According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Larry Donell Walker Jr., 38, of Aberdeen was charged Sept. 20 with one count of possession of…
AMORY • Five men are facing various felony charges following a string of search warrants being executed on Sept. 21 by the Amory Police Depart…
AMORY – Lingering questions regarding the lease agreement for the Amory Railroad Festival were settled during a Sept. 13 recessed meeting of t…
SMITHVILLE – Residents living in Smithville and as far away as a mile beyond the town limits will face increases in water rates effective Oct.…
NETTLETON – Nettleton’s annual citywide clean up day will take place Sept. 24 from 8 until 11 a.m. ahead of the following weekend’s Town Creek…
AMORY – During its Sept. 13 meeting, the Monroe County School Board recognized the Mississippi Junior Future Farmers of America (FFA) champion…
ABERDEEN – A team of volunteers from Columbus’ Lowe’s recently helped Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry’s ongoing renovation take on a little more…
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Last week was one of those rare, fast-paced weeks that you just have to sit back and marvel at when they are over.
Amory cross country competed at the Saltillo Invitational, and its boys’ group finished sixth out of 15 different schools in the 1A-3A divisio…
The Nettleton Lady Tigers fell just short in Saturday’s Lee County Tournament after reaching the championship match.
The Amory Christian Lady Lions battled hard to pick up a pair of wins last week against Eagle Homeschool and Tupelo Children’s Mansion.
Aberdeen (3-1) at Caledonia (1-3)
HAMILTON - Okolona gave the Hamilton Lions a major test in their last non-region game of the season.
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Lady Lions found their groove to take their second division win of the season in a 3-0 sweep over Smithville.
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Aberdeen Elementary School
The Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1 each year and goes through Nov. 30. The peak of the season is right around the corner, and trop…
As many times as I’ve seen an empty Chick-Fil-A waffle fry container or a Captain D’s cup littering the side of a Monroe County road, I ask, ‘Why?’
If born before Jan. 1, 1954, there is a claiming strategy you can possibly utilize to improve your benefits income stream. This strategy is ca…
AMORY – Lawson Brown is the oldest of 10 siblings who achieved his goal of living to see 100 years of life. A brother follows close behind at age 98.
ABERDEEN – Moving past COVID-19 setbacks, an idea Mayor Charles Scott has had in the works for nearly three years will get traction beginning …
ABERDEEN • Six years ago, Randy Emerson was drawn to relocate to Aberdeen from Hamilton, Alabama, because of one house – Sunset Manor.
HAMILTON – In 2020, an outreach project through the Junior Women’s League of Monroe County enabled for a one-stop location for people to take …
ABERDEEN – A 1909 home alongside Meridian Street is about to live its new life as a bed and breakfast, and people are invited to see the impro…
Hamilton Elementary School first-grader Ivy-Jean Newell will portray Dixie in this week’s production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on the Hot Ti…
ABERDEEN – The Luckyday Scholars Program, which benefits students across the state, is rooted in Aberdeen, and representatives from the Luckyd…
NETTLETON – The importance of joining Nettleton Main Street and ways to retain local retail dollars were among talking points during a Sept. 1…
ABERDEEN • As an existing Smithville e-commerce business' presence grows online, it is expanding its industrial footprint in Monroe County fol…
JACKSON – Local Main Street communities have been designated as accredited Main Street America™ programs for meeting rigorous performance stan…
AMORY – In Mayor Corey Glenn’s lifetime, the area near Highway 278 and Boulevard Drive has evolved from being mostly homes, a couple of restau…
Monroe County’s municipalities witnessed increases and decreases compared to previous reporting periods through the Mississippi Department of …
Firearms, ammunition, bows, arrows and certain accessories will be exempt from Mississippi’s sales tax through the Mississippi Second Amendmen…
Just in time for back to school shopping, retailers throughout the state will not charge sales tax for eligible purchases through Mississippi …
