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Meridian Star
December 9, 2017
... and county shut down while emergency workers warned of potential hazards as East Mississippi experienced its first snowfall of the 2017-18 winter season on Friday. Around Meridian, the National Weather Service received reports of up to six inches of snow, with seven inches reported in Clarke County.
WTOK
December 8, 2017
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The city of Meridian has issued a special weather curfew beginning from 8 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday. Clarke County also issued a curfew for 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Roads are expected to deteriorate, with ice developing when temperatures drop early FridayÃÂ ...
WTOK
December 8, 2017
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -- Ice and snow caused scattered power outages Friday. Mississippi Power said it's working to restore service. Dixie Electric Power ... Clarke County EMA Director Eddie Ivy says road conditions there are dangerous and trees and power lines are breaking due to ice accumulations.
Meridian Star
November 9, 2017
No cause for the fire has been determined, Ivy said. According to Visit Clarke County, the Swan-Mitts house, built by L.J. and Olive Swan, later housed prominent business and community leader Corrine "Dutch" Mason, who was married to F. W. Mitts. The Queen Anne-style house, known as the "HilltopÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
November 7, 2017
Wes Farmer, left, places his vote in a ballot bag as poll worker Rande Brown holds it Tuesday in Enterprise. Clarke County voters approved two referenda on the sale of alcohol in Tuesday's election. Clarke County voters on Tuesday approved two referenda allowing for the sale of alcohol in the county.
WTOK
November 6, 2017
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - We're a day away from an historic vote in one East Mississippi County. Voters in Clarke County will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 7th to decide a referendum about whether to keep that county dry. Leading up to the big day, response from voters has beenÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
October 31, 2017
7 less than a week away, some members of Clarke County's faith community continue to oppose the two alcohol sales items on this year's ballot. A prayer rally is planned for 2 ... These restrictions came as the result of studying at least 30 alcohol city ordinances in Mississippi, the post said. “If alcohol is to beÃÂ ...
WTOK
October 30, 2017
CLARKE CO., Miss. (WTOK) - People who live in Clarke County will soon get the chance to decide whether they want to allow the sale of alcohol. The measure is on the ballot Nov. 7. ... Clarke County is one of only eight counties in Mississippi that are completely dry. Quitman's mayor was once opposed toÃÂ ...
WTOK
October 24, 2017
Local offices of Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency prepare well ... says Eddie Ivy, the Emergency Manager for Clarke County, MS.
Yall Politics
October 5, 2017
AG Jim Hood Announces Mississippi Mental Health Task Force ... “The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Mississippi (NAMI MS) is a ... instead of where they need to be to get help,” said Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp.
Meridian Star
September 28, 2017
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. -The 30th annual Mississippi Pecan Festival in Richton. GPS address: 510 Wingate Road, Beaumont, MS 39423. ... 9 a.m.-4 p.m. - 27th annual Clarke County Forestry and Wildlife Festival at ... bass tournament, equipment displays, a Mr. and Miss Clarke County pageant, and lots of food.
Meridian Star
September 12, 2017
Citizens in Clarke County on Nov. 7 will have the opportunity to vote on two separate issues involving countywide alcohol sales. The board of supervisors on Sept. 8 OK'd two separate items for the November ballot — one for the sale of beer and wine and another for the sale of liquor. Two petitions for eachÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
July 27, 2017
Two suspects arrested Wednesday in Clarke County following an ... GPS located the 18-wheeler in Mississippi and troopers spotted the vehicle ...
Meridian Star
July 20, 2017
The SUV was carrying teenagers from Monroe County, Miss. heading to ... placed the intersection on the radar of the Mississippi Department of ...
Meridian Star
July 19, 2017
The SUV was carrying teenagers from Monroe County, Miss. heading ... Sgt. Andy West, with the Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop H, said the ...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
June 6, 2017
A capital murder suspect who led police on a two-day manhunt was denied bond in Clarke County Justice Court on Tuesday. Joshua Allen ...
Meridian Star
June 3, 2017
The Clarke County Sheriff's Department is looking for a Lauderdale County man accused in the murder of Johnny Wayne James.
WTOK
April 17, 2017
(WTOK) - A 9-year-old girl was killed in a head on collision in Clarke County Sunday. Sergeant Andy West with the Mississippi Highway Patrol ...
WTOK
March 16, 2017
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Clarke County's coroner says the child injured in a Wednesday night accident in Clarke County has died of ...
Meridian Star
September 26, 2017
10 a.m. - A section of Hwy 513 in Clarke County will be dedicated as the ... 13 ranked Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolves in a Mississippi ... GPS address: 510 Wingate Road, Beaumont, MS 39423. ... bass tournament, equipment displays, a Mr. and Miss Clarke County pageant, and lots of food.
Meridian Star
September 22, 2017
10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Mississippi Blood Services will hold a Special Blood ... GPS address: 510 Wingate Road, Beaumont, MS 39423. ... bass tournament, equipment displays, a Mr. and Miss Clarke County pageant, and lots of food.
Meridian Star
September 15, 2017
8 a.m.-5 p.m. - The 8th annual Mississippi Gourd Festival will be held in ... FMI: www.facebook.com/WGRoux or website www.roux.ms or call Town Hall at .... bass tournament, equipment displays, a Mr. and Miss Clarke CountyÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
August 29, 2017
For more information, write the Clarke County of Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 172, Quitman, MS 39355 or call 601-776-5701.
Meridian Star
July 27, 2017
Two suspects arrested Wednesday in Clarke County following an ... GPS located the 18-wheeler in Mississippi and troopers spotted the vehicleÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
July 26, 2017
Various law enforcement agencies assisted the Mississippi Highway ... stopping it around 11 a.m. at the 134 mile marker in Clarke County.
WTOK
July 21, 2017
MERIDIAN, Miss. ... Without question, this is one of the most deadly intersections in Mississippi. We certainly understand Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp's ... You may write us at WTOK-TV, 815 23rd Avenue, Meridian, MSÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
July 21, 2017
Gregg Harper (R-MS) with a plaque during a 25-year celebration at the ... Mike Nabors of the Mississippi National Guard, Clarke County SheriffÃÂ ...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
July 20, 2017
According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop H spokesman Andy West, ... Just after noon, the SUV passed into Clarke County, just south ofÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
July 20, 2017
The SUV was carrying teenagers from Monroe County, Miss. heading to ... placed the intersection on the radar of the Mississippi Department ofÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
July 19, 2017
The SUV was carrying teenagers from Monroe County, Miss. heading ... Sgt. Andy West, with the Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop H, said theÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
July 14, 2017
9 a.m.-3 p.m. - United Way of East Mississippi in Lauderdale County will ... FMI: Contact the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce at 601-776-5701. • 1 p.m. - The Meridian MS Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle ClubÃÂ ...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
June 6, 2017
A capital murder suspect who led police on a two-day manhunt was denied bond in Clarke County Justice Court on Tuesday. Joshua AllenÃÂ ...
WDAM-TV
June 5, 2017
LAUREL, MS (WDAM) -. A capital murder suspect on the run for almost 24 hours was captured by Laurel Police Monday morning.
Meridian Star
June 3, 2017
The Clarke County Sheriff's Department is looking for a Lauderdale County man accused in the murder of Johnny Wayne James.
Meridian Star
April 18, 2017
Clarke County child dies in car accident ... 2003 Ford Sport Trac around 2:15 p.m., according to Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Andy West.
WTOK
April 17, 2017
(WTOK) - A 9-year-old girl was killed in a head on collision in Clarke County Sunday. Sergeant Andy West with the Mississippi Highway PatrolÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
March 17, 2017
A 6-year-old Lauderdale County girl died Thursday afternoon, a day after she was struck by a truck in the Stonewall-Enterprise community.
WTOK
March 16, 2017
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Clarke County's coroner says the child injured in a Wednesday night accident in Clarke County has died ofÃÂ ...
Meridian Star
December 31, 1999
A two-car collision on Highway 11 South, between Bronson Road and Barmer Lane, killed two men and injured one woman Monday afternoonÃÂ ...
WTOK
March 22, 2017
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - A bill to give Clarke County a chance to donate to Multi-County Community Service Agency died in the State House of Representatives.
WTOK
March 21, 2017
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Local governments have been setting aside money for Multi-County Community Service Agency to help fight poverty in their areas.
Online Athens
March 19, 2017
Special Story Time with Miss Hannah - Very Hungry Caterpillar Day: 11:30 a.m. to noon, Avid Bookshop at 5 Points, 1662 South Lumpkin St., Athens.
WTOK
March 19, 2017
QUITMAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Sergeant Blake Bonner is a sheriff's deputy and K9 Handler for Clarke County. Bonner got into law enforcement after working in the oil fields.
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 18, 2017
1, 2007, liquid propane pipeline rupture and explosion near Carmichael in Clarke County. The trial court granted summary judgment for Dixie Pipeline.
Meridian Star
March 17, 2017
While on spring break with her family, Alexandra "Allie" Carruth wandered in front of truck around 4 p.m. on her grandfather's farm, the Milbrook Plantation, Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp said. A farm worker, not seeing the child, entered the truck ...
WTOK
March 16, 2017
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Clarke County's coroner says the child injured in a Wednesday night accident in Clarke County has died of her injuries. The Clarke County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened at Millbrook Plantation nearÃÂ ...
Hattiesburg American
March 15, 2017
Rural communities in the South can succeed. Thomasville, a small town in Alabama's poor "Black Belt," has thrived under the leadership of Mayor Sheldon Day.
WTOK
March 15, 2017
CLARKE CO., Miss. (WTOK) - A six-year-old was airlifted to Jackson after an accident on a farm in Clarke County. Chief Deputy Barry White says it happened this evening at Millbrook Plantation near Stonewall.
WPMI Local 15 News
March 14, 2017
Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 17.1%, Clarke County at 12.8%, and Lowndes County at 12.6%.
WTOK
February 7, 2017
Clarke County drivers raise concerns over deadly intersection ... It's right on the Lauderdale-Clarke County line where Highway 45 intersects with Highway 145 at Mathis Peaches.
