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Pages in category "People from Leflore County, Mississippi" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Leflore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,339. [1] The county seat is Greenwood. [2] The county is named for Choctaw leader Greenwood LeFlore, who signed a treaty to cede his people's land to the United States in exchange for land in Indian Territory.
Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. [2] The facility opened in 1996, with a capacity of 1172. [3] This facility was closed by the state in 2002, then re-opened in 2004. [4]
Amanda Belle Elzy (died 2004) was a pioneering African-American educator. [1] She graduated from Rust High School in 1929 and from Rust College in 1934. [1] She worked as Supervisor of Negro Schools in Leflore County, Mississippi, then became the first black assistant superintendent in the county, and was one of the founders of Mississippi Valley State University in the 1940s.
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Quito is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Quito is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Morgan City and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Itta Bena along Mississippi Highway 7. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. Quito is located on the former Columbus and Greenville Railroad. A post office ...
On 10 July 2017, a Lockheed KC-130T Hercules aircraft belonging to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) crashed in Leflore County, Mississippi, killing all 16 people on board. [1] [2] [3] The aircraft had the call sign "Yanky 72" and was from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452) based at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New ...
Shellmound is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Greenwood and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Schlater near U.S. Highway 49E. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.