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Bobby Whalen to Perform at The Two Museums Sunday

Blues musician and muralist Bobby Whalen will perform songs that recall the juke joints, stills, and casinos highlighted in the . . .

Sherilyn Jones Receives Good Middling Community Service Award From Delta Council

Sherilyn Jones of Inverness has been named the Good Middling Community Service Award Recipient for 2021 and will be recognized . . .

Sunflower County SAR Making Numerous Evacuations in Northern Part of the County Due to Flooding

Sunflower County Search & Rescue has been busy the last 48 hours. According to SAR President Stan Bennett, multiple people . . .

They asked ‘What would B.B. do?’ and they did it

"If the whole world would act more like B.B. King, we would have a really beautiful world." These were the . . .

PHOTOS: Flooding in Northern Sunflower County

After a week of rain, and more flash flood warnings on the way, we took a trip to the northern . . .

Sunflower County Search & Rescue evacuating residents in Rome on Wednesday.

This house, along with its neighbors in the Doddsville area was experiencing high water on Wednesday afternoon. The homeowner told us that the water tends to drain well, as long as the drainage pipes are free of debris.

Dozens of creatives responded to Mississippi Today’s NextGen Mississippi survey and shared why they took their talents to other states.

Young creatives share why they left Mississippi
By Candace McKenzie - Mississippi Today, 352 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 03:54 PM
Growing up in Greenwood in the 1980s, Sue Anna Joe was an artsy person.
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Mississippi Public Service Commission Approves State’s First Wind Turbine Facility
By Press Release - Public Service Commission, 251 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 03:05 PM
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Public Service Commission:
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Melanie Townsend-Blackmon (Drew) and Michael Clark (Ruleville)

Holland, Smith keep seats in Moorhead and Inverness, new mayors in Drew and Ruleville
By RECARDO THOMAS Staff Reporter, 1,951 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:52 PM
The unofficial numbers are in and it appears that Sunflower Countians on the north end can expect some changes in their municipal governments.
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Heavy rains continue to fall in Sunflower County on Wednesday.

Flooding Could Heavily Impact Portions of County
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:40 PM
With many parts of the Delta already experiencing flooding due to heavy rainfall with more predicted for the coming days, residents of Sunflower County, especially those near the Big Sunflower River at Sunflower should pay close attention to weather alerts for flooding conditions.
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Ernestine Goston
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:35 PM
Graveside services for Ernestine Goston of Indianola will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Rest Missionary Baptist Church.

Ms. Goston, 84, died Thursday, June 3, 2021 at her home.

Redmon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Latorria Glover
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:34 PM
Services for Latorria Glover of Memphis will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Jonas Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Greenwood. Burial will follow at Willing Workers Cemetery, Sunflower.

Ms. Glover, 20, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
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Shemetria Falconer-Lee
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:34 PM
Graveside services for Shemetria Falconer-Lee of Greenville, formerly of Indianola, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Riverside Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Melvin Walker officiating.

Ms. Falconer-Lee, 41, died Monday, May 10, 2021.
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Eric Van Crawford
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:33 PM
Graveside services for Eric Van Crawford, 57, of Indianola, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 6 at Indianola City Cemetery with the Rev. Veronica Pritchard officiating. He passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021 in Indianola.
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Virgie Marie Harbin McPherson

Virgie Marie Harbin McPherson
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 02:32 PM
Virgie Marie Harbin McPherson, 67, of Indianola, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at her home.

She was born July 27, 1953 to Ardie and Glen Harbin. Virgie never had children but was a mother to all. She loved all.
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PSC approves rate cuts for Entergy and Mississippi Power
By Steve Wilson, 316 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 01:06 PM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission approved three rate cuts for the state's two investor-owned utilities at its monthly meeting Tuesday.
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