MDOT proclaims April 15-19 as Work Zone Awareness Week
The Mississippi Department of Transportation and Gov. Tate Reeves are joining forces this week to remind the public “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever,” the theme for 2024 National Work Zone Awareness Week. To call attention to the life-and-death issues facing workers and the public in work zones, Reeves has…
Read MoreSamuel L. Lynch Sr.
Samuel L. Lynch Sr., 76, passed away March 26, 2024. A graveside service was held April 6 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include his children, Lashune McCullough, Samuel Lynch Jr.; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Herbert Lynch, Billy Lynch, and Michael Lynch.
Read MoreBeulah Lorene Banks Ramsey
Beulah Lorene Banks Ramsey, 94, passed away April 1, 2024. A service was held April 6 at Antioch M.B. Church in Hazlehurst, with interment at White Bay Cemetery. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include her children, Argie Macklin, Burnell Ramsey Jr., James Ramsey Sr., Angelia Coleman, Kenneth Ramsey Sr., Cosandra Daniels; 22…
Read MoreShirley Ann Allen
Shirley Ann Allen, 72, passed away March 23, 2024. A service was held April 6 at Strait Way Ministries in Utica, with interment at White Bay Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include her children, Juanitta Allen, Cedric Allen, Tijwana Allen; 15 grandchildren, two great-grandsons; sisters, Betty Swan, Lorene Jones, Martha Watts,…
Read MoreJames Willis Johnson Jr.
James Willis Johnson Jr., 72, passed away Feb. 28, 2024. A service was held March 9 at Greater New Zion M.B. Church in Hazlehurst. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include his daughters, Sandra Johnson, Katrina Dillon, Fonisha Johnson; sons, Nathan Jones, Greg Thompson, James Warren Byther; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren;…
Read MoreJan Owens Channell
Jan Owens Channell, 76, passed away April 8, 2024, at Trend Health and Rehab in Brookhaven. Visitation will be from 9 until 11 a.m., Friday, April 12, at Strong Hope Baptist Church, with service at 11. Burial will be at Strong Hope Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Channell was…
Read More2024 is a year for periodical cicadas
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Extension Service The South’s natural background music of the summer will start as soon as cicadas, known for their loud songs, emerge across parts of the state. Blake Layton, entomologist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said Mississippi is home to at least 24 types of cicadas. These are classified…
Read MoreNew website launched to help promote music museum
The Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce has a new website that is expected to help promote the Mississippi Music Museum when renovations are complete, as well as the chamber and its members. A link to the site will be available when visitors look up information on many of the state’s music-related museums and on the Mississippi…
Read MoreTaste of the Blues T-shirt presale underway
The annual Taste of the Blues is set for Saturday, April 27, in downtown Crystal Springs. Orders are now being taken for an exclusive T-shirt to commemorate the event. Available sizes include youth through adult 5XL. Order online at https://buff.ly/3uozDfu. Make plans now to attend Taste of the Blues from 2 until 10 p.m. to…
Read MoreBeware of voter registration mailers from third parties
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and county circuit clerks have received numerous calls regarding mailers distributed by the private entity The Voter Participation Center. The mailers provide that, according to review, someone at the address may not be registered to vote and encourages completion and submission of a voter registration form. This is not…
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