Ruth Mae Brown; brothers, Willie Dee Harrison and Johnny Harrison; 43 grandchil- dren, 37 great grand- children and a host of other relatives and friends. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville was in charge of arrangements. John Edwin Ayco*ck May 27, 2024 Funeral services for John Edwin Ayco*ck, 90 were held on Friday, May 31 at 11 a.m. at Chester Baptist Church. Visitation was held on Thursday, May 30 from 5 p.m.
until 8 p.m. or until at Chester Baptist Church in Ackerman. Funeral at 11:00 am on Friday, May 31st at Chester Baptist Church in Ackerman, MS. Visitation was held before service began Friday. A native of Tennessee, Mr.
Ayco*ck died Monday, May 27th in Eupora at North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora. He was born in 1934. He is survived by five children Dr. Monica Ballard of Falkner, MS, Marc Ayco*ck of Ripley, MS, Robert S. Ayco*ck of Duck Hill, MS, Keith Ayco*ck of Mathiston, MS and Sonya Ayco*ck of Grenada, MS.
Five grandchildren Zac Decker of Panama City, Florida, Brittany Davidson (Anton Berry) of New Albany, MS, Alli Nance (Ethan) of Ripley, MS, Micah Ballard (Lizzie) of Ashland, MS and Xander Harrower of Ripley, MS. Four great grandchildren Hannah and Anna Claire Hatfield and Taylin Berry both of New Albany, MS and Ava Ballard of Ashland, MS. A niece, nephew, a great nephew and vari- ous extended family and friends. Coleman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Merle Ruth Cook Jones May 30, 2024 Funeral services were held for Merle Ruth Cook Jones, 95, on Tuesday June 11, 2024 at South Union Methodist Church.
Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church and service followed after. Burial was held in the cemetery. A native of Texas, who lived in Madison, passed on from this life on May 30, 2024.
She is survived by her daughter Eileen McKenzie and husband Mike of Madison. She was beloved as to Tyler McKenzie and wife Rebecca of Harvest, Drew McKenzie of Madison, Abigail McKenzie of Hattiesburg and Caden McKenzie of Madison. Memorial donations may be made to Susan G. Komen organization. www.komen.org.
Coleman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Robert L. Raley, Jr. May 30, 2024 A private graveside memorial service will be held at a later date for Robert L. Raley, A native of Louisville, MS, Mr.
Raley passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Turning Point-Winston Medical Center in Louisville. He was born in 1955 and was a retired Engineer. Robert is survived by his two daughters, Amanda Vowell of Ackerman, and Kim Hemphill of Noxapater; a sister, two brothers and four grandchildren. Coleman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Friday, June 7, 2024 6 www.winstoncountyjournal.com Obit continued from page 3 The following were arrested by one of the following agencies: Louisville Police Department, Winston County Department and the.
Mississippi Highway Patrol. Joseph Broadway, of Florence, was arrested May 27 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-first offense. Hayden T. Burchfield, of McCool, was arrested June 2 by the Louisville Police Department for Misdemeanor posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance. Clayton Cooper, of Louisville, was arrest- ed May 24 by the Louisville Police Department for rob- bery and felony mali- cious mischief.
Kiana Davis, of Louisville, was arrest- ed June 1 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-second offense. Tony Elliott, of Starkville, was arrest- ed May 30 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-con- trolled substance. Teko M. Fair, of Louisville, was arrest- ed May 26 by the Louisville Police Department for domes- tic violence- first or sec- ond offense. Monica Heavens, of Corinth, was arrested May 26 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-con- trolled substance.
Lee E. Jackson, of Louisville, was arrest- ed May 27 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-first offense. Cedric M. Johnson, of Louisville, was arrest- ed June 2 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-first offense. William Lewis, of Jackson, was arrested May 29 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-first offense.
Terrence J. McNeal, of Weir, was arrested June 1 by the Louisville pOlice. Department for aggravated assault- use of a deadly weapon. Teriyon McNeal, of Weir, was arrested May 31 by the Louisville Police Department. for aggra- vated assault- use of a deadly weapon.
Chintankumar Patel, of Columbus, was arrested May 26 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for Mississippi Highway Patrol for DUI-first offense. Kristy L. Payne, of Catron, was arrested May 26 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. For DUI-first offense. Matthew C.
Shumaker, of Ackerman, was arrest- ed June 1 by the Louisville Police Department for aggra- vated assault-use of a deadly weapon. Anzarius Q. Taylor, of Louisville, was arrested May 31 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol for disorderly conduct- failure to com- ply, driving with a license revoked or sus- pended, DUI-first offense, no insurance, seatbelt violation, and careless driving. Leah S. Woods, of Houston, Texas, was arrested May 30 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
For DUI-con- trolled substance. Winston County jail docket By Treba Porter Winston County Journal One of the chief com- plaints of most Mississippians is the shape of our roadways. While the Magnolia State is one of the cheapest to live in at least in comparison to the rest of the county those low-cost property taxes and sales taxes come with a price. Low revenue for government officials from taxes means that those in leadership positions must get creative with funding for our road- ways. The Winston County Board of Supervisors works in conjunction with the county engi- neer and the State (Road) Aid engineer to procure funding from multiple sources to address the conditions of roadways in our county.
Currently, there is a project ongoing in various parts of the county. Resealing a road, according to Kemp, means every- thing from pouring a new layer (in some cases this is only spot repair), to posting new signs, laying delin- eators in the middle, and striping the fin- ished layer. There is a total of sev- enteen roads that were recommended for repairs on some level by the OSARC office. Road work pro- grammed for this State Aid program are: Mt. Pisgah (District 5), Loakfoma (District 3), Betheden (District 3), Van Williamson (District 2), Tuck Wilkes (District 5), Mt.
Calvary-Hinze-Rural Hill (District 4), and Yarbrough-Carter (District 5). East Winston (District 2), Joe Wray (District 2), Bateman (District 2), Calhoun (District 2), Young Crossing (District 4), Nowell- Taylor (District 5), Highpoint-Weir (District 4), Shiloh (District 4), Calvary (District 4), and Sturgis (District 1). Hill Road (name district), and Yarbrough-Carter Road (District 4). State Aid funding is allotted every four years and may not include every road. In years they have State Aid funding, county supervisors rely on other sources of fund- ing, such as federal, leg- islative, and Internet Use Tax.
This year, Supervisors learned that funding from the American Rescue Plan Act can also be used for road maintenance. Kemp added that it costs about $100,000 to reseal one mile of road in the county. The state road engi- neer prepared a report earlier this year that detailed what multiple roads in the district needs. For instance, the engineer might suggest that a road needs a com- plete reseal or that restriping be done. This is all taken into account when the supervisors recommend roads in their district for repair paving.
The Office of State Aid Road Construction also offers reports to the county engineer and the supervisors recom- mending roads in the most dire need of repairs reseal- ing. Some roads may only be described as having a recommenda- tion that striping needs to be redone, while oth- ers may need new road signs or potholes may be recommended for repair. then up to the supervisors to take that under advisem*nt when choosing what roads need the most attention. important that cit- izens realize that the funding to pave roads must be creatively craft- ed in order to maximize those funds. Second, also important to note that due to the sharp increase in road fund- ing, each road be repaved during each round of paving.
However, citizens can count on the county engineer and state road engineer to make fre- quent rounds of county roads and provide the supervisors with period- ically updated reports so that our county offi- cials can make informed decision on which roads to focus on as funding becomes available. County looking at road projects for 2024-2025.
