Southern Sentinel http://southern-sentinel.com Tippah County | Mississippi News Wed, 22 May 2013 04:57:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Lightning possible culprit in Griffin Dental fire http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/lightning-possible-culprit-in-griffin-dental-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lightning-possible-culprit-in-griffin-dental-fire http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/lightning-possible-culprit-in-griffin-dental-fire/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 04:56:14 +0000 Kedrick Storey http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5095

Ripley and Mitchell Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to a fire at Griffin Dental Group, located 415 East Walnut Street in Ripley at approximately 9 p.m., Tuesday. The official cause of the blaze, that looked to damage the inside area, is unknown at the time, but authorities believe lightning from storms in the area is [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/lightning-possible-culprit-in-griffin-dental-fire/feed/ 0 Ripley runoff election results http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/ripley-runoff-election-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ripley-runoff-election-results http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/ripley-runoff-election-results/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:50 +0000 Beth Thomas http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5093

Unofficial results not counting absentee ballots or affidavits for Ripley’s runoff election: Alderman-at-large Shane Bourg: 245 Jon Grisham: 495

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/ripley-runoff-election-results/feed/ 0 Runoff Election results 2013 http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/runoff-election-results-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=runoff-election-results-2013 http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/runoff-election-results-2013/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:33 +0000 Todd Vinyard http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5089

Voters in Amory, Baldwyn and Shannon will choose mayors and Booneville will narrow its mayoral field for the general election in party primary runoffs today. Ripley voters went to the poll in an alderman race. They are among 11 Northeast Mississippi municipalities holding runoffs. Tupelo is not one of them; the two-man mayor’s race will [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/21/runoff-election-results-2013/feed/ 0 All-Star football roster includes Tippah County players http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/15/tippah-county-players-to-suit-up-for-first-annual-all-star-football-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tippah-county-players-to-suit-up-for-first-annual-all-star-football-game http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/15/tippah-county-players-to-suit-up-for-first-annual-all-star-football-game/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:26:42 +0000 Kedrick Storey http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5082

High school football players from Falkner and Ripley will suit up for the first annual Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association All-Star Football Game set for Wednesday, May 22 at Saltillo High School at  6 p.m. The game features northeast Mississippi football seniors from all classifications. Falkner defensive back Dallas Hill and lineman Dustin McCoy will play [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/15/tippah-county-players-to-suit-up-for-first-annual-all-star-football-game/feed/ 0 Four return to Tippah County with MHSAA track and field medals http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/14/four-return-to-tippah-county-with-mhsaa-track-and-field-medals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-return-to-tippah-county-with-mhsaa-track-and-field-medals http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/14/four-return-to-tippah-county-with-mhsaa-track-and-field-medals/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:07 +0000 Kedrick Storey http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5078

PEARL–The 2013 MHSAA Track and Field Championships were held Saturday, May 11 and Monday, May 13 at Pearl High School, and four Tippah County athletes returned with medals–three from Ripley and one from Walnut high schools. At Saturday’s Class 1A/3A/5A portion, Ripley’s Jada Rich won gold with a first place finish in girls Class 3A [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/14/four-return-to-tippah-county-with-mhsaa-track-and-field-medals/feed/ 0 Obituaries 5-8-13 http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/obituaries-5-8-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obituaries-5-8-13 http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/obituaries-5-8-13/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:18:48 +0000 Beth Thomas http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5076

Valerie  Huddleston Valerie B. Huddleston, 91, entered into eternal rest on April 20, 2013, surrounded by her family. Born September 15, 1921, she was the oldest of ten children to Dora J. and A.M. Boyette, Sr. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 68 years, H. Lamar Huddleston in 2009. Valerie leaves [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/obituaries-5-8-13/feed/ 0 Ripley, Walnut set spring football jamboree schedules http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/ripley-walnut-set-spring-football-jamboree-schedules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ripley-walnut-set-spring-football-jamboree-schedules http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/ripley-walnut-set-spring-football-jamboree-schedules/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:46:06 +0000 Kedrick Storey http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5073

Walnut Wildcat football coach John Meeks announced that the school will host a Spring Football Jamboree, Thursday, May 16 at Wanut High School.  Varsity and junior varsity squads from Walnut, Alcorn Central and Middlteon, Tenn. will participate. 2013 Walnut Football Jamboree schedule: Walnut vs. Alcorn Central (V), 5 p.m. Walnut vs. Alcorn Central (JV), 6 [...]

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Senior distance runner Page Rowland has won a lot of races. She was named an All-State runner for five straight years, she’s the current North Half champion in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs, and she’s owns a Mississippi High School Activities Association silver (2010) and bronze (2012) medal. Despite a mantel full of running [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/rowland-set-to-end-varsity-career-with-final-run-for-state-gold/feed/ 0 Tippah County sends 12 to state track championships http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/tippah-county-sends-12-to-state-track-championships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tippah-county-sends-12-to-state-track-championships http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/tippah-county-sends-12-to-state-track-championships/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:18:26 +0000 Kedrick Storey http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5065

PEARL — Saturday, 12 Tippah County track athletes will participate in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) State Track Championships at Pearl High School. Tracksters from Falkner, Ripley and Walnut high schools qualifed with fourth place or better finishes at their respective North Half meets held Saturday, May 4.  Falkner’s Melissa Maldonado and Meleka [...]

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]]> http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/tippah-county-sends-12-to-state-track-championships/feed/ 0 Fitzpatrick found guilty of capital murder http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/fitzpatrick-found-guilty-of-capital-murder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitzpatrick-found-guilty-of-capital-murder http://southern-sentinel.com/2013/05/10/fitzpatrick-found-guilty-of-capital-murder/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:10:01 +0000 Beth Thomas http://southern-sentinel.com/?p=5063

By Errol Castens Daily Journal OXFORD – An Attala County jury of six men and six women took three-and-one-half hours to convict Franklin Fitzpatrick, 28, of capital murder in the Dec. 3, 2010, shooting of Tippah County Deputy DeWayne Crenshaw. More than a dozen law enforcement officers were in the Lafayette County Circuit courtroom when [...]

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