The Mississippi Marine Corps League is spearheading a fundraising effort for a monument it plans to erect and dedicate this summer along U.S. 82 near Itta Bena.
The monument will be in honor of the 15 Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman who were killed in the KC 130 plane crash on the Sunflower and Leflore County line last July.
On Monday, 22 people from the three counties that make up the Fourth Circuit Drug Court became certified graduates of the highly acclaimed drug court program.
What is the average cost to replace a bridge?
That was a question raised on Monday by a District 4 homeowner during County Engineer Ron Cassada’s update to the Sunflower County Board of Supervisors regarding the status of the county bridges.
Indianola police made the following arrests,
ITTA BENA, Why should you consider an advanced degree? How will you finance your graduate education? What program of study is the best fit for you?
After a lengthy debate, the Indianola Board of Aldermen voted 3 to 2 against allowing use of a city-owned building to the Concerned Citizens Committee to conduct its regular monthly meetings.
Alderman Marvin Elder made the motion to allow.
“Let’s not hold them up,” he said. Alderman Ruben Woods seconded and they both voted yes.
There was a lot of gavel banging at Monday night’s Indianola Board of Aldermen session.
One issue involved the city’s animal shelter.
Due to the Gentry High School basketball playoff game in Jackson on Thursday March 1, the first of two planned public meetings to discuss school safety in the educational facilities in the county has been rescheduled for Wednesday March 7 at 6 p.m.
Sunflower County’s roadsides might look a little more trimmed in 2018.
An anticipated pitching duel played out as expected Monday night at Bayou Academy in Cleveland... READ MORE
