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Pearl is a city located in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States, on the east side of the Pearl River across from the state capital Jackson. The population was 27,115 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area. Pearl is the most populous city in Rankin County, and the 12th most populous city in the state.
The Golden Triangle (GTR) is a region in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi.The "triangle" is formed by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point but the region is often more broadly-defined to include all of Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties and sometimes additional surrounding communities and counties as well. [1]
The county's highest point (450 feet/140 meters ASL) is a small rise near the county's NE corner. [7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 516 square miles (1,340 km 2), of which 506 square miles (1,310 km 2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km 2) (2.1%) is water. [8]
A gravel road from Columbus to the Mississippi–Alabama state line has existed since 1928, [8] and it was designated as MS 69 by 1941. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] A $296,187.71 (equivalent to $3,588,048 in 2024) contract awarded by the Mississippi State Highway Commission in 1951 was used to grade the road, add drainage, culverts , and bridges to the route ...
The city of Columbus is the location of 183 of these properties and districts, including all of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts are listed separately. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.
USA TODAY 20 minutes ago 9 dead, 1,000 rescued from Kentucky flooding as extreme weather sweeps nation; more to come. Flooding has inundated a swath of Southern states over the past 48 hours after ...
Residents walk through a tornado-damaged neighborhood on May 29, 2019 in Dayton as cleanup efforts began. A total of 21 tornadoes touched down in Ohio between May 27 and May 28, 2019.
Artesia was originally Artesia Junction, a junction point on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. During the railroad's construction in the 1850s, an offer was made to the towns of Columbus and Aberdeen to route the railroad through the towns, but both towns refused. Columbus reconsidered a few months later; but by that time, the railway had already ...