100 YEARS AGO,
APRIL 1920
LOCAL NEWS: J.W. Riddell, election commissioner and prominent planter of Beat 5, accompanied by Attorney W. E. Hobbs also election commissioner made the Tocsin a very pleasant call on Tuesday.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT: We are in receipt of the announcement of the marriage of Miss Lily Mae Crawford to Mr. William Percy McDonald, both of Memphis. The bride is the cultured daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Crawford, formerly of Heathman. Mr. McDonald is a prominent young attorney of Memphis.
LOCAL NEWS: B. R. Watts, splendid citizen of Ruleville was the guest of Sheriff A. C. Cox on Wednesday.
EDITORIAL BY J. A. RICHARDSON: It is asserted on reliable information that the population of Sunflower County will reach not less than 67,000 and Indianola will have approximately 3,000 on our next count.
50 YEARS AGO,
APRIL 1970
LOCAL NEWS: At a recent meeting of the Yazoo Delta Local Agents Association, Barry Wood, Jr. was elected President of the association.
IA SCHOOL NEWS: Debbie Hodges, junior at Indianola Academy has received an honorarium check from the National Beta Journal for an article she submitted.
INVERNESS NEWS: More than 100 music lovers and friends attended the recital of Drew McDowell Thursday in the Education Building of the Inverness Baptist Church. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tabor McDowell of Inverness
25 YEARS AGO,
APRIL 1995
SPOTLIGHT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: Today The Enterprise-Tocsin salutes Macon Moore who is an investigator with the Indianola Police Department. Previously, he worked with the Criminal Investigative Department with the Greenville Police Department. He also served as Assistant Director of the Central Delta Drug Task Force.
COLLEGE NEWS: Three Sunflower County students have been named to the Hall of Fame at Mississippi Delta Community College. They are Mike McIntyre of Inverness, Debra Mohammed of Indianola, and Mericlaire Williams of Inverness.
15 YEARS AGO,
APRIL 2005
CDA SCHOOL NEWS: Ryan Lester and Ashley Weeks have been named Mr. and Miss Central Delta Academy at the recent Who’s Who election.
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS: Gentry High School held their Junior/Senior Prom last Friday. Best dressed lady selected was Creshaina Wilson and best dressed gentleman honors went to Anthony Davis.Valengra Green was named Prom Queen and Drummond Jones was selected Prom King.
IA SPORTS: The IA Academy girls track team won the 1-AA meet last Saturday. Megan Worley won her heat in the 200m dash.
UPDATE ON MACON MOORE
Macon Moore has spent his entire adult life in law enforcement Today he is the Chief of Police in Southaven. When he left the Delta, he went to work for the Southaven Police Department and then was Chief Investigator for the Desoto County Sheriff’s office. Last July, the Southaven city officials recognized Moore for his expertise in law enforcement by selecting him as their Police Chief.
Chief Moore says that there is never a dull moment at his department. “We stay very busy, our department receives from 200 to 250 calls per week,” Moore said.
Chief Moore was well known in the Delta not only in law enforcement, but for his love of the outdoors. “I try to get back to the Delta as often as I can. I don’t have much time for it, but I still enjoy hunting and fishing very much,” he said.
His wife, Melissa has been a teacher in the Southaven School District for over 23 years.
They have two children, Emma who is a student at Ole Miss and Ely who is a 9th grader.
