertown High School. She was admitted to…
Read MoreCoronavirus Food Assistance Progam signup underway at FSA
Paul Dillon receives help from Karen Kinler as he signs up for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to help agricultural producers who suffered losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Make an appointment by calling the FSA office at 601-876-0962 Ext. 2. Not long after the signup was announced and got underway, the Walthall County…
Read MoreBusinesses can reopen with rules
Starting Monday, all businesses in the state of Mississippi were able to reopen, Gov. Tate Reeves said, though there are some restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The governor’s new reopening guidelines are termed “Safe Return,” replacing the “Safer at Home” which expired Monday. “There will be no more business closures. Everyone will be allowed…
Read MoreCheck your mail carefully. It may have your Economic Impact Payment card
Check your mail carefully! There could be an envelope most of use equate with unsolicited junk mail–that mail that many of us sort through and discard without opening. Better look twice! Walthall countians, just like millions of other Americans, are receiving non-descript envelopes from Money Network Cardholder Services. Inside there’s a letter with the emblem…
Read MoreSuspect returns TV to owner following Facebook post
A suspect in a larceny investigation returned the television he’s shown carrying up a flight of stairs last Tuesday after he realized he’d been caught in the act on a surveillance video. Tylertown Police posted a still taken from the video on their Facebook page shortly after the missing television was discovered by its owner,…
Read MoreStudent sues school after being shoved into a clothes dryer
A suit filed against the Walthall County School district March 25 in circuit court on behalf of a minor student seeks compensation for “damages for personal injuries and personal disability…for an amount that will compensate…for all medical expenses he incurred and will incur in the future.” In addition it seeks compensation for the plaintiff’s “past,…
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