25 years ago
Dec. 31, 1999
Inverness has a new police chief who made a mark immediately upon being sworn into office Friday. Bennie Milton became the first woman as the head of a municipal police department in Sunflower County.
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Problems of contraband being smuggled into the Sunflower County Jail will be made minimal if Sunflower County Supervisors pass a proposal to reestablish a commissary system, Jail Administrator Billy Weeks said Monday.
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Katrina Hutchins and Laronda Worship, both 1995 graduates of Gentry High School, have been awarded scholarships as health education majors at Tennessee State University.
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An elderly Indianola woman has learned that thieves can ferret out your money no matter how unusual the hiding place — even under a wig. A 77-year-old Coates Street resident told police that she was robbed in her home of $530 in cash from beneath her wig.
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50 Years ago
Jan. 3, 1974
Five Indianola Academy Junior High Band members have been named to the Intermediate Mississippi All State Orchestra Festival. Chosen for the honor were Mary Frances Hull, Rita Fratesi, Allen Hart, Charles Wade and Debbie Sharp.
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Seymour Johnson of Indianola has been named to the board of directors of the newly organized Agricultural Council of America.
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