Tutwiler, Mississippi

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Tutwiler

Sunny
Temperature: 34.0 °F

Humidity: 68 %
Wind Speed: 3 mph ESE
Pressure: 30.03 "

Dew Point: 24 °F
Gusts: 14 mph ENE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

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  The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued 7,754 citations and worked three fatal accidents during its Thanksgiving blitz.

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• Car-bus accident kills Tutwiler woman
  

  A Tutwiler woman was killed Monday when her car was involved in an accident with a Lafayette County school bus.

• One Dead After Car Runs Under School Bus
  

  The Mississippi Highway Patrol says a car rear-ended a stopped school bus and went part-way under it Monday afternoon, killing the 71-year-old driver.

• Tutwiler police officer accused of fabricating fire claim
  

  A Tutwiler police officer is facing felony false pretense and fraud charges in Quitman County on an insurance claim for a fire investigators say never occurred at a residence where they say he never resided.

City Description

Tutwiler is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,364 at the 2000 census. In 1899 Tom Tutwiler, a civil engineer for a local railroad, made his headquarters seven miles northeast of Sumner. The town of Tutwiler was founded and named for him. When the railroad was built the first depot erected was a two story building and the town was given the top floor for a school. Captain H.B. Fitch built and operated the first store. His wife took charge of the school, which began with five pupils. In 1905 the town was incorporated, and W.E. Fite was Mayor, and J.O. Clay was the depot agent. In 1900 the Illinois Central Railroad, running from Yazoo City to Lambert, crossed at Tutwiler where the company built a railroad yard. In 1928 a high school was built at a cost of $40,000. The town grew rapidly until 1929 when the railroad yard was moved to Clarksdale. At that time the population and business began to decline. The population in 1929 before the railroad yard was moved was 1,010 people. Like many other towns in the Delta, Tutwiler stakes a claim to being the "birthplace of the blues". This is the site where W. C. Handy reportedly "discovered" the

City Contained By:

• Tallahatchie County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 3.36698454344 km squared

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