Weir News

Crusade a successful with 350 decisions Hundreds of people from Choctaw County and surrounding areas gathered Oct.

Volunteer firefighters learn life saving skills The Choctaw Plaindealer Choctaw County volunteer firefighters learned life saving skills in an automobile extrication class, or commonly known as the Jaws class, Oct.

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics announced that it and county law enforcement officers served warrants in Choctaw County, Miss., early Friday and made eleven arrests.

School board approves long agenda The Choctaw County School Board approved a long agenda with little discussion in their monthly board meeting, Sept.

School board discusses Pre-K enrollment The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw County School Board discussed Pre-Kindergarten registration and how students are enrolled and screened for Pre-K in Choctaw County.

The re-birth of Kosciusko High School slow-pitch softball began with a bang on Saturday as they shut-out both opponents in a season-opening round-robin at Hugh Ellard Park.

Choctaw County School board approves budgets The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw County School Board approved all budgets for the 2009-2010 school year, in a special meeting, July 23.

Junior Miss to host Trunk Show Anna Alyce Tarver, Choctaw County's Junior Miss, will be traveling to Meridian July 19 to compete in the state program for the title of Mississippi's Junior Miss.

The question was an obvious one. Why would a person resign as the head football coach at perennial high school power Weir - the proud home of seven Class 1A State Championships - to take the job as head fast-pitch softball coach and assistant football coach at neighboring Ethel? Jim Wood's answer was simple and straight forward.

First Unity United Methodist Church in Weir, MS would like to invite everyone to our annual youth retreat.

Jim Wood has been hired as the new fast-pitch softball coach at Ethel High School.

Vera "Patsy" Fowler, 65, a photo analyst with Mississippi School Pictures, died Tuesday, June, 9, 2009, at Attala County Nursing Center.

The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the murder conviction of Kenyoung Fair, who was sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of an Ackerman teenager.

Weir sees First Impressions report The Choctaw Plaindealer What a person sees, feels or experiences when entering a town for the first time may be the deciding factor of whether or not they will continue through the town or ever come back.

Despite the weather's best efforts, football is still scheduled for Weir High School today.

At least five area high school track teams will be taking part in their regional events today.

Supes discuss various topics The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw Count Board of Supervisors held a meeting April 13 where they discussed various topics and accepted a bid for the Pearson Road bridge replacement project.

Notes, quotes and a thought or two while wondering what Marcus Dupree is doing these days... I remember a high school teacher telling me that you are never too old to quit learning.