Lucedale, Mississippi

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• Troopers report a safer holiday
  

  State troopers saw fewer traffic deaths and fewer impaired drivers over the Christmas holiday weekend than the same period last year.

• Three men robbed at gunpoint
  

  Three men from out of town were robbed by a gunman in two incidents within about a half-hour of each other Monday evening near a convenience store on Mississippi 63.

• New Year's Blitz
  

  Checkpoints and extra patrols will be on the roads during the New Year's holiday period that starts at 6 p.m. today.

• One fatal holiday accident reported
  

  Only one person died in an accident during the Christmas holiday, two less than in 2007, according to Sgt.

• Troopers gearing up for holiday traffic enforcement period
  

  With the Christmas holiday enforcement period in the books, the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol is gearing up for another beginning Wednesday.

• Lucedale man dies of injuries
  

  A 22-year-old Lucedale man died this morning from injuries he received earlier when his ATV crashed into a pickup truck near Benndale.

• D.A. Asks For Publica s Patiencea
  

  In a press release sent out Friday afternoon about the death of Billey Joe Johnson, District Attorney Anthony Lawrence asks the public for patience.

• Four is a loving chore
  

  Baby baths are done in an assembly line. So are feedings and diaper changes and burping and Sandra Cochran takes routine to the extreme.

• Questions raised about wounds
  

  Both a state NAACP officer and a Mobile attorney hired by the Johnson family said Wednesday that the wounds on George County football star Billey Joe Johnson Jr.'s body seemed inconsistent with police reports ...

• Local Football Star Remembered; Question Remain About His Death
  

  December 20 - A local football player was remembered today----nearly two weeks after authorities say he killed himself during a traffic stop.

• DA: Radio logs, incident report show Johnson a suspect in burglary
  

  George County High School football star Billey Joe Johnson Jr. had just been identified as the suspect in a burglary in progress at a Lucedale home when George County sheriff's deputies radioed in for help with ...

• Tax exemption worries George officials
  

  LUCEDALE Two George County supervisors expressed concern Monday at a proposal to raise the homestead exemption on property from $75,000 to $100,000 for taxpayers 65 years and older.

• Bond sale accepted for George County jail expansion
  

  LUCEDALE The George County Board of Supervisors approved a bond sale for $2.36 million on Tuesday to build a 96-bed jail expansion.

• NAACP looking into death
  

  LUCEDALE - The Mississippi NAACP will conduct an independent investigation into the death of a George County High School football star.

• Speculation Swirls Around Player's Death
  

  December 15- At the site of his death, there are clear signs of a community mourning the loss of Billey Joe Johnson, Junior, but what has still not been made clear is how he died there.

• Masters of disasters
  

  LUCEDALE From writing a news release to operating an emergency vehicle, about 70 Red Cross volunteers and staff are learning the details of disaster- response in a weeklong training session.

• NAACP launches shooting probe
  

  The vice president of the NAACP's Mississippi chapter said Thursday that the organization is launching an investigation into the roadside shooting death of Billey Joe Johnson, a gifted running back at George ...

• Top football prospect shoots self in traffic stop
  

  By HOLBROOK MOHR The Associated Press JACKSON - A George County High School football star died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday after being pulled over by a sheriff's deputy, ...

• WHY?
  

  George County High School star running back Billey Joe Johnson, 17, died early Monday, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after a George County deputy pulled him over on Mississippi 26.

City Description

Lucedale is a city in George County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,458 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of George County. Lucedale is located at 30°55′11″N 88°35′30″W / 30.91972, -88.59167 (30.919824, -88.591669). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,458 people, 916 households, and 628 families residing in the city. The population density was 646.2 people per square mile (249.7/km²). There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 276.6/sq mi (106.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.45% White, 29.21% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population. There were 916 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and

City Contained By:

• George County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 9.84195481928 km squared

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