Carroll County News

Mississippi farmers who saw vital planting time washed away by persistent spring showers are now in desperate need of rain as heat and abnormally dry conditions threaten to reduce grain crop yields significantly.

When Robby Hines left his mother's care to a neighbor holding power of attorney after his mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he believed her house and assets would be safe and secure.

Politics never entered Mel Hawthorne's mind growing up in Vaiden, nor did the possibility of entering the history books.

Jesse Robinson's Birthday Bash takes place at 5 p.m. at F. Jones Corner, a new club on Farish Street.

A $100.000 BOND WAS SET MONDAY FOR A MAN CHARGED IN CARROLL COUNTY'S FIRST MURDER OF 2009.

Three horses tied up and left in the middle of the Forrest County woods by their owner.

A judge Monday set bond at $100,000 for a man charged in Carroll County's first slaying of 2009.

At a meeting last week about the pending sale of the eastern rail line connecting Memphis and Canton, Representative Warner McBride commented that he had not seen in a long time such a diverse group working together on a project in this part of the state.

The 50th anniversary of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Kosciusko will be celebrated on Sunday, May 3, in services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker will Rev.

Mississippi veterans . . . LUTHER DICKINSON, ALVIN a oeYOUNGBLOODa HART AND JIMBO MATHUS UNITE TO FORM THE SOUTH MEMPHIS STRING BAND, EMBARKS ON TOUR AHEAD OF RECORDING 2009-03-31 22:44:42 - Dickinson from the North Mississippi Allstars, Grammy winner Hart and former Squirrel Nut Zipper Mathus came together as friends and musical confreres, fans of ...

The honorees are shown above giving a military salute. Seated are Charles M. Nichols, a 65-year Legion member who served in the U. S. Navy from 1942-45; Robert W. Tasker, a 65-year Legion member who served in the U. S. Army from 1943-45, and Charles DeBertrand, a 60-year Legion member who served in the U. S. Air Force from 1942-45. Standing are ...

BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal BALDWYN - Phone calls mean bad news for Sheila Horton, but she gets them with increasing frequency.

The Senate Tuesday approved a bill to provide $14 million to a state fund for revitalizing railroads, but it doesn't specify the money be given to Columbus and Greenville Railway as the House of Representatives wants.

An engineering study is under way on the Columbus and Greenville Railway line as plans to reconstruct the roughly 200-year-old tracks continue to move forward.

There's this black-and-white photograph of Clarence Albert Pierce Jr. from 1963.

Drawing inspiration from the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., teenagers from across the state rallied on the steps of the state capitol Monday.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Carroll County in 2006 by the estate of a woman who died in the back of a sheriff's deputy's squad car.

The following counties have reported damages to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency's State Emergency Operations Center due to severe weather that occurred throughout the state Tuesday.

More rain is expected tonight, along with a light dusting of snow, but not much snow accumulation is likely, according to the National Weather Service.