Monroe Journal

06/03/2026

Local libraries are kicking off this year's summer reading program this week.

Municipal libraries across the county will offer monster-sized fun beginning next week through their summer reading programs.

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Cemetery maintenance, preservation projects and the electric department's upcoming fiscal year budget were among topics discussed at last week's Aberdeen Board of Aldermen work session.

ABERDEEN – A number of topics were discussed during city officials’ May 26 work session ahead of potential action during June 2’s board of aldermen meeting.

06/03/2026

Aberdeen Police Chief Quinell Shumpert warns people of a telephone scam.

Aberdeen Police Chief Quinell Shumpert encourages people to disregard calls from people threatening to make an arrest if their demands aren’t met, chalking up a recent string of incidences to

06/03/2026

Voting for this year's Monroe Journal Readers' Choice is now open. Scan the QR code below to nominate your favorites.

06/03/2026

Since taking over ownership of Bill’s Hamburgers in 2023, Will Pate has added a fresh coat of paint and implemented some fresh ideas – including plans to open a second location in downtown Tupelo later this year. The business was one of 500 national recipients of an Amex Shop Small grant, which is helping improve the original location – which opened in 1929.

AMORY – Since taking over ownership of Bill’s Hamburgers in 2023, Will Pate has added a fresh coat of paint and implemented some fresh ideas – including plans to open

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

Aberdeen High School’s flight academy was highlighted during an aviation day at Monroe County Airport.

06/01/2026

Voting for the 2026 Monroe Journal Readers’ Choice competition opens online June 3.

06/01/2026

The Monroe County Historical Society will meet June 3 at 2 p.m. at the Amory Regional Museum. Brother Rogers, who retired from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will speak on the subject of Learning Mississippi History Through Historical Markers.

NETTLETON – Supposedly, one-fourth of the ammunition the United States used during World War II was made at the Gulf Ordnance Plant in Prairie. While the megasite slowly subsided in