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Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Holmes County, MS.

Results 1 - 20 of 39 in Holmes County, MS

  1. Miss. Governors Day to be held Saturday in LexingtonRead the original story

    Thursday May 2 | Star-Herald

    ... From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. several artists will paint scenes around town and later offer this art for sale at the Holmes County Arts Council Building. There will also be a pastel portrait artist on the square. Inflatables for children will be set up in ...

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  2. Millersburg Brewing Co. making new history in Holmes CountyRead the original story

    Thursday May 2 | The Daily Record

    ... Served minutes after the brewery's opening, the pint will surely be the first of many. Located across from the Holmes County Courthouse, Millersburg Brewing Co. opened its doors after nearly a year spent renovating, licensing, purchasing equipment, ...

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  3. Fed. lawsuit filed against Haslam's Pilot Flying JRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | Cleveland.com

    ... lawsuit over fuel rebates linked to the federal investigation of the truck stop magnate. Bruce Taylor of Holmes County, Miss., filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Jackson, claiming that Haslam's company withheld "tens of millions ...

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  4. Another class-action suit filed against PilotRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | Knoxville News Sentinel

    Bruce Taylor, a resident of Holmes County, Miss., filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

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  5. Holmes County incubator to help create jobsRead the original story

    Saturday Apr 27 | The Clarion-Ledger

    Holmes County will mark the grand opening of a business incubator and break ground on a new incubator building.

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  6. Rising Blood Pressure Rates Seen Across US CountiesRead the original story

    Apr 9, 2013 | MediLexicon

    ... for men in 2009 was 37.6% and county-level rates ranged from 26.5% in Eagle County, Colorado, to 54.4% in Holmes County, Mississippi. For women, the median rate of hypertension prevalence in US counties in 2009 was 40.1% with 28.5% in Pitkin County, ...

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  7. Rising Blood Pressure Rates Seen Across US CountiesRead the original story

    Apr 9, 2013 | Medical News Today

    ... for men in 2009 was 37.6% and county-level rates ranged from 26.5% in Eagle County, Colorado, to 54.4% in Holmes County, Mississippi. For women, the median rate of hypertension prevalence in US counties in 2009 was 40.1% with 28.5% in Pitkin County, ...

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  8. Huge disparities in hypertension seen across US countiesRead the original story

    Apr 5, 2013 | Science Daily

    ... for men in 2009 was 37.6% and county-level rates ranged from 26.5% in Eagle County, Colorado, to 54.4% in Holmes County, Mississippi. For women, the median rate of hypertension prevalence in US counties in 2009 was 40.1% with 28.5% in Pitkin County, ...

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  9. Researchers find regional disparities in treatment, control of hypertensionRead the original story

    Apr 5, 2013 | Medical News

    ... for men in 2009 was 37.6% and county-level rates ranged from 26.5% in Eagle County, Colorado, to 54.4% in Holmes County, Mississippi. For women, the median rate of hypertension prevalence in US counties in 2009 was 40.1% with 28.5% in Pitkin County, ...

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  10. Electronic court document filing expandingRead the original story

    Apr 5, 2013 | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    Chancery courts in Lowndes, Webster and Clay counties are expected to be next to test electronic filing of court documents although an exact date has not been announced.

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  11. 2 missing teens found unharmed in MississippiRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 2, 2013 | KAIT-TV

    Tyler Austin Crider Hailey Nicole Hanes Hailey Nicole Hanes SCOTT COUNTY, MO - Two teens that had been missing since Saturday have been located in Holmes County, Miss.

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  12. State's electronic court system expandingRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | Mississippi Business Journal

    On March 18, electronic filing became mandatory in Grenada County Chancery court.

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  13. FOCUS: American History -- Thunder of Freedom / Detroit / Sloss...Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 28, 2013 | Steve Goddard's History Wire

    ... Sojourner recounts how she and her new husband helped pioneer the drive for racial equality there in 1964 in Holmes County, MS, from the fall of 1964 through the summer of 1969. Those who recall the 1964 "Freedom Summer" in Mississippi probably ...

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  14. USM hosts civil rights exhibit through FridayRead the original story

    Mar 26, 2013 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... for her role in the civil rights movement. Cook Library at USM in Hattiesburg is hosting the exhibit "The Holmes County Civil Rights Movement, 1964-1969" in the library's lobby through Friday. The exhibit chronicles the history of the civil rights ...

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  15. Holmes County Civil Rights exhibit on display at Cook LibraryRead the original story

    Mar 20, 2013 | WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

    Cook Library at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg is hosting the exhibit 'The Holmes County Civil Rights Movement, 1964-1969" in the library's lobby through March 28.

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  16. Author, civil rights activist Sojourner to speak at Southern Miss March 18Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 14, 2013 | wdam.com

    ... of 1960s Mississippi following their presentation. During 1964-69, Sojourner was a community organizer in Holmes County, Miss. and worked in the campaign to elect Robert Clark, Mississippi's first black legislator since Reconstruction. Thunder of ...

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  17. Civil rights activist to speak at USMRead the original story

    Mar 14, 2013 | hattiesburgamerican.com

    ... of 1960s Mississippi following their presentation. During 1964-69, Sojourner was a community organizer in Holmes County, Miss. and worked in the campaign to elect Robert Clark, Mississippi's first black legislator since Reconstruction. Thunder of ...

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  18. Follow your heart: Center fights heart disease risk with fitness, healthy living programRead the original story

    Mar 7, 2013 | The Clarion-Ledger

    Growing up, Yolanda Davis was always told to clean her plate at dinner. Nowadays, the 39-year-old cleans a much smaller plate.

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  19. Food Summit: Economic development, securityRead the original story

    Mar 2, 2013 | Newms360.com

    ... the use of playground gardens. "If the kids grow it, they're going to eat it," she said. Keith Benson leads Holmes County farmers in sustainable farming and cooperative marketing to improve their incomes. He said hands-on food projects are ...

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  20. The State Of Our Schools - Coaching literacy: Barksdale Institute emphasizes strong principalsRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 18, 2013 | Newms360.com

    ... years ago, it reached agreements with Quitman, Crenshaw Elementary in Panola County, Williams-Sullivan in Holmes County and Hazlehurst. It would find and fund top-tier principals for those schools and provide various staff and materials. The schools ...

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