Area News
New Miss Hospitality crowned
Lundyn Rayne Huhn is the county’s new Miss Hospitality. She was crowned over the weekend and will represent the county at numerous events for the next year, including the upcoming South Mississippi Boucherie Barbeque Competition, Dairy Festival and Chamber-sponsored events. She will also represent the county in the state Miss Hospitality competition in Hattiesburg later…
Read MoreAndre Smith tracks the weather for the Ole Miss
What’s the forecast? If you’re at Ole Miss and looking for the weather outlook, Tylertown senior, Anre Smith, is the Ole Miss weatherman, seen daily on the University’s TV channel visible all over campus. Smith, a senior from Tylertown, is seated at the university’s television weather desk, where he gives periodic weather updates throughout the…
Read More2020 Walthall Dairy Fest T-shirt design is ready for purchase
The new 2020 Dairy Festival T-shirts have arrived and are ready for purchase. Dairy Fest committee member, Ryan Bruhl, has already outfitted family members with the shirts, available in a variety of sizes to fit just about everyone. Bruhl says by purchasing a shirt now and wearing it just about always gets a compliment from…
Read MoreDillon receives Silver Beaver Award
Dr. Andy Dillon attended the Andrew Jackson Council Eagle Scout Banquet on Feb. 7 and received the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to the Council. “Without so many great people supporting me, I could not have achieved this honor. Thanks to Melissa, Montgomery, and Makinley for joining me on this Scouting journey. We are…
Read MoreFamily, finance, faith important to future, speaker tells banquet
Ramona Seaborn Williams told those attending the annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Saturday they need to be fighting for family, finance and faith. Listing family among those topics, she encouraged couples to stay together, remain married, and keep families together. She said soaring divorce rates are unacceptable. She stressed good education, challenging to work for…
Read MorePetty thefts continue to plague county
Burglaries, thefts continue to be a problem in Walthall County as misdemeanor petty thefts appear among the sheriff’s department offense reports. Danny Pigott reported an attempted burglary of a pickup truck belonging to Wayne Douglas Stevens, 663 Hwy. 98 West. Pigott called the Walthall Sheriff’s Office to report he arrived home and saw someone inside…
Read MoreDrug arrests send seven to jail
Two were jailed shortly after midnight Saturday after they were arrested by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. State Trooper Josh Huhn charged Joshua Slade Miller, 27, 2003 Holding Road, McComb, and Chasity Chain Forbes, 25, 195 Tom Wood Road, with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Miller was also charged with…
Read MoreMLK AWARDS
Receiving awards at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day program at Southwest Events Center were, from left, Doris Coleman Holmes, receiving the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award on behalf of her son, the late Marvin Darnell Holmes; Rhonda Varnado, RN, receiving the Business of the Year Award on behalf of Eagle Health Care…
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