Place:Parma, New Madrid, Missouri, United States

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NameParma
TypeCity
Coordinates36.613°N 89.817°W
Located inNew Madrid, Missouri, United States
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Parma is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census.

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Parma was first incorporated as a village in 1900.

At the turn of the 20th century, Parma contained two saw mills.

In 1903, Parma, along with the neighboring community of Lotta, was incorporated as a village, retaining the name "Parma."

It became a fourth class city in 1905.

On April 14, 2015, Tyus Byrd was sworn in as the first African-American woman mayor of Parma. Byrd succeeded Randall Ramsey, who had been mayor of Parma for a total of 37 years. Shortly before Byrd was to be sworn in, four of the city's six police officers resigned, along with the city's clerk and the supervisor of water treatment. On November 23, 2020, Tyus Byrd was arrested in Jonesboro, Arkansas on stealing $25,000 or more and forgery charges. On May 4, 2021, Tyus Byrd was charged with two counts of forgery and two counts of receiving stolen property.

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