Archive - 2013
May 17th
A.C. Hatchett age 89, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center of Tupelo.
Funeral services are Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 11 a.m. from Union M.B. Church. Burial will follow in Union M.B. Church Cemetery.
Visitation is Tuesday, May 21, 2013, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home.
Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Candace Pittman has battled extreme health issues but still continues with her education and her life. She shared some of her courage in adversity with the West Point Civitan Luncheon Club.
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So many times we have gone to the polls on election day, and we have checked the name of a man or woman we want to represent us.
Many times, however, we do not think about the impact of that vote.
Whether it is the President of the United States, or a candidate for a local body, we check that name because we believe that person is fit to represent the people as a whole.
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I was still a kid between second and third grade, June 17, 1972. This was when President Richard Millhouse Nixon sent a couple to guys to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. I remember the press scrambling to report the cover-up after the infamous “Deep Throat” turned over the information that allowed the prosecution of G.
Not originally scheduled to participate in the spring game in Baldwyn with Baldwyn High School and Hatley High School, the Oak Hill Raider football team did not let a scheduling change ruin their conclusion to spring practices Thursday evening.
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Voters of District 4 were hoping to learn Friday who their new election commissioner would be, but the Clay County Board of Supervisors opted to postpone the appointment until a later date.
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What’s happens each summer in West Point and all across the state? Unfortunately, an increase in criminal activity that prompts law enforcement to urge residents to secure their belongings, especially bikes and other outdoor equipment.
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A Steinway & Sons piano that belonged to legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz has been touring the country, and on Tuesday evening, the piano was featured in West Point for a reception hosted by the Mississippi State University College of Education and Department of Music.
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May 16th
The West Point/Clay County Growth Alliance confirmed Wednesday that Pizza Inn of West Point is no longer in business.
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May 15th
Coming off a 6-6 season and their first playoff appearance since 2009, the Oak Hill Raiders have used their spring practices as a way to continue the success that head coach Daniel Merchant brought to the program in 2012.
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