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Rural health funding aims to address mental health care in Mississippi

Using the EmPATH model, officials look to create soothing spaces near hospital emergency departments that will be staffed by mental . . .

Rosedale’s renaissance rooted in history, spirits, and a deep sense of place

Rosedale Distilling Company, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, near Terrene Landing, is the foundation and culmination of years . . .

The Rock at Southern Miss gets a new name

A 10-year naming rights deal between Southern Miss and Renasant Bank will net the athletic program nearly $14 million. M.M . . .

Spring Hill firefighter John Ball Burnett trains a hose on a section of burning kudzu in Charleston Thursday morning.

Charleston kudzu fire snuffed out Thursday morning

The Charleston Fire Department responded to a kudzu fire near South Franklin Street Thursday morning. The fire appeared to be . . .

West Tallahatchie High football program awarded $5,000

The West Tallahatchie High School Choctaws football program has been awarded $5,000 through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights program for . . .

The lights were on, but no one was home at the Dollar General store in Charleston on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2026. The store is temporarily closed while sorting out some "maintenance issues." (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

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Charleston Dollar General store to reopen soon, company says
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,08/20/26-5:02PM , 1,773 Reads
The Charleston Dollar General store, closed since late July, is due to reopen soon, according to a Tuesday statement from Dollar General Corporation Public Relations.
The store is “temporarily closed to address store maintenance issues,” noted the Aug. 18 emailed reply to a Sun-Sentinel query.
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John Collins
Thu,08/20/26-10:17AM , 501 Reads
CHARLESTON — John Collins, age 57, passed away Friday, August 14.
Visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, August 21, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home in Grenada.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. at the Morgan Freeman Auditorium of Charleston High School with interment following Elliott Cemetery near Cascilla.

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From left, Ed Meek, student Waylen Clinton, student Akhyria Scott, Ike Sayle, student Samariya Cauthern, student Keshanna Taylor and Becky Meek gather in front of Sayle Oil Co. in Charleston for the presentation of Ed & Becky Meek Foundation scholarships in honor of Ike Sayle and Sayle Oil Co. Student Asia Scott is not pictured. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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Meek Foundation scholarships honor Ike Sayle, Sayle Oil Co.
By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Thu,08/20/26-4:17PM , 498 Reads
The Ed & Becky Meek Foundation has awarded five scholarships to students from the East Tallahatchie School District who will be attending Northwest Mississippi Community College this fall.
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Bless Your Heart
By CONNIE BUNCH
Thu,08/20/26-11:29AM , 95 Reads
Life is __________.
How would you fill in the blank?
People fill in the blank in many different ways!
We develop a view of life as we travel through it!
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District Attorney on Wells investigation: “I do not have the same freedom to share information publicly that private individuals may have”

“Public commentary does not make the speaker transparent, just like exercising restraint consistent with the law does not make the process corrupt.