Katherine P. Comans
Katherine P. Comans, 97, of Byram, passed away Sept. 10, 2023. A service was held Sept. 16 at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, with burial at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mrs. Comans was born in the New Zion community and raised in Crystal Springs by her parents, Henry…
Read MoreRosie Brown
Rosie Brown, 97, of Crystal Springs, passed away Sept. 2, 2023. A service was held Sept. 10 at Egypt Hill M.B. Church, with burial at the church cemetery. Century Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include her sons, Bert Brown Jr. and Arthur Brown; daughters, Dorothy Smith, Barbara Williams, and Sandra Thomas; 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren,…
Read MoreHazlehurst Yard of the Month
The home of Ellen, Rachel, and Mary Beth James, 8185 Monticello Road, has been awarded Yard of the Month for September by the Hazlehurst Garden Club.
Read MorePrescribed burning program accepting applications
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is continuing its partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife Mississippi, The Nature Conservancy, and others to provide cost-share for prescribed burning on private lands. Since its inception in 2011, the “Fire on the Forty” program has provided cost-share funding…
Read MoreCounty clinics to offer free screening services
In a major step to combat chronic disease in the state, the Mississippi State Department of Health now offers free blood sugar and blood pressure checks at all clinics. Any Mississippian can call their local clinic to be screened, or just drop in during business hours. Blood sugar numbers are done with a simple finger…
Read MoreJames E. “Jimmy” Wooten
Jimmy Wooten, 83, of Wesson, peacefully passed away Aug. 31, 2023, at the Aspen of Brookhaven. A celebration of life service was held Sept. 2 at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Wesson. Stringer Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mr. Wooten graduated from Wesson High School, where he played football and was well known for his…
Read MoreCarol Ann Noble
Carol Ann Noble, 72, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 27, 2023, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center from the effects of COVID. She was born Oct. 10, 1950, in Jackson to Shelby Clayton Noble and Ruth Merle Starnes Noble. Carol Ann grew up in South Jackson and attended Kay Elementary, Peeples Jr. High, and graduated…
Read MoreAlice Wells Moreland
Alice Wells Moreland died Aug. 29, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. A memorial service was held Sept. 9 at Hazlehurst United Methodist Church. Stringer Family Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mrs. Moreland was born Nov. 1, 1940, in Erie, Penn. Her family moved to Morton in 1949. She graduated from Durant High School and…
Read MoreWillie T. Miller III
Willie T. Miller III, 76, of Detroit, Mich., died Aug. 17, 2023. A homegoing celebration will be held at the Marriott Hotel Southfield, 27033 Northwestern Hwy., Detroit, Mich., from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24. He was born March 31, 1947, to Willie T. Miller Jr. and Mary Alice (Taylor) Miller. After high school…
Read MoreSandra Dickerson
Sandra Dickerson, 73, passed away at her home in Wesson Sept. 4, 2023. A funeral service was held Sept. 6 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Beauregard Cemetery. Mrs. Dickerson was self-employed at their grocery store, wood yard, and mechanic shop. She loved the outdoors, whether it was fishing, tending to her cattle, or…
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