Puckett, Mississippi

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• Lakeland drives demand in district
  

  Lakeland drives demand in district By Justin Fritscher justin.fritscher@rankinledger.com Melanie Thortis Rankin Ledger Houses are being built as far as the eye can see in the Deer Park subdivision off Hugh Ward ...

• Shooting reported in Rankin County
  

  A person was shot this evening in Rankin County, according to Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington.

• Three Mississippi girls
  

  The holiday shopping free-for-all has begun. The retail craziness used to start the day after Thanksgiving, these days shopkeepers begin gearing up the week before Halloween.

• Top Performers: Metro Edition
  

  CARVIN BAILEY, Puckett: Ran for 2 TDs and threw for one in a 35-13 win over Stringer in the 1A playoffs.

• ACLU responds to post-election complaints from parents
  

  Mary Easterling has always encouraged her daughter to stand up for what she believes in.

• Morning Links
  

  Fun with Google Suggest. Naomi Klein almost makes a point . But not quite. The problem with "victims' rights" laws.

• School Prohibits Discussing Obama Outside History Class
  

  At this school, ita s against the rules to say the word a oeObama.a Students cana t talk about their new president-elect anywhere except history class.

• Rankin County Election Commission District 3
  

  Republican Puckett Age: No response. Experience: Alderwoman, mayor pro tem, town of Puckett; 12 years Republican precinct polls manager; Republican caucus delegate; 7 years "Puckett First" organization; ...

• Progress slows on Tupelo's plan for system
  

  CARLIE KOLLATH Daily Journal TUPELO - Oxford is getting a public transit system this month, and Tupelo residents hope they won't be far behind.

• Tight times pare city budgets
  

  Tougher economic times have Pearl, Florence and Brandon whittling down their budgets.

• Dip in revenue straining budgets
  

  Five of Rankin County's seven cities expect lower revenues from sales taxes this year, squeezing city budgets already strained by higher fuel and utility costs.

• School News
  

  The Mississippi World Trade Center announces the 2008 Young Artists Showcase competition for high school students.

• Party planning
  

  When planning an event, no matter the size, certain things are expected to happen; the schedule to be met, the facilities to be prepared - in short, everything to come together to make an impression that stands ...

• Innocence Project reviewing area cases
  

  Of the 80 cases the Mississippi Innocence Project is reviewing for potential forensic fraud, at least two are Forrest County death row cases that involved the testimonies of two of the state's controversial ...

• Top Performers: Metro Edition
  

  JAMAL BASS, Ridgeland: Carried 16 times for 168 yards and one TD in a 21-8 win over Mendenhall.

• Deadline approaches for school board seats
  

  The deadline to become a candidate for a school board seat is Sept. 5, 5 p.m. Intent to run forms can be picked up from the Rankin County Circuit Clerk's Office.

• Gentleman scholar at home in the woods
  

  George Dukes Jr. lives in a house in the woods, well back off the highway, between Puckett and Johns, where coyotes roam.

• Fourth-grader caught with gun at bus stop charged, expelled
  

  A 10-year-old Richland Upper Elementary student has been charged by police and expelled from school after being caught Monday morning with a loaded .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun at his bus stop.

• Teen Claims Sexual Assault Occurred on Bus
  

  Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington says a teenage female student reported she was sexually assaulted by a teenage male student on a Puckett Attendance Center School bus last Wednesday.

• Castlewoods Home for Sale
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City Description

Puckett is a village in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 354 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded by the Puckett family from nearby Tishamingo, Mississippi in 1898. The town's actual early founding is tied to Joshua R. Burnham (born 1845). He started the first post office there and an effort was made to name the town Burnham. The government denied the request, some attribute to because he fought in the Civil War. As alternate names were being debated, a black man by the name of Puckett was walking down the road at the time. They submitted Puckett, and it was accepted. From a search of existing records, there is/never was a nearby town named Tishamingo. Puckett is located at 32°4′59″N 89°46′40″W / 32.08306, -89.77778 (32.083100, -89.777658). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it is land and 0.50% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 354 people, 136 households, and 110 families residing in the village. The population density was 175.6 people per square mile (67.7/km²). There were 151

City Contained By:

• United States
• Mississippi
• Rankin County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 5.17997622067 km squared

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