With the need for assistance increasing and the opportunity for fundraising decreasing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Helping Hands welcomed a donation of tomatoes from Beaver Dam Tomato Farm in Ethel Tuesday morning.
By the time you read this, you will certainly have noticed that The Star-Herald looks different this week. We’ve spent several months now working to design a more modern, easy-to-read format for you, our readers.
The local Attala County Farmers Market continues to provide a safe environment in which to purchase fresh locally-grown produce.
House Bill 1087 passed the Mississippi legislature, making possession of alcoholic beverages, beer and light wine legal state-wide.
Attala County supervisors have had to revise their plans for road work funded through the state aid program after the State Aid Engineer notified counties the agency wants to ensure that priority is given to addressing problem bridges.
Richie Armstrong and Jimmy Purdin opened RP Games N Gear on N. Madison Street over the weekend. Sugarbob’s restaurant catered the event.
The Kosciusko-Attala County Airport will receive $666,667 to improve the fuel farm and install perimeter fencing from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Long Creek Elementary teacher Arnold Harris has been hired as principal of McAdams High School.
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The capital murder trial of Ilene Tavares has been rescheduled for Sept. 18 in Grenada County.
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Lauren Christine Bates Naddy, beloved daughter, mother, sister, and friend to so many, passed from this life in the early hours of Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the young age of 34. A celebration of her life and legacy was held Wednesday, July 8, at 1:00 p.m.
Rev. Joseph Blackwell, 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Tylertown, on Friday, June 26, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born December 7, 1926, in Sun, Louisiana, to the late Whit and Emily Blackwell.
