Southern Rock LLC recently completed dirt work for the Mendenhall frontage road. The road will be located between East Street and the intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 13. The project was completed on schedule and paving will begin soon.
Trustmark Bank through a legal notice that appears in this week’s paper has announced foreclosure proceeding against the Medical Towers at Tuscan Court adjacent to Magee General Hospital.
The facility is owned in part by Dr. Charles Pruitt and Magee General Hospital.
Election results in Simpson County will necessitate a run-off election for August 27.
Primary elections were held Tuesday, August 6, to determine Democratic and Republican candidates for several offices.
Public schools opened for the 2019-2020 school year last week with 3,545 students enrolled, which is a 125 student increase over last year.
According to the administration at last week’s school board meeting, the opening went smoothly, but some who attended the meeting felt differently.
Funds from the $250,000 grant awarded by the state to the City of Magee should be available by the first of November, according to Mayor Dale Berry.
Berry attributed the success of the grant process to Senator Chris Caughman. The funds will be used to upgrade the city’s sewerage lagoon.
The Mayor's Health Council is a partnership with municipalities to establish coalitions governed by the Mayor's Office with the responsibility for creating healthy environments.
I overheard daughter Anna Lauren speaking to her new baby who was born on August 1 in Memphis. She said, “Now be sweet and Poppie will write a column about your arrival and we can put in up on your bedroom wall.”
This should not come as much of a surprise in that the family is quite often the topic of my column.
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 17 arrests from August 5 to August 12.
H.D. Smith of 121 Smith Road Magee MS was arrested on August 7 and charged with possession of marijuana.
Hannah Brooke Hill, 24, of Byram, Miss., passed away August 11, 2019, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Visitation will be held August 14, 2019, 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Raleigh.
Early Wednesday morning July 31st 2019, Simpson County Sheriff’s deputies and officers with the Mendenhall Police Dept. executed a search warrant at a home on Lee Street in Mendenhall.
***Editors Note*** We made an error in the Circuit Clerk's race. Steve Womack did withdraw from the race. He will not be on the ballot Tuesday. In the Republican race it will be between Keilah Berry and Witt Fortenberry.
Note: Results include absentee and affidavit ballots
***Unofficial Primary Election Results***
23 of 23 Precincts reporting
****Republican****
Governor
Robert Foster-1018
Tate Reeves-2539
Bill Waller Jr.-1840
Lieutenant Governor
Delbert Hosemann-4679
Shane Quick-514
Southern Rock LLC recently completed dirt work for the Mendenhall frontage road. The road will be located between East Street and the intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 13. The project was completed on schedule and paving will begin soon.
Classes for Simpson County Public Schools will resume in less than two weeks. The Simpson County branch of the NAACP recently hosted a meeting to address concerns over the Simpson County School District with members of the school board.
Trustmark Bank through a legal notice that appears in this week’s paper has announced foreclosure proceeding against the Medical Towers at Tuscan Court adjacent to Magee General Hospital.
The facility is owned in part by Dr. Charles Pruitt and Magee General Hospital.
Dr, Robert Sanders, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, reported to the school board last week that the Simpson County School District has only six vacancies remaining for the upcoming school year.
I t’s difficult to believe that school will start again in just a couple of weeks--like August 7 for the students and sooner for faculty and staff. The summer has literally flown by, and before you know it will be football season and fall activities will be back.
Magee’s mayor, Dale Berry, tells us that he doesn’t see a need to increase the millage for the city for the upcoming year. Currently 26 mills are assessed to operate the city and its services.
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Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Mendenhall recently hosted a women’s conference. The theme of the conference was “A Day in the Life of a Woman.”
REAL Foundation President Chanda Roby said, “It was just an opportunity for women to listen to, encourage, and learn from each other.”
by: Jane M. Orient, M.D.
In general, it is not a good idea to panic about anything. The panic itself often causes more harm than the original threat.
District Attorney Matt Sullivan announces the following defendants were recently adjudicated guilty at the Circuit Courthouse in Mendenhall. They were sentenced to significant punishments for felony crimes committed in the Thirteenth District. Simpson County: Derrick Hopkins received 45 years for five counts of Burglary. Oliver McNair receiv
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Note: The arrest report was compiled early because of an advanced print schedule due to the holiday.
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 9 arrests from August 27 to August 30.
T here may have been a turnip truck but we did not fall off of it--it must have been someone else...
Our school board has concluded that it is better for them to determine our future without the people’s input. Otherwise they would not be practicing their backroom politics.
On Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Simpson County Sheriff’s Department reported that a suspect had been seen impersonating a police officer. Investigator Chris Wallace said the suspect had been reported for stopping people on Highway 28 near Maddox Fruit Stand.
On April 22, 2019, Mr. James “Tony” Barker reported that his wife, Elizabeth “Liz” Barker was missing. Mr. Barker says that he last saw his wife around 10:30 this morning at the family home on East Street just outside the city limits of Mendenhall. She was wearing a purple LSU jacket and blue jeans and carrying her purse. Mrs.
A t the time of this writing, Friday morning, dove season is just a day away and football season really started last night when Magee and Mendenhall faced off for the 95th encounter.
***Editors Note*** We made an error in the Circuit Clerk's race. Steve Womack did withdraw from the race. He will not be on the ballot Tuesday. In the Republican race it will be between Keilah Berry and Witt Fortenberry.
News came this week that the local banking institution has been selected as number one in the state.
PriorityOne Bank headquartered in Magee has been selected as the number one bank in the state of Mississippi. The report was sponsored by Forbes, a multi media international company.
Note: Results include absentee and affidavit ballots
***Unofficial Primary Election Results***
23 of 23 Precincts reporting
****Republican****
Governor
Robert Foster-1018
Tate Reeves-2539
Bill Waller Jr.-1840
Lieutenant Governor
Delbert Hosemann-4679
Shane Quick-514
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 23 arrests from September 11 to September 18.
Jason Jordan of 616 Hillen Bale Hattiesburg MS was arrested on September 16 and charged with possession of methamphetamine.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mangum and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Burch are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Olivia Carsyn Byars and Davin James Burch. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Magee High School and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she received her bachelor of science degree in nursing.
The Simpson County Board of Supervisors decided to consider filing a lawsuit against the opioid epidemic during Friday’s meeting.
The Magee Board of Aldermen heard from local developer Chris Lane about a road situation at their board meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 16.
TAYLORSVILLE – Southern Pine Electric and other power companies are experiencing a critical shortage of electricity due to the increased usage from the extreme low temperatures. All members are asked to temporarily reduce their electric usage until further notice.
Morgan Dunn of Magee is jumping into the political race for Mississippi’s Third Congressional Seat.
The seat has been held by Congressman Gregg Harper, who recently announced his decision not to seek re-election for the position he has held since 2009.
Four seventh grade students from Mendenhall Junior High will be representing Simpson County in the Second Annual Mississippi Prospects Football game on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at the University of Southern MS. Pictured with head Coach Daniel Stroud. #4 Tyler Bridges, #22 Walter Owens, #58 Jamar Winn and #18 Derrick Jenkins Jr.
The first week of the New Year in Simpson County brought three armed robberies that occurred in several locations around the county.
Willie Lloyd Little, 90, of Magee, Mississippi, died Monday at his home in Magee, Mississippi. He was born Thursday, June 30, 1927.
