Soso, Mississippi

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Soso

Fair
Temperature: 40.7 °F

Humidity: 80 %
Wind Speed: 0 mph NNE
Pressure: 30.09 "

Dew Point: 35 °F
Gusts: 3 mph NNE
Rain Today: N/A "

• Dove-Clairmont
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Joel Dove of Purvis announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Joy, to Chad Clairmont, son of Brenda Russell and Andy Russell, and Mr.

• JCJC guitar students compete regionally
  

  At the 2008 Mississippi Guitar Festival, held recently in Meridian, JCJC sophomore guitar students Eric Johnson from Laurel earned second place, and Jay Gandy of Soso earned an honorable mention in their ...

• John E. McWilliams
  

  SOSO - Memorial services will be held at a later date for John Eugene McWilliams, 78, of Kerrville, Texas, who died Dec.

• JCJC business honor society inducts students
  

  ELLISVILLE - The Chi Lambda chapter of Alpha Beta Gama International Business Honor Society at Jones County Junior College recently inducted eight students into the society.

• Volunteers fight brush fires most of Saturday
  

  Volunteer firefighters battled brush fires throughout the day Saturday. Lance Chancellor, public information officer for the Jones County Fire Council and assistant chief of the Powers Fire and Rescue, said ...

• Roy D. Laird
  

  SOSO - Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas, for Roy D. Laird, 87, of Soso, who died Nov.

• MISSISSIPPI: Local man invents vibrating toilet seat
  

  Jones County native Johnny Henry talks about his invention, the vibrating toilet seat.

• Site of drug bust burns
  

  The mobile home that was the site of a drug bust Nov. 7 burned Saturday night just before 9 p.m. District 1, consisting of the Calhoun, Pleasant Ridge, Hebron, and Soso volunteer fire departments, responded ...

• Soso man arrested on statutory rape charge
  

  Deputies arrested a Soso man Thursday on a charge of statutory rape. Sheriff Alex Hodge identified the man as Eldridge Husband, 31, of the 200 block of Dickie Road, Soso.

• Two jailed, $12,000 seized in Soso drug raid
  

  A drug raid in Soso has landed two people behind bars tonight. Manuel Firro, 46, and Hernandez Maya, 30, were arrested in their home on Hwy 84 west in Soso.

• Former police officer arrested after allegedly decapitating ex's dog
  

  A former Pine Belt law enforcement officer will remain in jail unless he can come up with a $100,000 dollar cash bond.

• VFDs facing volunteer, funding shortage
  

  Approximately 200,000 people have left the ranks of volunteer fire departments nationwide in the past 20 years - and the ranks continue to dwindle.

• Fires, fatal wrecks plague Jones Co.
  

  There's no rest for the weary, at least for the past several days in Jones County.

• New church with historic tie forms
  

  Pineview Baptist Church recently held special dedication services for the new church while celebrating the building's storied past.

• Man arrested on cocaine charge
  

  Jones County Sheriff's deputies a Jones County man on a drug-related charge Thursday morning.

• Dog saves mayor's mom from blaze
  

  When a fire suddenly ravaged the home of Jackie Moore of Soso, a stray dog she'd taken in guided her to safety.

• Dog credited with waking fire victim
  

  A granddaughter of Jackie Moore and a friend are pictured with Mrs. Moore's dog, 'Girl,' credited with saving her owner's life in the blaze that happened around 6 a.m. Saturday in Soso, which had not had a ...

• Good causes, good food, and good fun
  

  The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is hosting the 18th Annual Heritage Arts Festival Saturday at the museum.

City Description

Soso is a town in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census. Soso is located at 31°45′16″N 89°16′27″W / 31.75444, -89.27417 (31.754465, -89.274120). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town 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 379 people, 157 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The population density was 189.7 people per square mile (73.2/km²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 87.1/sq mi (33.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 73.09% White, 22.69% African American, 3.96% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.22% of the population. There were 157 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the

City Contained By:

• Jones County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 5.17997622067 km squared

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