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- Morgan to judge at Miss Merry Christmas
From Press Reports Kimberly Morgan, Miss Mississippi 2007, will judge at tonight's Miss Merry Christmas Parade of Beauties.
- Housing panel to meet in Delta
The Senate Housing Committee meets next week in the Mississippi Delta, a region where affordable housing is scarce.
- Bethlehem Tree features 300-year-old figurines
A soft, awed chorus of 'whoa!' greets the sight. The eyes of schoolchildren light up, darting from one corner of the Bethlehem Tree display to the other, picking out animals, villagers and the baby Jesus.
- D'Angelo-Biland
Elizabeth Laura Biland of Racine, WI, and Joseph Michael D'Angelo, Jr., of Gulfport, MS, were married at 6 p.m. on August 16, 2008, at St.
- Sunday Morning with - Hilliard Lackey III, Ph.D., President, Jackson...
Tell us about your background and what brought you to Jackson State? My parents were sharecroppers on a Quitman County plantation near Marks in the Mississippi Delta.
- Tutwiler police officer accused of fabricating fire claim
A Tutwiler police officer is facing felony false pretense and fraud charges in Quitman County on an insurance claim for a fire investigators say never occurred at a residence where they say he never resided.
- Slaying case sent to grand jury
An elderly Jackson man accused of killing his wife told police he drank more than a pint of alcohol the day of his wife's death.
- Slaying case sent to grand jury
An elderly Jackson man accused of killing his wife told police he drank more than a pint of alcohol the day of his wife's death.
- 14 Arrested On Drug Charges
Authorities said that 14 people in Quitman County have been charged with selling drugs after a lengthy undercover investigation.
- 14 arrested on drug charges in Quitman Co
Fourteen people were arrested in Quitman County today for allegedly selling drugs.
- Kimberly Morgan: What is next for Miss Mississippi?
It was approaching 10 p.m. on a weeknight a couple of months ago, and Kimberly Morgan figured she could slip into a Jackson area Barnes & Noble and pick up a book without anyone noticing.
Marks Classifieds
Local classifieds for Marks, MS
- Pekinese/Chihuahua Mix Male
4years old,black/tan,not neutered,outdoor dog can be inside, gets along well with other pets and children.Bruce,Ms $50 OBO 662-567-7597
- free dog
3-4month old female spayed,brown,outdoors,half pitbull half fiest,looks like pitbull,free to good home.calhoun city,ms 662-414-8150
- Car Speakers For Sale
Price Reduced two 12inch MTX Audio Subwoofers in fiberglass box $300 CASH FIRM Bruce,MS 662-567-7597 can email pics and can meet half way if interested.
City DescriptionMarks is a city in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,551. It is the county seat of Quitman County. Marks is named for Leopold Marx, a Jewish immigrant trader of the late 19th century whose market became one of the earliest centers of business in the area.
Marks is located at 34°15′18″N 90°16′22″W / 34.255, -90.27278 (34.254918, -90.272784).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.
Marks is notable for being the starting point of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Poor People's Campaign in 1968.
The town of Marks was named after Leopold Marks (born 1851, died 1910) who left Germany to avoid conscription by the German army. He landed in New York in 1868. He knew no English and the only capital he had for getting started in business was the $0.27 he had in his pocket. Mr. Marks was Quitman County's first representative to the state legislature and served in that capacity for eight years. Mr. Marks married Pauline (born in 1852) in 1875.
Mr. Marks realized the potential of the Coldwater River region and the dense forests and the fertile banks of Cassidy's ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Quitman County
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