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Citizens upset over tax increase
Several concerned citizens attended the public hearing last Thursday for the proposed tax increase for Jefferson Davis County. For the next fiscal year, the Jefferson ...
Holley Cochran, Author at Prentiss Headlight
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Prentiss home destroyed by fire
Firefighters with the Prentiss Fire Department were called to a house fire just after 11 p.m. Sunday night right off Columbia Avenue on Sixth Street ...
by Holley Cochran, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:01 pm
News
Updates coming for Longleaf Trace
During the 2020 legislative session, District 41 State Senator Joey Fillingane, who covers Jefferson Davis, Smith, Covington, Lamar and Forrest counties, successfully advocated for infrastructure ...
by Holley Cochran, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:59 pm
Obits
Lottie Bell Hooker
Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Lottie Bell Hooker, 66, who died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 ...
by Holley Cochran, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:58 pm
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Nancy Bethea Keenan
Graveside Funeral Services for Nancy Bethea Keenan were held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in the New Hebron Cemetery. Ms. Keenan, age ...
by Holley Cochran, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:50 pm
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Edna Courtney
Funeral Services for Mrs. Edna Courtney were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at the Saulters Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Courtney passed ...
by Holley Cochran, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:49 pm
Records
Jeff Davis Jail Docket Sept. 7 – Sept. 14
Gaylloyd Dyess, DOB 2-7-56, 1026 Greens Creek Road, Carson, simple assault, stalking, menace to create fear. Meagan D. Kelly, DOB 11-29-86, 1115 First Street, Prentiss, ...
by Holley Cochran, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1:45 pm
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R3SM takes part in annual wellness workshop
R3SM, Inc. (Recover, Rebuild, Restore SE MS) partnered with the Women in NAACP of Jefferson Davis County for their annual Wellness Workshop for Mother’s & ...
by Holley Cochran, Friday, September 11, 2020 1:07 pm
Obits
Malcolm “Mac” Stein
Malcolm “Mac” Stein, 91, of Prentiss passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, . A graveside service was held ...
by Holley Cochran, Friday, September 11, 2020 1:06 pm
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Cora Belle Roberts
Cora Belle Roberts passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at the age of 90. She was born on March 15, 1930, to the late ...