Choctaw County News

Supervisors discuss work on lake project The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw County Board of Supervisors discussed various topics in their June 22 board meeting.

Choctaw County awarded an ARC-HEI grant for schools High school students at Ackerman High School and Weir High School will now have more information available to them about colleges and why they should continue their education.

Vardaman is one of the benefactors of $820,718 in community facilities projects for Mississippi's First Congressional District, Con.

Supes lease land from CCSD The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw County Board of Supervisors has entered in to a land lease with the Choctaw County School Board to try to help bring broadband internet to the Town of French Camp.

ARC gives grant to CCMC Choctaw County Medical Center has been awarded a grant of $157,725 from the Appalachian Regional Commission to install a sprinkler system, Congressman Travis Childers announced.

Alternative school students to be required to wear uniforms By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer A recent change in the Choctaw County Alternative School rules will now require students in the Alternative School only, to wear uniforms.

Scrappers Quilt Guild to Exhibit at JuneFest The Scrappers Quilt Guild will present a Quilt Show at JuneFest on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Quilt Show will be held at the Adams Fellowship Center just off Main Street in Ackerman.

Court rules in favor of Cain on ballot The Choctaw Plaindealer Mayor Dick Cain will remain on the General Election ballot for mayor of the Town of Ackerman by the ruling of Special Judge Edward Prisock.

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.

Miss. Supreme Court reverses decision The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the recent decision made by Special Judge Edward Prisock in the judicial review case of Tim Rogers vs.

Aldermen discuss enforcing dog ordinance The Choctaw Plaindealer Citizens in the Town of Ackerman want the town to strictly enforce the town's dog ordinance.

With a unanimous endorsement from the U.S. Senate, former Gov. Ray Mabus now holds one of the top civilian jobs in the American military establishment: secretary of the Navy.

For Fred Tate, Mondays are fun days. Tate, 38, lives in Starkville, but works as a barber in Ackerman, more than 20 miles to the west.

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.

Sheriff's Department teams up with MDOT The Mississippi Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that the Choctaw County Sheriff's Department will join the MDOT Inmate Litter Removal Program, according to MDOT officials.

By GWEN SISSON Starkville Daily News EUPORA - The sound of hundreds of voices uniting in "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!" against the sound of numerous American flags beating in the wind was a powerful way to begin a Departure Ceremony for the 2nd-114th Strike Battalion, which is deploying to Iraq as part of the Mississippi National Guard's 155th ...

School board changes proofs of residency The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw County School Board approved changes in the residency registration and documentation that parents must submit to have their child attend school in the Choctaw County School District, in the April 14 board meeting.

Woman shot, man held for questioning The Choctaw County Sheriff's Office reports that Angela Dempsey, 44, was shot in the chest and a man is being held for questioning.

Meth lab discovered in Choctaw County A methamphetamine lab was discovered in Choctaw County, March 31, by the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.

Let's be Neighbors Carolyn Mills, Provides a weekly view from the community. Jeepsie Smith, niece of the late Mary Jane Lyle, was passing through Louisville last Friday saw the newly repainted name of Lyle Grocery over the building renovated by the Cournoyer' new business "The White Dog Gallery" stopped and visited with the owners, Mike and Terri.