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Mississippi State Beats Texas-Pan American 75-50

Jarvis Varnado Had 12 Points, 15 Rebounds And Eight Blocks To Lead Mississippi State To A 75-50 Victory Over Texas-pan American On Tuesday Night Mississippi... more »

Nov/24/09 7:58 PM

By (AP) STARKVILLE, Miss.

Man OK After Car Smashes House, Nearly Hits Him

Brian Roussel Was Enjoying A Quiet Evening Watching Tv When A Car Smashed Into His House In Oxford And Hit The Couch He Was Sitting On The Oxford Eagle Reports... more »

Nov/24/09 3:55 PM

By (AP) OXFORD, Miss.

Rankin Man’s ‘07 Murder Conviction Upheld

The State Court Of Appeals Has Upheld The Murder Conviction Of Johnny Shorter For The Slaying Of A Retired Police Officer Who Reportedly Was Involved With Shorter's Estranged... more »

Nov/24/09 3:12 PM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Ex-officer Dies Days After Arrest In 5 Robberies

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith Says Lawrence Epps, A Former Jackson Police Detective Accused Of Robbing Five Businesses, Has Died Of An Intentional Overdose... more »

Nov/24/09 3:09 PM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Swine Flu Vaccine At Miss. County Health Depts.

The Mississippi State Department Of Health Said Tuesday That Swine Flu Nasal Mist Vaccine Is Now Available Free At County Health Departments For All Healthy Residents From 2... more »

Nov/24/09 8:59 AM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Grand Jury Indicts In 9 Chop Shop Probe

A Prentiss County Grand Jury Has Indicted Nine People On Charges Related An Investigation Into A Chop Shop Sheriff Randy Tolar Tells The Daily Corinthian That... more »

Nov/24/09 6:32 AM

By (AP) BOONEVILLE, Miss.

Union Vote Dec. 1 On Northrop Contract

Unions At The Northrop Grumman Shipyard In Pascagoula Have Endorsed A New Contract Proposal From The Defense Contractor Union Members Will Vote On The Proposal... more »

Nov/24/09 6:24 AM

By (AP) PASCAGOULA, Miss.

Clarksdale Chief Guilty Of Disorderly Conduct

Clarksdale Police Chief Gregory Hoskins Has Been Found Guilty Of Three Counts Of Disorderly Conduct And Resisting Arrest After An Incident At A Southaven Convenience Store This... more »

Nov/24/09 4:20 AM

By (AP) SOUTHAVEN, Miss.

Bond Set In Petal Slaying

Judge Sheila Smallwood Has Set A $1 Million Bond For 24-year-old Nathan G Sumrall Of Petal, Who Was Charged With Murdering His Ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old April D Tischer ... more »

Nov/24/09 4:07 AM

By (AP) PETAL, Miss.

Long Beach Schools Come Up $1M Short

The Long Beach School District Is Short Nearly $1 Million In Property Tax Collections From Last Year, And Officials Have Turned To The State Auditor's Office For Help In Fixing... more »

Nov/24/09 3:56 AM

By (AP) LONG BEACH, Miss.

Joy Ride Leads To Felony Charge

A 48-year-old Gulfport Man Is Being Held On $50,000 Bond After Police Say He Took A Joy Riding On A Front-end Loader Police Tell The Sun Herald That Tommy Labrie... more »

Nov/24/09 3:45 AM

By (AP) GULFPORT, Miss.

Woman Found Dead At Business

Police Are Investigating A Fatal Shooting That Occurred Outside A Gulfport Business Police Chief Alan Weatherford Said Officers Were Called Labor Finders Shortly... more »

Nov/24/09 3:39 AM

By (AP) GULFPORT, Miss.

Bay-Wave Schools Want More From FEMA

Officials With The Bay St Louis-waveland School District Will Be In Washington On Jan 5 For An Arbitration Hearing Into Their Dispute With Fema Over $7 Million In Damage From... more »

Nov/24/09 3:21 AM

By (AP) BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.

Ferriday To Receive Blues Marker

State Officials Say Ferriday, La , Will Join A Handful Of Cities Outside The Magnolia State To Receive A Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Officials Tell The Natchez... more »

Nov/24/09 3:20 AM

By (AP) NATCHEZ, Miss.

Picayune To Annex Airport

The City Of Picayune Is Taking Steps To Annex The Local Airport The City Council Approved The Annexation This Past Week An Annexation Petition Must Now Be Filed... more »

Nov/24/09 3:19 AM

By (AP) PICAYUNE, Miss.

Special Elections Scheduled

Adams County Voters Will Decide A Sheriff's Runoff Tuesday, While Voters In A Portion Of Hancock County Will Elect A Supervisor Polls Will Open At 7 A M Tuesday... more »

Nov/24/09 3:18 AM

By (AP) NATCHEZ, Miss.

10 Nominees For 2009 Conerly Trophy

A 2007 Recipient Of The Award For Mississippi's Top College Football Player Is Up For The Honor Again Southern Mississippi Senior Running Back Damion Fletcher,... more »

Nov/23/09 4:46 PM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Feds: ‘Strong Association’ With Drywall, Corrosion

The Federal Government Says It Finds A "strong Association" Between Problematic Imported Chinese Drywall And Corrosion Of Pipes And Wires. more »

Nov/23/09 9:01 AM

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By (AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

KKK Protest Kept 8 Potential FB Recruits Away

Coach Houston Nutt Says At Least Eight Potential Football Recruits Didn't See Mississippi Beat Lsu Saturday Because Of A Ku Klux Klan Protest On Campus About... more »

Nov/23/09 6:51 AM

By (AP) OXFORD, Miss.

Man Dies In Hunting Accident

Two Days Into Mississippi's Gun Season For Deer Hunters, A Man Was Killed And Two Others Hospitalized In Two Shootings Oktibbeha County Sheriff Dolph Bryan... more »

Nov/23/09 4:21 AM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Petal Man Charged With Murder

A Petal Man Has Arrested In The Death Of 25-year-old April D Tischer Of Petal, Who Was Found Dead At Her Apartment Saturday Police Tell The Hattiesburg American... more »

Nov/23/09 4:13 AM

By (AP) PETAL, Miss.

Sheriff: 2 Slain Over $8

Grenada County Sheriff Alton Strider Tells The Greenwood Commonwealth That Rev Jimmy Stauddy And His Caregiver, Martha Stoker, Were Killed A Week Ago In An Apparent Argument... more »

Nov/23/09 4:05 AM

By (AP) HOLCOMB, Miss.

Arrest Made In Shooting Death

Greenville Police Have Made An Arrest In The City's Latest Homicide Police Arrested 31-year-old Vincent Williams Of Greenville, And Charged Him With Murder... more »

Nov/23/09 3:57 AM

By (AP) GREENVILLE, Miss.

Dead Identified In Halter Marine Fire

Authorities Have Released The Names Of The Men Killed Friday In An Apparent Flash Fire Inside The Tank Of A Tugboat They Were Working On At V T Halter Marine In Moss Point... more »

Nov/23/09 3:39 AM

By (AP) ESCATAWPA, Miss.

Recession Hits Food Network Hard

Mississippi Food Network will not be able to distribute much needed turkeys to communities this year due to the economic downturn. more »

Nov/22/09 4:07 PM

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Comment by southfan1981: Cissie, that is an interesting proposition regarding staples. I assume you mean the basics? Many cultures use meat as a side dish. I do not understand… 6 Responses »

Alabama Retains 2nd Spot In Latest AP Poll

Ole Miss returns to the Top 25 after their 25-23 upset of LSU. more »

Nov/22/09 4:01 PM

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Government Sells About 2,300 Storm Trailers

The Federal Government Is Continuing To Auction Travel Trailers Left In Mississippi Following Hurricane Katrina The Trailers Were Used As Temporary Housing In... more »

Nov/22/09 3:23 PM

By (AP) LUMBERTON, Miss.

Miss. Food Network Hit By Recession

The Recession Has Hit The Mississippi Food Network Hard For The First Time In Its History, The 25-year-old Food Bank Won't Be Able To Buy Turkeys And Distribute... more »

Nov/22/09 3:17 PM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Rack Leads Mississippi St. Past Maryland 84-55

Alexis Rack Scored A Career-high 43 Points And Led A Defensive Effort That Forced 28 Turnovers To Lead No 25 Mississippi State To A 84-55 Win Over Maryland ... more »

Nov/22/09 3:16 PM

By (AP) STARKVILLE, Miss.

Ole Miss Is 7-0 In November Under Houston Nutt

November Is Houston Nutt's Favorite Month The Mississippi Coach Loves This Time Of Year So Much, He Made Sign And Put It On The Wall In The Rebels' Training... more »

Nov/22/09 2:55 PM

By (AP) OXFORD, Miss.

Pascagoula Man Sentenced For Katrina Fraud

A Pascagoula Man Has Been Sentenced To 10 Months In Prison For Claiming Hurricane Katrina Assistance On A House He Owned, But Did Not Live In Todd Northrop Also... more »

Nov/22/09 9:44 AM

By (AP) PASCAGOULA, Miss.

Southern Mississippi Beat Tulsa 44-34

Martevious Young Threw A Career-high Four Touchdown Passes And Southern Mississippi Beat Tulsa 44-34 On Saturday Night The Golden Eagles (7-4, 5-2 Conference... more »

Nov/21/09 10:51 PM

By (AP) HATTIESBURG, Miss.

Mississippi State Beats Bethune-Cookman 67-51

Jarvis Varnado Scored 10 Points, Pulled Down 10 Rebounds And Became The All-time Leading Shot-blocker In The Southeastern Conference As Mississippi State Beat Bethune-cookman... more »

Nov/21/09 7:19 PM

By (AP) STARKVILLE, Miss.

Alcorn State Holds Off Jackson State 14-7

Tim Buckley Threw Two First-quarter Touchdown Passes And Alcorn State Made Them Stand Up In A 14-7 Victory Over Jackson State In Both Team's Season Finale On Saturday ... more »

Nov/21/09 5:52 PM

By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

McCluster Passes Ole Miss To 25-23 Win Over LSU

Dexter Mccluster Ran For 148 Yards And Passed For A Touchdown, And Mississippi Survived A Last-ditch Drive By 10th-ranked Lsu For A 25-23 Victory Saturday After... more »

Nov/21/09 5:27 PM

By (AP) OXFORD, Miss.

City Partners With Habitat

Last Year, Hattiesburg's Municipal Court Let Misdemeanor Offenders Who Couldn't Afford To Pay Off Their Fines Work Off Their Debts To The City Through Its Community Service... more »

Nov/21/09 2:10 PM

By (AP) HATTIESBURG, Miss.

Victims Identified In Explosion

Two men killed in a ship explosion in Escatawpa have been identified. more »

Nov/21/09 1:45 PM

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By Christian Stapleton

Funiture Factory Closes, Laying Off 75

The Last Whistle Has Sounded For About 75 Employees At A Longtime Anchor Of Columbia's Business Community, Orleans Furniture Inc After 57 Years, The Company... more »

Nov/21/09 12:52 PM

By (AP) COLUMBIA, Miss.

12 Klansmen Rally Briefly Before LSU-Ole Miss Game

About A Dozen Hooded Ku Klux Klan Members Rallied Briefly At The University Of Mississippi Before Saturday's Football Game With No 10 Lsu The Members Of The... more »

Nov/21/09 11:01 AM

By (AP) OXFORD, Miss.

Off-duty Deputy Shot

A Leake County Man Is In Jail Accused Of Shooting An Off-duty Madison County Deputy During A Domestic Dispute Leake County Sheriff Greg Waggoner Says The Shooting... more »

Nov/21/09 10:26 AM

By (AP) CARTHAGE, Miss.

Hospital Releases Two People In Tugboat Explosion

Two people were killed, four people were hurt. more »

Nov/20/09 9:30 PM

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2 Confirmed Dead In Shipyard Explosion

Moss Point Police And Emergency Crews Confirmed Two People Died In An Explosion At A Jackson County Shipyard Emergency Crews Responded To Vt Halter Marine's... more »

Nov/20/09 5:09 PM

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By (AP) ESCATAWPA, Miss.

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

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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

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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