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- Signee Hotseat: Andrew McGee
In an O-State Illustrated exclusive, we go in depth with two-star defensive back and Oklahoma State signee Andrew McGee in our first installment of the 2009 football Signee Hotseat.
- Poplarville Sonic robbery suspects caught
Two suspects have been arrested for the armed robbery of the Poplarville Sonic. Community complaints of a suspicious vehicle parked in a residential area down the road from the restaurant led to the arrest of ...
- School heads mull Bounds' solution
Superintendents and school board members around the Pine Belt agree something should be done to improve repeatedly under-performing schools in Mississippi.
- Head on collision with 18 wheeler kills one person
An elderly driver died Tuesday night in a head on collision in Brandon. The accident happened on Highway 18 at Clifton road around 10:25 p.m. 78 year old Melvin Glass of Morton was driving a pickup truck that ...
- One of county's first black voters dies
Richard Boyd, one of the first blacks registered to vote in Forrest County and a long-time officer of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, died Dec.
- Boswell Regional Center finding money really does grow on trees
In this time of cutbacks for state agencies, Boswell Regional Center has found a new money maker: collecting and selling pine straw.
- Other cities take charge in changing the first impression
Mississippi towns Clarksdale and Magee don't file constructive criticism away in the deep dark recesses of the mayor's office.
- McGee ready to roll
One of the four junior college signees that inked an LOI with Oklahoma State yesterday is Magee, Mississippi native Andrew McGee .
- Library Closings
Wasn't the snow nice? Unfortunately it meant that the libraries were closed on Thursday, Dec.
- DRA announces grants for Delta projects
The Delta Regional Authority has announced more than $1 million in grants to help fund six Mississippi projects.
- Man sentenced to two life sentences for decapitation of witness
The man convicted of decapitating and hacking the hands off a federal witness will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
- Handcrafted for the holidays
Evelyn Ajelabi of Madison is wapped in wearable art of the woven variety. The berry-colored 'Mobius' silk shawl by weaver Marcy Petrini forms a soft and rich wrap, tilting saucily off one shoulder.
- Private Ayers funding falls short
Another year has passed with no additional money going toward a $35 million private endowment for the state's three historically black universities in a landmark college desegregation settlement.
- Consultant hired to aid Petal's search
PETAL - Petal school board members have hired a consultant to help them find a successor to Superintendent James Hutto - and it's the same consultant who helped them find Hutto.
- St. Francisville man killed
A 22-year-old St. Francisville man was killed today when his truck hit the back of a tractor-trailer carrying a load of logs, a State Police news release says.
- Murder suspect faces charge for unborn child
A Mount Olive man accused of murdering a Southern Miss student last week faces a second charge in the slaying of the woman's unborn child.
- Students can't talk about President-Elect Obama
Teachers are prohibiting students from talking about President-Elect Barack Obama.
- Prestwood - Bowen
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Prestwood of Mendenhall announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Lee Prestwood, to James Christopher Bowen, son of Mr.
- Smart growth under fire again
Forming a smart growth plan appears to be a hot topic, both with supervisors and at least one outspoken citizen.
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City DescriptionMagee is a city in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,200 at the 2000 census and now stands at 5,019 as of Feb. 2007. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The first white settlers in the area were Arthur Mangum and Phil Magee. Both entered the area around 1820. Pioneers from Virginia and the Carolinas followed, and in 1840 Willis Magee built a grist mill on Little Goodwater Creek, inside the present city limits.
The community was incorporated as a village on February 25, 1900, which consisted of 685 in 1910.
Magee is located at 31°52′22″N 89°44′1″W / 31.87278, -89.73361 (31.872684, -89.733699) in Central Mississippi.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²), all of it land.
Magee is positioned exactly between Jackson, Mississippi and Hattiesburg, Mississippi on U.S. Hwy. 49 at the intersection of MS Hwys. 541, 545, & 28. Magee is less than a 45 minute drive from 3 of Mississippi's largest cities; Jackson, Hattiesburg, and Laurel.
Magee's climate is generally mild with a gradual change from season to season. Annual mean temperature 65.8 degrees and average rainfall 56.9 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Simpson County
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