Quitman News

Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry and Misbah Badat, the City of Meridian's Campaign Coordinator, present the United Way of East Mississippi with a check for $21,289.20 from the City of Meridian Employees.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com A Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper who was dispatched Thursday to an unspecified incident suffered minor injuries when he apparently lost control of his patrol vehicle in the rain and struck a tree.

Laurence Mellen, who has served as district attorney in four counties in north Mississippi for 26 years, will retire Dec.

Patrolmen with the Meridian Police Department have just arrested a man who has warrants out for his arrest by county authorities for armed robbery.

Police have arrested two Meridian men following a tip from Crime Stoppers in connection with the string of robberies that occurred last week at gas stations across town.

An effort has begun in Warren County to get all residents counted during the 2010 Census.

A search is underway for a replacement for longtime District Attorney Laurence Mellen of Cleveland.

Dart Container Company of Mississippi the foam collection site in Quitman Thursday.

Temp: 31.0 F Wind Chill: 26 F Dart Manufacturing cut the ribbon for its Styrofoam recycling center in Quitman.

QUITMAN a ' On Dec. 10 beginning at noon, Dart Container Company will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a foam recycling drop off in Quitman.

A couple of weeks ago we were in Hattiesburg for a Sunday morning gym meet. Following the meet we stopped in to Mellow Mushroom to have lunch before we headed back to Meridian.

Jones County residents can expect between 1 to 2 inches of snow beginning around midnight tonight, and extending into the early morning hours.

Voters living in the Enterprise and Quitman school districts are voting Tuesday on positions for board of trustees.

I am thankful to the Lord this Holiday season for the wonderful, caring people who live in Lauderdale and Clarke county in our Great State of Mississippi who make me feel good every day.

Fannie Johnson has been the director of Love's Kitchen for more than a year now and she says she cries a lot of tears - tears of joy that is.

Enterprise and Quitman school districts have board of trustees run-offs later this month.

3 school trustee elections in Clarke County have each resulted in run-offs. The run-off elections for both the Quitman 4th school trustee district election and the Enterprise at-large school trustee election will be held Nov.

Sixth grade students Myles Bradley and Zachary Crain from St. Patrick School display their class Halloween versions of Blue Dog.

A new human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Quitman County, the state Department of Health reported today.

The First Impressions program we've heard about recently has been used in Quitman, and now changes are underway.