Edward Dale Price
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Pine Grove United Pentecostal Church in Foxworth for Edward Dale Price, 93, of Foxworth, who passed away May 30 at his residence. Interment will be at Pine Grove Pentecostal Church Cemetery in Foxworth. Pastor Randall McKay, Bro. Jerome Bourne, and Rev. Darrin…
Read MoreMDWFP celebrates National Fishing and Boating Week
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks invites you to celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, running from June 1 to 9. This nationwide celebration is an invitation for all fishing and boating enthusiasts to come together and enjoy the outdoors. In Mississippi, June 1 and 2 have been designated as “Free Fishing Days,”…
Read MoreLarry Brown
Funeral services were held May 25, 2024, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Monticello, for Larry Brown, 70, who died May 18 at his residence. Rev. Joseph Hooker, pastor, officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brown was born to the late Odell and Mary Brown.…
Read MoreKenneth Williams
Memorial services were held May 23, 2024, at Ruby K. Johnson Chapel for Kenneth Cooke Williams, 76, who died May 12 at Merit Health Wesley. Rev. Michael O. Evans officiated, with Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Williams was born to the late Booker T. Williams and Virginia Daniels. He was reared by…
Read MoreHazel Mae Brown
Funeral services were held May 25, 2024, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Monticello, for Hazel Mae “Ma Brown” Brown, 83, who died May 8 at her residence. Rev. Leonard Smith officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Brown was born to the late Josh and…
Read MoreSOUTHERN GARDENING: Beautiful backyard gardens are possible with planning
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service I recently told you about the spring-blooming native plants I saw during a recent visit to the backyard gardens of Sarah Young in Tupelo. The benefits of this garden filled with native and non-native plants extends beyond the beauty of the plants themselves. Gardening is a form of physical…
Read MoreUse baits, mound treatments to effectively control fire ants
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Extension Service Sunshine and long days make summertime in the South desirable for people, but those same conditions are exactly what allows the dreaded, imported fire ants to thrive. Almost any sunny, grassy area left unattended will soon be home to fire ants. Fire ants were accidentally imported from South America…
Read MoreUnion push continues to impact the future of state’s robust auto manufacturing sector
By Sid Salter After winning 73% of the vote on April 19 among workers in a Chattanooga, Tenn., Volkswagen plant to join the United Auto Workers union, organized labor leaders began to predict a growing erosion of decades of Southern state opposition to labor union membership. Specifically, union leaders began to predict victory in an…
Read MoreDale Smith
Dale Smith, 76, of Pattison, passed away May 19, 2024, at University Medical Center in Jackson. Dale was born Dec. 14, 1947, in Lawrence County to Pete and Johnnie Evelyn (Smith) Strong. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, with graveside services following in New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in…
Read MoreSpot the signs of stroke
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, 1,500 Mississippians die each year from stroke. The signs of a stroke appear only when the stroke is happening. There are no warning signs before the event. Spot the signs of stroke –numbness, confusion, blurred vision, slurred speech, loss of balance, and headache. “We know that tobacco…
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