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2 months 1 week ago
Coach Ivey Dixon left this world peacefully on January 19, 2026 surrounded by his loving family at home.
Coach Dixon was born on February 8, 1952 in Louisiana, the son of Reverend WT Dixon, Jr. and Eloise Smith Dixon.
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2 months 1 week ago
Gerald Franklin Crawford (better known as “Crash”), age 83, of the Looxahoma community passed from this life to his eternal home on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Iris Cove Nursing and Rehab in Memphis, after battling cancer.
He was born in Oxford, Miss., to Harold and Doris Crawford on August 28, 1942. He graduated from Como High School and worked at various occupations throughout his life. He worked at the William Carter Company, Meucci Originals, Bush Hog Continental Gin Company, Alumax, and Performance Towing.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Arrest report
This is a list taken from the log at the Tate County Jail. A name listed does not indicate that a person is guilty of the crime with which they are charged, only that the person was taken and processed at the facility. Tate Record publishes all arrests listed on the docket without exception.
Dec. 24
James Albert Wilderson, DOB 6/9/60, of Senatobia, was charged with telecommunication crime/911 abuse by TCSO.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Construction crews were busy Monday putting a new roof on top of Highland Hills Medical Center. The Senatobia hospital is in line to receive federal funds via the state under the Rural Health Transformation Program to help with facility improvements and workforce development.
The medicine of healthcare is complex and so is the business of healthcare and its relationship to local, state and federal government.
President Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ – the federal budget bill for 2026 – allocated $50 billion over five years to be divided up among 50 states under the Rural Health Transformation Program and Mississippi’s portion for 2026 is $205,907,220. But details of how that will filter down to Highland Hills, Tate County’s hospital in Senatobia, remain to be seen.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
JACKSON - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently celebrated the graduation of the 2025 Conservation Officer Cadet Class.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss,. highlighted the Mississippi initiatives included in a fiscal year 2026 appropriations package that passed the Senate this week.
The package includes funding for the Commerce, Justice, and Interior Departments, as well as for agencies handling science, energy, and water issues.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Car tag fees in Mississippi are the second-highest in the United States, often exceeding $1,000 annually, and remain increasingly difficult for the average taxpayer to predict according to a new report from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.
“Taxpayers all over the state have talked to me about how complex and expensive it is to get a car tag,” said Auditor Shad White. “They complain for a good reason: it’s hard for the average family to know how and why that bill is so big when they pay it.”
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2 months 2 weeks ago
In the first week of the 2026 legislative session, four bills were filed to ban cell phone use in Mississippi public school classrooms.
Two of those bills came out of the Senate, where SB 2099 was authored by State Senator Briggs Hopson (R) and SB 2069 was authored by Senator Dennis DeBar (R).
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2 months 2 weeks ago
State Rep. Omeria Scott, a 32-year Democratic lawmaker representing Clarke, Jasper and Jones counties, has filed a longshot bill to prohibit Mississippi police officers from using Tasers or stun guns.
In response, Lumberton Police Chief Elsie Cowart said she believes the measure would be “a terrible thing for law enforcement.”
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Arrest report
This is a list taken from the log at the Tate County Jail. A name listed does not indicate that a person is guilty of the crime with which they are charged, only that the person was taken and processed at the facility. Tate Record publishes all arrests listed on the docket without exception.
Dec. 17
Terence Lee Jones, DOB 12/7/98, of Coldwater, was charged with probation violation by TCSO.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Carmen Darlene Cook, 66, of Crenshaw, Miss., passed away Monday, January 12, 2026.
Services will be Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Crenshaw Baptist Church.
Burial follows in Longtown Cemetery.
Pate-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Karen Mackie Tate, 77, of Senatobia, Miss., passed away January 7, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
Frances Boling, 80, of Sarah, Miss., passed away January 9, 2026 at her home in Sarah.
Services are Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2 p.m. at Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia.
Burial follows in Flag Lake Cemetery.
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2 months 2 weeks ago
James Ronald “Ron” Bolen peacefully went home to his Lord and Savior on January 7, 2026.
He was born on January 23, 1952, in Calhoun City, Miss., and was the only child of Ruth Caulder Bolen and James “Jim” Bolen.
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2 months 3 weeks ago
Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, has announced the successful closure of its deal to acquire Ozarks Heritage Financial Group, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Legacy Bank & Trust, a $1.9 billion asset CDFI headquartered in Springfield, Mo. This strategic acquisition and joining of two mission-focused institutions will create a nearly $5 billion asset CDFI with an expanded footprint and enhanced capacity to serve customers and communities.
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2 months 3 weeks ago
JACKSON — The Mississippi State Senate has passed substantial funding for the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) along with multiple bills to strengthen Mississippi’s education system, including a teacher pay raise, reducing restrictions on retired teachers returning to work, and making public-to-public transfers easier for students.
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2 months 3 weeks ago
If you look on the Back Page of this week’s Tate Record, you can see some of the news that occurred in 2025.
If you read the pages of your Tate Record in 2026, you will read of the changes as they take place.
Our name says it all - Tate Record.
This week’s visit offers a quick chance to look back and hopefully look forward to what could happen in this place we call home.
Looking Forward
What do you want this community to look like in five, ten, 15- or 20-years?
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2 months 3 weeks ago
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Another trip to the National Finals Rodeo wrapped up for Northwest Mississippi Community College Rodeo Head Coach Will Lummus and while the overall numbers didn't go the way that the veteran was hoping there were still pleny of highlights for the Ranger's head man.
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2 months 3 weeks ago
The President's List for the Fall 2025 semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been released by college officials.
Included are full-time students who completed the semester with a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0. Students are listed alphabetically by hometown.
• Romeo Flores of Senatobia
• Faith Givan of Senatobia
• Presley Hickey of Senatobia
• Michael Swagerty of Coldwater
• Rebekah Taylor of Senatobia
• Bianca Ward of Senatobia
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2 months 3 weeks ago
Rickie Bernard Wright, 51, of Senatobia, Miss., died Saturday, December 27, 2025, in Sardis.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Paradise Baptist Church in Senatobia.
Burial followed in Simon’s Chapel #2 Cemetery.
Rodgers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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