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Ladies of the Charleston community are pictured with works of art they created at ladies’ paint night Feb. 27 at CARE. Attendees welcomed spring by painting a bouquet of roses on canvas. Pictured from left are Paige Kiihnl, Lyn Hardy, instructor Gay-Lyn Haynes, Trisha Hollis, Volanda Frazier, Rhonda Scallion and Alisha Pittman.

Jackson has a new police chief, Dr. RaShall Brackney. The Jackson city council approved Mayor John Horhn’s selection with one . . .

Genevia Smith

CHARLESTON — Genevia Smith, age, 79, passed away Thursday, February 19. A celebration of life service will be held 11 . . .

Public Notices February 26, 2026

ABANDONED AUTO AUCTION Auction for these vehicles will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2026, at Mitchell’s Repair Shop 139 . . .

Rosalyn Elise Williams

Joel and Celeste Williams of Charleston are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, Rosalyn Elise . . .

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Naomi Smith
Mon,03/02/26-1:54PM , 136 Reads
BRANDON — Naomi "Fay" Worsham Smith, age 80, retired employee of Financial Control Dept. of Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 27.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at New Hope Cemetery near Scobey. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Yates continues push to hold landlords accountable for unpaid utility bills
By DANIEL TYSON - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,02/26/26-4:02PM , 298 Reads 5,090 Statewide
State Rep. Shanda Yates says Jackson property owners would collect the utility fees but not pay the bill. Renters believed the bills were being paid, that is until their utilities were disconnected.
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Puppies peer out from behind wire at the Charleston animal holding facility on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Located off Murphy Road in southwest Charleston, the facility has been in operation since last fall.

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Charleston animal holding facility still trying to find its groove
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,02/27/26-4:30PM , 924 Reads
The Charleston animal holding facility, located off Murphy Road in southwest Charleston, is brimming with canines, most of whom have been dropped off there by residents.
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A Mississippi Blood Services mobile coach is seen parked near the emergency room at Tallahatchie General Hospital on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

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MBS seeks blood donors
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,02/27/26-4:52PM , 434 Reads
A Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) mobile coach came to Charleston Friday.

Parked near the Tallahatchie General Hospital emergency room, the coach was present from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. to collect life-giving donations from hospital workers and other local residents.
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Free housing resource fair set for March 12 in Grenada

GRENADA — Nonprofit HERE (Housing: Economic Resources & Education) will host a housing resource fair Thursday, March 12, at the Lewis Johnson Center, 299 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Grenada.