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 Yazoo County, Mississippi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yazoo County is a county located in the state of Mississippi.
The area which is now Yazoo County was acquired by the State of Mississippi from the Choctaw Indians in 1820.
It was the 19th county established in the State of Mississippi, and remains the largest in area.
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 Encyclopedia: Great Mississippi Flood of 1927   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 the Mississippi River broke out of its levee system in 145 places and flooded 27,000 square miles or about 16,570,627 acres (70 km²).
The flood affected Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee with Arkansas being hardest hit with 13% of its territory covered by floodwaters.
By September the Mississippi's tributaries in Kansas and Iowa were swollen to capacity.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Great-Mississippi-Flood-of-1927   (413 words)

  
 Ron Collins' Mississippi Information Page
Mississippi is 32nd in size among the 50 states and 7th in size among the southern states.
Mississippi was ceded to the British by the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
Mississippi is home to 80 telecommunications companies including Skytel, the first company to offer two-way wireless messaging; WorldCom, the nation's fourth-largest long distance common carrier; Natcom, the largest pager refurbisher in the United States; and Trilogy Communications, a worldwide manufacturer of coaxial cable.
www.vaiden.net /msinfo.html   (5045 words)

  
 The Daily Sentinel Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Vaughan also served as a medical surgical nurse for two years and a home health nurse for five and a half years at Grenada Lake Medical Center.
She is past president of North Mississippi School Nurses' Association and was named North Mississippi School Nurses' Association 2004 School Nurse of the Year.
Vaughan's advice to other career women is to find what you love to do, set your goals, prepare yourself to reach your goals and then enjoy your chosen career.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1433&dept_id=170179&newsid=13194458&PAG=461&rfi=9   (339 words)

  
 ALFRED JEFFERSON VAUGHAN Jr., CSA
Vaughan participated in almost every major battle and engagement in the Western theater, including Belmont, Shiloh, Perryville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and part of the Atlanta Campaign.
Vaughan ended his military service at Vining's Station, at which his leg was blown off by an exploding shell.
Vaughan later joined the Grange movements; opened a mercantile company in Memphis, Tennessee; was elected clerk of the criminal court in Shelby County, Tennessee twice and served as the head of the Tennessee chapter of the United Confederate Veterans.
www.multied.com /Bio/CWcGENS/CSAVaughn.html   (253 words)

  
 Facts about the State of Mississippi
Mississippi College, in Clinton, was the first co-educational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman.
Mississippi native Ethel Wright Mohamed is world renowned for her unique style of art stitchery and is touted as the "Grandma Moses of Stitchery." Her works are on permanent display with the Smithsonian Institute.
Mississippi University for Women was the first state college for women in the nation and was established in Columbus, by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, March 12,1884.
www.datasync.com /~danielj/historypage6.htm   (5890 words)

  
 Did You Know? Little known Mississippi Facts
Root Beer was invented in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq, Sr.
Mississippi's Petrified Forest near Flora is the only such site in the eastern United States.
Mississippi native Harry A. Cole, Sr, invented Pine Sol was invented in 1929.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ms/state/didyouknow.htm   (839 words)

  
 Vaughan News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Local news for Vaughan, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
Q: Dear Jack Sunn, in response to the question about Dale Evans' Mississippi connection, I wanted to let you know that she was my first cousin.
Northeast Mississippi community leaders trekked to the state Capitol last week to promote their dream for a major industrial project.
www.topix.net /city/vaughan-ms   (473 words)

  
 GarbageDisposal.CityFind.info - Garbage Disposal Companies in Vaughan Mississippi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Vaughan, Mississippi Real Estate Guru Reveals How To Sell Your House "As Is" For A Fair Price On The Date Of Your Choice In Vaughan, Mississippi
How to refinance your home mortgage in Vaughan, Mississippi at the best rate with good, bad or ugly credit...
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The biggest news on the Mississippi River in 1870 was the race between The Natchez and The Robert E. Lee, the two fastest riverboats anyone had ever seen.
Rounding a sharp curve just north of Vaughan, Webb saw a red light indicating the presence of another train, whose caboose and three freight cars were backed up from the sidetrack directly in Casey's path.
Contemporary accounts agreed that the flagmen at Vaughan had taken numerous steps to warn oncoming trains of the obstruction on the track, which led to the obvious conclusion that the blame for the wreck rested squarely with the engineer, Casey Jones.
dizzy.library.arizona.edu /users/rmitchel/caseyjones.html   (4916 words)

  
 CNN.com - Triple murder charge in missing family case - Mar. 2, 2004
Mississippi's Department of Public Safety's Warren Strain answers questions at a press conference Monday.
As part of the probe, authorities went to Earnest Hargon's house near Taylorsville, Mississippi, which also is the location of a veterinary clinic owned by his wife, Lisa, Strain said.
Michael Hargon's family was reported missing after a friend saw the door open at their home in Vaughan, Mississippi, about 35 miles north of Jackson.
www.cnn.com /2004/US/South/03/01/missing.family   (807 words)

  
 State Line, Mississippi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
State Line, Mississippi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
State Line is a town located in (A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War) Mississippi.
Out of the total population, 46.9% of those under the age of 18 and 25.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/state_line,_mississippi.htm   (452 words)

  
 Oxford Depot - History
By early 1860 the Mississippi Central Railroad linked Oxford by rail with the Gulf of Mexico in one direction and the Ohio River in the other.
The original Mississippi Central depot was destroyed sometime during the Civil War, although the exact circumstances surrounding its fate remain a mystery.
After many attempts by citizens, tourism experts, and developers to breathe new life into the depot, the University secured a grant of $800,000 from the Mississippi Department of Transportation in the summer of 2001.
www.olemiss.edu /depts/general_library/files/archives/depot/history.shtml   (924 words)

  
 CyberSleuths - Crime Awareness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Clues sought in family's disappearance -- (Nola) Bloodhounds, aircraft and the FBI scoured a wooded area of rural Mississippi Friday for a family of three missing since they disappeared Valentine's Day.
Remains of missing teen believed found in yard -- (News Journal) Investigators digging in the back yard of a Yellow Springs residence unearthed early today what they believe are the remains of a teenager who disappeared two years ago.
Texas woman's murder may be linked to serial killings -- (Houston Chronicle) Law officers are investigating whether the deaths of 10 victims in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi are linked to a serial killer described by police as a long-haul truck driver preying on women around truck stops.
www.cybersleuths.com /news/00__2004news/02222004.1526.htm   (2428 words)

  
 Casey Service 1
Casey was killed in a train wreck in Vaughan, Mississippi, April 30, 1900 at 3:52 a.m.
One had moved off the main line and two freights were ordered to another side track but their combined length was longer than the siding and four cars extended onto the track at the north end.
Casey was approaching Vaughan unaware of the danger ahead and as he rounded the last part of a blinding "S" curve fireman Sim Webb looked out and saw the red lights of the caboose on the main line.
www.caseyjonesvillage.com /pages/serv01.htm   (2332 words)

  
 Movers and Moving Companies Vaughan MS - MississipiMovers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Vaughan, MS MississipiMovers is a free service designed to help you through your moving process.
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 MPB - Radio - Mississippi Concert Hall - June 23, 2004
Mississippi Concert Hall - USM Wind Ensemble; Mississippi Chorus
Two short pieces featuring the USM Wind Ensemble precede two major pieces by Haydn and Vaughan Williams.
Haydn's Mass (his Mass in C, also known as the Kettledrum Mass) and Vaughan Williams' cantata were presented by the Mississippi Chorus during a concert called "In Time of War!"
www.etv.state.ms.us /radio/programs/mch-contribute/2003-2004/040623.htm   (117 words)

  
 Mississippi College vs Millsaps College (Sep 13, 2003)
Mississippi College vs Millsaps College (Sep 13, 2003)
Mississippi College (5-1-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot Millsaps College (1-4-0) ---------------------------------- Date: Sep 13, 2003 Attendance: 50 Mississippi College.
[72:18] MCWOMEN substitution: Cameron Vaughan for Tina Deshotels.
www.millsaps.edu /athletic/soccer-w/mc03-1.htm   (781 words)

  
 Casey Jones
The accident occurred on the Illinois Central Railroad near Vaughan, Mississippi.
On the morning of Monday, April 30, 1900 Casey Jones died in the accident at Vaughan, Mississippi that made him famous.
Engine 382 was repaired after the wreck at Vaughan and placed back in service.
www.icrr.net /jones.htm   (1019 words)

  
 Hardin-Simmons' Sweeps Tennis Awards :: Watkins, Wu Named Players of the Year
Durten was also named ASC East Division Player of the Year while Hal Hawkins of Mississippi College was selected ASC East Newcomer of the Year.
The ASC All-Conference women's team also includes Katherine Fountain of Mississippi College, Andrea Hildago of UT Dallas and Lindsey Hoffman of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Mississippi College swept the ASC East individual awards with Fountain voted Player of the Year, Cameron Vaughan as Newcomer of the Year and Heather Schwartz as Freshman of the Year.
hsuathletics.collegesports.com /sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/042604aaa.html   (687 words)

  
 Bluegrass Messengers
Before the invention of magnetic tape in the late 1940s, original master recordings were made on aluminum, shellac or lacquer discs.
The songs are based on the train wreck of April 1900 at Vaughan, Mississippi.
The switching station at Vaughan did not have enough room to accommodate the length of trains there.
www.bluegrassmessengers.com /master/caseyjones5.html   (1570 words)

  
 Featured Article
The bobbing movements of logs floating downstream to the sawmill, are brilliantly captured by Charlie Patton’s guitar on his “Green River Blues”; reflecting his days in the logging camps in Mississippi.
But one of the first sounds to inspire a blues singer was a natural one - the sounds of a bird singing.
in “Turtle Dove Blues” were noted by John A. Lomax in 1908 when tie collected them from the Mississippi levee woman Dink as she was washing for the levee workers on the Brazos River in Texas.”(14).
www.earlyblues.com /featured_article.htm   (2055 words)

  
 Weather 39179 Vaughan, Mississippi current and forecast weather
Weather 39179 Vaughan, Mississippi current and forecast weather
Would you like your very own Personal Forecast page for Vaughan, Mississippi with hour-by-hour details for the next 2 days?
Below is part of a sample forecast for Vaughan, Mississippi.
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 BanquetSales.YourCitySites.com - banquet sales company Vaughan Mississippi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Mississippi College vs LeTourneau Univ (Sep 27, 2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mississippi College vs LeTourneau Univ (Sep 27, 2002)
Mississippi College (7-1, 2-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot LeTourneau Univ (3-4, 0-3) ------------------------------- Date: Sep 27, 2002 Attendance: Mississippi College.
[70:39] WMC substitution: Cameron Vaughan for Megan Tubman.
www.letu.edu /opencms/opencms/_Student-Life/athletics/LadyJackets/Soccer/Stats/2002Results/wmc.htm   (746 words)

  
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 Immediate Release
To reduce the amount of tax dollars Mississippi spends every year in removing litter, MDOT is committed to making the state’s rights of way and communities clean by coordinating specific programs designed to decrease the detrimental effects litter has on our state’s economy and environment.
According to Willis, “MDOT is dedicated to designing, constructing and maintaining highways with safety as the number one priority.” Reducing the number of injury-producing and fatal motor vehicle crashes on Mississippi’s highways is our goal, and protecting our children, who are the most precious cargo we will ever transport, is our pledge,” Willis added.
Kathy and her husband, Greg Broom, reside in Yazoo City and attend Black Jack Baptist Church in Vaughan, Mississippi.
www.mdot.state.ms.us /news/2002releases/release091902.htm   (294 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Casey Jones Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1896, four years before his death in a train wreck which brought him fame, Jones moved back to Jackson.
Jones was killed in a railroad disaster in Yazoo County, just north of Vaughan, Mississippi, in 1900.
Jones' picture appeared on a 1950 United States postage stamp honoring railroad engineers.
www.ipedia.com /casey_jones.html   (187 words)

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