FROM TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY SHERIFF JIMMY FLY:
Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help to identify the individuals in this video. It is believed that they are involved with several auto burglaries on South Country Club Road east of Charleston.
The suspects broke into two vehicles on Jan. 14 and stole firearms. On Feb. 26, they broke into or tried to break into four vehicles.
It is believed that they have been targeting unlocked vehicles with valuables left in the vehicles.
Please do not leave any valuables in your vehicle, and lock your vehicles. If anyone sees or hears anyone in your yard, please call the Sheriff's Office at 662-647-5511.
If you recognize the individuals in the video, please call 662-647-5511. Thank you for your help.
Webb Community House fire, courtesy of Sumner firefighter Corey Gee, showing the building fully involved as firefighters arrive
Drive safely this Thanksgiving
DON'T BE A TURKEY,
REMAIN ALERT THIS
THANKSGIVING
Special to The Sun-Sentinel
JACKSON — There is so much to love about Thanksgiving: family and friends, turkey and touchdowns, pumpkin and pecan pies. The holiday should be an enjoyable time, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) wants all motorists to reach their destinations safely by avoiding distractions and buckling up.
“Thanksgiving is one of the busiest holidays for traveling,” said Melinda McGrath, P.E., MDOT Executive Director. “Motorists should expect extra vehicles on Mississippi roadways. All drivers should take extra precautions to ensure they, and their families, arrive safely at their holiday destinations.”
According to AAA, more than 55 million people will travel more than 50 miles from their homes for Thanksgiving. The vast majority will drive, with the heaviest traffic expected on Nov. 27 and 28.
With more vehicles on Mississippi highways, MDOT urges all motorists to avoid driving distracted. Research shows sending or receiving text messages takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent – at 55 miles per hour – of traveling the length of a football field blind. Drivers who use a hand-held device are four times more likely to get into a serious crash.
“Drivers have one job when they are behind the wheel: just drive,” McGrath said. “Don’t let text messages and phone calls take your attention. They can wait. If it’s urgent, find a safe place to stop or have a passenger assist.”
No matter your Thanksgiving destination, safety should be your top priority.
MDOT offers these tips for safe driving this Thanksgiving:
• Plan ahead. The MDOT Traffic mobile app shows real-time road conditions along your travel route.
• Get plenty of rest before driving. Remember to plan frequent stops if traveling long distances.
• Remain patient. With more vehicles on the road, delays are possible along your regular routes.
• Bu
At 6:20 p.m. Monday, a city of Charleston Water Department employee works to pump water from a hole dug to repair a broken section of water line on East Gay Street.
Water service for a large chunk of Charleston and East Charleston customers was interrupted when the break occurred several hours earlier.
The water is expected to be back on shortly before or after 7 p.m.
The butterflies are very active today on the grounds of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston.
FORMER ARMORY
OPEN AS SHELTER
The former Mississippi National Guard armory on South Cossar in Charleston is open as an emergency shelter for anyone who needs a safe place to escape from threatening floodwaters.
The Tallahatchie County Emergency Management Agency has set up cots in the building, now owned by the city.
Mayor Sedrick Smith said Emergency Management Director Thad Roberts contacted him Saturday morning about using the facility as a shelter. The Charleston Middle School gym was utilized for that purpose Friday night. The handful of people who were at the gym were relocated to the armory building.
The temporary emergency shelter is available at no cost to anyone who needs it.
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In the video, overflow from South Fork Tillatoba Creek encroaches upon a residential area in Depot Subdivision Friday afternoon.
Another view of the Charleston square on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018...
Tallahatchie snow, take two, Charleston Court Square, Tuesday, Jan. 16...
Snowy Tallahatchie
Snow falls in Charleston at 11:17 Friday morning. The temperature at the time, according to the digital display atop Tallahatchie County Bank, was a balmy 27 degrees. The area received a light dusting of snow and a thin coating of ice, making some roads and bridges hazardous. All schools and some businesses in the county were closed for the day, as were local government offices.
The rain delay of a West Tallahatchie High School football playoff game that started at Choctaw Stadium in Webb at about 7:20, continues...
Stormy Friday afternoon in Charleston (with occasional hail mixed in).
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