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3 hrs ago | Times-Post

Historical Society receives donation

The Chickasaw County Historical Society is planning an early spring farm equipment exhibition to coincide with spring planting and the 2010 Spring Flywheel Festival.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Times Post

Healthy choices

Several residents of Okolona took advantage of the beautiful weather last Saturday to install a raised bed to grow winter vegetables as part of a nutrition component to the outreach program.

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Related Topix: Okolona, MS, Life, Food, Vegetables, Nutrition, Home Gardening, Home, Family, Kids

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Times Post

HUES students dressed up in athletic/cheer gear during Red Ribbon week.

The annual Red Ribbon week was observed last week with Chickasaw County schools joining in full force.

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Related Topix: Drugs, World News, Mexico, US Politics, US News, Duncan Hunter, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Times Post

Relay for Life gets head start on 2010

Organizers of the annual Relay for Life event in Chickasaw County have met several times to plan for the 2010 event and have decided to get a jump start on next year.

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Related Topix: Houston, MS

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Times Post

Keeping the time Chickasaw County

" When the seasons change, residents of Houston hear bells ringing as Gene Johnson resets the clock in the Courthouse.

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Related Topix: Houston, MS

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Times Post

Bells will be ringing

The annual Salvation Army Kettle Campaign will kick off soon with a goal of helping those less fortunate, not only during the holiday season but throughout the year.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Times Post

COPES receives PACE grant

" The COPES program was the 2009 recipient of a $1,500 grant from the PACE foundation.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Kids, Family

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KFVS12

Dongola murder suspect briefly escapes Mississippi jail

One of two suspects in a rural Dongola murder case managed to make a brief escape from a Mississippi jail on Tuesday, but officers reportedly caught him trying to avoid a police roadblock -- the same way they caught him the first time.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Times Post

Man charged in death of bicyclist in Chickasaw County

JACKSON a ' Federal authorities have charged a convicted felon with manslaughter in the death of a Dutch bicyclist in northern Mississippi, and they say he was driving under the influence of morphine when he hit her.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Netherlands, World News, US National Parks, Natchez Trace Parkway, Drugs

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Times Post

Trace section closed for road repairs

A detour is in effect for part of the Natchez Trace Roadway in northern Chickasaw County.

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Related Topix: Pontotoc County, MS

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Times-Post

Seasonal flu shots available now

CHICKASAW COUNTY a ' The Chickasaw County Health Department will hold a special seasonal flu clinic on Friday mornings from 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. at the Houston Health Department starting November 6. They will be offering seasonal flu vaccines daily on a walk-in basis.

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Related Topix: Houston, MS, Medicine, Health, Influenza, Okolona, MS, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Wed Oct 14, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

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United Furniture Industries will expand the company's Okolona operations and add at least 100 jobs, company officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: Okolona, MS

Mon Oct 12, 2009

WAPT-TV Jackson

Okolona Furniture Company Expanding, Adding 100 Jobs

An Okolona furniture plant announced Monday that it will expand and add 100 new jobs.

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Related Topix: Okolona, MS

Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Mississippi Press

Woodland man dead after ATV accident

SPARTA, Miss. - Authorities say a Woodland man has died after a pickup truck struck the all-terrain vehicle he was driving.

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Related Topix: Woodland, MS

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Times Post

Walking through good health

" 365 Chickasaw County third grade students took a walk through a body of good health last week as the MSU Extension Service helped sponsor the educational Body Walk.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, Houlka, MS, Okolona, MS, Houston, MS

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Times-Post

Staying the course

Part two in a series addressing state test results in Chickasaw County HOULKA - " Although the results of the 2009 spring state testing showed some improvements in scores at Houlka Attendance Center, Superintendent Kathy Y. Austin records success in a slightly different manner.

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Related Topix: Houlka, MS

Wed Sep 02, 2009

Times-Post

Gathering a different crop

" Chickasaw County farmer Jay Schmidt wants to leave a lasting legacy for his four children, so slumping catfish prices and volatile row crop markets made him step outside his comfort zone to find a solution.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Mississippi State University, Okolona, MS, Life, Home Gardening, Food, Home, Vegetables

Sat Aug 29, 2009

Times-Post

History presented to public

Intermittent rain did not deter citizens from seeing a first rate presentation sponsored by the Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society last Thursday night at the Joe Brigance Civic Center.

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Thu Aug 20, 2009

Washington Times

'Chickasaw' a spy for North

By all accounts, 36-year-old Levi Holloway Naron was a prosperous, well-respected planter in Chickasaw County, Miss.

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Wed Aug 19, 2009

Times-Post

Historical program Thursday

Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society invites the public to attend their next meeting, Aug.

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