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Pike County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Pike County, MS.

Results 1 - 20 of 116 in Pike County, MS

  1. Sunday Morning with -Col. J. K. 'Hoopy' Stringer Jr., State fiscal...

    Sunday Aug 10 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... remain within the appropriation limits. Tell us about your background and your military career. I grew up in Pike County playing on the banks of the Bogue Chitto River. My brother and I were blessed with hard-working, honest, and God-loving ...

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    Related Topix: Stringer, MS, Biloxi, MS, Biloxi Metro, Hattiesburg Metro, Hattiesburg, MS

  2. Patsy R. Brumfield:Weekend fun almost makes up for missing my own reunion

    Thursday Aug 7 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... who those people were. My, I could have been one of the unrecognizable. My paternal cousins hosted a reunion in Pike County last weekend, and again, I had made plans to hang out with my sister. But in so doing, I actually became part of another 40th ...

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Opinion

  3. Disabled Amtrak strands passengers

    Tuesday Aug 5 | Enterprise-Journal

    ... taking action to help our passengers," said Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari. "We really appreciated their help." Pike County Emergency Management Director Richard Coghlan said the passengers who were headed to Greenville or Memphis, Tenn., were later ...

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    Related Topix: Summit, MS, McComb, MS, Memphis, TN Metro

  4. Scrap metal law not goldenRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 3 | Hattiesburg American

    ... the story is similar. 'There have been some real big copper thefts in the county in the past few months,' said Pike County Chief Deputy Steve Rushing. Rushing said the provisions of the law requiring that scrap and recycling transactions are ...

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    Related Topix: McComb, MS, Petal, MS, Forrest County, MS

  5. Editorial: Biofuel ideas are fermenting

    Sunday Aug 3 | Enterprise-Journal

    The likelihood of a wood pellet manufacturing plant opening in Pike County seems to have increased the local discussion about the development of alternative fuels.

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    Related Topix: Biofuel, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Opinion

  6. Judge to rule on alcohol ban; Gator's owner Perry faces second trespassing charge

    Sunday Aug 3 | Enterprise-Journal

    A Pike County judge said he will rule within about three weeks after hearing testimony Friday in a legal challenge to an alcohol ban on parts of the Bogue Chitto River and Topisaw Creek.

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    Related Topix: Bogue Chitto, MS

  7. New Law Regulates Sale Of Scrap MetalRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 2 | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    ... metals' high prices. "There have been some real big copper thefts in the county in the past few months," said Pike County Chief Deputy Steve Rushing. Rushing said the provisions of the law requiring that scrap and recycling transactions are ...

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    Related Topix: McComb, MS

  8. Obituaries for Friday, Aug. 1, 2008Read the original story

    Friday Aug 1 | Enterprise-Journal

    ... Rev. Skip Atchison officiating. Burial will be in Barron-Bethany cemetery. Mr. Brown was born Aug. 14, 1926, in Pike County. He was the son of Martin Luther and Hazel Clark Brown. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having seen action in the South Pacific ...

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  9. Assessor trashes garbage fee plan

    Friday Aug 1 | Enterprise-Journal

    Pike County Tax Assessor Joe Young strenuously objected Thursday to a proposal to prohibit people from buying car tags if they're behind on their garbage bills.

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  10. Pellet plant options land: Citing economy, Liberty sawmill cuts back

    Friday Aug 1 | Enterprise-Journal

    A wood pellet company paid Pike County $10,000 this week for an option to buy 10 acres in the Metro-Pike Industrial Park, officials said Thursday. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Liberty, MS, Amory, MS, McComb, MS

  11. Arnold, Rimes elected to association postsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 31 | Enterprise-Journal

    ... t Biloxi last week. Amite County Northern District Justice Court Judge Roger Arnold was elected president, while Pike County Southern District Judge Aubrey Rimes was elected to the association's board of directors.

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    Related Topix: Biloxi, MS, Biloxi Metro, Amite County, MS

  12. Biofuel Plant Proposed For Pike CountyRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 31 | WAPT-TV Jackson

    An Illinois company is planning a mill in Pike County to manufacture wood pellets as an alternative fuel source.

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    Related Topix: Environmental, Waste Management

  13. So ... what is our primary export? Contestants interviewedRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 31 | Hattiesburg American

    ... a 19-year-old University of Mississippi pharmacy student. Contestant Heather Alexander, 22, who represented Pike County, rehearsed an answer to an economic development question as she waited. 'Our senators have done a good job in bringing in ...

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    Related Topix: University of Southern Mississippi, Panola County, MS, University of Mississippi

  14. MBN makes move: Naracotics agency gets new office

    Wednesday Jul 30 | Enterprise-Journal

    ... 14, the district's agents and support staff moved into a new building on John E. Lewis Drive near the McComb/Pike County Airport. "It's good to be in our own home," district commander Capt. Mike Aldridge said. "We're still working through some ...

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    Related Topix: Enterprise, MS, Walthall, MS, McComb, MS

  15. ThumbnailRead the original story

    Monday Jul 28 | Enterprise-Journal

    Pike County Miss Hospitality Heather Alexander is on the cover of the debut edition of Pulse magazine.

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  16. Law targeting metal theft receiving mixed reviews

    Sunday Jul 27 | Enterprise-Journal

    ... metals' high prices. "There have been some real big copper thefts in the county in the past few months," said Pike County Chief Deputy Steve Rushing, citing a recent theft of copper from the Denbury Resources property on Shell Oil Road. Arrests have ...

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  17. Pike to put pinch on unpaid bills: County considers holding car tags...

    Saturday Jul 26 | Enterprise-Journal

    Pike County residents who haven't paid their garbage fees won't be able to buy car tags until their solid waste accounts are current, under a plan proposed by the board of supervisors.

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    Related Topix: McComb, MS, Collecting, Life, Hobbies, Lincoln County, MS

  18. Searching for carbon dioxide

    Wednesday Jul 23 | The Clarion-Ledger

    A Texas-based oil company is looking for Madison County to play a role in increasing domestic oil production.

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    Related Topix: Flora, MS, Brookhaven, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Rankin County, MS

  19. What will Favre do from here?Read the original story

    Jul 9, 2008 | Hattiesburg American

    ... sports world, I was enjoying a 10-day long vacation. I spent a nice chunk of it fishing on my family's land in Pike County and at Percy Quin State Park outside McComb. To me, there is nothing more relaxing than absent-mindedly casting until I ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NFL Players, Brett Favre, NFL Football, Green Bay Packers

  20. Around Mississippi: PSC opens hearing on Entergy ratesRead the original story

    Jul 8, 2008 | Memphis Commercial Appeal

    ... who is employed by Weyerhaeuser, and Harris, a retired teacher, are Magnolia aldermen. Brown is director of Pike County Juvenile Drug Court. Jones is retired from Delphi Automotive in Brookhaven and is pastor of St. Peter Rescue Mission Church in ...

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    Related Topix: Energy, Collinsville, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Mississippi, Mississippi Government