Area News
BREAKING – human remains ID’d as those of Perry Co. woman missing since 2017
From Staff Reports Human bones and bone fragments found in a wooded area in the Little Creek Community earlier this year have been positively identified as the remains of a Perry County woman missing for three years. Perry County Sheriff Mitch Nobles announced Monday the remains were a near perfect DNA match to Glin Street,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Perry County facing ‘upgraded’ severe weather threat for Easter Sunday
From Staff Reports The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Ala. has upgraded the severe weather alert for our area on Easter Sunday. Perry County residents are being urged to keep a close eye on weather conditions this weekend as a system set to move through the area on Sunday shows the potential to produce…
Read MoreRecipes on a budget… making your grocery dollars stretch during the challenging times
DEPRESSION CAKE INGREDIENTS 2 cups sugar 3 1/4 cups plus 2 tbsp. flour 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. vinegar 3 tsp. vanilla or lemon extract 10 tbsp. vegetable or canola oil 2 cups water DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 13×9 pan. Measure dry ingredients into pan and mix…
Read MoreGovernor issues statewide shelter in place order
From Staff Reports __________ Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday issued a statewide shelter-in-place order witht he goal of keeping the state’s healthcare system from being overwhelmed by the new new Covid-19 coronavirus. Reeves said during a Tuesday press conference that the order would go into effect Friday at 5 p.m. and would be strictly enforced…
Read MoreUPDATED: local schools announce food distribution plans for students during COVID-19 closures
From Staff Reports Distribution of meals for Perry County students impacted by the closure of school campuses in response to the coronavirus outbreak is set to begin this week in parts of the county and next week in the Richton area. Supt. of Education Scott Dearman announced Monday the Perry County School District will begin distributing…
Read MoreThrough Saturday, Mississippi among the highest self-response rates in the US
Officials Inviting All Mississippians to Help Us Maintain the Lead For the first time in history, the public can monitor U.S. Census self-response rates daily, and, as of the Saturday update, Mississippi had an 18.3 percent self-response rate – higher than the national average of 16.9 percent and well above some neighboring states. Louisiana is at 16.3 percent,…
Read MoreSTOP MISINFORMATION – consult official sources on coronaviruses in animals
By Nathan Gregory MSU Extension Service STARKVILLE — Pets and other domestic animals are not considered at risk for contracting COVID-19, and the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine recommends that animal owners consult the American Veterinary Medical Association to get the facts. Dr. Kent Hoblet, dean of the college, encouraged animal owners to…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS! Schools closed until at least April 17
From Staff Reports Questions over when local schools will reopen were at least partially answered on Thursday when Gov. Tate Reeves ordered all public schools throughout Mississippi to suspend classes through at least April 17 due to the spread of the of coronavirus. “This is not a decision I take lightly,” Reeves said in a…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS! First coronavirus case confirmed in Perry County
From Staff Reports Perry County is reporting its first COVID-19 case. The announcement came early Wednesday as officials reported 13 new cases of the new coronavirus across the state. Perry County was one of four county’s reporting a confirmed case for the first time. Others were Bolivar, Coahoma and DeSoto. The new reporting takes the…
Read MoreSupervisors handle routine business in meeting
By ANNETTE HARVISON Dispatch Staff The Perry County Board of Supervisors held its regular March meeting this past Monday, with several items on the agenda. The very first order of business was a vote to declare Perry County a Second Amendment Sanctuary. A resolution passed by the supervisors commits county officials to not enforce any…
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