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May 16th, 2022

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West Point & Clay County

Four teens charged with capital murder in Clay

By Dispatch Staff Report • May 5, 2022

Four teens have been arrested and charged with capital murder, according to Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott. Two of the teens are sons of public officials in West Point.

Possible tornado damages Oktibbeha, Clay

By Jessica Lindsey/[email protected] • March 23, 2022

The National Weather Service in Jackson is sending a team to assess damage from Tuesday storms in Oktibbeha and Clay counties to officially determine whether they produced a tornado.

West Point group honors Robert Smith, Harmon Robinson

By Dispatch Staff Report • March 8, 2022

Two West Point residents committed to helping the city thrive were inducted into the West Point Clay County Community Growth Alliance’s Hall of Fame Monday.

Monday Profile: West Point man returns home to Kentucky to help tornado victims

By Theo DeRosa • January 10, 2022

The building where Derek Englert’s daughter Sylvie once played indoor soccer still stands.
Not much else in Mayfield, Kentucky, does anymore.

Deputy shot while rescuing woman whose son allegedly broke in her house

By Dispatch Staff Report • November 5, 2021

A Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot in the line of duty Thursday afternoon. CCSO responded to a 911 call on Highway 46 West

Photo: Prairie Wildlife helice memorial

By Special to The Dispatch • September 18, 2021

Profile: Part of family ceramics business, West Point man finds niche in pottery

By Theo DeRosa • September 7, 2021

Travis Shope’s first spin on a pottery wheel didn’t go so well.

Health brief: Wellness Center to sponsor 9.11 Memorial Stair Climb

By Special to The Dispatch • September 7, 2021

WEST POINT — North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point Wellness Center is sponsoring a 9.11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11 at West Point High School

Prairie Arts Festival: West Point tradition kicks off Golden Triangle’s fall festival season

By Nicole Layton • September 4, 2021

In mid-August, Prairie Arts Festival organizers worried that the rise of COVID cases would make them cancel the event that has been held since 1978.

West Point schools to move online for two weeks due to COVID

By Dispatch Staff Report • August 24, 2021

West Point Consolidated School District will move to virtual learning for the next two weeks due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Prairie Arts Festival modifies schedule, activities in light of COVID

By Dispatch Staff Report • August 24, 2021

The annual Prairie Arts Festival, held in downtown West Point, is still going forward but with modifications, organizing committee members announced Monday.

Clay man wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping

By Dispatch Staff Report • August 24, 2021

Clay County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an suspect in an attempted murder and kidnapping.

Health brief: Grant joins Urgent Team-West Point

By Special to The Dispatch • July 20, 2021

Urgent Team Walk-In Urgent Care in West Point recently welcomed family nurse practitioner Dana Grant, MSN NP-C. Grant earned a Master of Science in Nursing

Bouncing signals off the moon: Amateur Radio Club draws young and experienced ‘ham’ operators

By John H. Ward/[email protected] • June 29, 2021

Amateur radio operators from across the Golden Triangle gathered over the weekend at the Community Counseling Services Administrative Campus, formerly Mary Holmes College in West Point.

West Point police investigate weekend apartment shooting

By Dispatch Staff Report • June 23, 2021

West Point police are investigating a Sunday night shooting at an apartment complex off Highway 50.

West Point’s first Black mayor focuses on uniting city

By Slim Smith • June 19, 2021

On June 8, Rod Bobo became the first Black mayor in the city of West’s Point’s 163-year history.

Bobo elected first Black mayor of West Point

By Slim Smith • June 9, 2021

On April 6, Rod Bobo stayed at the Clay County Civic Center until well after midnight, waiting for the results of the West Point Democratic Primary, a race he eventually won by 101 votes over Cole Bryan.

Mayoral candidates dig into their own pockets for campaigns

By Zack Plair • June 7, 2021

Candidates in the West Point mayor’s race are pouring thousands of their own money into their campaigns, according to finance reports filed last week with the city clerk’s office.

Memorial Day events planned for Starkville, West Point

By Isabelle Altman • May 30, 2021

U.S. Army veteran Jeff Donald spent years in Europe, where every year, citizens held ceremonies and placed flowers on the graves at American cemeteries honoring those who died in the world wars.

Dream Center looking for site to house food distribution hub

By Isabelle Altman • May 21, 2021

Two years ago, when John Almond was first starting the nonprofit Dream Center Golden Triangle to meet the needs of Columbus’ most impoverished people, he found a young mother and her two children who were sleeping on the linoleum floor of their home.

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