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Clinton News
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- Beauty titleholders to be crowned
As her second reign as Miss Clinton winds to an end, Mississippi College student Karmen Todd has words of advice for the young woman who next will wear the crown.
- Aldermen OK ordinance for pupil residency
A tough new city ordinance will punish adults who lie about where a child lives when registering them for classes in the Clinton district.
- Melton worries heart patients
News of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton's medical condition - 'end-stage cardiomyopathy' - grabbed Sallie Schott's heart, but not in a good way.
- Leglslative Preview:Bryant likely to be at center of session
By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON - When the 2009 legislative session begins Tuesday, all eyes will be on first-term Republican Lt.
- Feeling less than fine? Much-requested antibiotics not cure-alls, doctors say
Gray Watt woke up Wednesday with a 101.8-degree fever, a headache, the chills, a clogged nose and a sore throat.
- Leaders looking ahead to 2009
Voters will take to the polls in 2009 to elect new city leaders. Most Clinton office holders have already announced plans to seek re-election. A new year means new challenges, goals and the opportunity to move ...
- Serving the city of Clinton, Mississippi
Holmes Community College campus in Ridgeland will host an ACT preparation workshop Jan.
- Fun & frugal
Want to celebrate New Year's Eve but don't have a lot of cash to spend? Before you get too depressed thinking the party is over before it has even begun, remember fun doesn't have to break a budget.
- Clinton-area man dies in one-vehicle accident
A Clinton-area man died early today in an accident in rural Hinds County. His death was one of two fatal accidents recorded in the county during the long holiday weekend.
- GO: Time runs out for dinosaurs, special artistic exhibits
Time runs out for dinosaurs, special artistic exhibits By Raymond Reeves rareeves@jackson.gannett.com DINOSAURS Mississippi Museum of Natural Science a Admission: Adults - $5 a Children ages 3-18 - $3 a Seniors ...
- Economy takes toll on small businesses
Among Clinton businesses that shut their doors in 2008: a All Occasions, Archestratus Grill, Buckaroo's, Cabin Fever, Corky's Ribs & BBQ, Envy Boutique, Scrapbook Sisters, Wisecare Daycare, The Keeping Room, ...
- Looking back on 2008 Leaders reflect on year's accomplishments
Pat Quisenberry of Clinton, Laws Construction Co. owner Jack Laws, and Pat Quisenberry's husband, Bill, Quisenberry, listen to remarks during the October groundbreaking ceremony for the city's new library.
- Serving the city of Clinton, Mississippi
Danielle Lee, a senior at Clinton High, has won first place statewide with the Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts for her essay on water.
- Jackson may have an arena in its future
It is nothing more than a concept at this point, but architect Richard McNeel of the firm of Henderson McNeel and Jones has taken it upon himself to have some drawings worked up to show the proposed Arena just ...
- Catching up with an old friend
W.O. "Chet" Dillard was in Laurel Tuesday and popped into Circuit Judge Billy Joe Landrum's courtroom to say hello to his old friend and former law partner.
- District sets plan regarding residency
Sometimes it happens, despite the Clinton school district's efforts to stop it. An adult enrolls a child in the district, signing an affidavit at registration in which they swear they are the child's legal ...
- Old fire station torn down for possible development
Demolition of the city's old Central Fire Station at the corner of Main and Capitol streets in Olde Towne Clinton began Monday morning.
- Bills and collections: 'Church tends to get what's left over'
At Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Madison, the Rev. Matthew Canada prays at least 10 percent harder over the collection plates these days.
- Prepaid college tuition program faces challenges
Mississippi's prepaid college tuition program is facing inadequate investment returns, a multimillion dollar deficit and tuition costs that continue to increase.
Clinton Classifieds
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City DescriptionClinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 23,347 at the 2000 United States Census.
Clinton, founded in 1823 was originally known as Mount Salus, which means "Mountain of health". Mount Salus was also the name of the home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. In 1828, the name was changed from Mount Salus to Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the former governor of New York.
The first road through Mount Salus/Clinton was the Natchez Trace. Currently Clinton has 3 major highways that cut through the city, U.S. Highway 80, U.S. Interstate 20 and the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Mississippi College, a Christian university located in Clinton, is the oldest college in the state of Mississippi, founded January 24, 1826. Mississippi College is the second oldest Baptist university in the world, and was also the first coeducational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman. The historically black institution of higher education for women, Mount Hermon Female Seminary was established in 1875 by ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Mount Hermon Female Seminary
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