Details released on latest Parchman inmate death
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 10:29am
Another inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman was found deceased over the weekend in an apparent suicide.
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Hall said community meeting was a success
By BY RECARDO THOMAS STAFF REPORTER,
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:49am
A Thursday night forum addressing the rise in the number of violent homicides in Indianola in 2019 received widespread community support and Police Chief Edrick Hall, who called for the public round-table, said he was pleasantly surprised at the turnout.
IA girls take down Stars
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Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:41am
They have now picked up two consecutive first District 2-3A victories.
With those wins now in hand, the Indianola Academy Lady Colonels will continue their five game string of district games this Friday when they travel to Carroll Academy.
NSA girls get big first victory
By BY MARK H. STOWERS FOR THE E-T,
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 10:58am
They come to practice, work hard and listen to their coach but the girls’ teams at North Sunflower Academy seemed to be destined for the wrong side of the scoreboard each outing.
Baird & Stallings adds associate partners
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 12:18pm
Baird & Stallings CPAs, PA has added two new associate partners and has promoted a longtime employee.
Webb A. Baird, CPA and Drew Daniel, CPA have been admitted as associate partners and Ray Hawkins has been promoted to senior manager.
DSU to cut ribbon on food pantry for current students
Sat, 01/18/2020 - 8:53am
The number of colleges and universities nationwide that confront student food insecurity continues to rise.
Dunagin: Recalling the black market tax
By CHARLES DUNAGIN GUEST COLUMNIST,
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:17am
Many Mississippians, if given a Mississippi history test, would be just as apt to win the new Mississippi lottery as to identify Neilah Massey Bailey.
National Champs!
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Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:03am
Indianola’s Leanne and Alan Silverblatt, owners of Young Ideas, got the experience of a lifetime on Monday night when they traveled to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans for the National Championship game between LSU and Clemson. LSU earned its ninth overall championship and its first in the college football playoff era.
Leslie H. Anderson
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Fri, 01/17/2020 - 3:59pm
Leslie H. Anderson passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Leslie was born on February 5, 1957; two minutes after his identical twin brother. From that moment on, they were known as the “Anderson twins”.
A look at Phil Bryant’s tenure
By TIM KALICH GREENWOOD COMMONWEALTH,
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:27am
Looking back on the eight-year tenure of Phil Bryant as Mississippi’s governor, the evaluation is mixed, as it probably is with anyone who holds public office for very long.
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The E-T’s comprehensive coverage of Parchman deaths, escapes
By FROM STAFF REPORTS,
Sat, 01/04/2020 - 6:26pm
Inmates got all the way to Tennessee before capture
Dillon Williams is back in custody
Reward offered for second escaped inmate
Reward offered for Parchman inmate still at large
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Mon, 01/06/2020 - 1:01pm
A reward is being offered for information leading to the recapture of Dillon Dewayne Williams, an inmate who escaped the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman apparently on Friday.
Mississippi Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward in the case.
Hall previews community forum
Thu, 01/09/2020 - 11:02am
Indianola Police Chief Edrick Hall was on hand at the Indianola Rotary Club this week, inviting members to attend what he predicts will be a standing room only community forum at the B.B. King Museum, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. tonight. The forum is being held to address short-term solutions to Indianola’s gun violence issues.
Timbs plays on big stage in Music City
Thu, 01/02/2020 - 9:46am
Sunflower County’s lone representative on the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team in 2019 got some stage time in the Music City during Monday’s 38-28 Music City Bowl loss to Louisville. Timbs is pictured (second from end) top left with Mary Eliza McCarly, Mary Madaline, Tim and Phyllis Timbs.
Second inmate back in custody
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Mon, 01/06/2020 - 4:35pm
Escaped Parchman inmate Dillon Williams is back in custody and will soon be returned to the Mississippi State Penitentiary.
Community News January 16, 2020
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:27am
Retired Education Personnel
The Retired Education Personnel of Sunflower County will meet at 1 p.m. TOMORROW at the Henry Seymour Library. All retirees are encouraged to attend!
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MLK Parade
Prado, Fears pinned at Holmes
Thu, 01/02/2020 - 10:52am
The Grenada Campus of Holmes Community College held its 2019 Fall Associate Degree Nursing Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the Corey Forum. Sunflower County residents Rhonda Prado and Victoria W. Fears were among the graduates.
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They want a better Indianola
By BRYAN DAVIS EDITOR,
Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:25am
Dozens of citizens showed up to last week’s community forum on violence at 6:20 that evening thinking they were getting there early enough to get a good seat.
Those folks were sadly disappointed as the crowd was already lined up outside the entry to the Gin at the B.B. King Museum.
Coroner: Latest Parchman death not a homicide
By BY RECARDO THOMAS STAFF REPORTER,
Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:44am
In a press release dated January 8, Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton announced the death of another inmate at the state penitentiary at Parchman; however, Burton stated that this latest loss of life was not due to murder.
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County conveys land as plans move forward for new $3.3M wellness center next to SSCH
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Thu, 11/07/2019 - 1:19pm
The prospect of a new wellness and physical therapy center is groundbreaking news for the city of Indianola.
Roundaway Baptist Church turns 100
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Thu, 05/23/2019 - 1:11pm
The path to Glory is straight and narrow, but the road that led to one of Sunflower County’s newest communities in 1919 was anything but.
The twists and turns taken for about 12 miles heading north from Indianola led directly to the name Roundaway.
Victim identified in Wednesday night shooting, one suspect still at large
By BY RECARDO THOMAS STAFF REPORTER,- Read more about Victim identified in Wednesday night shooting, one suspect still at large
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Sat, 04/27/2019 - 2:48pm
One man and one woman are in custody, and another man is being sought in relation to a night of violence in Indianola that took the life of 24-year-old Deaubrey Roscoe and left two other people injured and hospitalized.
Man behind alleged senior trip scam charged with fraud
By BY GAVIN MALISKA GREENWOOD COMMONWEALTH,
Fri, 05/31/2019 - 2:27pm
A Greenwood man who allegedly took $8,000 from Humphreys County High School seniors and left them stranded in a parking lot instead of on their class trip was arrested Tuesday by Greenwood police and charged with felony defrauding under false pretenses.
Job fair a good case study
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Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:23am
There’s a lot to be said about the dwindling population in the Mississippi Delta.
That trend continues to negatively affect the region’s healthcare, education and economic development.
It’s difficult recruiting jobs to a region that is losing its labor pool more and more year-after-year.
But there is good news.
Toyota Mississippi Job Fair Coming to Cleveland
Fri, 08/09/2019 - 4:13pm
Delta job-seekers are encouraged to be in Cleveland on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., for a Toyota Mississippi job fair being held at the United Family Life Center at 1101 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Drive.
Docia England named Good Middling recipient for 2019
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 4:57pm
Docia England of Greenville has been named the Good Middling Community Service Award Recipient for 2019. Docia will be recognized at the 84th Annual Delta Council Day on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Delta State University’s Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) in Cleveland.
Lawsuit targets way Mississippi chooses governor
Fri, 05/31/2019 - 1:12pm
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into its constitution an unusually high bar for getting elected governor or winning any other statewide office.
Sunflower County youth killed in apparent accidental shooting
By FROM STAFF REPORTS,
Mon, 04/08/2019 - 2:42pm
A 17-year-old Sunflower County youth has died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest that he received from a 9 mm handgun early Sunday morning at a home in the 200 block of Augusta Street.
Caleb Smith, a junior at Indianola Academy, died late Sunday night at a Jackson hospital as a result of his injury.
CONVERSATION WITH WILLIAM FERRIS AND DAVID EVANS coming to Grammy Museum this week
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Tue, 05/14/2019 - 9:17am
Join GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi on May 16 at 7 p.m. for A Conversation With GRAMMY® winners, William Ferris and David Evans, on Voices of Mississippi sponsored by Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Miss.
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FUMC praise band releases second studio album
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Thu, 02/08/2018 - 10:47am
These days, it’s hard to find a large church that does not have a contemporary praise band.
Many, like First United Methodist Church-Indianola have separate services, an early contemporary worship gathering and a traditional one later in the morning.
MDCC alumni event, golf tournament this month
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Thu, 04/05/2018 - 3:55pm
A pair of events benefiting Mississippi Delta Community College’s Sunflower/Humphreys Alumni Chapter and the MDCC Athletic Department will take place over the next two weeks.
The MDCC Sunflower/Humphreys Alumni Chapter mixer will be Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Market in Inverness.
MDCC to open bids for Stauffer-Wood renovation
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Thu, 08/02/2018 - 12:20pm
Mississippi Delta Community College plans to begin renovation of the Stauffer-Wood Administration Building this fall.
The building, which was set ablaze during an apparent December 14, 2017 arson and burglary, sustained heavy fire damage, particularly on the south side of the building.
Rasberry men to present black history program
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 3:16pm
The men of Rasberry United Methodist Church will present their first annual Black History Program, Sunday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. at Rasberry United Methodist Church, 511 Hanna St., in Indianola.
Candidates meet in public forum
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Thu, 09/07/2017 - 8:59am
Photos by: Recardo Thomas
Indianola’s three Democratic candidates for mayor met at Gentry High School last Friday night for a forum sponsored by the Sunflower County NAACP Chapter. Incumbent Mayor Steve Rosenthal, Mario Robinson and Vivian Jenkins are pictured left to right.
Church encourages athletes to ‘pursue God’
By BY RECARDO THOMAS STAFF REPORTER,
Thu, 08/03/2017 - 9:49am
Prayers, motivational videos, games, prizes and inspired biblical encouragement combined with great food and fellowship constitutes a winning combination.
And once again Pastor Guy Burke, First Baptist Church and other community members teamed up to provide that enriching experience for local high school football athletes.
Children complete fire safety academy Friday
Thu, 07/20/2017 - 4:01pm
Photo by Recardo Thomas
Indianola now has 19 new junior firefighters courtesy of the Indianola Fire Department’s Fire Academy for Kids. The children graduated Friday after completing a weeklong camp on fire safety where they were exposed to instructions on basic life saving techniques and the prevention and suppression of fires.
The many colorful characters of ‘Greater Tuna’
Thu, 08/03/2017 - 9:09am
Photo by Recardo Thomas
Patrons of the Mid-Delta Arts Association are invited to go on an adventure to Texas’s third smallest town, Tuna, and witness some of the most colorful characters you’ve ever seen as the entire population is portrayed by two of the MDAA’s most talented actors.
Anthony intends to run for Thomas' seat
By BRYAN DAVIS PUBLISHER,
Sat, 06/30/2018 - 5:43pm
Mississippi House District 31 Rep. Sara Thomas announced her upcoming retirement from that seat on Friday, and on Saturday, a former Indianola city alderman announced his intention to fill that seat.
