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- Laura Buckley
GULFPORT - Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Gulfport for Laura Buckley, 87, of Gulfport, who died Dec.
- Two PRCC trustees reappointed to board
Two PRCC board members have been reappointed to five-year terms as trustees of their alma mater.
- Plaintiffs Drill Dry Hole in $19 Million Lamar County, Mississippi Case
Mississippi plaintiffs drilled a dry hole when they sued two Texas companies for allegedly producing millions of dollars of natural gas they did not own.
- Judge: Old courthouse needs repairs
PURVIS - Prentiss Harrell didn't want to sound like he was complaining. Instead, all the Lamar County Circuit Court judge wanted to do was urge the Lamar County Board of Supervisors to proceed with the ...
- LD's mac & cheese now famous
Attention, Mac & Cheese lovers: If you're searching for a serving of this delectable Southern favorite, no need to search farther.
- Pounds elected Prentiss chancery clerk
By Lena Mitchell Daily Journal Corinth Bureau BOONEVILLE - David 'Bubba' Pounds won a landslide victory in Tuesday's runoff election to become the Prentiss County chancery clerk, receiving 66 percent of the ...
- Prentiss board stops school consolidation
BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau BOONEVILLE - The Prentiss County school district is bypassing consolidation for now and will use a volunteer consultant to help with planning and expense control.
- Charges upgraded against two men in weekend shooting
Charges have been upgraded against two suspects in an alleged ambush shooting that officials say was one of Lawrence County's most violent incidents in recent history.
- Lowery's career comes full circle
"They call it progress, so they say," Rayford Lowery said as he looked around the small white building that has housed his barber shop since 1974.
- Paul Hawthorne on Overwhelming the Vote-Jugglers
Nearby, along the sidewalk, men sold Obama t-shirts and buttons, but one sai,d "Paul making more than us." When he stopped playing, Hawthorne told me that he lives in Harlem, but that he voted in his home town ...
- Signs are OK, let's just learn what they offer
The other day I typed in the word "Natchez" on the popular auction Web site eBay just to see what interesting Natchez related items people were selling.
- Black farmers group to meet
Prentiss - The Black Farmers Settlement Committee will hold its monthly meeting today at the Prentiss Public Library.
- Prentiss to ask residents for input on consolidation
BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau BOONEVILLE - Few issues are more likely to draw battle lines in a community than the question of whether or not to consolidate schools.
- Board OKs walkway security
After three assaults in eight years along a 41-mile bike path/walkway that runs from Hattiesburg to Prentiss, operators are increasing security.
- New Hebron teacher dies in a.m. mishap
Officials said an early morning collision with a dump truck claimed the life of a New Hebron Attendance Center teacher Thursday.
- Trail plan hurts eatery
Gale Walker said she figures that the City of Hattiesburg's smoking ban took a 30 percent bite out of the sales at her establishment on West Fourth Street, The End Zone.
- Columbia man wanted for alleged murder
A Columbia man is on the run, wanted for murder. Jeff Davis authorities said Jimmy Roy Warren, 27, may have been involved in a weekend homicide in Prentiss.
- Religion Briefs Sept. 27, 2008
Lee county Angel Tree sign up - TUPELO - The Salvation Army is offering sign ups for the 2008 "Angel Tree" Christmas assistance program.
- Detrish Bryant
PRENTISS - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rock Hill Church of God in Christ in Mount Olive for Detrish Bryant, 33, of Prentiss, who died Sept.
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City DescriptionPrentiss is a town in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,158 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson Davis County. Prentiss is the hometown of actor Gary Grubbs, and NBA player Al Jefferson.
Prentiss is located at 31°35′49″N 89°52′11″W / 31.59694, -89.86972 (31.596990, -89.869776).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,158 people, 479 households, and 323 families residing in the town. The population density was 617.8 people per square mile (239.1/km²). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 286.5/sq mi (110.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.53% White, 19.17% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 479 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Jefferson Davis County
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