Lucedale News

For all those tasks and more, mothers will be celebrated all over the country this weekend, as the American holiday born in 1908 arrives Sunday.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced in late April that it was closing four of its community work centers - in Yazoo City, Cleveland, Lucedale and Fayette - to cut costs.

George County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Shonna Pierce announced Wednesday that Sheriff Dean Howell and the George County Sheriff's Department will be honored with an award at the Bexley Volunteer Fire Department Music Festival in recognition of their service and commitment to the people of George County.

George County Sheriff Dean Howell said Wednesday one of the last people sought in a recent drug roundup operation has turned herself in.

John Bowie easily defeated two Republican opponents in Tuesday's primary to advance to the June 4 general election for Lucedale mayor against Democratic incumbent Doug Lee, according to unofficial vote totals.

Most every time an election comes around, we get on television and remind you it's time to go vote.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the municipal primaries in Jackson and George Counties, and many seats on the local city councils and boards of aldermen could be decided that day.

With the Tchoutacabouffa River as a backdrop for his home, John Mallett enjoys life in the close-to-town country.

Parkview Missionary Baptist Church: The Gulf Coast Church Softball League will have a softball meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Four-term Lucedale Mayor Doug Lee will face off against 3 contenders, 2 of which have unsuccessfully sought non-mayoral posts in the past, to keep his title in the upcoming municipal elections.

Four counties will lose free inmate labor for clean up and other projects. "It will have a tremendous impact on the county and city," George County Sheriff Dean Howell said of the inmate work center closing in his county.

George County and Lucedale city leaders are scrambling to appeal the state's decision to shut down their community work center and three others in Mississippi.

George County and Lucedale City leaders are scrambling to put a halt to the Correction Department's plan to shut down the Community Work Center.

From potatoes to oil paintings, from watermelons to watercolors, the Courthouse Square in downtown Lucedale is the place to be this Saturday as the Farmers Market and the Art Walk come together for a unique event.

It will close community work centers in Rosedale, Yazoo City, Fayette and Lucedale.

Authorities say an 18-month drug investigation has led to 17 people being charged in George County.