Maxine Hurt RIPLEY – Maxine Bryant Hurt, 75, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Tippah County Hospital Nursing Home in Ripley. She was born July 5, 1937, to Howard Bryant and Louise Elliott Bryant. She was a member of First Baptist Church and a bookkeeper. Services were Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, with Dr. Jack Bennett and Bro. Rusty Miller officiating [...]
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Book offers glimpse into historic Ripley cafe
RIPLEY – If you want a short fascinating read about a place embedded in Ripley history, “The Story of Sarah’s Kitchen” is for you. It’s available on amazon.com (format: paperback) and in a Kindle edition. The book was written by Sarah L. Hatch, who lives in Falkner, after two events changed her life: The death [...]
Ripley business break-ins under investigation
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Supervisors seeking proposals for lease of Tippah County Hospital
RIPLEY — Tippah County supervisors are moving ahead with the process to obtain proposals for the lease of the Tippah County Hospital to a larger hospital organization, they said this week. Supervisors stressed that no final decision has been made regarding the hospital and there are no plans to reduce services. They also noted that [...]
Hank Wiesner retiring as Southern Sentinel news editor
RIPLEY –The Southern Sentinel is losing a news editor, and I’ll be seeing a lot less of a long-time personal friend. Hank Wiesner retired from full time employment with this newspaper effective Friday, Dec. 28. He’s been with us since November, 1987, and his size 12 boots will be hard to fill. He’s retiring, but [...]
Qualifying begins Wednesday for municipal elections
RIPLEY – The qualifying period for the 2013 municipal elections opens Wednesday, Jan. 2. The deadline to qualify to run will be 5 p.m. Friday, March 8, according to Tippah County Circuit Clerk Randy Graves. The voter registration deadline for primary elections is noon Saturday, April 6. Party primaries are set Tuesday, May 7, and [...]
Ripley business break-ins investigated
RIPLEY — Police are investigating break-ins last week at two businesses, as well as a vehicle theft, a vehicle burglary and a vandalism case, Police Chief Scott White said this week. No arrests have been made at this time. As the investigations continue, Police Investigator Scott Watson asked anyone with information to contact Ripley police [...]
charges follow shooting threat by RHS student
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