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C Spire preps for 5G; Clay pays architect

While the nation's major cell phone companies -- Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint -- have started throwing around the term "5G and even started offering the next generation of service in some cases, C-Spire, a common name in Mississippi, also is preparing to roll out its version and soon in

Counties could benefit from CCS center

With more than a dozen services already offered in Clay and the rest of its seven-county service area, Community Counseling Services wants to add another to the list.

And for some segments of the community, it could be the most significant yet.

Chickasaw Co. man accused of stealing, selling gun

A 42-year-old Chickasaw County man is charged with stealing a rifle from a friend's home in December and selling it.

Clerk struck, woman charged

A 27-year-old Brooksville woman is charged with aggravated assault after she tries to run over the clerk at John's Grocery on Highway 45 Alternate in Tibbee, investigators say.

City may end EMA partnership

Clay County supervisors and West Point selectmen could be on a collision course over who should be Clay County's emergency management director and who should oversee it.

Two arrested after vending machine burglaries

Two West Point residents have been charged with breaking into vending machines at two area businesses.

Parent meetings set to review school re-alignments

With graduation and the end of school less than three weeks away, many parents and students are looking toward summer plans.

Voter registration deadline is Saturday

Saturday is the deadline for non-registered voters to register if they plan to vote in the June 5, 2018 Democratic or Republican congressional primaries for U.S. House or Senate races.

Lawsuit against strip club goes forward

Four years after it happened, a former West Point resident is cleared to continue seeking damages from The Pony strip club and its owner for severe injuries she suffered in a Highway 45 Alternate traffic accident.

Putting safety first: MDOT taking new look at Tibbee crossing

A year after one round of improvements, the state Department of Transportation is again looking at ways to make safer the intersection where Tibbee Road crosses Highway 45 Alternate in southern Clay County.