Durant News

Holmes County 07/18/08 Three Killed and One Survived One Car Accident Three people died, one of them a five year old child, in an accident in Holmes County Friday morning.

They include the towns of Booneville, Drew, Durant, Enterprise, Forest and Shaw.

Attala County Sheriff William Lee said three men have been charged with breaking and entering.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Lamar Hester Jr. of Brandon and Mr. and Mrs. William F. McNeese Sr.

Slow sales of new vehicles and restructuring to become more efficient has led Visteon Corp.

Automotive parts supplier Visteon Corporation plans to close its 150-employee facility in Durant next year.

DURANT, Miss. - Automotive parts supplier Visteon Corp., based in Van Buren Township, plans to close its 150-employee facility in Durant, Miss., next year.

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Davis of Lexington announce the engagement of their daughter, Bridgette D. Simmons, to Azariah E. Gillum, son of Mr.

A Holmes County-based community health center wants to expand to Leflore County, the only county in the Second U.S. Congressional District that doesn't have one.

Oxford residents are avoiding the pain of rising gas prices by opting to ride bicycles both for leisure and travel.

Delta Steel Residential & Commercial will hold a first time home owner/home refinance information workshop Saturday, May 31, from 11-2 p .m. at the plant on 121 Landrum Street in Durant.

"He's hanging in there," Longhorn's Steakhouse Owner Steve Sizemore said of his father-in-law, Felix Hutchison.

A Waupaca woman and her live-in boyfriend will be charged with four felonies for duct-taping the woman's daughters and punishing them with vinegar and weights. via Appleton Post-Crescent

“We don't know if they were being targeted. We learned that there was a scuffle at the party, but the passenger said they weren't involved”

A Holmes Community College football running back was shot early Saturday morning on Interstate 55 near Durant. via Star-Herald

A missing person report has been filed in Holmes County for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since early Sunday morning. via The Clarion-Ledger

“After (Hurricane) Katrina, they had a lot of blades that were damaged and rusting that could not be sold or really used”

The saw blade is a miracle of industry. Those circular, toothed beasts made the timber here into houses, businesses and sustained Mississippi in its infancy. via Hattiesburg American

The state crime lab is awaiting results of DNA testing to determine the identities of two bodies found last week. via WAPT.com

HOLMES, CO., Miss. -- Holmes County sheriff's deputies said they believe they know the identity of a body found Tuesday, but they won't say who it is until an autopsy and DNA testing are conducted. via WAPT-TV Jackson

Two women were arrested for shoplifting in separate incidents Monday by the Kosciusko Police Department. via Star-Herald

The Kosciusko Police Department reports the following arrests: On March 7, Lusherra Johnson, 32, of Kosciusko, was charged with possession of liquor. via Star-Herald