Hickman appointed vice chairman of interstate, federal cooperation committee District 32 Senator Rod Hickman was appointed Vice Chairman of the Interstate and Federal Cooperation Committee.

Kemper County’s unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent Kemper County’s unemployment rate dropped to the lowest percentage in nearly 31 years when it was recorded at 4.3 percent for November, according to figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

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10 Years Ago: Stephens Takes Coach-of-Year honors The Looking Back feature has returned to the Kemper County Messenger. Every week we will take a quick look at stories of interest from back issues of the newspaper.

Sixteen Lions Sign to Play on Next Level The Lions of East Mississippi Community College had 16 players from their 2021 football team sign national letters of intent with four-year universities during the NCAA’s early signing period.

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Third annual tree lighting held at Keyes- McRae Park Christmas is a time that young and old look forward to, and some events lend more excitement to the season, such as the annual Christmas tree lighting at Keyes-McRae Park, in DeKalb, which took place at 5 p.m. this past Saturday.

County Purchases New Radios for Emergency Responders "It's basically your bread and butter," was the response given by Kemper County Emergency Management Director Ben Dudley when asked about the importance of reliable communications in the field of emergency response. He added, "If you can't talk you can't do anything."

School design okayed This past Thursday night, at its regular monthly meeting, the Kemper County School District Board met with representatives of Pryor Morrow, who requested approval of the schematic design for the new elementary school which is to be constructed behind the John C. Stennis Career and Technical Education Center. The estimated cost of the new school is $16M. The Board voted 4-0 to give approval for the schematic design; Board President Rontal Jenkins was not present.

Civic League enjoys Christmas event On Thursday, December 9, 2021 the Kemper County Women's Civic League met together at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) for their annual Christmas Party.