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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for James Robert Ray, 77, of Tillatoba, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada.
Mr. Ray was born on Jan. 24, 1948.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
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2 months ago
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Dudley Melvin Windham, 94, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Dec. 13, at his residence. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at McKibben and Guinn.
Mr. Windham was born on May 13, 1931, in Leflore, the son of the late Otho Windham and the late Ida Blakely Windham. He was a faithful member of Leflore Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Army Reserves.
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2 months ago
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Entergy Mississippi CEO Haley Fisackerly speaks with The Grenada Star's Publisher Adam Prestridge during his visit to view storm damage in Grenada Thursday afternoon.
Winter Storm Fern coated Grenada County and much of north Mississippi in a thick layer of ice last weekend, uprooting trees, snapping limbs and loading down power lines and poles, leaving thousands of Entergy Mississippi customers in the dark for days.
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2 months ago
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Two Water Distribution Sites - Emmanuel Baptist Church Ministry Center and Tie Plant Volunteer Fire Department - will open from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 29, in Grenada.
Emergency water distribution centers will open this afternoon in Grenada as thousands of residents continue to grapple with widespread power and water outages in the wake of Winter Storm Fern.
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2 months ago
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The Green Street Water Filtration Station is pictured Wednesday evening.
Grenada Water & Sewer Department officials announced several Boil Water Alerts Wednesday afternoon as the effects of Winter Storm Fern continue to play havoc on the city's water system.
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2 months ago
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Multiple sections of power lines remain down around the Grenada School District’s elementary school campus.
The Grenada School District announced Wednesday afternoon that all of its campuses and offices will remain closed the rest of the week due to ongoing recovery efforts from Winter Storm Fern and the severe ice that struck Grenada County last week.
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2 months ago
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As ice from Winter Storm Fern begins to melt, the dangers on the roadways increase, prompting MDOT officials to close Interstate 55 north from Grenada to Senatobia.
UPDATED (4:17 p.m.) - The closure area on Interstate 55 has been moved north to Exit 243 in Batesville.
Interstate 55 was shut down Wednesday afternoon after Winter Storm Fern coated north Mississippi in ice and snow, with northbound lanes closed from Exit 206 in Grenada to Exit 265 in Senatobia beginning at 1 p.m., state transportation officials said.
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2 months ago
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An electric crew begins working to restore power in the heavily hit Avenue of Pines subdivision just after noon Monday.
Winter Storm Fern’s crippling ice left most of Grenada County in the dark, coating trees, limbs and power lines and triggering widespread power outages that crews were still working to fix Monday afternoon.
At the height of the storm, 7,850 of 11,457 tracked meters in Grenada County – about 68.52 percent – were without electricity, according to local outage figures. Much of the county awoke Sunday to streets littered with fallen limbs, sagging lines and transformers popping in the freezing rain.
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2 months 1 week ago
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Crews with Emergency Disaster Services have staged, along with utility crews at Camp McCain in anticipation of Winter Storm Fern's impact on Grenada County and surrounding areas.
Grenada County remains at its highest winter weather alert level as a second, more dangerous wave of Winter Storm Fern moves into the area, prompting officials to warn residents to stay off the roads and prepare for possible extended power outages.
“We are in the most serious category,” Grenada Emergency Management Director Chris Whitehurst said Saturday afternoon. “People need to treat this like the life-threatening event it can be if the weather continues to deteriorate as predicted and they get out on these roads.”
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2 months 1 week ago
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More than 150 workers with Davey Tree - a rapid-response storm debris cleanup company out of Florida - began staging at the Holiday Inn Express in Grenada Friday morning in anticipation of Winter Storm Fern, which is predicted to glaze the county with thick blanket of ice.
Gov. Tate Reeves declared a State of Emergency on Thursday ahead of Winter Storm Fern, which is expected to bring ice, freezing rain and snow across much of north Mississippi, including conditions forecasters say could be historic for Grenada County.
The declaration, which will last at least through Tuesday, Jan. 27, allows the state to mobilize additional resources as the storm bears down on the region this weekend.
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2 months 1 week ago
Crews with the Mississippi Department of Transportation use a snowplow to clear Hwy. 8 in Grenada following an ice storm in 2024. Photo by Adam Prestridge © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday evening, the National Weather Service upgraded Grenada County from a Winter Storm Watch to an Ice Storm Warning as Winter Storm Fern moves toward Mississippi.
The warning will be in effect from 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, through 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, and covers Grenada, Webster, Montgomery, Carroll, Holmes and Yazoo counties. Forecasters said significant icing is expected, with ice accumulations of up to one inch and additional sleet possible.
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2 months 1 week ago
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Grenada High School senior Carlei Brown signed a scholarship last week to play basketball at Northwest Community College. Present for the signing were, front from left, Carlei Brown and Ginger Caldwell. Back row, Cedric Brown and Grenada High School head coach Kendrick Conley.
Grenada High School girls basketball coach Kendrick Conley said it wasn’t a hard decision five seasons ago to move then eighth-grader Carlei Brown up to the varsity roster.
Now, the senior has complied a solid career with more than 40 games scoring double figures in points and rebounds. Conley has helped develop Brown into a solid post player, who has played herself in to a next level competitor. She will take her talents an hour up the road to Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, after signing a scholarship to play for the Lady Rangers.
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2 months 1 week ago
EDITOR'S NOTE: Shortly after 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, the National Weather Service upgraded Grenada County from a Winter Storm Watch to an Ice Storm Warning and also added the southeast part of the county to Level 4 "extreme," impact. Now, all of Grenada County is included in Level 4 "extreme" impact.
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2 months 1 week ago
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Grenada City Manager Dr. Trina George addresses the City Council during an emergency Zoom meeting Wednesday afternoon.
The Grenada City Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon to approve a proclamation declaring a local emergency ahead of Winter Storm Fern, which forecasters warn could bring significant ice accumulations and dangerously cold temperatures to North Mississippi this week.
City Manager Dr. Trina George – appearing via Zoom – presented the proclamation to the council during the 4 p.m. meeting. Dr. George said city and county officials met earlier in the day to coordinate plans and stay ahead of the storm.
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2 months 1 week ago
Vehicles travel slowly down Hwy. 51 in Grenada in January 2024 following an ice storm that shut down the city for several days. | Photo by Adam Prestridge © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Local emergency officials say Grenada County should prepare for what could be a historic ice event as a powerful winter storm targets north Mississippi from Friday through Sunday.
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2 months 1 week ago
Chad Crowe
Chad Crowe, a veteran of more two decades in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools as a teacher, coach and administrator, was named the new Head of School for Kirk Academy Tuesday afternoon, according to Board President Chuck Rose.
Crowe takes over for Rob Shillito, who resigned in October 2025 to take the Head of School position at Starkville Academy.
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2 months 1 week ago
Mississippi’s rural health care system is preparing for a mix of new funding and new challenges as the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” — officially the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — begins reshaping how small-town hospitals and clinics survive.
The OBBBA seeks to reduce federal health spending through deep cuts and stricter Medicaid rules. The law adds new work requirements, tightens eligibility and raises copays, while letting enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expire — changes that could raise costs for many Mississippians.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
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Former Grenada High School football coach Michael Fair gives the Chargers' offense instruction from the sideline during a home game last season.
In three years, Michael Fair compiled a 32-9 record as head football coach at Grenada High School. Thursday, the veteran coach made it official that he is taking over at perennial power South Panola.
Fair replaces Brooks Oakley, who resigned in November 2025, following the Tigers’ 28-27 playoff loss to Neshoba Central.
It was a decision that didn’t come easy for the Carroll County native.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
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Crews with Murphree Paving of Tupelo begin using an asphalt roller to repair the Family Dollar parking lot Wednesday morning.
Despite cold, rainy conditions, crews with Murphree Paving out of Tupelo could be seen Wednesday morning repairing a portion of the Family Dollar Parking lot located at the corner of Commerce and E. Monroe St.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Average gasoline prices in Mississippi have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.35/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,014 stations in Mississippi. Prices in Mississippi are 11.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 21.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 2.3 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.475 per gallon.
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