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ATLANTA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $4.7 million in funding to support 11 recovery . . .

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IMPOUNDED VEHICLE NOTICE: 2004 Chev Tahoe Black VIN: 1GNEK13ZX4J235349 Towed from Indiana Manor 5-16- to Mitchell’s Auto Salvage. Any inquiries . . .

The Other Side Podcast: MT’s Jerry Mitchell & Madeline Nguyen dive into their reporting on the Tameshia Shelton case

Tameshia Shelton, a Clay County mother of four, is serving life in prison on a murder conviction. But the latest . . .

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Margaret Walker opera at JSU

I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route . . .

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Henry and Julia Hackman
Tue,06/09/26-11:00AM , 1,755 Reads
CHARLESTON — Henry Hackman, Jr. age 93 passed away on Tuesday, June 2, following complications from Parkinson’s. His wife, Julia Roberson Hackman, age 94, passed away Thursday, June 4. Married 74 years, they are still together.
A memorial service was held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Charleston First Methodist Church.
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Indictments returned in local criminal cases
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,06/11/26-4:31PM , 991 Reads
A Tallahatchie County grand jury for the First Judicial District returned criminal indictments during an April term, according to records on file Monday at the circuit clerk’s office in Charleston.
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Excel Reed
Tue,06/09/26-10:35AM , 978 Reads
CHARLESTON — Excel Reed, age 58, passed away Tuesday, June 2.
Visitaiton will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, June 12, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home in Greanda.
A celebration of life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Rocky Branch Missionary Baptist Church near Charleston.

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The entrance sign at George Payne Cossar State Park is pictured on Sept. 22, 2010. (Sun-Sentinel file photo by Clay McFerrin)

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George Payne Cossar, Wall Doxey state parks have reopened, reservations to begin
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Mon,06/08/26-1:35PM , 817 Reads
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has announced the reopening of George Payne Cossar State Park in Oakland and Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs effective June 5.
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Margaret Walker opera at JSU

I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece.

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