Indianola residents received some disheartening news last week when Police Chief Edrick Hall and Mayor Steve Rosenthal confirmed that Hall has been chosen to fill the assistant chief’s position in Columbus and could possibly be leaving the department.
As of the last reported count, the Indianola Post Office had collected 4,493 pounds of assorted food items during the National Association of Letter Carriers’ 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive held on May 12. However, Annette Turner, Indianola postmistress, said the local collection was down more than 1,500 pounds from last year.
For the fourth consecutive year the Sunflower County United for Children Collaborative will present its free education summit.
The event will take place May 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the J.T. Hall Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi Delta Community College.
Brad Vickers, professor at Mississippi State and co-owner of Southern Tradition Tailgaiting recently spoke to the Indianola Lions Club. He was introduced by Lion Charles Davis.
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100th Birthday
Celebration
The members of Mount Beulah Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 100th birthday of its member, Mother Annie Collins, at 11:00 a.m. Sunday. The public is invited to attend. Lunch will be served.
7th Year Pastor
Anniversary Program
Yellow Dog Festival
Come one come all the Yellow Dog Festival is on from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday! Food and fun will be available. Live music will be going on. From the downhome blues “Mike Dennins Band” to gospel to reggae “Arian Walls Band” to country western! Call the Moorhead Chamber of Commerce for info at 662-207-4076.
What better way to improve the aesthetic atmosphere around your home than to add a splash of summer long color and in turn be a home to beautiful butterflies.
There have been more than 700 species of butterflies found in North America and over 30 of those are common in Mississippi.
Indianola police made the following arrests,
On May 14 at 6:49 p.m., Samuel Joseph Harris, 21, 3836 U.S. 82, lot 22, Leland was arrested and charged with DUI after an accident in the 500 block of Beaverdam Road involving a 2003 Cadillac Escalade.
The recent Fannie Lou Hamer Headstart Center’s Parent-Teacher-Children Appreciation BBQ was a huge success. It was held Friday, May 18, at the Fannie Lou Hamer Center in Ruleville and arranged by parents Jacqueline Hoskins and Quincy Womack.
I often wonder how many of our younger generation really understand what Memorial Day really stands for. Our veterans are why we have the freedoms we enjoy today. They are the ones who put their lives in harm’s way so that we can enjoy life as a free nation and not have a dictatorial rule.
The City of Indianola is on the verge of losing two very important employees.
Gaither Clarke Johnson, 87, of Tupelo passed away on June 6, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice. ... READ MORE
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