U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, right, speaks with Leroy Ware, Leflore County’s tax assessor and interim county administrator, on Tuesday after Thompson presented the county with a $500,000 check. At the rear are members of a delegation from the Church of God in Christ. Seated from the left are Bishop William Dean Jr. of Lexington and Superintendent Melton Timmons of Tyler, Texas. Standing are, from the left, Bishop Kenneth E. Preston of Hattiesburg, Bishop Daniel C. Littleton of Jackson and Bishop Earl Barber of Memphis. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)
