By C.J. Johnson A Federal mandate from 1792 prohibited black men from entering into military service, despite the fact that blacks served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. During the War Between The States, an estimated 179,000 soldiers and 19,000 sailors were blacks, both free men of color and escaped...
By Russell Hood The Webster Progress-Times The Eupora Fire Department responded to two structure fires in two days earlier this week. The first was an accidental fire that occurred about 4:15 p.m. Sunday on Richard Allred’s property at 547 Whitt Road. Fire Chief Richard Love said an acquaintance of the Allreds was burning straw...
By Russell Hood The Webster Progress-Times WALTHALL — Matters handled by circuit judges during the vacation term of Webster County Circuit Court include these criminal cases: Charles Erwin, 52 of Lexington pleaded guilty July 31 to possession of cocaine (less than 2 grams in July 2011 in Mathiston). Circuit Judge Joey Loper did not...
By Russell Hood The Webster Progress-Times Eupora police have charged a young woman in connection with last week’s armed robbery of a downtown business. The crime occurred Oct. 16 at Pear Tree Corner, which is on the northwest corner of West Roane Avenue and North Dunn. Owner Joyce Hendrix called 911 about 11:30 a.m....
By Terry Harpole For the WPT MABEN — Congressman Alan Nunnelee on Monday paid a welcome visit to one of Maben’s newest businesses on Industrial Park Road. The 1st District Republican representative from Tupelo was accompanied by his wife, Tori, and two of his aides from the Washington office. He and his group visited...
By Russell Hood The Webster Progress-Times Qualified residents may cast absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 presidential election now through Nov. 3 in the Webster County circuit clerk’s office in Walthall. The ballot includes contested races in the U.S. Senate and House, along with one position on the state Supreme Court, a county Election...
vFrom Press, Staff Reports Webster County Schools will assess millage only as a last resort and if necessary to repay a tax note being issued to cover the cost of construction at East Webster High School’s campus in Cumberland. As reported last week, the county School Board adopted a resolution Oct. 2 for a...
Luvenia Maness Keeton Oct. 17, 2012 Services for Luvenia Maness Keeton, 72, of Ackerman were Oct. 19, 2012, at Concord Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Griffith officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. She was born Dec. 31, 1939, to the late Oakley and Clara Bell Maness in Choctaw County. Mrs. Keeton was...
City sales tax collections in August were up more than $3,700 over the same month a year earlier. Sales tax revenue for August reached $37,936 in Eupora, an 11 percent increase over the $34,200 collected in August 2011. Collections since the 2013 fiscal year began July 1 total $107,823, down 1.73 percent from the...
From Press Reports As part of its celebration of American Pharmacists Month in October, fred’s Pharmacy, a chain of more than 340 pharmacies, is honoring Butch Bagwell, fred’s pharmacist in Eupora. Fred’s American Pharmacists Month Recognition Program invited fred’s Pharmacy patients to vote online during the month of August for their favorite hometown pharmacists....
