The Winona Library is currently offering curbside book, audiobook, and DVD checkout, along with curbside document services. Library patrons are able to place holds on up to five items anytime using the library’s online catalog, or by calling the library at 283-3443. After receiving a notification that the items requested are ready for pick up, customers can come to the library, and call to receive curbside delivery. Document services are also being provided, including copying, faxing, and printing of up to five pages per visit.

Lavaughn Woods Mitchell

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On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 03:19 PM

Lavaughn Woods Mitchell, 91, of Greenwood died Friday, May 15, 2020 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Jackson.

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Tallahatchie County. Rev. Eddie Carpenter officiated the services.

He was born March 4, 1929. He was in the Air Force and was a member of North Greenwood Baptist Church.

MSA dance, theatre, vocal and filmmaking auditions June 10

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On Mon, 05/18/2020 - 01:35 PM

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) will be holding auditions for the Dance, Theatre, Vocal and Media Arts/Filmmaking Departments on June 10, 2020. Tenth graders apply online by June 3, 2020. The process for admission includes an online application, and virtual or on-site audition and interview. Accepted students attend their Junior and Senior years of high school at MSA. If you know of students currently in the 10th grade who might be interested in dance, theatre, vocal music, or filmmaking, please let them know about this opportunity.

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Man charged in beating

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 2210 views
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:13 PM

A Winona man is facing aggravated assault charges in Carroll County for allegedly causing serious injury to a man.

Matt Tyler Griffin, 33, of Winona was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with a May 7 incident in the Avalon area of Carroll County.

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Winona officer’s quick response saves life

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 2094 views
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:13 PM

WINONA – A Winona police lieutenant’s quick response on a recent call saved a woman’s life.

Lt. Blake Herring of the Winona Police Department was dispatched to reports of a possible drug overdose at a residence in Winona. When he arrived, he found a woman unresponsive.

“She was blue and gray,” Herring said. “She had a pulse, but she was in obvious distress.”

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Man charged with bank burglary

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 2131 views
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 02:13 PM

A Winona man has been bound over to the action of the Montgomery County Grand Jury after he allegedly burglarized the Bank of Kilmichael.

Darrell Lockhart, 40, of Winona was charged with commercial burglary after he allegedly broke into the Bank of Kilmichael, located at the corner of Applegate Street and Alberta Drive in Winona.

Lockhart, represented by public defender Kelsey Dismukes, went before Judge Alan D. Lancaster for an initial hearing and elected to waive his right to a preliminary hearing.

Catherine W. Jordan

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On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 03:19 PM

Mrs. Catherine W. Jordan, 92, passed away at Vaiden Community Living Center in Vaiden on Friday, May 15, 2020. A graveside service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, with Rev. Randy Bridges officiating. There was no visitation.

Linda Sue Robinson

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On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 03:20 PM

Linda Sue Robinson, 65, of Carrollton died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 15 at Evergreen Cemetery in North Carrollton. Rev. Eddie Carpenter officiated.

Mrs. Robinson was born October 7, 1954 in Greenwood. She was a member of Walton Chapel Church of God.

She is survived by her sons, Freddie Macon Robinson of Pearl and Christopher Robinson of Illinois; brothers, Michael Deaton of Carrollton and Justin Deaton of Black Hawk; sister, Amy Higginbotham of Black Hawk; and two grandchildren.

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Carroll County sees spike in numbers again

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On Fri, 05/01/2020 - 06:07 PM

Carroll County has seen another spike in its cases. As of Friday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported that Carroll County had 58 cases. Seventeen of those cases were blacks, 12 of those cases were whites, and 29 of those cases are currently under investigation. There has been one death in the county due to COVID-19.

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Carroll reporting COVID-19 death at long-term health facility

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 9256 views
On Sun, 05/03/2020 - 10:20 PM

The Mississippi Department of Health reported Sunday that a second person has died from COVID-19. It’s the first death reported at a long-term health facility as Carroll County continues to see a spike in cases.

Sunday’s numbers show Carroll County now has 62 cases of coronavirus, which jumped from 58 Friday, with four new cases.

Twenty-three of those testing positive are black, 14 are whites, and 25 cases are currently under investigation.

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Carroll County's COVID-19 cases increase

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 5887 views
On Mon, 05/04/2020 - 04:45 PM

Carroll County’s spike in coronavirus cases continues. Today, the Mississippi Department of Health reported that Carroll County has 77 cases of coronavirus are four of those cases are at a long-term care facility.

Sunday’s numbers show Carroll County now has 62 cases of coronavirus, which jumped from 58 Friday, with four new cases.

Twenty-three of those testing positive are black, 15 are whites. There’s currently one unknown case in a black person, one in a white person, and 37 unknown cases are currently under investigation.

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Man facing capital murder for infant’s death

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On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 07:07 PM

A Coila man was indicted for capital murder in the 2018 death of an infant.

Tervonte Alexander, 20, is charged with capital murder for the November 14, 2018, death of Sawyer Jerrell Holston, nine months.

According to the indictment, Alexander is charged with capital murder because the death of Holston occurred while “engaged in the commission of the crime of Felony Child Abuse and/or Battery of a Child.”

Alexander is also facing a possible death penalty if convicted, according to Mississippi law.

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Governor loosens restrictions on restaurants, outdoor places

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On Mon, 05/04/2020 - 03:48 PM

JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the next phase for Mississippi to begin slowly and safely reopening the state's economy while continuing to flatten the curve.

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Winona man charged with aggravated assault

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 7843 views
On Mon, 05/18/2020 - 09:53 AM

A Winona man is facing aggravated assault charges in Carroll County for allegedly causing serious injury to a man.

Matt Tyler Griffin, 33, of Winona was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with a May 7 incident in the Avalon area of Carroll County.

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Year of unfinished seasons for Winona’s Blake Cooper

By Laurence Hilliard, READ MORE > 4358 views
On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 03:49 PM

Winona junior Blake Cooper plays football and baseball for the Tigers, but the current school year did not go as he had hoped.

“It was a very unexpected year for me because I did not get to finish my season in football and I didn't get to play many games in baseball,” he said. A football injury and the closing of schools resulted in a premature end to both seasons for him.

What happened in football was most painful, pun intended. He injured his left ankle twice.

Carroll sees spike in case numbers

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 4569 views
On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 08:02 PM

In less than 72 hours, the number of cases of coronavirus in Carroll County increased from 15 to 25 cases as of Wednesday morning and two at a long-term care facility in Carroll County.

There has been one death due to COVID-19, according to Emergency Management and Civil Defense Director Ken Strachan. The increase in cases in Carroll County since Saturday has caused some alarm.

He told Carroll County Supervisors on Monday the increase took place within 48 hours. “Since Saturday, we went from 15 cases to 20 cases,” he said.

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Rebels came within minutes of knocking off eventual state champs

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On Thu, 05/07/2020 - 01:01 PM

Editor’s note: This issue of the newspaper marks the beginning of the Winona Times and The Conservative's coverage of the top five sports stories for the 2019-20 school year for Winona High School, J.Z. George High School, Winona Christian School, and Carroll Academy. The top five stories for each school have been chosen and we will count them down each week from No. 5 to No. 1. Suggestions were requested from the coaches, administrators, school supporters and the general public.

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Mumme takes over WCS hoops

By Robbie Robertson, READ MORE > 4342 views
On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 03:27 PM

The Winona Christian basketball program has new leadership at the top.

With boys coach Keith Ware and girls coach Lee Hazlewood stepping down, Winona Christian turned to a somewhat familiar face in Carroll Academy’s Nick Mumme.

Mumme comes to Winona Christian after serving as an assistant at Carroll for the last five years.

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Winona man to face grand jury for aggravated assault

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 149580 views
On Thu, 08/08/2019 - 12:22 PM

A Winona man’s bond was reduced to $25,000, and he was bound over to the action of a Montgomery County Grand Jury for an aggravated assault. However, he’s currently out on bond and facing a grand jury for another aggravated assault.

Kentarius Hobbs was charged with aggravated assault, and he pled guilty and waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Winona Municipal Court. Hobbs is currently out on bond for another aggravated assault, in an unrelated case.

“So, this is another case, and you’re already out on bond for something else?” Lancaster asked Hobbs.

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MDOC escaped convicts captured

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On Fri, 07/05/2019 - 06:47 PM

Update (Wednesday, July 10): The two inmates who escaped the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County are now in custody.

Christopher Benson High, 28, was arrested this morning after Jonathan Blankenship, 31, was first apprehended. Both were captured in Meridian without incident. More details to follow.

Blankenship has been serving five years for aggravated assault on a police officer and conspiracy to commit a crime in Alcorn County.

Joe Terrell Tenhet

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On Fri, 10/25/2019 - 02:44 PM

Joe Terrell Tenhet, 58, of Memphis, Tenn., passed away Friday, October 4, 2019, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. due to a brain aneurysm suffered on October 1.

A Service of Thanksgiving celebrating Terrell's life was held on Sunday, October 6, at his church, First Congregational Church, Memphis, Tenn.

Terrell was preceded in death by his father, Joe Terrell Tenhet. Sr.

Robert N. Montana Jr.

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On Wed, 07/03/2019 - 06:07 PM

Robert N. Montana Jr. of Kilmichael passed away at Tyler Holmes Memoral Hospital in Winona on Monday, June 24, 2019.

Mr. Montana, 45, was born on August 13, 1973, to Robert and Cherry Powell Montana. He was a truck driver and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church near Kilmichael. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Angel Grace Montana.

Mr. Montana is survived by his parents, Robert and Cherry Montana; daughter, Kelsey Montana; son, Preston Montana; sister, Kristy Montana; and brother, Matthew Montana.

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White Unseats Harper, Two races will go to a run-off

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 40973 views
On Thu, 08/08/2019 - 05:28 PM

The last of Tuesday’s ballots have finally been counted.

After all ballots have been counted in Montgomery County, Ronald White unseated Incumbent Janet Roby-Harper by five votes, while two races are going to a run-off on Aug. 27.

White received 283 votes, and Roby-Harper received 277 votes.

In the tax assessor race, Laurie Middleton-Lockett will face Teresa Nabors Green in a run-off election on Aug. 27. Lockett received 1,068 votes, and Green received 579. Sue Stidham trailed Green by just five votes with 574, and Tilford Robinson received 419.

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Two dead in murder-suicide, one wounded

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On Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:20 PM

From Staff Reports

Two people are dead and another injured in an apparent murder-suicide Friday morning on Montgomery Street in Winona.

Captain Dan Herod, Chief Investigator for the Winona Police Department, said officers were dispatched to a domestic situation at 504 Montgomery Street at 1:37 a.m.

Col. (Ret.) Frank (“Pete”) McKay Gray Jr.

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On Fri, 10/25/2019 - 02:43 PM

Col. (Ret.) Frank (“Pete”) McKay Gray Jr., 84, of Winchester, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019.

A Celebration of Life will be held on October 26, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church 100 South Jefferson Street Winchester, Tenn. Interment will follow at Watson-North Memorial Park, Winchester, Tenn., with full military honors.

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Coffey commits to Ole Miss

By Robbie Robertson, READ MORE > 132410 views
On Thu, 06/06/2019 - 01:28 PM

It didn’t take Winona’s An’Darius Coffey long to make up his mind about where he wanted to play college football.

Coffey went to Ole Miss’s football camp this past weekend and the Rebels offered him a scholarship on Sunday. Coffey then visited the school with his mother on Wednesday and made his commitment official later that day.

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Four injured in Carroll plane crash

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On Fri, 07/05/2019 - 09:53 AM

Four people were injured in an airplane crash in Carroll County on July 4.

According to Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker, deputies and emergency personnel responded to the scene of a single engine, four seater airplane crash in the Vaiden area of Carroll County around 2 p.m. Thursday. Two adults and two children were on board at the time of the crash.

Walker said the airplane took off from the Winona Montgomery Municipal Airport and was attempting to land on a private airstrip when the crash occurred.

Carpenter wins runoff, Daniels new constable

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 132120 views
On Thu, 08/29/2019 - 11:30 AM

Casey Carpenter will move on to November’s General Election in his race for the Carroll County Chancery Clerk seat, as he defeated challenger Christy Noah in Tuesday’s runoff election.

Carpenter, 38, received 1,716 votes to Noah’s 1,064 votes.

Carpenter will face independent candidates, Jenifer Houston and Danette Corder Roland, in November, and the winner of that contest will be the next chancery clerk.

Longtime incumbent Stanley “Sugar” Mullins did not seek re-election and is retiring from the position.

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“Hill Fire: Knee Deep” based on the stories of the late Arnold Dyre

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On Thu, 04/05/2018 - 11:17 AM

This weekend, the Montgomery County Arts Council will present a special play inspired by the life of a special man.

“Knee Deep” is a story based on Home Is Where the Heart Is and Home Again - two books written by Arnold Douglas Dyre. This is a fun-loving play about Dyre’s memories of growing up in rural Mississippi and his vivid recollections of a mischievous young boy as he finds his place in a world filled with four sisters.

“Knee Deep” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday with Sunday matinee set for 2 p.m. at the Montgomery County Performing Arts Center.

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Stars to face St. Joseph in first round

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On Tue, 10/31/2017 - 10:08 AM

The Winona Christian School Stars will travel to Greenville Friday night to take on the St. Joseph Fight Irish in the first round of the MAIS playoffs.

Stars Head Coach Junior Graham said the MAIS playoffs are made up of the top 16 power points teams on a bracket system.

“We just play it out now,” Graham said. “From this point on, if you lose you go home.”

As for Friday night’s matchup, Graham said the Stars are playing one of the better teams in the bracket.

Orvlie Hunt

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On Thu, 07/20/2017 - 09:26 AM

Funeral services for Orvlie Hunt of Weir were held on Saturday, June 15, 2017, at First Unity United Methodist Church in Weir, with Rev. Lyndon Geeter officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery in Weir.

Visitation was held from noon until 3 p.m. on Friday, July 14, at Sanders and Sanders Funeral Home in Winona, and from 1 p.m. until service time at the church on Saturday. There was no viewing after the eulogy.

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Black Hawk resident meets Austrian pen pal for the first time

By Ruthie Robertson, READ MORE > 236726 views
On Thu, 08/03/2017 - 11:28 AM

Friendship with Nicole Marhold started by chance.

“It has turned into something really amazing,” the 19-year-old Black Hawk resident said.

Ferguson’s friend, Marhold, is an 18-year-old from im Burgenland, St. Margarethen, Austria, and the two have been pen pals for the past several years.

This summer, Ferguson met her best friend for the first time when Marhold traveled more than 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean for a two-week visit.

Man to face grand jury for molestation

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On Thu, 03/29/2018 - 05:45 PM

A Vaiden man will face a Montgomery County Grand Jury for child molestation.

Justin Cooper, 30, of Vaiden is charged with molesting a child for lustful purposes in connection with incidents that occurred in Winona between December 15 and 18.

In Tuesday session of Winona City Court, Cooper waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Winona Judge Alan D. Lancaster set bond at $750,000.

Winona man to face grand jury for aggravated assault

By LaKeadra Coffey, READ MORE > 149581 views
On Thu, 08/08/2019 - 12:22 PM

“So, this is another case, and you’re already out on bond for something else?” Lancaster asked Hobbs.

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Third generation pharmacist joins the ‘family business’

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 111391 views
On Thu, 04/12/2018 - 11:30 AM

WINONA – In an article published in the April 1989 issue of Mississippi Pharmacist magazine, Edwin G. “Sonny” Potts predicted that his one-year-old granddaughter, Jenny Claire, would one day be a pharmacist like himself and his daughter, Gay Potts Hammond.

Convinced she would join the “family business,” Potts said, “After all, like mother, like daughter.”

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Winona Walmart closing

By Amanda Sexton Ferguson, READ MORE > 102972 views
On Wed, 01/03/2018 - 08:16 PM

On January 30, 2018, the Walmart store in Winona will close permanently.

According to Anne Hatfield, a spokesperson from the Walmart corporate office, the store’s 85 associates were told about the closure Wednesday morning.

The Walmart pharmacy will close permanently on January 23, and customers will be assisted in transferring their prescriptions to a pharmacy of their choice or they will automatically transfer to the Grenada store, Hatfield said.

Hatfield said the reason for the closure was the company “responding to customer need.”

James L. "Jake" Harris Sr. and Jean Claire Holloway Harris

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On Mon, 04/08/2019 - 12:34 PM

James L. "Jake" Harris Sr.,85, died Friday March 15 at his home and Jean Claire Holloway Harris, 84, of Winona died Saturday, March 30 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada.

A memorial service for Mr. and Mrs. Harris will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Bethlehem United Methodist Church near Kilmichael. Rev. Linda Malone will officiate the services.

They were preceded in death by their parents, John Calhoun and Clara Stafford Harris, and George Seals and Gladys Ruth Tyler Holloway.

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What to do this weekend: April 19-21

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On Fri, 04/19/2019 - 09:54 AM

Friday Happenings

Zion Chapter No. 128 Order of the Eastern Star Spring Tea

The Zion Chapter No. 128 Order of the Eastern Star will have its Spring Tea, at 6 p.m. Friday, April 19 at the Winona Community Center on Powell Street. For more information, contact Eloise B. Forrest at 662-283-5947.

Good Friday Service at Haven United Methodist

Haven United Methodist Church will have Good Friday service 6 p.m. and Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday at 6 a.m.