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- Raising the bar on real estate appraisers
Right now, licensed real estate appraiser Edna Murray of Crosby would be able to appraise a property up to $1 million in value.
- Early Christmas for Crosby Library
Christmas came early this year for low-vision adults and children in the Pearl River County Library System.
- With prospect of no cotton, county's gin might be idled
But phones are still ringing at the offices of Simmons Planting Company in the weeks after the toughest cotton-growing season on record in Mississippi ended this month.
- Piney Woods Heritage Festival
Back by popular demand, the Piney Woods Heritage Festival will return to Crosby Arboretum Fridayand Saturday.
- Former classmates practicing together
They stood at this pine tree, or one near it, 15 years earlier. The whiz kids. Pearl High School's 1993 Most Likely to Succeed and Most Intellectual, voted by their peers.
- USM to offer classes at PRCC
The University of Southern Mississippi will offer five classes on Pearl River Community College's Poplarville campus during the 2009 spring semester.
- Thomas-Crosby
Ms. Janice Jackson of Temple, TX, and Mr. Donald Jackson of Pompano, FL, announce the engagement of their daughter, Camia Thomas, to Marcus Crosby, son of Mr.
- Boil-water alerts issued for several areas
The following boil-water notices have been issued because of Hurricane Gustav, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
- Presidential debate attracts Madison promotion ideas
Madison County officials plan to use the upcoming presidential debate in Oxford as an opportunity to promote the area.
- Arboretum looking for volunteers
The staff at Crosby Arboretum is looking for as many volunteers as they can to help with a number of events, activities and regular maintenance that takes place at the site.
- Measuring sleep
A University of Southern Mississippi professor and two of his students are hoping their research on children's sleep patterns will awaken parents to a problem many believe affects only adults.
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City DescriptionCrosby is a town in Amite and Wilkinson Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 360 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The town of Crosby has been known by several names throughout its history. It was first called Dayton in 1800, in honor of its first merchant, David Day. In 1917, the Foster Creek Lumber Company built a large mill here, and the town was renamed Stephenson, in honor of the owner of the lumber company, Fred Stephenson. When L.O. Crosby bought the lumber mill in 1934 the town changed its name to Crosby.
Crosby is located at 31°16′44″N 91°3′41″W / 31.27889, -91.06139 (31.278816, -91.061488). The town straddles the boundary between Amite County on the north and east and Wilkinson County on the west. In the 2000 census, 258 of the town's 360 residents (71.7%) lived in Wilkinson County and 102 (28.3%) in Amite County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) of it is land and 0.47% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 360 people, 131 households, and 96 families residing in the town. The ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Amite County
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- Wilkinson County
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