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BILLY MALCOLM HUNT
The family of Billy Malcolm Hunt is saddened to announce his passing on December 22, 2025 at the age of 83.
He was born at Ackerman MS. Billy will be well remembered by his wife of 59 years, Cheryl Kay (White) Hunt, his sister, Betty Joyce (Hunt) Jardine, Moss Point, MS, S-I-L Victoria (Vickie) Lynn (Ridgeway) Hunt, Fountain Hills, AZ, grandchildren, Allison Marie Haug, Samantha Kay Haug, Ethan Forrest Haug, Abigail Renee Haug and Tyler James Hunt, nieces and nephews and numerous other family members and friends.
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BETTY JEAN BALLARD
Betty Jean Ballard, 81, of French Camp, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her residence with her family. Visitation was held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Bethsaida Baptist Church with burial at Bethsaida Cemetery. Rev. Rudy French officiated the services.
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Dec. 22
8:17 a.m., house fire, Adams Avenue; Eupora VFD, Walthall VFD, Eupora PD, EMS dispatched.
11:58 a.m., truck broke down, Hwy. 9; Eupora PD dispatched.
12:18 p.m., lift assist, Page Road; EMS, Mathiston VFD dispatched.
6:11 p.m., medical, Clark Avenue; EMS dispatched.
Dec. 23
1:10 a.m., shooting, Dunn Street; EMS, EPD, Webster SO dispatched.
1:22 p.m., theft of property, Edgeworth Road; WSO dispatched.
2:17 p.m., debris in road, Hwy. 82; Mississippi Department of Transportation dispatched.
7:40 p.m., disturbance, Dunlap Street; EPD dispatched.
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JOHN "JOHNNY" SANDIFORD BROOKS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1961 — DECEMBER 25, 2025
STARKVILLE, MS
John “Johnny” Sandiford Brooks, 64, formerly of Mathiston, Mississippi, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Christmas Day 2025, at the Carrington Nursing Center in Starkville, Mississippi.
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Professor Jacob Cotton led students into the Great Smoky Mountains, visiting Cades Cove, the Ogle Homestead, Cataract Falls and attending a Cherokee bonfire with storytelling by the Warriors of AniKituhwa.
Students in The University of Southern Mississippi’s Honors College expanded their academic experience this year through eight faculty-led educational trips across the country, as part of the College’s required two-semester Honors Colloquium sequence.
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Professor Jacob Cotton led students into the Great Smoky Mountains, visiting Cades Cove, the Ogle Homestead, Cataract Falls and attending a Cherokee bonfire with storytelling by the Warriors of AniKituhwa.
Students in The University of Southern Mississippi’s Honors College expanded their academic experience this year through eight faculty-led educational trips across the country, as part of the College’s required two-semester Honors Colloquium sequence.
By Gabriela Shinskie on
