West Point, Mississippi

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West Point

Fair
Temperature: 35.6 °F

Humidity: 64 %
Wind Speed: 6 mph SSE
Pressure: 30.14 "

Dew Point: 25 °F
Gusts: 7 mph SSE
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• Edmonds murder trial to air on TruTV next week
  

  Daily Journal reports Tyler Edmonds' second murder trial will air next week on TruTV, the new name for CourTV.

• New year brings a new attitude for region's residents
  

  DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO - With so many negative story lines dominating 2008, many Northeast Mississippians say they plan to think happy thoughts for 2009.

• Growth Alliance looks to the future
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader For the West Point-Clay County Growth Alliance, the beginning of 2009 will be a time of transition.

• For local man, Christmas joy comes on two wheels
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader The employees at Renasant Bank in West Point don't know much about the man they call "Billy Boy."Until recently, they didn't even know his real name.

• Dear Santa
  

  Some things about Christmas haven't changed in the last 75 years. Reindeer still pull Santa's sleigh and, when there's a chimney on the house, that's the way Santa gets inside.

• Toyota delays Blue Springs plant indefinitely
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader Toyota officials delivered an economic blow to Northern Mississippi Monday - announcing that it will delay production indefinitely at its Blue Springs plant.

• EDA director leaving
  

  After three years as the Natchez-Adams Economic Development Authority's Executive Director, Jeff Rowell is leaving Natchez.

• JUCO All-Star wants to come home
  

  Junior College All-Star running back Travis Walker grew up just minutes away from the Mississippi State campus in West Point.

• Board rejects selectmen pay cut
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader By a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, the West Point Board of Mayor and Selectmen shot down a proposal to cut selectman pay.

• Waide re-elected as MFBF president
  

  David Waide, a row-crop and cattle producer from West Point, Miss., was re-elected to his seventh term as president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation at the organization's recent annual meeting in ...

• A different kind of hometown hero
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader Many in West Point remember Justin "Todd" Michel as their faithful paperboy or their bagger at Sunflower Grocery.

• Board to consider animal ordinance changes
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader Proposed changes to West Point's animal policies are coming before the Board of Mayor and Selectmen for review Tuesday night.

• CD reviews
  

  Paul Weller '22 Dreams' Yep Roc Paul Weller exploded on the British punk scene in 1977 with his wildly popular retro-Mod power trio The Jam, demonstrating startling growth on six albums over five years ...

• Navistara s MXT Makes Breakthrough in Britain
  

  MXT, normal & up-armored At the end of October 2008, Britain's Ministry of Defence announced a GBP 700 million program to buy a wide range of survivable vehicles for logistics and support duties in Afghanistan, ...

• Easy venison recipes worth trying
  

  Ronnie 'Cuz' Strickland of West Point, a Sr. V.P. for Mossy Oak, shares his favorite chili recipe, which he says is simple but tastes like it simmered all day.

• Edmonds savors Thanksgiving freedom
  

  Edmonds timeline * May 12, 2003 - Arrested at age 13, charged with murder * July 24, 2004 - Found guilty, sentenced to life in prison * Jan.

• City, County enter agreement for Ellis Steel expansion
  

  Clay County entered into an agreement with the city of West Point Wednesday that is intended to foster economic development.

• West Point adopts attitude of gratitude
  

  By Jennifer Gentile Daily Times Leader Even during difficult economic times, local residents are finding plenty to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.

• Local churches expanding, upgrading
  

  Hattiesburg area churches have nearly burst at the seams to accommodate expansion and upgrades have been ordered.

City Description

West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,145 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clay County and the principal city of the West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area. West Point is located at 33°36′22″N 88°39′9″W / 33.60611, -88.6525 (33.606155, -88.652369). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km²), of which, 20.8 square miles (53.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (1.28%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 12,145 people, 4,567 households, and 3,219 families residing in the city. The population density was 583.5 people per square mile (225.3/km²). There were 4,897 housing units at an average density of 235.3/sq mi (90.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 42.91% White, 56.18% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 4,567 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were

City Contained By:

• Clay County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 54.6487491281 km squared

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