Pachuta
Pachuta, MS · Municipal
Neshoba Democrat
WTOK-TV
Community welcomes Cornerstone Caregiving with ribbon cutting
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WTOK) - Business leaders and local officials joined Cornerstone Caregiving on Tuesday in cutting the ribbon on its new location on Sixth Street. Cornerstone Caregiving offers in-home sitters to help seniors and others with dressing, bathing, companionship and housekeeping. “Cornerstone Caregiving really embodies coming together as a...
Neshoba Democrat
Mayor, aldermen receive pay raises
Pay raises were approved for the mayor, aldermen, city employees, and fire chief during last Tuesday’s meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Mayor Jim Fulton’s annual salary will increase by $9,000, from $67,500 to $76,500. Aldermen’s annual salaries will increase by $3,800, from $16,200 to $20,000....
wheninyourstate.com
One Mississippi town packed 369 century-old buildings into 161 walkable acres
You can walk the whole thing in an afternoon. Laurel’s Historic District sits near the center of town, 161 acres of oak-lined streets where 369 buildings stand almost exactly as they did a century ago. Most went up between 1900 and 1937, back when yellow pine money flowed through...
WTOK-TV
VFW Post 12124 receives $25,000 in state funding for facility improvements
MERIDIAN, Miss. (QUEEN CITY NEWSFEED) - Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12124 is receiving $25,000 in state funding arranged through state Sen. Jeff Tate to support facility improvements and enhance services for local veterans and their families. Ed Abdella, the Commander of VFW Post 12124, said Tate contacted the organization...
WLOX
WDAM-TV
Laurel proposes rules for unsafe patient drop-offs
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Laurel city leaders said people discharged from institutions have been left at local parking lots without a confirmed place to go. A proposed ordinance would require facilities to confirm a shelter will accept someone and notify police before arranging transportation to Laurel. For the past year,...
WTOK-TV
Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian to host BOO!seum on Oct. 31
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian will host its annual BOO!seum event on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children and families are invited to wear costumes and take part in Halloween-themed activities throughout the museum. Families can take part in...
breezynews.com
Wind Damage in Central Mississippi
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.– Persistent winds associated with Hurricane Isaias Saturday cause some damage in central Mississippi. Most of that was damage done to trees and by trees that came down. One of those trees was on Arrowhead Dr. in Kosciusko just after 2 p.m., with power lines involved. Shortly after...
kicks96news.com
Carthage Municipal Primary Election Winners Announced
The results are in for Tuesday’s municipal primary election in Carthage, with Republican voters selecting their nominees for mayor and Ward 3 alderman. In the mayoral race, Laurie Henderson has won with 265 votes. Cindy Crane received 236 votes. In the Ward 3 alderman race, Robin Burgess has won...
takingthekids.com
This Free-Feeling Laurel Museum Shows How Mississippi’s Pine Forests And Lumber Mills Built A Whole Town
I only planned to stretch my legs and maybe find a snack before getting back on the road through Mississippi. Then a handsome old building with a quiet lawn caught my eye, and the door was open. Inside, I found glowing paintings, delicate baskets, and the story of how pine...
lauderdalecounty.org
United States Rare Coin & Currency cuts ribbon on new 22nd Ave location
Lauderdale County community leaders congratulated a local business on opening its new location in downtown Meridian on Friday as United States Rare Coin & Currency cut the ribbon on its 22nd Avenue storefront. Owner Thomas Stoute said the ease of the move can only be attributed to God. “Truly blessed....
kicks96news.com
Wind Damage in Central Mississippi
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.– Persistent winds associated with Hurricane Isaias Saturday cause some damage in central Mississippi. Most of that was damage done to trees and by trees that came down. One of those trees was on Arrowhead Dr. in Kosciusko just after 2 p.m., with power lines involved. Shortly after...