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Lee County was established by the Mississippi Legislature on October 26, 1866, and named for General Robert E. Lee, [1] General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. It was formed from Itawamba and Pontotoc counties; therefore, the record and list of early settlers mentioned in those counties embrace a great number who were ...
Elections are limited to once every four years. Any new county must be at least 400 square miles (1,000 km 2), with no existing county reduced below that size. [2] The county governing body, known as the Board of Supervisors, is located under the judicial branch of state government as established in the 1817 Mississippi Constitution. [3]
Tupelo (/ ˈ t uː p ə l oʊ / TOO-pə-loh) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1860, [ 4 ] the population was 37,923 at the 2020 census . It is the 7th-most populous city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of northern Mississippi .
Dec. 2—TUPELO — After months of discussion and weeks of growing pains, Lee County and Waste Management officials said garbage collection in the county has stabilized. Four months after the Lee ...
Shannon was incorporated in 1860 and a post office was established. Shannon was originally part of Itawamba County, but became part of Lee county after that county formed in 1866. [4] Commerce expanded in Shannon, and there was a corn elevator, grain elevator, and three cotton gins. Around 1915, Coca-Cola was bottled in Shannon. [4]
The Mississippi State Auditor's Office has released a $2 million report identifying about $355 million in government waste. ... consolidating some of the 82 county administration offices and by ...
The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.
Jan. 14—TUPELO — A judge denied bond for a south Mississippi 18-year-old accused of the Wednesday evening armed robbery of a Tupelo business. Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Willie Allen said ...