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“Lee and Monroe counties are in the red right now.”

ALCORN COUNTY Corinth officials tighten garbage pickup practices CORINTH - City officials are adhering more closely to current garbage collection regulations, and a city board is expected to consider more ... via Djournal.com

“Our hope and our vision has been to stay as close to the community as possible”

In the heart of Chatham's county seat, the cafe has long drawn neighbors in with casual dining that incorporates the bounty of Chatham's farms, live music and an eclectic collection of local arts and crafts. via Independent Weekly

“Just bring them back in the same condition you find them”

ALCORN COUNTY Feb. 15 scholarship deadline approaching CORINTH - Graduating high school seniors, students currently attending college or medical school and older students returning to college or medical school ... via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

“The keys were found on a dresser in the bedroom of the second apartment”

Police here found a set of keys that may eventually open a door at the Hendricks County Jail. via Flyer Group

“Just bring them back in the same condition you find them”

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald CALHOUN CITY - Many people who attend the Heroes and Horns rodeo next month at the county Agricenter will be able to thank the board of aldermen for their seats. via The Monitor-Herald

“I want to get kids more involved in a variety of things”

ALCORN COUNTY Quebecor announces bankruptcy filing CORINTH - Employees of Quebecor World may have only a brief reprieve after officials announced last week that a bankruptcy filing will not affect operations at ... via Djournal.com

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald PITTSBORO - Former state representative Jim Blue was approved to replace Grover Edington on the Calhoun County school board Monday night. via The Monitor-Herald

With the end of its operating year approaching next month, the Bruce Chamber concentrated on its year-end banquet on Monday. via The Monitor-Herald

“We have opened the box labeled fragile, and we are about to drop the most precious item inside.”

King Banquet looks to the future From staff reports PITTSBORO - "It's time for change," is not just Sen. via The Monitor-Herald

“We will be doing this annually”

By Natalie Spencer Monitor-Herald VARDAMAN - When elementary school teacher Jean Ann Casey saw that Bruce schools were hosting a reading fair for their students, she saw no reason why Vardaman students couldn't ... via The Monitor-Herald

By Mack Spencer Chickasaw Journal Retail sales were strong in November in the Twin Counties, with almost every town bettering the returns of November 2006. via Times-Post

“We have received materials from Gary Shafer with cost estimates”

ALCORN COUNTY Search for economic development head continues CORINTH - The search for a new economic development president has been turned over to a professional recruitment firm. via Djournal.com

“I am proposing that we connect all the water systems together”

"We have plenty of water. It's a matter of managing it." Outgoing public service commissioner Bo Robinson shared that thought a more with Bruce Chamber of Commerce members Monday. via The Monitor-Herald

About a month ago, I received an e-mail from Rhonda Nix in the Calhoun County Extension office in Pittsboro with a list of winning recipes from the 2007 Sweet Potato Festival in Vardaman. via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

The Calhoun Economic Development Association could soon have its second home in its short life. via The Monitor-Herald

“Mr. Patterson over at Quality Cleaners brought a dryer over”

Correction In last week's edition of the Chickasaw Journal, a story about a local fire at Aaron's Cleaners was incomplete. via Times-Post

Calhoun's fund-raising total, $107,000, ranked second in the state this year, behind the Miss-Lou event in Natchez. via The Monitor-Herald

“I'm of the opinion that the district can remodel the building and furnish it with the money (Superintendent) Hardin says will be available”

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald PITTSBORO - Members of the county school board approved applying for five programs to be offered at a new county vocational center, if the state approves the application. via The Monitor-Herald

“Maybe there are places in Big Creek or Slate Springs or Vardaman where we could have it. We can do that.”

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald Relay for Life's spacious digs might be traded in for cozier confines next year. via The Monitor-Herald