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Mike V. Ferrell

Tue,05/01/18-12:34PM, 2,129 Reads
Mike V. Ferrell passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at the age of 53 at his residence. He was born on September 29, 1964, to Pete and Barbara (Kelly) Ferrell in Jackson, MS.
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Deputies and family members practice social distancing as they listen in reverence and remember law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Fallen officers’ end of watch recalled

Tue,05/19/20-1:32PM, 2,129 Reads
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Department, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, was still able to find a way to honor the fallen officers of Simpson County.
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Hospitals limit pediatric dentists’ access for procedures that require anesthesia

By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,07/18/23-5:04PM, 2,129 Reads 13,061 Statewide
Two hospitals in south Mississippi have limited local pediatric dentists’ access to their facilities, potentially preventing hundreds of kids from receiving necessary dental care, according to one dentist.
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Mary Frances Throneberry

Wed,03/14/18-8:20AM, 2,128 Reads
Mary Frances Throneberry, 86, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Ocean Springs Hospital. She was born on August 19, 1931, to parents, Dewitt Shows and Velma (Dollar) Shows in Simpson County.
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Maggie Lou Benton

Mon,03/19/18-8:23AM, 2,128 Reads
Maggie Lou Benton, 74, of Mendenhall, Mississippi, died Saturday at her home in Mendenhall. She was born Thursday, December 23, 1943.
Visitation will be held on Monday, March 19, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home Mendenhall.
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Results of primary still unofficial

Tue,06/12/18-1:22PM, 2,128 Reads
Election results are in for Simpson County. Primary elections were held on Tuesday June 5, to determine representatives for the Democratic and Republican Parties for the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
The following results have yet to be certified and are considered unofficial as of press time.
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Social media makes noose situation even worse

By PAT BROWN PAT BROWN
Wed,11/14/18-9:37AM, 2,128 Reads
T he situation with the hangman’s noose found at Mendenhall Middle School was fueled by social media.
We will be the first to say that if the way this was handled created issues for the children involved, then situations like this need to be handled in a better way.
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Bettie Marie Everett Little

Tue,07/16/19-2:53PM, 2,128 Reads
Early Saturday morning, July 13, 2019, Bettie Marie Everett Little, peacefully passed from this life for her eternal home. She was born on November 18, 1926, in Magee to Anslem Sylvester and Claudie Annette Rankin Everett. On December 30, 1931, there was a tornado off Pine Grove Road. Annette was running for cover to a storm sh
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Arrest Report 5-22-28

Thu,05/22/25-9:08AM, 2,127 Reads
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 22 arrests from May 12 to May 19.
Evelyn Ponce of 611 Raleigh Drive was arrested on May 12 and charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Joshua Michael McCollum of 612 Co-Op Road was arrested on May 12 and charged with possession of a controlled substance.
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Purdum hired as public defender

By MARLAN JONES MARLAN JONES
Tue,12/11/18-3:11PM, 2,126 Reads
The Mendenhall Mayor and Board of Aldermen held their regular meeting on December 4. There were several items on the agenda. The board accepted the resignation of Witt Fortenberry as the city’s public defender, and moved to employ Chris Purdum as his replacement. Purdum previously served as the city’s municipal judge.
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