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Two Charlestonians die in Tuesday morning car crash

A fiery two-vehicle crash claimed the lives of two Charleston residents early Tuesday. The Mississippi Highway Patrol identified the victims . . .

Friedeman: Lent places before us Jesus’ challenge

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman: “Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.” Designating a special . . .

UMMC extends cancellation of clinic appointments through Friday

JACKSON – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as . . .

Rosalyn Elise Williams

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

Joe Hollingsworth, CEO of The Hollingsworth Companies, addresses the crowd during Tuesday afternoon's groundbreaking ceremony for SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park in Grenada County, while Matthew Harrison, CEO, president and executive director of the Greater Grenada Partnership looks on. | Photo by Adam Prestridge © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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Ground broken on multi-billion dollar SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park in Grenada County Tuesday
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE
Tue,04/29/25-7:58PM , 2,472 Reads 39,856 Statewide

State, county and city officials are celebrating tonight following the groundbreaking of Grenada County’s newest economic development win: SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park.
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Two Charlestonians die in Tuesday morning car crash
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Tue,02/24/26-5:46PM , 11,976 Reads
A fiery two-vehicle crash claimed the lives of two Charleston residents early Tuesday.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol identified the victims as 64-year-old Jimmie Kimbrell and 47-year-old Shawanda Louise Brooks. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

This plaque honoring Janie Agnes Little, mother of the man who paid to have the attractive brick sidewalk pictured laid around the Charleston courthouse, has again been defaced.
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This plaque honoring Janie Agnes Little has again been defaced.

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Sad to see desecration
By CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,02/27/26-11:39AM , 845 Reads
Yet again, someone has defaced an attractive plaque on the grounds of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston that simply reminds the public of a son's great love for his mother.
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April Woods
Mon,02/23/26-10:15AM , 698 Reads
CHARLESTON — April Little Woods, age 46, teacher, passed away Saturday, February 21, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Monday, February 23, at Womble Funeral Home chapel with interment following at Adams Arbor Cemetery at Paynes.
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Joe Hollingsworth, CEO of The Hollingsworth Companies, addresses the crowd during Tuesday afternoon's groundbreaking ceremony for SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park in Grenada County, while Matthew Harrison, CEO, president and executive director of the Greater Grenada Partnership looks on. | Photo by Adam Prestridge © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Ground broken on multi-billion dollar SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park in Grenada County Tuesday

State, county and city officials are celebrating tonight following the groundbreaking of Grenada County’s newest economic development win: SouthPoint Mississippi Industrial Park.