Quitman County News

Election observers for the State of Mississippi documented questionable activities at voter precincts during the November 24 supervisor runoff, a copy of their individual reports shows.

The ideals of civil liberties in our society have greatly changed over the years.

JACKSON - A federal lawsuit claims an inmate who died while on a work detail in Quitman County in June was denied water while picking up trash in the summer heat.

Long-planned improvements to Highway 6 from Batesville to Clarksdale are expected to be a topic tomorrow at a meeting of the Delta Council Highway and Transportation Committee.

Ia ll miss John Fleming today. Tuesday was the day he did his Batesville errands.

Temp: 55.0 F Wind Chill: 52 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Font Size: The Mississippi State Department of Health reports one additional human case of West Nile virus for 2009, bringing the state's total to 47 with four deaths.

Quitman County authorities are seeking additional information in the Saturday night shooting death of Evelyn Marie a oeSissya Shivers at Crowder One Stop on Highway 322.

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

His car still sits in the driveway outside his Rosedale, Mississippi home. But this isnt the car police believe harvey lewis junior used to kidnap and murder two family members.

Bond has been denied to 43-year-old Harvey Lewis, who has been charged with capital murder in the slayings of a woman and a child.

A mother and daughter were found shot to death early Tuesday morning in Bolivar County, Mississippi after they were kidnapped earlier from Quitman County.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of shooting to death his ex-girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter and 44-year-old mother Tuesday morning in Bolivar County.

42-year-old Harvey Lewis was last seen in a 1994 blue-gray Chevrolet S-10 with Quitman County tags.

Crenshaw Mayor-elect Oscar Barlow, after being sworn in to office July 6, will oversee a broke town government in a once-quaint Delta community.