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Blast Kills 1, Injures Others At VT Halter Marine

Officials Say At Least One Person Was Killed Friday In An Explosion At The Vt Halter Marine Shipyard In The Mississippi Coastal City Of Moss Point The Sun Herald... more »

Nov/20/09 5:09 PM

By (AP) MOSS POINT, Miss.

Deadly Ship Explosion

One person is dead, another believed to be dead following an explosion at a Mississippi shipyard. Updated 7:30pm more »

Nov/20/09 4:34 PM

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No. 10 LSU, Ole Miss Meet With So Much At Stake

Things Are Looking Awfully Familiar For No 10 Lsu And Mississippi There Are Two Games Left In The Season And The Traditional Rivals Are Again Fighting For Second... more »

Nov/20/09 3:24 PM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

V’burg Man Gets Life For Slaying In Property Feud

Eric Davis Has Been Sentenced To Life In A Shooting Death That Police Say Stemmed From A Property-line Feud Between Next-door Neighbors Authorities Say 23-year-old... more »

Nov/20/09 2:31 PM

By (AP) VICKSBURG, Miss.

KKK Plans To Protest At Ole Miss Over Song, Chant

Ku Klux Klansmen Say They'll Protest Saturday At The University Of Mississippi Grand Titan Shane Tate Of Tupelo Says Members Are Unhappy Because Ole Miss Chancellor... more »

Nov/20/09 1:53 PM

By (AP) OXFORD, Miss.

Hearing Postponed For Columbus Officers

Circuit Judge Lee Howard Has Postponed Until February A Hearing For Four Columbus Police Officers Who Lost A Month's Salary After A May 5 Incident At The Vicksburg National... more »

Nov/20/09 12:15 PM

By (AP) COLUMBUS, Miss.

Arrest Made In Grenada Co. Homicides

An Arrest Has Been Made In A Double Homicide In Grenada County Sheriff Alton Strider Tells The Greenwood Commonwealth That 22-year-old John Wayne Mcchriston... more »

Nov/20/09 11:59 AM

By (AP) HOLCOMB, Miss.

Margaritaville Still On Hold

Harrah's Entertainment May Need Financial Partners If It Wants To Build The Margaritaville Casino In Biloxi With The Size And Scope Originally Intended, Says A Company Official... more »

Nov/20/09 11:52 AM

By (AP) BILOXI, Miss.

Miss. High Court Lifts Stay

The Mississippi Supreme Court Has Lifted A Stay On The Trial Of Two Men In The Slaying Of A Forest Teenager The Trial Was Delayed In April While The Supreme... more »

Nov/20/09 10:04 AM

By (AP) DECATUR, Miss.

USM, Tulsa Meet With Goals Still In Reach

If Southern Miss Wants A Place In The Conference Usa Championship Game, The Golden Eagles Must Defeat A Tulsa Team That Appears Vulnerable After Five Straight Losses ... more »

Nov/20/09 9:50 AM

By (AP) HATTIESBURG, Miss.

Biloxi Casino Plans Expansion

The Biloxi Planning Commission Has Approved The Expansion Project Of Palace Casino Resort The Proposal Will Go To Before The City Council On Dec, 15 ... more »

Nov/20/09 8:03 AM

By (AP) BILOXI, Miss.

Drowning Ruled In Man’s Death

Authorities Say Drowning Has Been Ruled In The Death Of A Man Whose Body Was Found In A Meridian Creek The Body Of 44-year-old Shawn L Rackley Of Meridian Was... more »

Nov/20/09 6:57 AM

By (AP) MERIDIAN, Miss.

3 Daily Flights Could Return To Tupelo

Mesaba Airlines Is Asking For A Federal Subsidy To Offer Three Daily Flights From Tupelo Regional Airport Mesaba Said In July It Could No Longer Provide Service... more »

Nov/20/09 6:49 AM

By (AP) TUPELO, Miss.

Sumrall Man Dies In Traffic Accident

A Two-vehicle Accident Involving A Tractor And A Cement Truck Claimed The Life Of A 24-year-old Sumrall Man Mississippi Highway Patrol Spokesman Sgt Perry Snyder... more »

Nov/20/09 4:28 AM

By (AP) HATTIESBURG, Miss.

Teacher Charged With Pot Growing At Home

A Teacher At St Martin High School Is Out Of Jail On Bond Following His Arrest On A Multiple Drug Charges, Including Marijuana Cultivation The Sun Herald Reports... more »

Nov/20/09 4:11 AM

By (AP) ST. MARTIN, Miss.

Man Convicted In 2005 Capital Murder

A Harrison County Jury Deliberated For 30 Minutes Before Convicting 32-year-old Mark Kee Brown Of Capital Murder In The July 6, 2005, Shooting Death Of D'iberville Resident... more »

Nov/20/09 4:03 AM

By (AP) BILOXI, Miss.

Gulfport Fire Chief ‘moving On’ After 34 Years

Fire Chief Pat Sullivan Is Retiring After More Than 34 Years With The Department Sullivan, Who Was Promoted To Chief In 2001, Would Not Discuss The Reasons Behind... more »

Nov/20/09 3:51 AM

By (AP) GULFPORT, Miss.

2 Women Face Sentencing In Identity Theft Case

Two Women Faced Federal Sentencing Friday In Scheme In Which One Of Them Stole The Identity Of Someone She Met At A Women's Shelter And Used It To Rip Off People, Businesses... more »

Nov/20/09 3:29 AM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Miss. High Court Tosses Out Wrongful Death Award

A $75,000 Award To A Family Who Claimed Lisa Williams' Death Resulted From Laurel Police Officers' Failure To Arrest Kenneth Wilson After Two Distrubance Calls Has Been Thrown... more »

Nov/20/09 3:26 AM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Houses To Be Auctioned

About 166 Properties Many Of Them On The Mississippi Gulf Coast Will Be Auctioned Saturday At Treasure Bay Casino In Biloxi They Are Part Of The Going-out-of-business... more »

Nov/20/09 3:22 AM