Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 United States Census,the population was 23,401. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo,MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Tremont is a town in Itawamba County,Mississippi,United States. It was founded in 1852. The population was 465 at the 2010 census,up from 390 at the 2000 census.
Mantachie is a town in Itawamba County,Mississippi,United States. The population was 1,121 in the 2020 census. It is located 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Tupelo at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 363 and 371 and 5 miles (8 km) north of Interstate 22.
Jackson State University is a public historically black university in Jackson,Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity". Jackson State University's athletic teams,the Tigers,participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The university is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South,a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying danceline,the Prancing J-Settes,are well known for their unique style of dance,known as J-Setting.
Henry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi and the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1847 to 1852. He was a Unionist Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854,and an American Party supporter in California. During the American Civil War,he served in the First and Second Confederate Congresses. A practicing attorney,he published two memoirs related to the Civil War years,as well as a book on Texas prior to its annexation,and a postwar book on the legal profession and courts in the South.
Itawamba Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Fulton,Mississippi. Additional campuses are in Belden and Tupelo.
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 and West Point. One of the state's major universities,the University of Mississippi,is located within the district at Oxford.
Mississippi Highway 23 is a state highway in Mississippi. The route starts at MS 25 in the town of Smithville. It travels northeastward through the forests of eastern Itawamba County. The highway intersects Interstate 22 (I-22) and U.S. Route 78 in Tremont. MS 23 ends at the Mississippi–Alabama state line,just west of Red Bay.
The Itawamba County School District is a public school district based in Fulton,Mississippi,United States. The district's boundaries parallel that of Itawamba County.
David Wayne Baria is an American politician,attorney,and former contractor. A trial lawyer by trade,Baria was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 122nd district until the end of the 2019 legislative session. He also served as the House Minority Leader. Baria was a member of the Mississippi Senate before he was elected to the retiring J. P. Compretta's seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Baria was the Democratic nominee for the 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi.
Sharion Marie Aycock is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. She served as the chief judge from 2014 to 2021 and has been on the court since 2007. She is the first female federal district court judge in Mississippi.
Yale is a ghost town in Itawamba County,Mississippi,United States.
The 2010 Itawamba County School District prom controversy took place in Itawamba County,Mississippi,and began when lesbian student Constance McMillen was refused permission to take her girlfriend to the Itawamba County Agricultural High School prom. As a result of a lawsuit brought against the school,the school canceled the prom. Parents were encouraged to organize a private prom,but they canceled it. A second private prom was organized and represented to be the official prom. Meanwhile,parents organized a secret prom to which McMillen was not invited and which most of the student body attended. The school district settled the lawsuit by agreeing to a payment to McMillen and adoption of a sexual orientation non-discrimination policy.
Tom Cullerton was a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 23rd district from 2013 to 2022. The 23rd district spans northern DuPage County and includes all or parts of Addison,Bloomingdale,Bartlett,Carol Stream,Glendale Heights,Hanover Park,Itasca,Roselle,Villa Park,West Chicago,Wayne,Wood Dale and Medinah. Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate he was the Village President of Villa Park from 2009 to 2013 and served one term as a village trustee from 2005 to 2009.
North Mississippi is a region in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi,consisting of Alcorn,Itawamba,Lee,Pontotoc,Prentiss,Tippah,Tishomingo,and Union counties. These counties share a unique cultural history that distinguishes them from other areas in the state of Mississippi. As of 2010,the counties have a combined population of 267,560. Tupelo is the largest city in the region,but other notable cities include Booneville,Corinth,New Albany,and Pontotoc.
A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held on May 12,2015,to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee,a member of the Republican Party,died on February 6,2015.
John Trent Kelly is an American lawyer,politician,and U.S. Army general officer from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party,Kelly is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st congressional district.
William Dozier Anderson was a mayor,state legislator,and judge in Mississippi. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1910 to 1911 and from 1920 to 1944. He also served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi State Senate. He was mayor of Tupelo,Mississippi from 1898 to 1906.
Kathy L. Chism is an American politician who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district since 2020.
Mississippi Highway 363 (MS 363) is a state highway in Itawamba and Lee counties in northeastern Mississippi. It travels for a length of 20.9 miles (33.6 km).
