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Love and sympathy to the Larry Moore Hunter family of Grenada. Mr. Hunter, 79, passed away Friday, July 10, at . . .

In front, Shyerra Truly, of Charleston, receives a certificate and check for $500 from Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors President and District 2 Supervisor Johnny Goodwin as local recipient of a Mississippi Association of Supervisors County Employee Scholarship. Also pictured, from left, are District 1 Supervisor Kenneth “Buck” Havens, District 3 Supervisor Larry Cole, District 4 Supervisor Marcus Echols, District 5 Supervisor Eddie Meeks and Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly. (Photo by Anita Mullen Greenwood)

Shyerra Truly receives county employee scholarship award

At a July 9 meeting of the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors, the board presented Shyerra Truly with a $500 . . .

Charleston schools to welcome students on July 23, West Tallahatchie on Aug. 5

Bells will ring, buses will roll and young minds will experience both anxiety and anticipation when students return next week . . .

Blockades, bottlenecks, resilient stocks

The 2nd Quarter did not disappoint for drama or trauma. On 13 April the U.S. initiated a three Carrier Strike . . .

Mississippi Lottery returns $126.6 million to state for fiscal year 2026

JACKSON — The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced it has transferred $8,658,897.54 in net proceeds for the month of June, bringing . . .

This white Toyota caused a considerable amount of damage to both city and personal property as it backed its way down part of South Court Square in Charleston Tuesday morning, but no one was injured and the storefront it finally came to rest against was that of a vacant building. (Photo by Kelsey Bright)

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Details of reverse driving destruction held under wraps by police
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,07/16/26-7:03PM , 3,346 Reads
Charleston police have been mum concerning the details of an automobile crash early Tuesday that destroyed city and private property likely valued at more than $2,000.
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Chiquita McGee
Mon,07/13/26-12:17PM , 2,312 Reads
CHARLESTON — Chiquita McGee, age 20, passed away Thursday, July 9.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston with interment following at Alvin Grove Cemetery near Oakland.
She is survived by her mother, Divida Booker Johnson and her father, Freddie McGee.

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U.S. House Votes To ‘Ditch The Switch’ And Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
By TIMOTHY HOLDINESS
Tue,07/14/26-5:58PM , 1,339 Reads 21,180 Statewide
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, approving legislation that would end the twice-a-year clock changes observed across most of the country.
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Charleston schools to welcome students on July 23, West Tallahatchie on Aug. 5
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,07/16/26-4:00PM , 1,029 Reads
Bells will ring, buses will roll and young minds will experience both anxiety and anticipation when students return next week for the first day of classes in Charleston schools.
The Thursday, July 23, start for students in the East Tallahatchie School District is the earliest in recent history.
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Jeffrey Padgett

TEASDALE — Jeffrey Jude Padgett, 51, of the Teasdale community, passed away on Thursday, June 18.

An attorney with a successful law pratice, he was also an avid pit boss.

He is survived by mother, Sandra Padgett; his children, Cameron Padgett, Harley Padgett, stepson Jayden Ram Jumao-as and Freahbel Padgett; and a grandson.