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- Self to remain board president
Wayne Self will remain president of the Leflore County Board of Supervisors for at least the next three years after the Board voted Monday to rescind an order requiring an annual selection.
- Itta Bena to move ahead with plans for new City Hall
Itta Bena Mayor Thelma Collins is expecting big things in 2009. Collins said the city recently received $100,000 through the Mississippi Development Authority for the construction of the new City Hall.
- Monday morning accident injures two
A collision between a tractor trailer and a Chevrolet pickup Monday morning at the intersection of U.S. 82 West and U.S. 49 North sent both drivers to the hospital.
- Christmas meals to be served to the needy, elderly
When Larry "Blue" Neal started serving Christmas dinners to the needy and shut-ins 22 years ago, he never dreamed it would become a part of his life.
- Effort to save two dogs falls short
Stuck between two brick walls in Swiftown lay two dogs, one dead, one barely alive.
- Clubs use holidays to raise money
Smells of hot pancakes, parade revelry and kids with Santa: It's officially Christmas season this week in Greenwood.
- Former incubator manager charged $200 a month for storage
Leflore County will charge the former manager of its business incubator $200 a month for storing equipment at the facility after its contract expired.
- Browna s winning work of art
Ricco Brown's paintings draw a third dimension from a flat canvas. "I try to bring it out to make it look realistic," the 12th-grader at Leflore County High School said.
- Voter turnout high so far
Long lines caused some problems at Leflore County polling places this morning, but those issues were being addressed, according to the chairman of the county Election Commission.
- Some Valley students unable to cast electronic vote Tuesday
Some Mississippi Valley State University students were unable to cast their votes Tuesday because of what Leflore County Circuit Clerk Trey Evans called a "clerical error." "There is no excuse, but it was the ...
- County may have to hire housing inspector
The national mortgage crisis may force Leflore County to hire a housing inspector to allow borrowers on new homes to get federally backed loans.
- Itta Bena mayor says aldermen skip meetings
Citizens of Lumberton call for mayor's resignation Laurel faces deficit related to garbage pick up Send us photos of your Halloween pumpkins Pastor resigns after beating by former church member Gay rights ...
- MVSU: Oliver sets right tone for administration
It's a shame that Mississippi Valley State University's new president was chosen and is taking the reins during such controversy in Mississippi's higher education system.
- Wreck that killed Valley student still being investigated
Authorities are still investigating an Oct. 16 accident on I-55 in Tate County that killed a Mississippi Valley State University student and her baby.
- Dr. Donna Oliver gets MVSU job
Pastor resigns after beating by former church member Gay rights activists are met with defiance from administrators at Mississippi College.
- Report: Hudson actions enabled embezzlement
ITTA BENA - An audit of the Mississippi Valley State University's fundraising arm shows interim school president Roy Hudson allegedly routinely signed blank checks on the foundation's account so that his ...
- One charged with slaying of 29-year-old in Itta Bena
One man has been arrested and charged with murder in the Thursday night shooting near the Itta Bena Double Quick that left a 29-year-old man dead.
- Man arrested on rape charge
A Leland man has been arrested and charged with an alleged Wednesday rape at Elite Concepts at the Valley, an apartment complex in Itta Bena.
- Man killed in Itta Bena
An Itta Bena man was shot to death Thursday night across from the Double Quick on Sunflower Road.
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City DescriptionItta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Mississippi Valley State University.
Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Itta Bena is located at 33°29′45″N 90°19′20″W / 33.49583, -90.32222 (33.495968, -90.322321).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.72%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,208 people, 763 households, and 559 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,541.5 people per square mile (596.2/km²). There were 797 housing units at an average density of 556.4/sq mi (215.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.34% African American, 18.16% White, 0.23% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 763 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were married couples living together, 35.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Leflore County
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