Eupora News

The Webster Progress-Times Eupora Mayor Tommy Lott is asking citizens to conserve water and assures the public that the city water is safe despite some discoloration.

The Webster County School Board approved a number of hirings for 2008-09 at a previous meeting.

The Webster Progress-Times Eupora leaders voted this month to rehire/reappoint all city employees.

The Webster Progress-Times New principals will greet students at the county's two elementary schools when classes begin Aug.

From Press Reports According to America's Blood Centers, it is estimated that 4.5 million lives are saved in the United States each year through blood donations.

From Press Reports The directors of the Webster County Miss Hospitality program will present a trunk show honoring Miss Kadie Turner on July 17 at 7 p.m. at the Depot in Eupora.

The Webster Progress-Times WALTHALL - The 2006 death of a teen-ager who collapsed while playing basketball in Eupora has resulted in the filing of a lawsuit against the city and local law enforcement agencies.

The Webster Progress-Times City leaders, by a 4-1 vote, have authorized construction of an RV/camper park at Whites Creek Lake.

A public hearing for the Webster County School District's proposed 2008-09 budget is set for next week.

For the Progress-Times Thomas Derek Womack of Eupora has been chosen by People to People to serve as a student ambassador to Europe this summer.

For the Progress-Times Sisters Barbara Kilgore Gary, 92, and Lurli Kilgore Clark, 86, together with their family and relatives had their Kilgore Memorial on May 4 at Whites Creek Lake Park.

A memorial fund has been established for fallen hero Marine Cpl. Justin Cooper of Eupora, who died during combat operations in Afghanistan on May 19.

From Press Reports On July 8, North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora and Eupora Medical Clinic, along with the other hospitals, clinics and facilities affiliated with North Mississippi Health Services, are ...

For the Progress-Times This year marked the inauguration of the first Webster County United Methodist Cluster Scholarship to be given to a deserving young woman and young man from churches participating in the ...

For the Progress-Times The Eupora Band Boosters are working diligently in preparation for Hometown Jamboree this Saturday at the Doss Building on Highway 182.

For the Progress-Times The Mississippi Main Street Association celebrated the achievements of Mississippi Main Street communities and member towns at its Annual Awards Luncheon at the Old Capitol Inn in ...

NO ONE IS CERTAIN OF THE ORIGINS of Memorial Day. Some argue that it began in Columbus, Miss., with the decoration of graves marking the final resting place of the Civil War dead.

Remembering a fallen soldier Gwen Sisson/SDN A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard carries the flag-draped casket bearing the body of fallen Cpl.

Mr. and Mrs David McIntyre of Florence announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Elizabeth McIntyre, to Jerry Bradford Grice, son of Mrs.

The combat death of Marine Corporal Justin Cooper of Eupora wrenched Mississippians' attention back to Afghanistan this week.