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Update: 8/03/2011 at 1:00 Pm Water Alert for the City of Belzoni. We had a loss of pressure at one of our pumping stations so the citizens of Belzoni need to boil their water. Testing has been sent to Jackson and hopefully this can beresolved either Thursday or Friday. We are working hard to ensure your water is safe. Thank you for your understanding.
SELECTED AS ONE OF MISSISSIPPI’S MOST LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
FOR 1996 BY THE MISSISSIPPI MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION AND
THE CLARION LEDGER
In making the SOS (Save Outdoor Sculpture)
inventory of the State of Mississippi, it was determined that BELZONI has more outdoor sculpture per capita
than any other city in Mississippi.
Originally known as
“Greasy Row” because of the row of saloons along the bank
of the Yazoo River, Belzoni was named for
Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Belzoni was selected county seat for Humphreys
County, the last county to be formed in the State of Mississippi in
1918. Humphreys County is known as “The Catfish
Capital of the World,” with more acres of farm raised
catfish than any other county.
Belzoni carries the distinction of HEART OF THE DELTA. It is located in the middle
of the Yazoo-Mississippi Rivers Delta and was chartered in 1895.
Recently celebrating its first 100 years, the city commemorated
this event with the dedication of the Centennial Green Park. Located
in downtown Belzoni and next to The Catfish Capitol, the park helps
to revitalize the downtown area. Signature bricks add charm and
connect the past with the present.
The
City of Belzoni is a small Delta town,
population 2663 in the 2000 census, with a thriving central business
district. Twenty years ago the City of Belzoni
embarked on a redevelopment program for the downtown area with the
replacement of sidewalks using brick and exposed aggregate, the
planting of nineteen Linden trees, concrete poles with sodium vapor
lighting, which was new at that time, and more appropriate parking.
The community demonstrates its great sense of pride by its well
kept residential neighborhoods and its desire for the city to help
keep its streets clean and provide those special amenities that
only small towns can offer. The community is dedicated to its citizens
and a quality of life for everyone.
CITY
OF BELZONI
102 WEST JACKSON
STREET
P. O. BOX 674
BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI 39038-0674
TEL. 662-247-1343
FAX. 662-247-1346
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