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Terry is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2010 census, [2] up from 664 at the 2000 census. It is located along Interstate 55, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Jackson and located in Supervisors District Five of Hinds County. The town is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with 2,949,965 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km 2) of land.
Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [1] [2] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property.
first African American Mayor of Jackson. Frank Melton. 2005–2009. died in office. Leslie B. McLemore. 2009. interim mayor. Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) 2009–2013.
Wayne County, which includes the City of Detroit, is the most populous county in Michigan with 1.8 million residents. The Wayne County Commission and its employees are the legislative branch of county government. The chief role of the commission is to adopt a budget and to enact ordinances.
Map of the Vicksburg area, De Soto Point, and the canal. The positions to the north of Vicksburg are related to the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou. Grant's Canal (also known as Williams's Canal) was an incomplete military effort to construct a canal through De Soto Point in Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Tonette became one of 12,000 people reportedly missing in Louisiana and Mississippi after one of the strongest hurricanes in US history, with 1,392 fatalities and damages of $125 billion.
A Terry stop in the United States allows the police to briefly detain a person based on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. [1] [2] Reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause which is needed for arrest. When police stop and search a pedestrian, this is commonly known as a stop and frisk.