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- 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.
- Patterson entertains Nutt, Nix
Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt wrapped up practice Sunday afternoon and gave his team Monday off.
- Smith signs on with Mississippi State
Shaunessy Smith's 18th birthday will definitely be one to remember. The 6-foot-6, 195-pounder from Macon, Miss., inked a scholarship today marking the first signee of the class of 2009 for Mississippi State.
- Mississippi Early Signing Period Update
With the early signing period for hoops winding down the signing scene in Mississippi has taken a sharp turn.
- Hamill Talks Faith, Not Blame
"No matter what we've been through, life still has to go on," said Thomas Hamill, who was captured by Iraqi militants during the ambush of a civilian convoy in Iraq in 2004.
- Smith will wait until birthday to sign
Shaunessy Smith could be the only player the Bulldogs sign during the early signing period this week.
- Patterson Pep Rally Pics
Noxubee County wide receiver Patrick Patterson was selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Roster Thursday.
- Blues singer mixes music, culture
Eddy Clearwater knows something about singing the blues. The Skokie native travels the world performing his music, often honoring his family's heritage by wearing a Native American headdress at his concerts.
- Officials seek deal to reopen Heartland
By Dennis Seid Daily Journal BOONEVILLE - Negotiations are under way to reopen Heartland Building Products in Booneville, which closed over the weekend and left 200 workers without jobs.
- 3 North Miss, plants close
Three manufacturing facilities have closed down in north Mississippi. Heartland Building Products Inc.
- Around the State
Southwest Mississippi Community College officials say the records of more than 7,000 students and former students were left vulnerable by last week's computer breach.
- Preparing To Pass The Torch
Shoshana Brackett/SDN Jossie Redmond, an 18-year member of the Oktibbeha County School Board, handles routine business during the regular board meeting Oct.
- Noxubee man killed in Saturday shooting
Monday, August 4, 2008 1:11 PM CDT Dispatch Staff Report MACON - A Saturday night shooting at the West Side Club in Macon left one man dead and another man behind bars, with more arrests pending, Marveo Jenard ...
- Skinner joins the fold
Patrick Patterson is not the only member from Macon, Miss. to give his verbal commitment to the Mississippi State Bulldogs today.
- September trial set for man in toddler deaths
JACKSON - A Mississippi man accused of the "bite mark" killings of two toddler girls in the early 90s, sensational crimes for which two innocent men were convicted and later exonerated, is scheduled to face ...
- Hamill: Abuse at Iraqi prison affected treatment
Former hostage Thomas Hamill says photos of U.S. soldiers apparently abusing Iraqis held in a Baghdad prison affected the way he was treated in the days before he escaped.
- Landscaper hopes to grow garden center over time in Kosciusko
From the coast to Kosy, Gulfport native Mike Colletta has established himself as an entrepreneur of landscaping in his field of work.
- So many stories still needing to be told
Writing fiction is something I'd love to be able to do, but it's never been the kind of writing that comes naturally to me.
- EMCC, Macon partner to build business center
If you build it ... they will sell? Students at East Mississippi Community College are building an entrepreneur center in Macon to allow new small businesses to get their feet wet before they have to compete ...
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City DescriptionMacon is a city in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States, along the Noxubee River. The population was 2,461 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Noxubee County.
Founded on February 9, 1833 as Taladega, the name was changed to Macon on August 10, 1835.
The Jackson Military Road crossed the Noxubee River just west of Macon, located at the old Choctaw village of Taladega, now the site of the local golf club.
Macon is located at 33°6′45″N 88°33′40″W / 33.1125, -88.56111 (33.112630, -88.561095).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,461 people, 906 households, and 587 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,624.8 people per square mile (629.3/km²). There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of 670.1/sq mi (259.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 31.49% White, 67.33% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 906 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Noxubee County
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