The County was created in 1836 by the Mississippi Legislature after the land was ceded by the Chickasaw Indians. It was quickly settled by Americans from the East Coast, mostly from the South. By the time of the Civil War, riverfronts had been developed for many large cotton plantations, dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans, who outnumbered whites in the county.
Jackson is the state capital and largest city, with a population of around 175,000 people. The state overall has a population of around 3 million people. Mississippi is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States.
The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area. Its riverfront areas were cleared for slave-cultivated cotton production before the American Civil War, but after the war, the bottomlands were cleared mostly by freedmen. African Americans made up two-thirds of the property owners in the Delta by the end of the 19th century, but timber and railroad companies acquired much of the land. Clearing altered the ecology of the Delta, increasing the severity of flooding along the Mississippi. Much land is now held by agribusinesses. A largely rural state with agricultural areas dominated by industrial farms, Mississippi is ranked low or last among the states in such measures as health, educational attainment, and median household income. The state's catfishaquaculture farms produce the majority of farm-raised catfish consumed in the United States.
Mississippi was an Australian band (1972–1975), which featured some big names in Australian rock music including Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles and Kerryn Tolhurst. The band started as Allison Gros in Adelaide, South Australia in 1970 and moved to Melbourne in 1971 where they recorded as Allison Gros, Drummond and in 1972 became Mississippi which eventually evolved into Little River Band by 1975.
History
1970-1972: Allison Gros and Drummond
"Allison Gross" is a traditional English folk ballad with the most widely recognised version recorded by Steeleye Span on their 1973 album Parcel of Rogues. The Adelaide based folk-rock band Allison Gros is believed to be named after this folk ballad and consisted of Graeham Goble (vocals, guitar), Russ Johnson (vocals, guitar), John Mower (vocals, guitar) and Shane Simons (drums). They recorded one single on independent label Gamba "Naturally" released in 1970. The band moved to Melbourne in 1971 and signed to the Fable Records label and released two singles; "If I Ask You" and "All the Days". Under the pseudonym Drummond they recorded a 'chipmunk' version of the 1950s rock song "Daddy Cool", which spent 7 weeks at the top of the Australian national charts from September 1971. The success of their single rode largely on the back of the success of Australian band Daddy Cool, who had scored a number one hit for 10 weeks with "Eagle Rock", which Drummond's single replaced at #1.
"Mississippi" is the second song on Bob Dylan's 2001 album Love and Theft. The song was originally recorded during the Time Out of Mind sessions (demo sessions in Fall 1996; official album sessions in January 1997), but it was ultimately left off the album. Dylan rerecorded the song for Love and Theft in May 2001. Described as having beauty and gravitas, the song features a pop chord progression and with a riff and lyrical theme similar to "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again".
Three outtakes of the song from the Time Out Of Mind sessions were included in Dylan's 2008 "official" bootleg album Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006 (two versions on the generally released discs and one on a bonus disc included with the Deluxe Edition of the album).
Dylan offered the song to Sheryl Crow, who recorded it for her The Globe Sessions, released in 1998, before Dylan revisited it for Love and Theft. Crow's version reworked the song's melody, phrasing, and arrangement, and has been described contrastingly as "remarkable" and as "forgettable, head-bopping pop".
A new but familiar face will soon lead the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department.
published: 05 Nov 2015
DA: Jury convicts Chickasaw County murder suspect
published: 09 Dec 2022
MBI investigates an officer-involved shooting in Chickasaw County
published: 22 Feb 2023
Chickasaw County Consolidation
WCBI's Jory Tally brings us more information on one local county's progress on consolidation.
published: 08 Sep 2016
UPDATE: Arrest made for Chickasaw County shooting
Jan. 9, 2019
published: 10 Jan 2019
Woman dead in Chickasaw County shooting
A Houlka man is charged with the murder of a Houlka woman. This video aired during the noon show on Nov. 8, 2019.
published: 08 Nov 2019
Chickasaw County Jail Concerns
as the coronavirus spreads, more people are trying to work from home, but first responders, like the correction officers at the Chickasaw County Jail, where staying healthy is priority.
published: 20 Mar 2020
Man charged with girlfriend's murder in Chickasaw County
The shooting left a woman dead early Friday morning in Houlka.
published: 08 Nov 2019
Sheriff: One dead, two injured after fight at Chickasaw Regional Correctional Facility
Gregory Emary, 26, of Hernando, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Chickasaw County Coroner Michael Fowler.
as the coronavirus spreads, more people are trying to work from home, but first responders, like the correction officers at the Chickasaw County Jail, where sta...
as the coronavirus spreads, more people are trying to work from home, but first responders, like the correction officers at the Chickasaw County Jail, where staying healthy is priority.
as the coronavirus spreads, more people are trying to work from home, but first responders, like the correction officers at the Chickasaw County Jail, where staying healthy is priority.
as the coronavirus spreads, more people are trying to work from home, but first responders, like the correction officers at the Chickasaw County Jail, where staying healthy is priority.
The County was created in 1836 by the Mississippi Legislature after the land was ceded by the Chickasaw Indians. It was quickly settled by Americans from the East Coast, mostly from the South. By the time of the Civil War, riverfronts had been developed for many large cotton plantations, dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans, who outnumbered whites in the county.
JACKSON – The MississippiCourt of Appeals has upheld the capital murder conviction and sentence of a ChickasawCounty man ... 2020 to Chickasaw County on the pretense of buying a car off social media.
According to MSU, these are the counties where BroodXIX occurs in Mississippi.Chickasaw CountyChoctaw CountyClay CountyItawamba CountyJasper CountyKemper CountyLeake CountyLee CountyLowndes ...
According to MSU, 17 Counties in Mississippi should see 13-year cicadas this year. Mississippi counties where cicada BroodXIX will emerge. Chickasaw CountyChoctaw CountyClay CountyItawamba CountyJasper ...
MississippiEmergency ManagementAgency (MEMA) officials said six winter weather-related deaths have been reported since Sunday ... His cause of death has been linked to hypothermia.In ChickasawCounty, two people were killed in a wreck.
Separate of the JXNWater incident, two additional weather-related deaths have been reported to MEMA in ChickasawCounty on Mississippi 15 just south of Houston. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the fatalities.
IN MISSISSIPPI THIS CANCELS 5 COUNTIES ... IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES ... IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES ... Eastern UnionCounty in northeastern Mississippi... Northern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...