Maben News

The Mississippi Dental Association recently installed Dr. Walter D. Diaz of Maben as its president at its 133rd annual conference.

Every pew of Vicksburg's First Presbyterian Church was packed last week for the funeral of former state Sen.

By BRIAN HAWKINS Starkville Daily News A Maben man remains jailed today in connection with the late Sunday night shooting deaths of his wife and another woman and the shooting of another man at a mobile home on ...

By BRIAN HAWKINS Starkville Daily News A Maben man remains jailed today in connection with the late Sunday night shooting deaths of his wife and another woman and the shooting of another man at a mobile home on ...

After not having a baserunner through six innings, Cleveland scored twice in the top of the seventh to defeat East Central 2-1 Monday for the MHSAA 4A fast-pitch softball championship. via The Clarion-Ledger

Last week's primary runoff election for congressional candidates resulted in the same candidates carrying Webster County as did in the first primary. via The Webster Progress-Times

At one time children ran through the halls of the school. The West Clay Agricultural High School was very vibrant, with basketball games, clubs of all kinds. via Daily Times Leader

A 62-year-old man died in a mobile home fire here late Tuesday afternoon. The exact cause of the blaze that killed Charlie "Bojangles" Anderson remains under investigation, but is believed to have been caused ... via Starkville Daily News

“We do have the results back and made the arrest as a result”

By BRIAN HAWKINS Starkville Daily News Authorities have arrested the driver of a borrowed jeep who left the scene of a Jan. via Starkville Daily News

The following cases were heard last week in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court: - Michael Carter, 20, of 1437-B Lawson Road in Starkville was sentenced to five years probation for burglary of an auto. via Commercial Dispatch

“We are striving to provide each Mississippi community with the resources to grow and prosper for the good of all of our citizens, and these programs have been vital in those efforts.”

State grants will help fund water improvements in Eupora and Maben. The grant awards are among those that Gov. via The Webster Progress-Times

Half-inch of ice expected for Starkville; loss of power possible C.J. LeMaster The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued an ice storm warning effective until midnight Friday. via The Reflector

“Depending on what the test results reveal and what the investigation uncovers, the driver could face negligent homicide charges.”

An early Friday morning single-car accident on Oktoc Road left two people dead and one in critical condition. via Commercial Dispatch

“Her condition has been up and down all day. They've been trying to keep her stable”

Brian Hawkins/SDN Oktibbeha County sheriff's deputies, from left, James Lindsey, Shank Phelps and Jon Davis examine the wreckage of the 2001 Jeep Wrangler involved in an early Friday morning accident that ... via Starkville Daily News

“I've been really pleased with the hospital in Eupora”

For family practice physician Sue Simmons, M.D., a brief career change to the legal profession helped convince her of what she knew all along. via The Webster Progress-Times

The defense attorney for a man accused of tossing four young children to their deaths from an 80-foot-tall coastal bridge said today his client was harassed into making a false confession and did not kill them. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

“Not only can you dream your dreams in Mississippi, but you can live them and fulfill them right here in Mississippi”

Amy Tuck did her first work at the Mississippi Capitol as a 16-year-old page, a country girl from Maben who fetched copies of bills and ran small errands for senators. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“Had they not called I'd have been stuck here for quite a while without help and waiting for someone to show up”

From left David Hollis of Maben, greets Contact Helpline Executive Director Lindy Thomason at his home Monday. via Commercial Dispatch

“She knew I signed the form and she took the form back to school. I think they destroyed the form after he paddled her because it was not in the folder after I called him”

A Maben woman hopes the trial of a former East Webster High School principal will push education officials to abolish corporal punishment. via The Mississippi Press

“The Robert M. Hearin Foundation's generosity and support of our students and faculty at MUW not only help them succeed, but in doing so help Mississippi succeed”

The Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation recently awarded Mississippi University for Women's Culinary Arts Institute a grant for $775,000, which will be used to fund scholarships, student field experiences, a ... via Commercial Dispatch