(hÅst) n. 1. One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity. 2. A person who manages an inn or hotel. 3. One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event: the city chosen as host for the Olympic Games. 4. The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
Lucedale (pronounced loose-dale /ËluËsdeÉªl/) is a city in George County, Mississippi. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of George County.
Locustdale is located on the border of Columbia and Schuylkill counties at 40Â°46â²43â³N 76Â°22â²37â³W / 40.77861Â°N 76.37694Â°W / 40.77861; -76.37694 (40.778664, -76.376913). It is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the borough of Ashland. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.085 square miles (0.22 km2), all of it land.