Shelby, Mississippi

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Shelby

Fair
Temperature: 39.0 °F

Humidity: 72 %
Wind Speed: 9 mph ESE
Pressure: 30.06 "

Dew Point: 31 °F
Gusts: 9 mph ESE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Midday Report: Another day of shopping; watch for report on Bellefonte National Guard unit
  

  Of course, since Christmas this year fell on a Thursday, many people this year have stretched the holiday celebrations, visits and travels over a four-day period.

• Local soldiers returning
  

  The bulk of the Berryville National Guard force that has been serving in Iraq appears to be coming in to Camp Shelby, Miss., today and Thursday.

• Soldiers to taste Hanover's hot dog flavor
  

  George Keriazes, owner of Famous Hot Weiner, packs more than 100 hot dogs and buns Tuesday morning at the Dart Drive restaurant in Hanover to send to Hanover guard members who are preparing to go to Iraq at ...

• The 39th Is Returning
  

  RECTOR A year ago we watched as hundreds of region eight soldiers with the 39th Infantry Brigade deployed to Iraq.

• Local National Guard units deploying to Iraq
  

  Two local Kentucky Army National Guard units have received mobilization orders for Iraq.

• Teleconference for 926th families
  

  The 926th Engineer Brigade currently has about 130 soldiers serving in Iraq. The Army Reserve unit, which includes reservists from Alabama and about 20 other states, left Montgomery in February and boarded ...

• Northern Wis. soldiers leave for Afghanistan
  

  Nearly 1,000 people filled the Rhinelander High School gymnasium to send off more than 100 local National Guardsmen bound for Afghanistan.

• Kay's Cooking Corner
  

  Thanksgiving has come and gone, so one day of our end-of-the-year celebration days, the one I like the best, has been put to bed until 2009.

• The Taylor family is thankful and here's why
  

  The Taylor Family The Taylor family of Olive Branch is hoping Thanksgiving Day doesn't pass too fast.

• First wave of 39th soldiers return...
  

  Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:24 p.m. First wave of 39th soldiers return to U.S. Sgt.

• Shelby continues training soldiers
  

  Things are operating as normal at Camp Shelby, the state's largest joint forces training site.

• abc27 at Camp Shelby with Pa. Guard Troops, Part One
  

  Camp Shelby, Miss. - In less than two months, Pennsylvania's National Guard will head to Iraq .

• Camp Shelby Gives Troops Close to Real Life Training
  

  Right now more than four thousand Pennsylvania National Guard troops are training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

• Scariest of all ... ?
  

  BY ERROL CASTENS Daily Journal Oxford Bureau To hear some of the voices of doom on both ends of the political spectrum, Election Day is every bit as frightening a prospect as anything Halloween has to offer.

• Video: Midair refueling with Pennsylvania Air National Guard
  

  Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing in action over the skies of the U.S. Mid-Air refueling with PAANG More than 4,000 Guard members -- the 56th Stryker Brigade of the Pennsylvania Army ...

• Halloween costumes reveal more than fear this year
  

  BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO - People shopping for Halloween costumes these days no longer just go for the scariest face on the shelf.

• National Guard Unit Update
  

  The local National Guard unit scheduled to go to Iraq in January is now busy getting ready at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

• Book Talk
  

  By Ginny Miller Daily Journal To Peggy Turner, it's serendipitous. To her students at Saltillo High School, it's empowering.

• Tupelo Fair opens today at BancorpSouth Arena
  

  BY M. SCOTT MORRIS Daily Journal TUPELO - The Tupelo Fair divvies its rides into thirds.

City Description

Shelby is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,926 at the 2000 census. Shelby is located at 33°56′57″N 90°45′55″W / 33.94917, -90.76528 (33.949293, -90.765241). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) of it is land and 0.37% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,926 people, 919 households, and 677 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,079.5 people per square mile (416.9/km²). There were 963 housing units at an average density of 355.3/sq mi (137.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 7.93% White, 91.08% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 919 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.3% were married couples living together, 41.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or

City Contained By:

• Bolivar County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 6.99296789791 km squared

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