Obituaries 02.26.2020
Helen G. Mayo BUTLER – A memorial service for Helen Gayle Mayo, 69, was held February 22, 2020, at the Chapel of Bumpers Funeral Home with Rev. Jon Brown officiating. Ms. Mayo passed away February 20, 2020, at Regency Hospital in Meridian. She was born May 9, 1950, in Butler. Survivors include her sons, Don…
Read MoreClassifieds 02.26.2020
REAL ESTATE HOUSE FOR SALE OR RENT – 2 br./1 ba., 133 Robin’s Circle, Lisman, $400 a month or $55,000 rent to own. Call 601-260-7446. 10/30.TFC. LAND FOR SALE – 6 Lots at Lenoir’s Landing, power, water, river and county road frontage. $220,000. Johnson Land Company, 251-423-2198. TFC. FOR RENT – Trailer…
Read MoreCalendar of Events 2.26.2020
Every Third Saturday CHOCTAW CO. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 10 a.m., Choctaw County Public Library, Butler. Every Fourth Saturday MEETING, VFW Post 5848 and Auxiliary, Shiloh CME Church, 1 p.m. Every Second Monday CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP meeting, Choctaw General Hospital, 1 p.m. Every Second Tuesday MEETING, American Legion Post 81, Choctaw General Hospital, Room…
Read MorePedestrian injured in Lisman
A pedestrian was transported by Choctaw EMS for medical treatment after being struck by a wrecker traveling west on Ala. Highway 10 in Lisman on Wednesday night. The accident occurred at just after 10 p.m. According to responders at the scene, the victim, who was reportedly a Lisman resident, suffered injuries but was conscious and seemed…
Read MoreTHUNDERSTORM WARNING
A thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Choctaw and Washington counties, as well as Wayne County, Mississippi. According to the NWS in Mobile, the area is under the warning until 11:45 a.m.. At 10:54 a.m. severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Toomsuba, Miss., to four miles east of Maxie, moving east…
Read MoreSEVERE WEATHER UPDATE
Weather officials are continuing to update forecasts for the storm system that is expected to hit the area tonight and Saturday, and local residents are urged to heed the warnings and take measures to remain safe. According to the National Weather Service and Choctaw EMA, severe weather could move into the area by late Friday…
Read MoreSkelton enters guilty plea
BUTLER — Brandon Skelton entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Wednesday morning, and Judge Gaines McCorquodale sentenced him to 15 years in state prison. He was also ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined, to be paid within 36 months of his release from prison. Skelton was…
Read MoreADDITIONAL ARREST MADE RELATED TO HOWARD MURDER
BUTLER – Authorities have made an additional arrest related to the robbery and shooting that lead to the death of Brandon Howard at Bedford Pines Apartments on Monday night. According to Public Safety Director Jimmy Huckeba, Santerrieo Young, 29, was arrested on Thursday morning on charges of hindering prosecution. Huckeba said that any individual who…
Read MoreSuspects arrested in Monday night murder
BUTLER — Four individuals, including three adults and one juvenile, have been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a Butler man on Monday night. According to Butler Public Safety Director Jimmy Huckeba, two males — Ollie Curtis III, 23, and Ter’rion Dunn, 19 — have been arrested on capital murder charges in…
Read MoreHigh-speed chase leads to crash, death of Marengo County suspect
BUTLER — A high-speed chase that apparently originated in Marengo County has ended in a fatality on Highway 17 this evening. Marengo County law enforcement officers had reportedly been pursuing a suspect following an incident in that county when the suspect crossed into Choctaw County, where local officers continued the chase. A Pennington police officer…
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