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11/09/2024

TIGERS WIN!

The Charleston Tigers defeated the M.S. Palmer Dragons of Marks 58-12 in a first-round Class 2A state playoff Friday night in Charleston to advance to the second round Nov. 15.

11/09/2024

CHOCTAWS WIN!

The West Tallahatchie Choctaws defeated the Sacred Heart Crusaders of Hattiesburg 36-14 in a first-round Class 1A state playoff game Friday night in Webb to advance to a second-round game on Nov. 15.

11/09/2024

WEST TALLY LEADS AT HALF

The West Tallahatchie Choctaws lead the Sacred Heart Crusaders 28-7 at halftime in Webb in a first-round Class 1A state playoff.

11/08/2024

Pictured are some of the participants at the second annual Book Walk and First Responders Day, held in Sumner Oct. 28. The event was sponsored by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in conjunction with the Tallahatchie Early Learning Alliance and the Tallahatchie County Alliance.

11/08/2024

WEBB — A local man was shot to death here Thursday night, and officials hope someone knows something about the crime and will be willing to come forward.

11/08/2024

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11/08/2024

Members of the East Tallahatchie High School Class of 1960 gathered for a class reunion Oct. 19 at Denman Lodge west of Charleston. Class members are pictured. Seated in front is Sarah Hickey Williams. Standing, from left, are Martha Jean Little Chrestman, H.B. Ross, Tommy Crenshaw, Savana Estridge McGee, Ronnie Williams, Dr.

Members of the East Tallahatchie High School Class of 1960 gathered for a class reunion Oct. 19 at Denman Lodge west of Charleston. Class members are pictured. Seated in front is Sarah Hickey Williams. Standing, from left, are Martha Jean Little Chrestman, H.B. Ross, Tommy Crenshaw, Savana Estridge....

11/07/2024

LELAND — The West Tallahatchie High School Choctaws have put finishing touches on their best regular-season record in seven years and now turn their attention to a first-round playoff game this week in Webb.

11/07/2024

For a fourth straight year, the Charleston High School Tigers are varsity football champions of Region 3-2A, after closing out the regular season with a 42-10 victory over regional foe Leflore County Friday night.

11/07/2024

ACT scores of recent high school juniors in both the East and West Tallahatchie school districts were down from one year ago and lag behind those of juniors at most area high schools, according to figures released Nov. 7 by the Mississippi Department of Education.

ACT scores for high school juniors in both the East and West Tallahatchie school districts were down from one year ago and lag behind those of juniors at most area high schools, according to figures released Nov. 7 by the Mississippi Department of Education.

11/07/2024

Please note the following "Silver Alert" about a missing Lafayette County man. Contact information is at the bottom of the poster.

11/07/2024

The Tallahatchie County Election Commission met Wednesday morning to consider whether 38 affidavit ballots cast during Tuesday's general election would be valid, but the results did not change the outcome of any races.

11/07/2024

A Nov. 26 runoff will be required to determine the winner of the Education District 9 school board race in Tallahatchie County.

11/07/2024

WEBB — In Her Shoes Inc. has been awarded a grant of $307,243 to make farm fresh produce more accessible to area residents.

11/07/2024

A pair of Tallahatchie County 4-H Club members excelled in competition at the second annual Mississippi 4-H Western Heritage State Championship & Roundup.

11/07/2024

Editorial: The voters chose policy over character in the presidential race, and those on the losing end should accept that choice with grace.

11/06/2024

FOUND AND SAFE!

UPDATE, 4:53 p.m. Nov. 6: Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly said Tarniqua Hazzard “has been found and is safe.”

11/06/2024

LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS
Final but unofficial, and not including 38 affidavit ballots to be considered Wednesday.

An additional 43 absentees were not received by Election Day, but as long as they were postmarked by today and are received in the circuit clerk’s office within five business days, they, too, will be counted.

Three photo affidavit ballots were cast Tuesday, and those voters have five days to produce their photo ID or their ballot will not be counted.

Justice Court Judge, District 1
Tara L. Lang 1,246
Shannon van der Poel 1,404

Constable, District 2
Sharon Elaine Bailey 1,245
Frank Chambers 984

Election Commissioner, District 1
Margaret McIntyre Simmons 578
Damon Stroud 526

Education District 3
Gloria Madden Carter 111
Roberta Levettie Redd 76

Education District 9
Verry “Vera” Gary 176
Robin L. Hodges 213*
Darrell W. Neal 190*

* Will meet in Nov. 26 runoff