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Central Mississippi and Jackson
Area Info
Central Mississippi includes the cities of Jackson and Vicksburg and extends the width of the state. Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, Jackson's population was 184,256. As of July 1, 2006, the census estimates that the Jackson Metropolitan area (MSA), including its suburbs in Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Copiah, and Simpson counties, has a population of 529,456, more than one-sixth the population of the state.
Articles
Local news for Mississippi from SunHerald.com
Two shelters opening this weekend
Feb 10, 2012 7:55 pm
GULFPORT -- Two shelters will be open in Harrison County this weekend for those who need a place to sleep during the cold spell.
D’Iberville turns 24 years old
Feb 10, 2012 5:20 am
D’IBERVILLE -- Today is the 24th anniversary of the incorporation of D’Iberville, no longer the newest city in South Mississippi since the recent incorporation of Diamondhead.
Feds get an earful on old Gulfport school
Feb 10, 2012 5:20 am
GULFPORT -- A public meeting was held Thursday to discuss plans for a $23 million redevelopment project at Gulfport Job Corps Center, formerly the 33rd Avenue High School.
Feb 10, 2012 5:11 am
Cold shelter opening in D’Iberville
Lack of building code inflates state insurance rates
Feb 10, 2012 5:11 am
The Legislature in the nation’s poorest state lacks the political will to mandate statewide building codes, but residents could suffer as a result.
Have you seen this frog trash can?
Feb 10, 2012 5:11 am
PASS CHRISTIAN -- There’s a very large frog missing in Pass Christian.
Military trims fat -- from diet
Feb 10, 2012 4:49 am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Hold the mystery meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards acros...
Speed a factor in Gulfport fatality
Feb 10, 2012 4:49 am
GULFPORT -- A man who died in a traffic accident Thursday was speeding and apparently had avoided a head-on collision before his car hit a guard rail on the Turkey Creek Bridge on Washington Avenue, a...
Legality of Barbour’s pardons is in hands of high court
Feb 10, 2012 4:47 am
JACKSON -- Attorneys for a group of former inmates told the Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday former Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons of their clients are valid.
Haskin loved golf and enjoyed life
Feb 10, 2012 4:42 am
JACKSON COUNTY -- When Jeffrey “Jeff” Haskin wasn’t hard at work or spending time with family, he was on the golf course.
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