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An ordinance on the books in Charleston since 1979 prohibits bicycles from being ridden on any city sidewalk “along or adjoining Main Street between Pleasant Street and Clay Street.”
The ordinance basically encompasses the business district of the Court Square area and West Main streets. In present-day language, that would be the area from the southeast corner of White's Chevron station and the northeast corner of Charleston First Baptist Church, to the car wash just past SuperValu and across from NAPA.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
An ordinance on the books in Charleston since 1979 prohibits bicycles from being ridden on any city sidewalk “along or adjoining Main Street between Pleasant Street and Clay Street.”
The ordinance basically encompasses the business district of the Court Square area and West Main streets. In present-day language, that would be the area from the southeast corner of White's Chevron station and the northeast corner of Charleston First Baptist Church, to the car wash just past SuperValu and across from NAPA.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)
After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time.
Benji’s retirement at the age of 54 was official Jan. 28, but a planned reception in his honor had to be postponed due to Winter Storm Fern and its icy onslaught.
In remarks at the eventual Feb. 27 retirement reception, Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly noted the monthlong delay with a bit of humor.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)
After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time.
Benji’s retirement at the age of 54 was official Jan. 28, but a planned reception in his honor had to be postponed due to Winter Storm Fern and its icy onslaught.
In remarks at the eventual Feb. 27 retirement reception, Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly noted the monthlong delay with a bit of humor.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)
After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time.
Benji’s retirement at the age of 54 was official Jan. 28, but a planned reception in his honor had to be postponed due to Winter Storm Fern and its icy onslaught.
In remarks at the eventual Feb. 27 retirement reception, Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly noted the monthlong delay with a bit of humor.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Were you raised to be independent?
Taught to think for yourself? Taught to take care of your own problems and solve them?
I sure was.
But there have been times when I have faced the overwhelming feeling of utter helplessness. Notice I said, “feeling.” Being a feeling, the helplessness was no less real to me at the time.
If you stop and think about it, what can you really control? What can you do in many instances that rear up to threaten you and yours?
By Connie Bunch on
3 weeks 6 days ago
TUTWILER — Two men have been charged in the case of a shooting death that occurred here early Sunday at approximately 1:20 a.m.
Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson said Wednesday that David Michael Holman, 33, of 394 West St., Tutwiler, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Holman is being held at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility on a $1 million bond for the shooting death and a $50,000 bond for the possession charge, he added.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
TUTWILER — Two men have been charged in the case of a shooting death that occurred here early Sunday at approximately 1:20 a.m.
Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson said Wednesday that David Michael Holman, 33, of 394 West St., Tutwiler, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Holman is being held at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility on a $1 million bond for the shooting death and a $50,000 bond for the possession charge, he added.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
TUTWILER — Two men have been charged in the case of a shooting death that occurred here early Sunday at approximately 1:20 a.m.
Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson said Wednesday that David Michael Holman, 33, of 394 West St., Tutwiler, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Holman is being held at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility on a $1 million bond for the shooting death and a $50,000 bond for the possession charge, he added.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 weeks 6 days ago
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, speaks in the House chamber during legislative session on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature and head to final negotiations.
Since 2020, private schools and foster care organizations have been receiving money through the Children’s Promise Act, which gives donors a dollar-for-dollar tax credits for up to 50% of the donor’s state tax liability.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.
A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or voice their thoughts on a proposed data center development.
Many were excited about the economic benefits that such a large project could bring to the small, financially struggling Delta community.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
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3 weeks 6 days ago
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3 weeks 6 days ago
Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.
A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or voice their thoughts on a proposed data center development.
Many were excited about the economic benefits that such a large project could bring to the small, financially struggling Delta community.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.
A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or voice their thoughts on a proposed data center development.
Many were excited about the economic benefits that such a large project could bring to the small, financially struggling Delta community.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 6 days ago
University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
By Candice Wilder - Mississippi Today on
