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Tuesday November 24 2009

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 »
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By (AP) PASCAGOULA, Miss.

Headland Teen Apologizes To Crash Victim’s Family

A Headland Teen Has Pleaded Guilty And Asked For Forgiveness From The Family Of A Woman He Killed During A 2007 Crash Alex Rushing Read A Letter Of Apology In... more »
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By (AP) DOTHAN, Ala.
Monday November 23 2009

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 »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Gingrich Sets Ohio Town Hall

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Has Scheduled The First Of A Planned Series Of Town Halls On Jobs For Cincinnati Next Week What Gingrich Calls The "real... more »
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By (AP) CINCINNATI

Cincinnati Marker Notes Herzog Recording Site

A New Historic Marker In Downtown Cincinnati Makes Note Of The Building Where Hank Williams Williams Sr Recorded His Haunting Classic, "i'm So Lonesome I Could Cry " ... more »
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By (AP) CINCINNATI

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 »
4:21 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, 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 »
3:57 AM
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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 »
3:39 AM
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By (AP) ESCATAWPA, Miss.

FBI Wants Public’s Help In Civil Rights Killings

Over The Last Three Years, The Fbi Scoured Faded Documents, Interviewed Aging Lawmen And Tracked Down Witnesses From Killings That Occurred Decades Ago, Many Of Them Involving... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Mississippi
Sunday November 22 2009

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 »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Saturday November 21 2009

Alabama A&M Beats Martin Methodist 76-55

Casey Cantey Scored 22 Points To Lead Alabama A&m In A 76-55 Win Over Martin Methodist On Saturday Night Desmond Jackson Scored 16 Points And Bo Amusa Added... more »
9:07 PM
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By (AP) HUNTSVILLE, Ala.

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 »
5:52 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Friday November 20 2009

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 »
5:09 PM
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By (AP) ESCATAWPA, Miss.

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 »
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By (AP) JACKSON, 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 »
11:59 AM
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By (AP) HOLCOMB, Miss.

Jesse Jackson Raps Artur Davis, Then Backs Off

The Rev Jesse Jackson Is No Longer Being Critical Of Rep Artur Davis Of Birmingham For Voting Against A Health Care Overhaul Bill In The House The Civil Rights... more »
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By (AP) MONTGOMERY, Ala.

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 »
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By (AP) ST. MARTIN, 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 »
3:29 AM
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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 »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Thursday November 19 2009

Mississippi Valley Beats Champion Baptist 102-56

Tashan Newsome Scored 11 Points And Had Seven Steals In Mississippi Valley State's 102-56 Win Over Champion Baptist On Thursday Night The Delta Devils (1-2)... more »
9:40 PM
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By (AP) ITTA BENA, Miss.

New Era Workers Worry About The Future

Company announces its closing its Mobile and Jackson, Alabama plants. more »
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By Steve Alexander
Comment by mburgha256: Yup, Just got to be union? company now says NO WAY. we can make the caps cheaper in CHINA??? Same price to purchase though. view »

Miss. St. Secondary Prepares For Arkansas’ Mallett

Mississippi State Defensive Coordinator Carl Torbush Is Feeling A Little Jumpy That's What Happens When Arkansas Quarterback Ryan Mallett And The Southeastern... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Watchdog Recommends Suspension For Lamar Co. Judge

A Judicial Watchdog Has Recommended The State Supreme Court Publicly Reprimand And Temporarily Suspend A Justice Court Judge In Lamar County The Mississippi... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Calif. Woman Arraigned On Credit Fraud Charges

A California Woman Wanted In At Least Three Other States Has Been Arraigned In Federal Court In Mississippi For Allegedly Trying To Use A Stolen Credit Card At Two Businesses... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Miss. Proposal To Merge Black Schools Draws Fire

Gov Haley Barbour's Plan To Merge Mississippi's Three Historically Black Universities Has Created A Tense Atmosphere In A State Saddled With A Violent Civil Rights Past And... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Wednesday November 18 2009

Attorney General: Grenada Officer Faces Sex Charge

Attorney General Jim Hood Says A Grenada Police Officer Has Been Arrested On Charges Of Sexual Battery Of A Minor Hood, In A News Release, Says Donnie Tenner... more »
4:21 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Miss. Governor’s Mansion Gets Nearly $50K Touchup

The Mississippi Governor's Mansion Is Getting A Small Facelift The State Is Spending $49,675 For A Private Contracting Crew To Repaint The Four Front Columns... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Portion Of Miss. Highway Named For Bataan Survivor

James Arnold Flowers, A War World Ii Veteran Who Survived The Bataan Death March, Will Be Honored Thursday When A Portion Of A Mississippi Highway Is Named For Him ... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Miss. AG: State Hospital Not Equipped For Billiot

Mississippi Authorities Say The State Mental Hospital Is Not Equipped To Handle A Death Row Inmate Whose Execution Was Blocked When A Federal Judge Found Him Insane ... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

5 Indicted In Alleged Scheme To Steal Police Guns

Five People Have Been Indicted On Federal Charges Related To An Alleged Conspiracy To Steal Guns From The Tchula Police Department In The Mississippi Delta The... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Jackson Receives $1.7M Stimulus Grant

The Clarion-ledger Reports Wednesday The City Of Jackson Has Been Awarded A $1 7 Million Federal Stimulus Grant To Make Its Buildings And Facilities More Energy Efficient ... more »
4:23 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Yazoo City Man Faces Child Porn Charge

Attorney General Jim Hood Says A Yazoo City Man Faces Charges Of Possession Of Child Pornography Hood Says The Arrest Of 27-year-old Tommy Logan Was Made By... more »
3:27 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Tuesday November 17 2009

Disaster Declaration For Farm Losses In 5 States

Federal Agriculture Authorities Have Declared Disaster Areas In Parts Of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi And Tennessee Due To Crop Losses From A Combination Of Severe... more »
2:55 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Barbour’s Budget Would Blend Some State Agencies

Proposals To Merge Some Universities Or Consolidate School Districts Have Grabbed Most Of The Attention Since Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour Unveiled His Budget Earlier This... more »
2:36 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Barbour’s University Merger Proposals Could Falter

Some Mississippi House Members Say Gov Haley Barbour's More Politically Sensitive Budget Ideas Might Be Dead On Arrival Including A Proposal To Merge Eight Universities Into... more »
2:36 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Convicted Murderer Wins New Trial

Cory Maye Has Won A New Trial In The Slaying Of A Prentiss Police Officer Because A Judge Denied Maye His Constitutional Right To Be Tried In South Mississippi's Jefferson... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Entergy Expects Lower Electric Rates In Early ‘10

Entergy Mississippi Inc Says Its Electricity Rates Could Be 11 Percent Lower During The First Three Months Of 2010 Than They Were For The Same Period This Year ... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Entergy Miss. Expects Electric Rates In Early ‘10

Entergy Mississippi Inc Says Its Electricity Rates Could Be 11 Percent Lower During The First Three Months Of 2010 Than They Were For The Same Period This Year ... more »
11:31 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Tea Party Petitions For GOP-led Miss. Voter ID

Gov Haley Barbour's Brother Is Going To Meridian Tuesday Night To Accept A Batch Of Signatures Gathered On Voter-identification Petitions The Signatures Were... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Official: School Mergers Should Be Local Decision

The Head Of The Mississippi Association Of School Superintendents Says School Consolidation Should Be A Local Decision Mass Executive Director Sam Bounds' Comments... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Hinds Co. To Borrow $6M To Cover Expenses

Hinds County Will Borrow $6 Million From Bancorpsouth To Cover Operating Expenses For The First Three Months Of This Fiscal Year The Board Of Supervisors Voted... more »
4:16 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Barbour Announces Blues Marker For Woodville

Gov Haley Barbour Has Announced The Site Of The Next Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Barbour Says A Ceremony Will Be Held At 11 A M Wednesday In Woodville In... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Lawsuit: Inmate Died After He Was Denied Water

A Federal Lawsuit Claims An Inmate Who Died While On A Work Detail In Quitman County In June Was Denied Water While Picking Up Trash In The Summer Heat The Family... more »
3:24 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Woman Sues RR For Injuries While Taking Pictures

Helen Gable Was Taking Pictures On The Railroad Tracks In Tupelo In 2006 When A Train Nearly Cut Off Her Leg As She Tried To Get Out Of The Way Gable And Her... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Monday November 16 2009

Miss. Power Co. Says Customers’ Rates Decreasing

Mississippi Power Co Says Its Customers' Electric Bills Will Be Cheaper Next Year The Company Filed Its Annual Fuel Cost Adjustment On Monday, And State Regulators... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Barbour: Miss. Should Consider University Mergers

Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour Said Monday The State Should Consider Merging Some Of Its Universities To Save Money Barbour, In Announcing His Budget Recommendations,... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Barbour Budget Has Education Mergers, Agency Cuts

Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour On Monday Unveiled A Budget That Includes Sweeping Reorganization Of State Government, Including Proposals To Merge Eight Universities Into Five... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Barbour: Miss. Should Merge Universities

Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour Says The State Should Consider Merging Some Of Its Universities To Save Money Barbour, In Announcing His Budget Recommendations... more »
1:31 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Bond Set In Jackson Salon Slayings

Bond Has Been Set For Three Suspects In A Double Homicide Last Month At A Jackson Beauty Salon Stephen Adams Of Kosciusko And William Fleming And Kerrick Nash... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

2 Found Stabbed To Death In Rural Grenada County

The Grenada County Sheriff Says A Retired Police Investigator And His Caregiver Were Found Stabbed To Death Sunday In The Former Officer's Home In A Rural Community ... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

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