Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748,it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S.,the second-most populous city in the Midwest,and the third-most populous U.S. state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County;it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area,which encompasses ten counties in central Ohio. It had a population of 2.139 million in 2020,making it the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest metro area in the U.S.
Oktibbeha County is a county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census the population was 51,788. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a Choctaw word meaning "icy creek". The Choctaw had long occupied much of this territory prior to European exploration and United States acquisition.
Lowndes County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 58,879. Its county seat is Columbus. The county is named for U.S. Congressman William Jones Lowndes.
Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County,Mississippi,United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina,meaning "forest camp". Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood,Mississippi micropolitan area. It developed as a trading center of an area of cotton plantations.
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County,on the eastern border of Mississippi,United States,located primarily east,but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River,which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) northeast of Jackson,92 miles (148 km) north of Meridian,63 miles (101 km) south of Tupelo,60 miles (97 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa,Alabama,and 120 miles (193 km) west of Birmingham,Alabama.
Starkville is a city in,and the county seat of,Oktibbeha County,Mississippi,United States. As of the 2020 United States census,Starkville's population is 24,360,making it the 16th-most populated city in Mississippi. Starkville is the largest city in the Golden Triangle,which had a population of 175,474 in 2020,and the principal city of the Starkville-Columbus,MS CSA. Founded in 1831,the city was originally known as Boardtown for the local sawmilling operation there,but was renamed in 1837 to honor American Revolutionary War general John Stark.
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 Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Mississippi Braves,or M-Braves as they were referred to locally,were a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl,Mississippi,a suburb of Jackson,from 2005 to 2024. They were the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and competed in the Southern League. The M-Braves played their home games at Trustmark Park. After the 2024 season,the team relocated to Columbus,Georgia,to become the Columbus Clingstones.
Mississippi Highway 69 is a state highway in eastern Mississippi. The route starts at the Alabama state line,and travels northwestward to Columbus. MS 69 then goes through downtown Columbus,and ends at U.S. Route 45 and US 82 in the west side of the town. Before the road was designated as MS 69 in 1941,it was a gravel road from Columbus to the state line. The road was paved in asphalt in 1953. In 1992,US 82 was realigned,and MS 69 was extended through Columbus to its current northern terminus.
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi).
The Sun Herald is a U.S. newspaper based in Biloxi,Mississippi,that serves readers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The paper's current executive editor and general manager is Blake Kaplan,and its headquarters is in the city of Gulfport. It is owned by The McClatchy Company,one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States.
Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer,record producer,DJ and songwriter from Detroit,Michigan. He met Chicago rapper Common and fellow Detroit musician J Dilla both in 1996,and served as an extensive contributor for releases by both artists. He produced for Common's 1997 album One Day It'll All Make Sense,did so on much of his further projects,and formed the musical trio August Greene with the rapper alongside fellow jazz instrumentalist Robert Glasper in 2018. Furthermore,he formed the Jahari Massamba Unit with Madlib in 2020,and has also worked with prominent music industry artists including Paul McCartney,Kanye West,Denzel Curry,Earl Sweatshirt,and Norah Jones,among others.
Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus,Oxford,Southaven,Tupelo,Olive Branch,and West Point. The University of Mississippi is in the district.
James Earl Graves Jr. is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan,458 U.S. 718 (1982),was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States,decided 5–4,which ruled that the single-sex admissions policy of the Mississippi University for Women violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The 2008 Mississippi 1st congressional district special election was a special election in the state of Mississippi to determine who would serve the remainder of former Representative Roger Wicker's term. After an April 22,2008 ballot resulted in no candidate receiving a majority,Democratic Party candidate Travis Childers defeated Republican candidate Greg Davis in a runoff election on May 13,2008.
Altamas Kabir was an Indian lawyer and judge who served as the 39th Chief Justice of India.
9th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The American Indoor Football Alliance (AIFA) was a minor-professional American indoor football league based in the United States.
