Clarke County News

Temp: 98.0 F Heat Index: 106 F Meridian, Key Field, MS The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced a traffic switch as part of an intersection improvement project in Clarke County, north of Quitman.

A woman who died in a one-vehicle accident Friday night has been identified as 37-year old Michelle Meinert of Hopkins, Ky.

Authorities with the Meridian Police Department are asking for public assistance in locating a 17-year old black female who has been reported missing by relatives.

Bombs being removed from excavation site By Brian Livingston Bomb squads from the Mississippi Department of Homeland Security and from Camp Shelby are removing and defusing approximately 20 white phosphorous bombs at an old WW II firing and training range just inside Jasper County.

CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. a ' Preparations are complete for work to realign Mississippi Highway 513 and tie it into Mississippi Highway 145 north of Quitman, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Jurors selected from Clarke County will hear the capital murder case against two women accused in the starvation death of a 4-year-old boy.

A new business has opened in Clarke County. Nicky's Drive-Thru and Catering is located in Stonewall at the end of County Road 166.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received damage reports from 19 counties as a result of the severe weather that moved through the state Saturday and Sunday.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is reporting widespread damage and one death stemming from severe weather that moved through the state Saturday and Sunday.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com A relaxing day fishing turned tragic Thursday afternoon when a Clarke County man apparently drowned at Okatibbee Lake.

Emergency officials have located a 72 year old man from Clarke County who drowned at Okatibbee lake.

A Jasper County man remains behind bars after being charged by Jones County investigators for burglaries that allegedly took place in Jones County in late March.

Heavy rains are causing problems for Clarke County, Miss. Flooding has occurred on Highway 512 between Pachuta and Quitman.

From the National Weather Service: ... Update: ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR EASTERN CLARKE COUNTY... AT 1202 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.

In just a matter of weeks, Mississippi's largest Army National Guard brigade will be deployed.

Authorities from three counties in east Mississippi have joined together to makes arrests in connection with burglary cases in Neshoba County.

Editor's Note: Since the first publication of Strand Theater memories in the paper, The Star-Herald has still been receiving memories of the theater.

The Clarke County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old inmate James Dew walked away from a work detail around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Clarke County Chamber of Commerce held it's annual meeting and banquet Monday night in Quitman.

For sale: 20 acres of land in Rankin County, adjacent to Barnett Reservoir, with an established deer herd.