Wanda Kaye Speights Daley
Wanda Kaye Speights Daley, 68, of Monticello, passed away on June 6, 2024, at Southwest Medical Center of McComb. Services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, June 10, at New Life Church, with visitation from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at Oakvale Baptist Church Cemetery in Oakvale. Bro. Jay Thompson…
Read MoreFlora Reynolds
Funeral services for Flora Reynolds will be conducted at 3 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Old Hebron Baptist Church, with Rev. Micah Rutland officiating. Interment will follow in the Scarborough Cemetery in Silver Creek. Mrs. Reynolds, 91, entered into the eternal rest of her Lord on June 3 at her residence in New Hebron.…
Read MoreRoger Max Neal
Services for Roger Max Neal, of Monticello, are at 3 p.m., Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Church, with visitation from 1 until the time of service and burial at the church cemetery. Riverwood Family is handling the arrangements. Mr. Neal, 79, passed away on June 4 at his residence. He was born on…
Read MorePaul D. Thornhill
Funeral services for Paul D. “Sonny Boy” Thornhill were held June 4, 2024, at Powells Grove United Pentecostal Church in Jayess, with Rev. Elliot Rutland officiating, assisted by Rev. Ronnie Turner and Rev. Caleb Davis. Interment followed in the Powells Grove Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Ray Bowling. Mr. Thornhill, 90, entered into the eternal rest…
Read MoreSOUTHERN GARDENING: Purple plants create a striking garden
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service Mabel Murphree’s Tupelo garden has an impressive variety of plants, but what really caught my attention were her purple blooms. One of the first plants that stood out to me was the chive, typically known as an herb but also a great pollinator plant. The beauty of chive flowers…
Read MoreAsylum Hill discoveries are something personal
By Gary Pettus It was Dustin Clarke who found the wedding band with the inscription, “Ever true to thee,” in an unmarked grave. Clarke, who died last year, was an archaeologist on the Asylum Hill Project, an ongoing commitment to respectfully exhume the remains and memorialize the lives of as many as 7,000 people who…
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Trump verdict: Partisan hyperbole on both sides ignores statistical realities of U.S. voters
By Sid Salter The 34 guilty verdicts in the New York state court trial of former President Donald Trump on felony charges of falsifying business records of alleged “hush money” payments to an adult film actress as part of a scheme to influence the 2016 election has opened the floodgates on a river of partisan…
Read MoreCONSERVATION CORNER: Wildlife habitat seed available
by James L. Cummins, Executive Director of Wildlife Mississippi Whether you are a photographer, a hunter, or just like viewing wildlife on a sunny afternoon, anyone who has spent time overlooking a food plot will have a deep appreciation for wildlife plantings. Food plots are very attractive to wildlife enthusiasts because they can supplement daily…
Read MoreJohnny Gerald Davis Sr.
A memorial service will be held for Johnny Gerald Davis Sr. at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Church in Lawrence County. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until the time of the service. Riverwood Family is handling the arrangements. Mr. Davis, 93, of Brookhaven, passed away peacefully at his home in Brookhaven…
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