MERIDIAN — The East Mississippi Community College rodeo teams claimed three individual event titles during this past weekend’s UWA College Rodeo Showdown, while earning a second straight third-place men’s team finish and placing fourth in the women’s competition.  The three-day rodeo hosted by the University of West Alabama concluded Saturday night at Meridian’s Lauderdale County Agri-Center.

If you have the desire or interested in becoming a Poll Worker/Manager for the November 2020 Elections contact the Kemper County Circuit Clerk Office at 601-743-2224.  You should be a registered voter and live in the county.

Kemper County’s number of infections from the Coronavirus Pandemic increased by four in the past week.

The Kemper County board of supervisors approved an order adding four roads to the county’s four-year road plan for calendar year 2020.

 The Kemper County Wildcats celebrate Homecoming this Friday night when they host the Morton Panthers in the first Region 5-3A game for both teams.

Friday, October 2, 2020 begining at 4:30-5:30 p.m. with a Alumni Reception in the Assembly Hall, followed by 6 p.m Presentation of the Court, and 7 p.m. Kickoff. 

Now is the time we’re trying to soak up all the sun we can. The days are beginning to get shorter and Tuesday was the first day of fall.

When someone coughs in public it is no longer perceived as just a bystander with a dry throat, asthma or a smoker choking on a cigarette. A cough in 2020 could mean millions of tiny 

Multi-County CSA Temporary Office Procedures KEMPER COUNTY

The Kemper County board of supervisors approved the county’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget during its September 8 meeting.

Kemper County’s number of infections from the Coronavirus Pandemic increased by five in the past week.

Kemper County’s number of infections from the Coronavirus Pandemic increased by three in the past week.

The Kemper Academy Rams will play their first District 2-AA game of the season Friday night when they visit Hebron Christian in eight-man football action.

East Mississippi Community College’s Workforce and Community Services Division is partnering with Condensed Curriculum International, or CCI, to offer short-term, online programs of study in the areas of Clinical Medical Assistant, Veterinary Assistant and Entrepreneur Specialist.

Due to COVID-19 we are providing teleservice only.  Face-to-face, in-house appointments are temporary suspended.  Please call our office to schedule a telephone appointment. 

Love getting stumped on plant identification questions, but sometimes I’m driven around the twist, occasionally left high and dry.

Well, if you have kids or grandkids in school, you are probably going to have to go to a sporting event or two.

CHOCTAW, Miss. -- Although the United States has seen a stagnant economy during much of 2020, the Director of Economic Development for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says this is actually an advantageous climate for starting a new business.

Kemper County’s number of infections from the Coronavirus Pandemic increased by eight in the past week.

The McKee Reunion of the Damascus Community that was set for September 13, has now been cancelled due to COVID-19.