25 Years Ago: Voters approve Basic 911 Service
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.
There will be items from one year ago, five years ago, 10 years ago, 25 years ago, and 50 years ago
Some items appear just as they originally did, while some have been paraphrased and condensed.
ONE YEAR AGO
(NOV. 12 2020)
— The Kemper County Wildcats opened play in theC lass 3A state football playoffs last Friday night with a 46-12 victory over Wilkinson County. The Wildcats, now 7-2, will host West Marion this Friday night on the East Mississippi Community College campus in Scooba.
— Voters in Kemper County left no doubt where they stood after the ballots were counted Tuesday night. According to the final unofficial count former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris carried Kemper County with 2,873 votes. President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence received 1,781 votes.
FIVE YEARS AGO
(NOV. 10, 2020)
— A memorial tribute to the nation’s military veterans stands sentinel outside East Mississippi Community College’ Sullivan-Windham Field thanks to an area business, EMCC employees and students in the college’s welding program. The memorial features steel medallions that depict the branches o the U.S> Armed Forces and U.S. Coast Guard. Service members held as printers of war or mission ing action are also honored.
— After much discussion and one failed motion, the Kemper County Board of Supervisors voted to supply uniforms for the 32 county road employees.
— Donald J. Trump won the key battleground states of Ohio, Florida, and North Carolina and also took wins in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and was leading in Michigan, which all had been considered Democratic strongholds. Statewide, Trump gathered 66,754 votes for 58 percent, while Hillary Clinton was at 40 percent with 453, 932. Clinton carried Kemper County with 2,827 votes to 1,778 for Trump.
— Mississippi Power Company now says it won’t complete its Kemper County Power plant until the end of the year, a delay of a month that pushed up the price tag by $35 million to nearly $7 billion.
10 YEARS AGO
(NOV. 10, 2011)
— Voters in Kemper County are apparently pleased with those who hold public office here. Every incumbent who was in a contested race on Tuesday’s general election ballot emerged victorious — including the sheriff, chancery clerk, a justice court judge, and four of the counties five supervisors.
— The unemployment rate in Kemper County dove more than 2 percent in August, but the county was unable to continue that Trent in September. According to the latest figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, the jobless rate in Kemper County rose to 13.7 percent in September.
— A lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club involving the lignite coal plant under construction in Kemper County is on its way to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
— From Mt. Zion/New Hope News by Jessie Lee Henson: The Godly principles in the Bible show us how to live in a way that brings physical benefits. For example, being “moderate in habits” contributes to good health.
25 YEARS AGO
(NOV. 7, 1996)
— Kemper citizens overwhelmingly voted for the Basic 911 emergency service with nearly 90 percent (3,546) voting yes on the referendum, compared to just 399 who voted no. District Five supervisor Roy VanDevender said the board of supervisors would begin immediately on working to implement the 911 emergency service.
— New Kemper Academy boys basketball coach Jimmy Satcher is excited about the upcoming basketball season. But when Satcher tells you he has no idea what to expect, he’s not pulling your leg. Satcher takes over a Rams program that returns just one starter from last year’s team and the Rams haven’t been able to practice due to the fact that most of the players are on the football team.
50 YEARS AGO
(NOV, 11, 1971)
—Two of the nine Ole Miss student teachers assigned to Meridian Public Schools are Lamar and Rebecca Manley of DeKalb.
— Kemper County has 43 students presently attending the state’s largest institution of higher leaning — Mississippi State University.
— Turkey Necks are available at Pilgrim’s IGS Discounter for 19 cents a pound.