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- Wesson man killed in Saturday night accident
The final college bowl game will be on Thursday, Jan. 8. Do you prefer college bowl games to be spread out over several weeks or would you prefer them combined over just the holiday period finishing on New ...
- One Man Dead After Driver Falls Asleep
Three men are recovering from a wreck that killed a Wesson man early Sunday morning.
- MHP investigates fatal rollover
State troopers said a passenger, not wearing a seat belt, was the only person killed in a single car rollover.
- Man charged with felony child abuse
A Wesson man is in jail on felony child abuse charges after an investigation that led Lincoln County Sheriff's Department investigators to his doorstep last week.
- Boswell Regional Center finding money really does grow on trees
In this time of cutbacks for state agencies, Boswell Regional Center has found a new money maker: collecting and selling pine straw.
- Tour shows off downtown area
This year's tour of homes, complete with stops in apartments, religious settings, retail outlets and business offices, was a little off the beaten residential path of years past.
- Reception to honor Co-Lin president
WESSON a ' The Copiah-Lincoln Foundation, Inc. will host a reception honoring new Copiah-Lincoln Community College president, Ronald E. Nettles and his family, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
- Gun dealers say sales have increased since presidential election
David Stewart, of AAA Guns in West Springfield, shows a Smith & Wesson model SW1911 in his shop.
- Pokes snag juco DB
The Cowboys picked up even more defensive help today when Wesson, Mississippi defensive back product Andrew McGee made his commitment to Oklahoma State.
- Local gasoline prices dip below $2 a gallon
With gas prices dropping almost two dollars a gallon in recent months, Brookhaven area consumers are thrilled to be paying less now.
- DeSoto Times-Tribune moving to new location
The DeSoto Times-Tribune has reached another milestone as the newspaper prepares to enter its 170th year of publication in just two months.
- County man killed in early Sun. mishap
Copiah County officials said a 20-year-old Wesson man died following an early Sunday one-vehicle accident near the Lincoln County line.
- Around the Region
The Mississippi Agricultural Livestock Theft Bureau is investigating the shooting and killing of at least six buffalo on private property in Lamar County.
- Greenwood bike patrol receives donations
The Greenwood Police Department's fledgling bike patrol is closer to rolling out thanks to donations from companies and individuals, said Police Chief Henry Purnell.
- New organization formed to help needy kids at Christmas
A small group of Brookhavenites familiar with the annual efforts made for the Toys for Tots organization are branching off and forming their own, informal group - Toys for Needy Tots.
- Town gearing up for annual flea market
Wesson is preparing for another influx of out-of-towners this weekend as organizers set up for Saturday's 37th annual Flea Market Outdoor Arts and Crafts Show and Sale.
- Time to enter recipes for Wooden Spoon
It's time to get out those cookbooks and send in your favorite recipes for the Wooden Spoon Cookbook Contest and possibly win some extra spending money for the holidays.
- BC class role touted in development
Yes No WESSON - The seven studious seniors enrolled in Bogue Chitto Attendance Center's new Biomedical Research class are doing more than just participating in a worldwide research effort and learning the most ...
- YMCA plans week of free activities
Two thousand steps sounds like a lot. But, according to the YMCA, this coming week would be the perfect time for people to find out how easy it can be to incorporate those steps into their day-to-day activities ...
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City DescriptionWesson is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wesson is located at 31°41′57″N 90°23′49″W / 31.69917, -90.39694 (31.699286, -90.397081).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land.
The Town of Wesson, Mississippi, was founded in 1864, during the Civil War, by Col. James Madison Wesson. Having lost his mills at Bankston, Mississippi, Wesson relocated to the town that now bears his name. There he built the Mississippi Manufacturing company which produce a fine quality cotton fabric. In 1871 he sold the mill to Captain William Oliver and Mr. John T. Hardy who renamed it the Mississippi Mills. The mills became famous for the quality of cotton fabric produced which was dubbed "Mississippi silk" at the centennial celebration of 1876. A product of the industrial revolution Wesson, Mississippi, and the mills located there, began to utilize the new technology of the rapidly changing age. One year after Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb the Mississippi Mills put them to use. It was said that ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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