Meadville, Mississippi

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Weather in:
Meadville

Fair
Temperature: 43.5 °F

Humidity: 78 %
Wind Speed: 1 mph NE
Pressure: 30.04 "

Dew Point: 37 °F
Gusts: 2 mph NE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• McMullen-Steele
  

  Lori Shannon Steele and Scott Albert McMullen were united in marriage on May 10, 2008, at Temple Baptist Church's East Campus Chapel.

• Bass Pro Shop had great deals and traffic for Black Friday
  

  By 9 a.m. More than 3,500 people had come through the doors at the Bass Pro Store.

• Klansman seeks freedom due to declining health
  

  Reputed Ku Klux Klansman James Ford Seale should be released from prison immediately because of his declining health and recent acquittal in the 1964 abduction and slayings of two black teenagers, his attorneys ...

• Court overturns reputed KKK member's conviction
  

  The conviction of a reputed member of the Ku Klux Klan linked to the slayings of two black Mississippi teenagers in 1964 was overturned Tuesday by the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals, NBC affiliate WLBT reported.

• Wicker hears officials' concerns
  

  Yes No U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said the state has improved in its disaster response capabilities Wednesday afternoon after inspecting Hurricane Gustav damage in four Southwest Mississippi counties.

• Area towns running out of gasoline
  

  Electricity was restored to portions of Concordia Parish late Tuesday evening opening up several gas stations.

• Power Outages Widespread In Southwest Mississippi
  

  More than 90,000 customers are without power in Mississippi. Roughly 32,000 of those are Entergy customers.

• VA clinics in Natchez, Meadville closed Tuesday
  

  The G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center is closing its outpatient clinics in Natchez and Meadville on Tuesday because of weather conditions that may arise from Hurricane Gustav.

• Families sue Franklin over Klan slayings
  

  The families of two black teenagers killed by Klansmen in 1964 are suing Franklin County, saying the county's sheriff at the time helped cover up the crime.

• WNF gets new ranger
  

  The Wayne National Forest has a new district ranger. Tim Slone was named the ranger for the Ironton district.

• Former bank president sentenced for fraud
  

  The former president of Franklin County Financial Services in Meadville has been sentenced in three separate bank fraud schemes to serve 46 months in federal prison.

• Franklin County SWCD to host safety program
  

  A "How to Have a Firewise Home" program will be hosted by the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District and presented by Mississippi Forestry Commission.

• Library helps seekers access jobs
  

  Gov. Haley Barbour and state lawmakers are taking a break in their dispute over how to fill a $90 million funding gap in Medicaid for the next year.

• Sports
  

  Softball No. 1 success story in area sports Softball was the No. 1 success story during the 2007-08 school year.

City Description

Meadville is a town in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. The name is derived from Cowles Meade, a 19th Century political leader. Meadville is located at 31°28′23″N 90°53′27″W / 31.47306, -90.89083 (31.472998, -90.890856). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 187 households, and 126 families residing in the town. The population density was 469.2 people per square mile (180.5/km²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 198.9/sq mi (76.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.85% White, 15.41% African American, 0.77% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 187 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years

City Contained By:

• Franklin County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 2.84898692137 km squared

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