Booneville, Mississippi

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Booneville

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• Ex-Hinds DA turns in law license
  

  Former longtime Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, identified as a participant in an alleged bribery scheme involving Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter and disbarred lawyer Dickie Scruggs, has ...

• Former Mississippi DA gives up law license
  

  Former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, who has been linked to a high-profile judicial bribery investigation, has given up his law license over an undisclosed bar complaint.

• Heartland to reopen Booneville operations
  

  BY DENNIS SEID Daily Journal BOONEVILLE - If all goes as planned, Heartland Building Products will reopen under a new owner and a new name within the next week.

• Mississippi Firefighter Dies Battling Blaze
  

  Recent Training Webcasts * Exotic Metal Extrication Challenges * When It's Your Final Option, The FDNY PSS BOONEVILLE, Miss.

• Last call goes out to fallen fireman
  

  BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal BOONEVILLE - Richard Lee Montgomery was described by dozens of people on Saturday as a dedicated and unselfish hero.

• Radio talk show host McKinney pleads guilty
  

  A Booneville native accused of fraud in his home state has pleaded guilty to similar charges in Florida and will serve jail time, according to a report.

• Childers against automatic pay raises
  

  BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville says he plans to fight an automatic pay raise coming in January for members of Congress.

• News Briefs Dec. 24, 2008
  

  LEE COUNTY Verona man charged with teenager's rape - TUPELO - A bond was set at $100,000 for a man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl.

• NeMiss High Schools earn bronze from US News
  

  Bronze medal schools in NeMiss These high schools were among 36 in the state recognized by U.S. News and World Reports: Ashland, Baldwyn, Blue Mountain, Booneville, Itawamba Agricultural, Falkner, Jumpertown, ...

• Decking the halls
  

  Thomas Wells Caroline Goodwin and her mother, Teresa, decorate their 12 foot Christmas tree.

• More of this story
  

  National Board Certification By Glenn M. Parrish, Democrat Editor The Booneville School District has three National Board Certified teachers among its faculty.

• Forensic audits search for financial truth
  

  BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau As of mid-December the state auditor reported recovering $1,783,827 of public funds since taking office in January, money that was embezzled, misappropriated or ...

• Langston to learn punishment today
  

  Former Booneville attorney Joey Langston will learn his sentence this morning from U.S. Chief Judge Michael P. Mills.

• Langston to be sentenced for bribery conspiracy
  

  Joey Langston earned millions of dollars in civil lawsuits by persuading judges to rule in his favor.

• Langston Letters: What do some writers say?
  

  By Patsy R. Brumfield Daily Journal OXFORD - From the letters written to U.S. District Chief Judge Michael P. Mills about disgraced former Booneville attorney Joey Langston, who faces sentencing next week for ...

• Letters for lawyer facing sentencing call him 'generous'
  

  Hundreds of letter writers praise Joey Langston, including 1st District U.S. Rep.

• Fight Over Millions in MCI Legal Fees Continues in Miss. Court
  

  After working its way through the federal courts, a dispute over millions of dollars in legal fees between the Mississippi auditor's office and two former attorneys is back before a state court judge.

• Langston defense files to deny access to letters
  

  BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal OXFORD - If the U.S. District Court agrees to let the media see letters written about disgraced Booneville attorney Joey Langston, he's asking that they all be withdrawn so ...

• Genealogy Query - ADAMS : FREEMAN
  

  Looking for information Thomas George Adams, born in Booneville, Mississippi, August 1, 1869.

City Description

Booneville is a city in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 8,625 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prentiss County. Booneville is home to Northeast Mississippi Community College, which has an annual enrollment in excess of 6,000 students. The community college services five counties: Prentiss, Tippah, Alcorn, Union, and Tishomingo. Booneville is also the birthplace of Congressman Travis Childers. Booneville is located at 34°39′40″N 88°33′41″W / 34.66111, -88.56139 (34.661115, -88.561426). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.6 km²), of which, 25.7 square miles (66.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.16%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,625 people, 3,302 households, and 2,205 families residing in the city. The population density was 335.8 people per square mile (129.6/km²). There were 3,625 housing units at an average density of 141.1/sq mi (54.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.88% White, 18.49% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of

City Contained By:

• Prentiss County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 66.5626944356 km squared

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