More than a decade ago, the City of Winona brought the clock that once graced the top of the old Montgomery County Courthouse home.
Wanda Kaye Daves of Winona, 63, died at her home on Friday, October 11.
A visitation was held on Monday, beginning at 11:00 a.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
A Winona man will serve six years in prison for aggravated assault.
Jermie Jackson was found guilty of assaulting Krystal Hill, a former girlfriend, by a Montgomery County jury Monday afternoon. Hill suffered a broken arm in the assault.
Betty Bert Locke, 74 of Clanton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday October 9, 2019.
Friends of Betty Bert Locke will be received at 10 a.m. with a celebration service beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 at at Clanton First United Methodist Church.
FRIDAY FOOTBALL:
• The Winona High School Tigers will play the Humphrey County High School Cowboys at 7 p.m. in Belzoni.
•The Winona Christian Stars will play the Marshall Academy Patriots at 7 p.m. in Holly Springs.
WINONA – A Choctaw County man pleaded guilty Wednesday of robbing the Renasant Bank on Summit Street in Winona on September 23, 2016.
John Michael Jackson, 50, of Ackerman pleaded guilty to robbery in Carroll County Circuit Court before Judge Joseph Loper, Jr. He was represented by Kosciusko attorney Richard Carter.
Longtime Montgomery County Constable Jerry Dale Bridges is seeking his ninth term November 5. Bridges is the Democratic candidate in the District 2 Constable race.
Modern Woodman of America is sponsoring the annual scarecrow decorating contest, and judging will be October 25.
Many area businesses and organizations have already planning their scarecrows or already have them on display.
The Winona Pride Marching Band, directed by James Bailey, received an overall rating of two on a scale of one to four, with one being superior, in Saturday’s State Regional Marching Festival held in Grenada. Congratulations Winona Pride!
Sara Burden White, escorted by her father Jason White, was crowned the 2019 Winona Christian School Homecoming Queen last Friday night on Stars Field. The Whites are pictured with Winona Christian Headmaster Jimmy Pittman, 2018 Homecoming Queen Jacey Eldridge, flower girl Addy Rose Harbin; and crown bearer, Colton Watson.
Billy McGovern Stacy, former Starkville mayor and NFL and SEC football great, 83, of Starkville died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, at his home.
More than a decade ago, the City of Winona brought the clock that once graced the top of the old Montgomery County Courthouse home.
WINONA – A Greenwood man remains in critical condition after being shot multiple times at a Winona restaurant.
Taurice Johnson, 40, of Greenwood remains in intensive care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after being shot four times while dining with his wife at Waffle House in Winona early Sunday morning.
A Winona native has successfully defended her dissertation and can now add a Ph.D behind her name. Dr. Charnecca Danielle Barnes of Cleveland and formerly of Winona, successfully defended her dissertation on Friday, September 13, 2019.
Longtime law enforcement officer, Barry Gregg, is seeking the Montgomery County Sheriff’s seat in the November 5 election. Gregg is running as an independent candidate.
On Monday, September 23, 2019, at the request of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) approved a county-wide burn ban, effective immediately.
“Wildfires typically pick up in Mississippi in late September through the end of October,” said MFC state forester Russell Bozeman.
Wanda Kaye Daves of Winona, 63, died at her home on Friday, October 11.
A visitation was held on Monday, beginning at 11:00 a.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
WINONA – Two more new businesses will be opening in Winona soon – a new restaurant and a pharmacy.
WINONA – Local law enforcement made a significant drug arrest Saturday evening during a vehicle checkpoint on Highway 82.
Preston Cameron Copeland, 28, of Tupelo was arrested and charged with possession of crystal methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.
Five years ago, David Garron was installed as pastor of New Ephesians Apostolic Church, formerly known as Lighthouse. His wife, Vanessa Garron said it was arranged that way. She said after he husband learned his installation and birthday were 24 hours apart, he liked the idea.
Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson Blair, 83, of the Jefferson Community in Carroll County, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 in Oxford.
A Montgomery County man is in police custody in connection to a shooting in Carroll County.
According to Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker, Michael Martin Barnhill, 30, is currently being held at the Carroll County Jail in connection with the deaths of three people in a shooting at a residence on County Road 135 Friday night.
Update (Wednesday, July 10): The two inmates who escaped the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County are now in custody.
Ivory Bell Bruce, 101 of Weir, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at her home.
Mr. Ruel Ivoe Nix, 93, of Winona answered his last Marine Corps roll call at 5:25 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Life Pointe Village Assisted Living in Southaven.
The J.Z. George basketball teams were on the floor Tuesday night as they took on French Camp Academy in North Carrollton.
Robert N. Montana Jr. of Kilmichael passed away at Tyler Holmes Memoral Hospital in Winona on Monday, June 24, 2019.
John Robert Boatman, 76, of Winona died at Winona Manor in Winona on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Ollie Ruth Coleman, 81, of Starkville, formerly of Kilmichael and Kosciusko, died on Sunday, Dec. 2 at Carrington Nursing Center in Starkville
Eddie L. Campbell, 71 of Winona, died Nov. 21, 2018 at his home.
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.
This weekend, the Montgomery County Arts Council will present a special play inspired by the life of a special man.
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.
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.
Circuit Judge George Mitchell accepted plea agreements in Montgomery County Circuit Court Monday at the Montgomery County Coliseum.
Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson Blair, 83, of the Jefferson Community in Carroll County, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 in Oxford.
NORTH CARROLLTON -- The murder of a young man and a house fire, occurring within hours of each other Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, appear to be connected, Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker said.
The Carroll County Development Association honored Carroll County’s educators Monday night with a dinner at The County Barn in Carrollton. The 2018 Teachers of the Year and Special Recognition Award winners were honored at the event. (From left) J.Z.
A Montgomery County man is in police custody in connection to a shooting in Carroll County.
According to Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker, Michael Martin Barnhill, 30, is currently being held at the Carroll County Jail in connection with the deaths of three people in a shooting at a residence on County Road 135 Friday night.
Update (Wednesday, July 10): The two inmates who escaped the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County are now in custody.
