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Lee County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Lee County, MS.

Results 1 - 20 of 74 in Lee County, MS

  1. Support for tougher animal cruelty laws from insurance company

    Tuesday | WLBT-TV Jackson

    ... felony animal abuse laws. There is plenty of animal abuse in this state A puppy mill was broken up recently in Lee County in northeast Mississippi. There have been dog fighting arrests and WLBT gets numerous complaints about animal abuse. Farm ...

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    Related Topix: Animal Rights, Jackson, MS, Ridgeland, MS

  2. Jobless rates jump in NovemberRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Times Post

    ... County recorded a lower rate in October than a month earlier. Statewide, only five counties posted lower rates. Lee County was up to 10.1 percent from 9.9 percent. The labor force - the number of people with jobs or actively seeking unemployment - ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, Marshall County, MS, Clay County, MS, Rankin County, MS

  3. AT&T Brings 3G Mobile Broadband Network to Tupelo

    Tuesday Dec 22 | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

    ... competition and choice brings innovation," said Rep. Steve Holland (D-Tupelo). "AT&T's wireless investment in Lee County will bring new and advanced connectivity to Mississippians and this is great news," said Rep. Brian Aldridge (R-Tupelo). "A ...

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS

  4. Mississippi coroner wants tougher ATV rules, but will legislation be approved?Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | The Mississippi Press

    Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine-Green says her work with people involved in all-terrain vehicle accidents has led her to back tougher laws for people who use ATVs.

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    Related Topix: Extreme Sports, All Terrain Vehicles

  5. ATV deaths spur talk of billRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | The Clarion-Ledger

    Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine-Green and a state lawmaker are among the proponents of tougher laws for people using all-terrain vehicles.

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    Related Topix: Extreme Sports, All Terrain Vehicles

  6. ObituariesRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | Panolian

    ... in death by his wife, Daisy P. Bacon. Survivors include: two sons, Hillman Bacon and David Bacon, both of Lee County; two daughters, Rosemary Kirksey of Leesburg, Ga. and Louise Starnes of Albany, Ga.; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  7. Tupelo annex trial set for March

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Picayune Item

    Tupelo's annexation trial has been set for March 29. Lee County Chancery Judge Edward C. Prisock set the date this week after rejecting requests by Lee County and the town of Saltillo to dismiss the case on technicalities.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Saltillo, MS, Picayune, MS

  8. Tupelo hires new police chiefRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | The Clarion-Ledger

    The city council has approved a new police chief in Tupelo. Lee County sheriff's Capt.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS

  9. New police chief hired in TupeloRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

    The city council has approved a new police chief in Tupelo. Lee County sheriff's Capt.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS

  10. Tupelo annex trial set for March

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Sunherald.com

    Tupelo's annexation trial has been set for March 29. Lee County Chancery Judge Edward C. Prisock set the date this week after rejecting requests by Lee County and the town of Saltillo to dismiss the case on technicalities.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Saltillo, MS

  11. Lee, Byrd ready for challenges after moving onRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Commercial Dispatch

    ... more time in the ministry and his family, while Byrd will try to resurrect the program at Saltillo High. The Lee County School Board approved Byrd's hiring at Saltillo High at its meeting Monday night and he was received well. 'It was an ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Mississippi High School Football

  12. Law enforcement briefsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... in a robbery of a SouthBank branch has died of injuries he suffered in a traffic accident during a police chase. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine-Green said Asa Nakeen Warren of Tuscumbia died Friday at a Tupelo hospital. Police say Warren ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  13. Man Suspected In Corinth Bank Robbery DiesRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WAPT-TV Jackson

    ... was a suspect in a bank robbery, has died of injuries he suffered in a traffic accident during a police chase. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine-Green told The Daily Corinthian that Asa Nakeen Warren, of Tuscumbia, Ala., died Friday at a Tupelo ...

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    Related Topix: Tuscumbia, AL

  14. Corinth bank robbery suspect diesRead the original story

    Dec 8, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... was a suspect in a bank robbery has died of injuries he suffered in a traffic accident during a police chase. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine-Green tells The Daily Corinthian that Asa Nakeen Warren of Tuscumbia, Ala., died Friday at a ...

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    Related Topix: Tuscumbia, AL

  15. Saltillo gets Byrd through persistencyRead the original story

    Dec 6, 2009 | Commercial Dispatch

    Pat Byrd enjoyed his 19 years being a football coach at Amory High School. When Lee County School Superintendent Mike Scott first contacted Byrd about coaching the Saltillo High School football team a few days before Thanksgiving, Byrd wasn't ready to leave Amory.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Mississippi High School Football, High School Football

  16. Jobless rates jump in November

    Dec 2, 2009 | Times Post

    ... County recorded a lower rate in October than a month earlier. Statewide, only five counties posted lower rates. Lee County was up to 10.1 percent from 9.9 percent. The labor force - the number of people with jobs or actively seeking unemployment - ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, Marshall County, MS, Clay County, MS, Rankin County, MS

  17. Mississippi BriefsRead the original story

    Nov 29, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... admissibility of an expert witness' testimony with a definitive ruling at least 10 days prior to trial. Lee County will spend more than $50,000 over the next three years on accident and life insurance for its 300-plus volunteer ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Tupelo, MS

  18. Lee Co's volunteer firefighters get insuranceRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2009 | Hattiesburg American

    TUPELO - Lee County will spend more than $50,000 over the next three years on accident and life insurance for its 300-plus volunteer firefighters.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS

  19. Lee Co.'s volunteer firefighters get insurance

    Nov 27, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    Lee County will spend more than $50,000 over the next three years on accident and life insurance for its 300-plus volunteer firefighters.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS

  20. Man sentenced for selling fake CDs

    Nov 23, 2009 | Mississippi Business Journal

    TUPELO a ' Harold Wayne Hunt, 69, of Cullman, Ala., has pleaded guilty before Judge Paul S. Funderburk to one felony count of unauthorized sale of recordings in the Circuit Court of Lee County, according to the Attorney General's Office.

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    Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Criminal Defense Law, Law