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Turns out, if you sit still long enough, gratitude catches up with you, writes Robert St. John. I had breakfast . . .

SonEdna Foundation Chief Vision Officer Morgana Freeman, center, visits with guests after the Charleston Thrives official launch on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the former National Guard armory in Charleston. The facility is owned by the city of Charleston. (Photo by Clay McFerrin, Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers Inc.)

City moves forward together with launch of 'Charleston Thrives'

Community members, local leaders and partners on Monday evening (May 18) marked the launch of Charleston Thrives, a community-led initiative . . .

Grenada pastor and school bus driver Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was found dead in his jail cell on Wednesday, May 28.

Pastor jailed on child sex crimes found dead in cell

A Grenada pastor and school bus driver who has been behind bars for more than two months on child sex . . .

The Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston is where ice storm-related assistance is being offered by federal and state officials.

FEMA, SBA offering ice storm aid at county Safe Room

Federal and state disaster assistance officials arrived back in Tallahatchie County early this week to offer a variety of services . . .

Magnolia Mornings: May 28, 2026

Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion In Mississippi 1. Hyde-Smith . . .

Grenada pastor and school bus driver Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was found dead in his jail cell on Wednesday, May 28.

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Pastor jailed on child sex crimes found dead in cell
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE
Thu,05/28/26-5:18PM , 1,424 Reads 19,401 Statewide
A Grenada pastor and school bus driver who has been behind bars for more than two months on child sex charges was found dead Wednesday morning.
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Sylvia Beardain
Tue,05/26/26-8:03AM , 1,408 Reads
ENID — Sylvia Joyce Beardain, age 83, passed away Saturday, May 23.
Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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CHS students receive scholarships
Thu,05/28/26-12:54PM , 1,041 Reads
Charleston High School Class of 2026 graduating seniors De’Moria Shannon, second from left, and Nevada Holmes, third from left, are pictured with symbolic checks representing the $500 scholarship award which each received from Charleston-based J Brown Community Funeral Services.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

This sign signs alongside U.S. Highway 49 near the entrance to the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler.

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Vermont inmate found dead at Tutwiler prison
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,05/28/26-10:27AM , 994 Reads
Foul play is not suspected in last week’s death of a Vermont inmate being held at the private prison in Tutwiler, according to Tallahatchie County Coroner Anthony Hawkins.
The deceased, identified as Shawn Sears, was a 56-year-old Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) inmate housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.
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Opinion: Democrats didn’t face facts

It may be no surprise that the editor of the conservative National Review wrote a column headlined, “The Democratic Party continues to misread America.” But the lead paragraph of Ramesh Ponnuru’s essay perfectly explains why that headline is spot-on accurate.