Monroe County Journal http://monroecountyjournal.com Monroe County | Mississippi News Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 MCSO pays tribute to tornado victims http://monroecountyjournal.com/2013/05/22/mcso-pays-tribute-to-tornado-victims/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcso-pays-tribute-to-tornado-victims http://monroecountyjournal.com/2013/05/22/mcso-pays-tribute-to-tornado-victims/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:53 +0000 Ray Van Dusen http://monroecountyjournal.com/?p=4050

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According to a statement from the Amory Police Department, Monroe County Circuit Court Judge James L. Roberts has ordered Larry T. Lee, 52, of 60180 Hatley Detroit Rd, be held without bond pending a hearing in Circuit Court on a motion to  revoke the $5000 bond on charges filed earlier this year by the Monroe [...]

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Following small turnouts for the last few years, 2013 Monroe County Relay For Life co-chairs Lisa Gentry and Mollye Walsh plan to make this year’s June 14 event a celebration that everyone will want to attend in order to raise money for the American Cancer Society. “This is a rebuilding year for us. It will [...]

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Mary Francis Oliver AMORY – Mary Francis Harris Oliver, 70, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 3, 1943, she was a daughter of Ottis W. Burroughs and the late Vera Grace May Burroughs. She married Bobby Oliver in 1961. She grew up in Amory and graduated from Amory [...]

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Amory and Nettleton were among 11 Northeast Mississippi municipalities holding runoffs. AMORY (FINAL) Mayor (winner) • Brad J. Blalock, D 1210 – 63% • Thomas Griffith, D 696 – 37% Alderman at Large (winner) • Tyrone James, D 994 – 53% • Sylvia Roberts Patterson, D 904 – 47% NETTLETON (FINAL) Alderman Ward 2 • [...]

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]]> http://monroecountyjournal.com/2013/05/21/runoff-election-results-2013/feed/ 0 Hazzle won’t return as the Bulldogs’ coach http://monroecountyjournal.com/2013/05/21/hazzle-wont-return-as-the-bulldogs-coach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hazzle-wont-return-as-the-bulldogs-coach http://monroecountyjournal.com/2013/05/21/hazzle-wont-return-as-the-bulldogs-coach/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:04 +0000 Melissa Meador http://monroecountyjournal.com/?p=4027

For the Monroe Journal Aberdeen School District conservator Bob Strebeck confirmed that coach Roy E. Hazzle will not return as Aberdeen High School’s basketball coach for the 2013-2014 school year. “He has not done anything wrong. We’re going in the direction the district needs to move in by having a fulltime coach who can teach [...]

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MOOREVILLE – Nettleton’s sixth straight trip to the MHSAA 3A fast pitch softball state championship came through a familiar foe in rival Mooreville. The Lady Tigers took a decisive Game 3 13-7, pounding out 20 hits on the road on Tuesday night to win the North state championship. “There’s not enough words to say how [...]

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ABERDEEN – Ahead of another warm season of trimming landscapes, Aberdeen officials ask homeowners to cooperate with the process of debris removal. “Please bag what you can to the best of your abilities to make it easier for our crews to clean up. The city is going to make every effort to keep the streets [...]

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ABERDEEN – The Amory Dance Centre will present its spring dance recital, “This Beauty is a Beast,” at the Elkin Theatre in on May 25 at 7 p.m. “The first act will be an assortment of hip hop, contemporary and tap numbers all set to “girl power” songs. The second act of the show will [...]

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OKOLONA – Some of the Amory assistant coaches clearly remember a 2011 beatdown in the spring football game by Bruce – the same season the Panthers turned around in the fall and reached the 4A North title game. After a 32-6 loss to Okolona, the Panthers will have plenty to learn from in this year’s [...]

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