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Proper disposal of deer carcasses important

With the passing of each year, there appears to be an increasing number of deer carcasses appearing on roadsides and in streams or rivers. more

By James L. Cummins | 12/1/21

Looking Back: Ten Years Ago: Mt. Salem VFD celebrates anniversary

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. more

By Austin Bishop | 12/1/21

Community Calendar

DEKALB CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS The DeKalb Christmas Parade is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9. The annual lighting of the Christmas Tree at Keyes-McRae Park in Downton DeKalb is scheduled for 5 p.m. o Saturday, Dec. 11 more

12/1/21

Iris Roberts reads to a pre-kindergarten class at Kemper County Lower Elementary School in Scooba.

County celebrates Imaginational Library 10th anniversary

Over 10 years ago the Dolly Parton Imagination Project was kicked off in Kemper County. more

From Special Reports | 12/1/21

Mississippi tax collections continue to soar

Mississippi tax revenue collections through October, the first four months of the fiscal year, are about $160 million above the amount collected during the same period last year, according to the most recently released revenue report. more

By Bobby Harrison | 12/1/21

Kemper unemployment rate drops to 5.7%

Kemper County’s October unemployment rate stood a 5.7 percent, a nine-tenths of a percent drop when compared to the previous month, according to figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security figures. more

By Steve Swogetinsky | 12/1/21

DeKalb approves purchase of trash cans

The town of DeKalb approved the purchase of 500 garbage cans during its regular November meeting of the mayor and alderman. more

By Austin Bishop | 12/1/21

Hickman wins District 32 Senate election

Noxubee County Attorney Rod Hickman claimed 60 percent of the vote across four counties to win the special election run-off for the District 32 Mississippi State Senate seat vacated with the retirement of longtime Senator Sampson Jackson of Kemper County. more

By Austin Bishop | 12/1/21

Kemper Co. opens up football coaching job

Fresh off a 9-4 season that saw the Kemper County High School football team battle through adversity on the way to advancing to the third round of the MHSAA Class 2A State Football Playoffs, the Wildcats are officially in the search for a new head coach. more

By Austin Bishop | 12/1/21

EMCC offering short-term winter classes

East Mississippi Community College will be offering short-term classes during the 2022 Winter Term for students who want to pick up additional credits. more

By Austin Bishop | 11/23/21

Linda Farmer is one of two instructors who will teach the Licensed Practical Nursing program on East Mississippi Community College’s Scooba campus. The program is being offered at Scooba for the first time in 19 years to address a nursing shortage in the area.

EMCC reinstating LPN program on Scooba campus

SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College’s Licensed Practical Nursing program is returning to the Scooba campus after a 19-year hiatus. more

By Austin Bishop | 11/23/21

LOOKING BACK: Fifty Years Ago: Boy Scouts attend Jamboree

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. more

By Austin Bishop | 11/23/21

Community Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR APPRECIATION DAY AT ST. LUKE P.B. CHURCH St. Luke P.B. Church in Porterville, MS will be celebrating Dr. Greg and 1st Lady Shirley Watkins with Appreciation Day on November 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. Please come out and help celebrate this joyous occasion. Pastor Patrick Granger will be the guest speaker. more

11/23/21

Pandemic negatively affects Kindergarteners statewide

About one-third of Mississippi kindergarteners demonstrated they were kindergarten ready on a state literacy test this fall, a declining statistic State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright said is “further proof” of the pandemic’s negative impact on students. more

By Kate Royals | 11/23/21

Kindergarten teacher Wendy Wade and junior high instructor Chris Gully received Kemper Academy’s “Making A Difference” Award for teachers for the first term of the school year.

‘Making A Difference’ matters To KA teachers

In an effort to recognize the impact teachers have on the lives of their students, both in school and out, Kemper Academy will be presenting “Making A Difference” awards to two teachers for each nine-week term of the 2021-2022 school year. more

By Austin Bishop | 11/23/21

Mississippi State Senate committee begins stimulus spending work

A special senate sub-comittee recently began studying how best to spend $1.8 billion in federal pandemic stimulus funds Mississippi is receiving as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. more

By Geoff Pender | 11/23/21

From left: Navaeh Bennamon, Lauren Walker, Micah Cameron, and Braylee Medcalf.

Youth explores robotics through 4-H

Area youth recently took part in 4-H Robotics Challenge during 4-H Day at the State Fair in Jackson. more

From Special Reports | 11/23/21

Local parades scheduled

The Christmas celebration season gets underway Tuesday, Nov. 30 when the Scooba Christmas Parade gets underway at 6 p.m. Kayla Moore will be the Grand Marshall. more

From Staff Reports | 11/23/21

Work on Supervisors’ districts begins

The Kemper County Board of Supervisors have officially signaled the beginning of the realigning of supervisors districts by contracting with Butler Snow LLP to oversee the process. more

By Austin Bishop | 11/23/21

Trenton Steele checks out his music collection in this self-portrait.

Creative Steele enjoys being non-’starving’ artist

Trenton Steele says he has always known he wanted to live a creative lifestyle, exploring photography and other outlets. more

By Monique Harrison Henderson | 11/23/21