Walthall News

FLAG remains behind on loan payments to county The Webster Progress-Times WALTHALL - Front Line Apparel Group remains behind on its repayment of an economic development loan, according to Webster County officials.

County grand jury issues report WALTHALL - Webster County grand jurors have issued a report of their investigations and inspections.

A former Jackson firefighter and his wife were among 17 suspects in federal court here Wednesday facing charges in a methamphetamine distribution ring.

Sales tax revenue up in Eupora, Mathiston By Russell Hood The Webster Progress-Times Most municipalities in Webster County saw increases in sales tax revenues in April compared to the same month a year ago, according to a report issued by the Mississippi State Tax Commission.

Mathiston mayor, aldermen re-elected Eupora' election finals, Page 8A. Mathiston Mayor Jimmy P. Carden and all aldermen won re-election in the town's June 2 municipal election.

County committee recommends 911 improvements The Webster Progress-Times WALTHALL - The Webster County 911 Advisory Committee has submitted recommendations regarding accountability and oversight to the Board of Supervisors.

One person was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure after lightning 'blew a hole through the roof' of a home on Oakshire Cove, said Desoto County EMA Director Bobby Storey.

Two plead to arson-related charges The Webster Progress-Times Two people are serving prison terms after pleading guilty to arson-related crimes committed last year in Webster County.

They are competing to run against Alderman-at-large Jack Haney, an independent candidate for mayor, and Democrat James "Pop" Woodard in the June 2 general election.

Youth Court referee Conrad Mord will preside over a new drug court in Walthall County.

The three state inmates who today escaped along with five other county inmates from the Marion/Walthall Correctional Facility have been captured.

Six of the eight escapees from the Marion-Walthall Regional Jail are back in custody, and law enforcement is closing in on the remaining two escapees.

Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall said some staff would be fired from the Marion-Walthall Correctional Facility after eight prisoners chiseled through a wall early Monday and escaped.

COLUMBIA - There were bears in the air chasing rabbits on the ground in Marion County, as an eight-man jailbreak early Monday morning sparked a massive, multi-state manhunt.

Inmates who escaped this morning from the Marion-Walthall Correctional Facility in Columbia "chipped their through way a solid block wall," said Sheriff Berkley Hall.

The trial of Darrell McBride got underway Monday afternoon at the Webster County Courthouse in Walthall and will continue on Tuesday at 9 a.m. McBride is charged with the 2002 murder of local catfish farmer ...

In an effort to create drug-free communities, the Southwest Mississippi Health Coalition is hosting a community meeting in Natchez.

Baptist Life Flight is up and flying. The Pensacola, Fla.-based air ambulance provider received word Wednesday that its license to operate out of Bobby Chain Municipal Airport has been approved by the state.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate accused of murdering local catfish farmer Charles Green in 2002 will go to trial on Monday, Feb.

From Press Reports Pat Cummings has announced his candidacy for District 2 supervisor of Webster County.