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- Oscar J. Moody
MCLAIN - Services will be held at noon Saturday at Moody Chapel United Methodist Church for Oscar J. Moody, 39, of McLain, who died Dec.
- Pike teachers participate in education video
Last spring, Pike Township educators, Renessa Bailey, a teacher at Deer Run Elementary School, and Cheryl Godsey, who teaches at New Augusta Public Academy - South, were invited to be part of a video-taping ...
- Hattiesburg comes alive Thursday, Friday with Halloween fun
In the mood for a fall festival? Want to take your kids trick-or-treating? Options abound the next two days in the Pine Belt.
- First Birthday - Nicholas Craig Deakle
Nicholas Craig Deakle II celebrated his first birthday on Oct. 15. He is the son of Craig and Jill Deakle of New Augusta.
- Jennie V. Lee
NEW AUGUSTA - Services will be held at 1 p.m Wednesday at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church in Richton for Jennie V. Lee, 80, of New Augusta, who died Oct.
- Hollimon-Hanna
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Philip Hollimon of Petal announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Holly Nanette, to Todd Lewis Hanna, son of Mr.
- Officials issue boil-water notice in Perry County
Public health officials today issued a boil-water alert for customers getting their drinking water from the Arlington Water Association water supply in Perry County except for those who are in the Hintonville, ...
- New Augusta cancer center breaks ground
Now one center hopes to reduce those numbers. MCGHealth broke ground on their new cancer center Wednesday morning.
- Seven injured when deck collapses
Seven people were injured Sunday morning when a river camp deck collapsed on River Lott Road in New Augusta during an apparent argument, said Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Dale Smith.
- Youth knew early he had write stuff to be entrepreneur
W hen I think about my big break, elementary school pencils come to mind. My break came in second grade, when I became the pencil king of Mrs.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Wayne County, MS
THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING JUST EAST OF I-59 FROM ELLISVILLE TO LUMBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.
- Easterling Genealogical Society holds annual family reunion
'Can you imagine putting your wife and children on a wagon and driving hundreds and hundreds of miles to a place where there wasn't even any shelter?' asked Edith Easterling James of Hattiesburg.
- G-P's Leaf River operation receives top awards
NEW AUGUSTA - On June 4, Georgia-Pacific's Leaf River operation received the top safety and environmental awards within the company.
- Traffic signal work under way in Perry County
Crews are installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and State Highway 29 in New Augusta, Miss., in Perry County, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
- Local student participates history contest
After months of intensive research and success at district- and state-level competitions, Alissa Franklin, a student at New Augusta Public Academy North in Indianapolis presented her exhibit at the annual ...
- School district shuffle
Pike students and parents can expect significant shuffling in school leadership positions next year.
- Spotted: Ken Ribelin
We spotted Ken Ribelin at Petal Presbyterian Church, where he is the pastor. He also pastors New Augusta Presbyterian Church and is a retired Army chaplain.
- Augusta South students become authors
Students in Megan Quinn's fifth grade class at New Augusta Public Academy -- South have been busy publishing their final creative writing stories of the year.
- MDOT adding traffic signal
The Mississippi Department of Transportation will install a new traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 98 and Mississippi 29 in New Augusta starting this week.
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City DescriptionNew Augusta is a town in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Perry County.
New Augusta is located at 31°12′15″N 89°1′55″W / 31.20417, -89.03194 (31.204062, -89.031957).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (2.64%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 715 people, 252 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density was 138.5 people per square mile (53.5/km²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 56.5/sq mi (21.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.64% White, 34.97% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 252 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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