January 29, 2011

Vigil held for missing woman
Anonymous CNHI/The Star Herald The Star Herald Sat Jan 29, 2011, 09:43 PM CST

KOSCIUSKO — A candlelight vigil was held Saturday night as an Attala County business woman remains missing.

Vickie Ellington, 53, was reported missing Thursday afternoon. She was last seen at the Louisville Wal-Mart. Her vehicle was found there.

Ellington's brother-in-law spoke to the crowd gathered at Red Bud Springs Park in Downtown Kosciusko spoke on behalf of the family.

He told those in attendance he had heard lots of rumors but as of Saturday morning, Attala County Sheriff William Lee and his deputies were still investigating the case.

Scripture reading, prayer, the singing of "Amazing Grace," and a moment of silence took place during the ceremony.

Anyone with information, call the Attala County Sheriff's Department at 289-5556

Vickie

Kosciusko woman missing
Business owner's vehicle found in Walmart parking lot on Miss. 25 on Thursday
Therese Apel • tapel@jackson.gannett.com • January 30, 2011
candlelight vigil at Redbud Park in Kosciusko on Saturday night marked at least two full days that missing businesswoman Vickie Ellington has been gone.

The Kosciusko Fitness and Tanning owner was reported missing around 8 p.m. Thursday, Department of Public Safety spokesman Jon Kalahar said. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting Attala County law enforcement officers in the search for Ellington, who was last seen around lunchtime Thursday.
An adult must be missing 48 hours before they're considered legally missing, Kalahar said. As Attala Countians prayed for the well-known resident, that benchmark passed and her name was added to the national missing persons databases.
Sheriff William Lee told BreezyNews.com in Kosciusko that Ellington told friends she was going to meet someone in Louisville on Thursday. Kalahar said her vehicle was then found in the Walmart parking lot on Mississippi 25 about 1 p.m. that day.
Kalahar said when Ellington did not meet an employee she was supposed to catch up with that evening, the employee contacted the Sheriff's Department.
Lee was quoted by WLBT news as saying that Ellington's case could be one of foul play. Kalahar said as far as MBI is concerned, they hope to find Ellington alive.
"At this point, it's too early to tell. We're going to conduct our investigation as if we are looking for a live person until any kind of evidence or tip leads us to believe different," he said.
Crime lab technicians began processing Ellington's vehicle Saturday night, and officials said witnesses still were being interviewed for possible leads as well.
Anyone with information related to the case may contact the Attala County Sheriff's Department at (662) 289-5556.
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Attala Fitness owner Vickie Ellington was still missing Friday evening. She had not been seen since Thursday morning. The 53-year-old was last heard from by friends via text message when she said she was going to meet someone in Louisville. Sheriff William Lee gave the first official confirmation that ellington's truck had been found in Louisville at the Wal-Mart parking lot in an interview shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. Lee said his investigators conducted interviews throughout the day looking for possible clues in the disappearance. He said there was not a lot of credible information on which to base a solid lead. Lee said earlier in the day that an investigator from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was also helping deputies in the search. Friends told Breezynews that Ellington's purse was left behind in Attala County. They also said that a child in Ellington's care was being cared for. Anyone with information is asked to call the Attala County Sheriff's Dept. at 289-5556.

ATTALA COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - Attala County authorities are searching for a missing businesswoman.

Vicky Ellington was last seen in Kosciusko Thursday. She owns Attala Fitness.

Her vehicle was found by friends at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Louisville Thursday afternoon.

A friend tells Breezy News a text message from Ellington said she had planned to meet someone in Louisville. Friends also say Ellington's purse was left behind and she is not answering her cell phone. She has a grandson who was in her care. He is being cared for.

The sheriff tells WLBT foul play is suspected.

If you have any information, contact the Attala County Sheriff's Department at 662-289-5556.

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=13931018

Nothing new to report on Vickie Ellington. Attala County Sheriff's Department and others searched the grounds near her home and it turned up nothing
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iReport — Attala Fitness owner Vickie Ellington has been missing since Thursday, January 27. Her vehicle was found by friends at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Louisville, MS about 1 p.m. Thursday. She was last seen Thursday morning in Kosciusko, MS. One friend tells that a text message from Ellington said she had planned to meet someone in Louisville.
A surveillance video from the Wal-Mart parking lot in Louisville Ellington leaving her SUV and walking north toward McDonald’s. She did not return to her vehicle and did not enter Wal-Mart.
Sources close to the investigation have confirmed that interviews have been going on on a nearly round-the-clock basis. Those sources also said Ellington's vehicle was being processed for evidence by investigators.
Ellington’s electronics had been searched for clues and that investigators, along with Louisville police and Winston County deputies had canvassed the area where she was last seen. About 15 to 20 people had been interviewed by deputies and investigators with the Miss. Bureau of Investigation.
Friends say Ellington’s purse was left behind at home but she had taken her wallet and keys and she does not answer her cell phone.

Ellington is a 53-year-old white female with short light brown or blonde hair.
She has a grandson who was in her care. He is being cared for.

Family and friends of Attala Fitness owner Vickie Ellington met Saturday for a prayer vigil at Red Bud Springs Park in Kosciusko. Prayers were offered for her safe return. Family members asked the public not to believe the many rumors floating around. Ellington's sister, Peggy Clark, said she is refraining from any speculation as to what might have happened.

January 31 UPDATE:
Attala County authorities were gearing up for a ground search Tuesday in the disappearance of Attala Fitness owner Vickie Ellington. Sheriff William Lee says that the search will likely be a slow one. He said Monday afternoon that Tuesday’s search would be to “eliminate the area around her place”.

February 1 UPDATE:
Attala County authorities say they are finished with a ground search at the home of Vickie Ellington. Sheriff William Lee says the search was complete Tuesday and turned up no new evidence.

Anyone with information is asked to call Attala County authorities at 289-5556.

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Ellington Case Continues as Leads Run Dry - Chris Davis March 19, 2011

Vickie Ellington has been missing now for nearly two months. Sheriff William Lee said this week that the investigation is continuing despite a lack on new leads or evidence. The owner of Attala Fitness was last seen on surveillance tapes from the Louisville Wal-Mart where her SUV was found abandoned on the afternoon of Jan. 27. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call Attala County authorities at 289-5556
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February 1, 2012
No new info in Ellington disappearance

By Leslie N. Dees The Star-Herald The Star Herald Wed Feb 01, 2012, 08:43 AM CST

KOSCIUSKO — A year has now come and gone since local businesswoman Vickie Ellington has gone missing.

Ellington, owner of Attala Fitness and Tanning, was last seen at the Louisville Wal-Mart Supercenter on Highway 25 in Winston County, where she had planned to meet someone on January 27, 2011. Her vehicle was found in the supercenter’s parking lot.

Attala County Sheriff William Lee said the investigation is ongoing but no new leads had surfaced.

Even with no new leads, Deborah Black, a friend and former employee, said people at the Swoll’s Gym still discuss the disappearance. Attala Fitness was sold after Ellington’s disappearance and renamed by new owners.

“The ladies have all been talking about her at the gym,” Black said last week. “We’d like some answers.”

“It’s been too long for us to feel that she’s just up and left,” Black said to refute some locals theories that Ellington just walked away from her life in Attala County.

“I just miss her,” Black said. “I miss her laughing and joking. I miss my friend.”

Lee said his department is working in connection with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations.

The MBI did not return calls as of press time on Tuesday.
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