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Monroe County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Monroe County, MS.

Results 1 - 20 of 74 in Monroe County, MS

  1. Woman found dead in Monroe CountyRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Djournal.com

    A 20-year-old woman was found dead in a yard just outside the Smithville city limits, Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley.

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    Related Topix: Smithville, MS

  2. Woman killed in Monroe CountyRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | The Clarion-Ledger

    A 20-year-old Monroe County woman was found shot to death outside her home on Brasfield Loop just outside the Smithville city limits Wednesday night.

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    Related Topix: Smithville, MS

  3. New and Interesting this Week - 5 Oct 08Read the original story

    Sunday Oct 5 | About.com

    ... participate in Terry Thornton's great Getting to Know You Challenge for genealogy bloggers at Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi. Can you believe you can actually be shy online as well as in person? But the highlighted posts of many of my ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Blog News

  4. ONLINEXTRA:Body found in 1800s coffin in Monroe County

    Saturday Oct 4 | Djournal.com

    ONLINE XTRA :Body found in 1800s coffin in Monroe County 10/4/2008 2:22:37 AM Daily Journal BY JEFF CLARK Monroe Journal Workers have discovered a body that could date back to the mid-1800s, Monroe County ...

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  5. Workers unearth remains in Monroe Co.

    Friday Oct 3 | The Clarion-Ledger

    Workers digging up a field in south Monroe County on Thursday discovered a body and pieces of a casket that may date back to the mid- to late-1800s. Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood said workers contacted ...

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  6. EDUCATION:An apple a day

    Friday Sep 26 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... but now it's fruit and water." Promoting good nutrition was an across the board decision at the school in Monroe County, which Health magazine recently named one of the Top 10 healthiest schools in America. "This does not mean all my kids are the ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Best of 2007, Amory, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Family, Kids

  7. Blog CenterRead the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... to talk about. Hearers of the Word - Daily Journal religion editor Galen Holley on religion. Speck on Sports - Monroe County Journal sports editor Brandon Speck covers all sports, all the time. Techblogogy - Let's talk all things technology. 9 to 5 ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, Blog News, Brandon, MS, Mississippi State, MS, Lee County, MS, Opinion

  8. Human West Nile caseRead the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | The Monitor-Herald

    ... of the mosquito-borne virus, including two deaths this year. Two Northeast Mississippi cases were reported in Monroe County this summer. The state health department confirmed West Nile in a Calhoun County horse last week. People can reduce their ...

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    Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus, Calhoun County, MS

  9. Itawamba offers tuition guarantee

    Friday Sep 19 | Djournal.com

    ... just go to school and worry about your career." Spreading the word Similar programs are under way in Corinth, Monroe County and Lee County. Several other counties around Northeast Mississippi are seriously looking at tuition guarantee programs. ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Mantachie, MS, Sport, Drama, Comedy Movies, College, Itawamba County, MS, Corinth, MS, Fulton, MS

  10. Local Folks:Mallory says recreation is her businessRead the original story

    Sep 15, 2008 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... "They come up and hug us sometimes. They love to play the games, and we're giving them that." Cubs win The Monroe County native said she's always played and watched sports. "My grandfather would watch any sport on TV. It didn't matter what it was," ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  11. Thornton, Floyd drive Red Raiders' shutoutRead the original story

    Sep 13, 2008 | Djournal.com

    ... with four catches, totaling 82 yards. McGaughy finished with 54 yards rushing. On deck for the Red Raiders is Monroe County foe Amory next Friday. Appeared originally in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/13/2008, section D , page 5

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  12. Blog CenterRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2008 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... to talk about. Hearers of the Word - Daily Journal religion editor Galen Holley on religion. Speck on Sports - Monroe County Journal sports editor Brandon Speck covers all sports, all the time. Techblogogy - Let's talk all things technology. 9 to 5 ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, Blog News, Mississippi State, MS, Lee County, MS, Opinion

  13. Katrina family embraces new Monroe home

    Aug 28, 2008 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... decided it was finally time to leave the Mississippi Gulf Coast and head north - north to their new home in Monroe County. Now, with the storm's three-year anniversary coming Friday, Anita Rosado says their new neighbors have "been truly wonderful." ...

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    Related Topix: Aberdeen, MS, Amory, MS, New Albany, MS, US Military, US Air Force

  14. ICC tuition program formally unveiled

    Aug 23, 2008 | Djournal.com

    ... who are home-schooled. Similar privately funded tuition guarantee programs are in Corinth, Meridian and Monroe County, but this is the first county-sponsored program of its kind in Mississippi. "The greatest opportunity we can provide our citizens ...

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    Related Topix: Nettleton, MS, Mooreville, MS, Shannon, MS, Saltillo, MS, Tupelo, MS

  15. Blog CenterRead the original story

    Aug 20, 2008 | Djournal.com

    ... to talk about. Hearers of the Word - Daily Journal religion editor Galen Holley on religion. Speck on Sports - Monroe County Journal sports editor Brandon Speck covers all sports, all the time. Techblogogy - Let's talk all things technology. 9 to 5 ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, Blog News, Brandon, MS, Mississippi State, MS, Lee County, MS, Opinion

  16. Biofuel plant planned for PikeRead the original story

    Jul 30, 2008 | Enterprise-Journal

    ... that will allow it to manufacture 70,000 tons of pellets per year at the Magnolia plant. Robinson was in Monroe County on Tuesday with three members of the Pike County Board of Supervisors touring the CKS Energy wood pellet plant in Amory. He said ...

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    Related Topix: Environmental, Waste Management, Magnolia, MS

  17. 6 new West Nile cases reported in Mississippi

    Jul 29, 2008 | Picayune Item

    ... disease bring the state's total for the year to 15. The department says the two of the new cases occurred in Monroe County, with single cases reported in Clarke, Harrison, Lawrence, and Neshoba counties. Symptoms may include fever, headache, nausea, ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi State, MS, West Nile Virus, Health, Picayune, MS

  18. West Nile cases reported in Monroe County

    Jul 28, 2008 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    By Michaela Gibson Morris Daily Journal Two cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in Monroe County - the first of the summer in Northeast Mississippi.

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    Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus, Mississippi State, MS

  19. Woman survives 100-foot jump from Miss. bridge

    Jul 25, 2008 | WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

    Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood says a 31-year-old woman survived a jump of more than 100 feet from a bridge on Mississippi 278 into the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, on Friday.

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    Related Topix: Houston, MS

  20. Woman survives 100-foot jump into waterwayRead the original story

    Jul 25, 2008 | The Clarion-Ledger

    A woman survived a jump of more than 100 feet from a highway overpass into the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway this morning in Monroe County.

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