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- Mrs. Irby comes to the wrong church unprepared
A Baptist pastor accepted the call to a church in Sledge, Miss. The day that he moved in, a 90-year-old woman drove up and greeted him in his driveway.
- Corley concert to benefit Old High School Project
Cozy Corley and the Blue Gardenia Band got their start in Hattiesburg many years ago and are coming back for a performance this week to benefit the Old High School.
- Group honored by city of Petal at luncheon
PETAL - More than 100 people filled the Petal Civic Center for a Veterans Day Luncheon on Tuesday, honoring five Veterans of the Year.
- Blood supplier leaving central Miss.
Mississippi Blood Services will become central Mississippi's primary blood and blood products provider in 2009.
- Local course helps riders learn ins and outs of biker safety
For people who equate the revving of a motorcycle with the sound of blissful, uninhibited freedom, safety instructor Floyd Netterville of Smithdale presents a sobering visual.
- CD reviews
Bob Dylan 'Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8' Columbia The planet's most provocative and eloquent post-WWII singer/songwriter, Bob Dylan's early work remains -- save a few glitches -- utterly ...
- A 'moving' message: Former pageant contestant uses own weight struggle to inspire kids
She was in the 10th grade then, happy on the outside, struggling on the inside. 'I was real overweight,' Catherine Carter Sledge says.
- Donating blood could lead to a new car
Photos/Steve Sanders Above, present for the unveiling of a 2009 Toyota Corolla as the grand prize in the United Blood Services "Donors Hold the Key to Life" promotion were, from left, Dwight Sledge, UBS ...
- Fearing Ike will push price to $5 a gallon, drivers queue up to fill up
DeSoto Web Search powered by YAHOO! Fearing Ike will push price to $5 a gallon, drivers queue up to fill up By Mark Crum , Memphis Commercial Appeal Saturday, September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike was churning ...
- Celebrate summer, family with these Top 10 favorites
SUMMERTIME AND FAMILY equals peanut butter and jelly - that's how well they go together.
- More Problems for Former Emergystat Employees
More than four months after Emergystat ended it's ambulance service in Mississippi, Haley Sledge says she still has not gotten paid.
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City DescriptionSledge is a town located in Quitman County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 529.
Famous African American Country singer Charley Pride is from Sledge. Leroy Brown was an actual man from the area who may have very well have been the inspiration for the Jim Croce song. This area is considered by some to be the genuine birthplace of the blues. Many of the blues greats grew up and nurtured their music in the juke joints surrounding Sledge.
Sledge is located at 34°25'59" North, 90°13'12" West (34.433030, -90.220111).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 529 people, 170 households, and 133 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,011.3 people per square mile (392.8/km²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 353.7/sq mi (137.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 23.25% White, 75.99% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.13% of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Quitman County
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