March 2, 1995
Judge Joseph Loper denied a change of venue for Ilene Tavares, who is charged with capital murder in the 1992 slaying of her husband Jerry Tavares.
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The murder trial of Duman Crocker, Jr., accused of murdering Percy Rainey of McCool, has been set for Mar. 22.
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Ethel High School STAR student is Gina Nance, and Johnny Doude is STAR teacher.
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HCC coaches Bennie Kimble and Larry Therrell were selected Coaches of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges.
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Rural mail carrier Willie Robertson recently retired from the Sallis Post Office after 37 years.
Mar. 5, 1970
Mickie Murphy and Ruby Cummins were first place winners in the district Distributive Education contests.
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Brenda Thorpe was crowned Miss Rainbow of the Order of Rainbow for Girls Chapter.
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Junior gardeners planted a magnolia tree in observance of Arbor Day at the Special Education Department of West Side Elementary. They are Judy Kelly, Dawn Dickinson, Wanda Kelly, Mary Reitan, Tammy Black, Deborah Swoope and Angela Black.
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Marlin Ivey has been named to the Advisory Board of Alabama Christian College in Montgomery.
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Hunter Jordan of Jordan Funeral Home recently accepted delivery of a Superior Pontiac Landeau Funeral Car. The funeral home has used Superior products exclusively since 1933.
