Lexington NewsLocal news for Lexington, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Rep. Thompson to speak at Lexington church- February 23, 2008 U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., will be the featured speaker at a black history month program in Lexington Saturday. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/02/rep-thompson-to-speak-at-lexington-church?f... Kosciusko man charged with sale of cocaine by Police Department- February 21, 2008 A 37-year-old Kosciusko man was arrested on drug charges Monday morning by the Kosciusko Police Department. via Star-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/02/kosciusko-man-charged-with-sale-of-cocaine-... Holmes County exhibitors show well at Dixie National- February 19, 2008 The results are in. Holmes County 4-H'ers did it again. This competitive bunch took a strong group of market hogs, market and dairy goats to Jackson to the Mississippi Junior Round-up at the Dixie National Livestock Show and came away winners. 45 youth qualified 79 market hogs, 7 market goats, and 4 dairy goats for the final Mississippi show of this season and came away having placed 58 hogs, 3 market goats, and all 4 dairy goats, not to mention 4 champion hogs and one champion goat. Read on...http://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/02/holmes-county-exhibitors-show-well-at-dixie... Thieves, vandals trashed schools, stole computers- February 16, 2008 Vandals were responsible for approximately $31,000 in damages to J.J. McClain High School and Lexington Elementary School on the night of Tuesday, February 5 according to Holmes County Superintendent of Education Powell Rucker. Rucker said most of the damage was at McClain and that the vandals broke some window at LES that activated an alarm that apparently scared them away.Rucker said the vandals broke windows in six classrooms, destroyed doors in the technology department, and discharged...http://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/02/thieves-vandals-trashed-schools-stole-compu... Cruger mayor trying to do something about 'craters' in roads- February 14, 2008 "Even though they may not be a breeding ground now, they will be once temperatures warm up" Mayor Mary Ajoku knows a little about potholes, and she's trying to do something about them. via Greenwood Commonwealthhttp://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/02/cruger-mayor-trying-to-do-something-about-c... Holmes County livestock winners advanced to district- February 1, 2008 Approximately 50 members of the Holmes County 4-H put over 100 head of swine, goats, and one heifer through their paces in the annual Holmes County 4-H Livestock Show at the livestock barn on Jaycee Drive in Lexington on Saturday, January 26. Many faithful parents and fans braved the blustery, rainy weather to cheer the participants on.Members of the Holmes County 4-H who participated in the show ranged in ages from 9 to 18 as well as many 3-8 year old pee wee participants (just for fun).After.http://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/02/holmes-county-livestock-winners-advanced-to... MedStat to furnish ambulance service- February 1, 2008 Holmes County supervisors faced the unexpected task of finding ambulance coverage for the county when EmergyStat Ambulance Service suddenly suspended their ambulance service for Holmes County as well as for 22 other counties in Mississippi.EmergyStat, due to their financial condition, lost their liability insurance and was forced to close down their operation on Wednesday, January 23 at 11:00 p.m. The closure of EmergyStat started a mad scramble by the 23 counties affected to find temporary...http://www.topix.net/city/lexington-ms/2008/01/medstat-to-furnish-ambulance-service?fromrs... |