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Friday November 20 2009

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 »
4:11 AM
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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 »
3:26 AM
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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 »
8:34 PM
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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 »
5:13 PM
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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 »
3:57 PM
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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 »
2:47 PM
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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 »
1:08 PM
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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 »
1:44 PM
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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 »
10:20 AM
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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 »
9:48 AM
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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 »
8:45 AM
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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 »
11:31 AM
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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 »
11:29 AM
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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 »
7:52 AM
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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 »
3:25 AM
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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 »
3:22 AM
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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 »
1:51 PM
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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 »
1:31 PM
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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 »
1:02 PM
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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 »
9:46 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Belhaven Considers Name Change

Belhaven College Has Asked Alumni And Students Their Thoughts On Adding "university" To The School's Name Belhaven President Roger Parrott Tells The Clarion-ledger... more »
7:01 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Sunday November 15 2009

STDs Growing Problem Among Miss. Teens

Teenagers make up almost 40 percent of those diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases in Mississippi. more »
6:56 PM
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By Associated Press
Comment by mob1: What a shocker “shocker may be the wrong thing” but what a shocker. The sad thing is condoms are readily available if they really wanted to… 1 Responses »

Teenagers’ STDs A Growing Health Problem In Miss.

Teenagers Make Up Almost 40 Percent Of Those Diagnosed With Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Mississippi The Clarion-ledger Reports That There Has Been A 25... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Saturday November 14 2009

Longtime Weathercaster Dies At 92

Longtime Jackson Television Weathercaster Woodie Assaf Has Died At The Age Of 92 Assaf Died Friday Afternoon He Worked For Wlbt For Most Of Five Decades Starting... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Friday November 13 2009

Former Judge DeLaughter To Be Sentenced Friday

Bobby Delaughter (deh-law'-tur) Made History As A Prosecutor Who Put Away A Notorious Civil Rights-era Assassin The Case Became The Subject Of Books And A Movie, And Put Delaughter... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Famed Miss. Judge Faces Prison For Lying To FBI

Bobby Delaughter Made History As A Young Prosecutor Who Put Away A Notorious Civil Rights-era Assassin The Case Became The Subject Of Books And A Movie, And Put Delaughter... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Thursday November 12 2009

FBI Involved In Rape Investigation

Fbi Agents Assisting Hinds County Authorities In An Alleged Rape Have Searched The Home Of Ricky Lavert Franklin, Who Has Also Been Investigated For Several Slayings ... more »
7:12 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Miss. High Court Reverses Scruggs’ Fees Ruling

Richard "dickie" Scruggs Involvement In A Judicial Bribery Scandal Had Nothing To Do With A Fees Dispute Involving Hurricane Katrina Insurance Cases, The Mississippi Supreme... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Miss. High Court: Medicaid Erred On Pharmacy Rule

State Medicaid Officials Should Have Asked The Legislature For Approval Before Tinkering With A Law That Would Change Reimbursements For Pharmacists, The Mississippi Supreme... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Some Miss. Schools Balk At Swine Flu Shots

Swine Flu Shots Remain In Demand Across The State With Some Clinics Temporarily Running Out Of The Vaccine Some Schools, However, Are Balking At Giving Swine Flu Shots ... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Tuesday November 03 2009

Grove Hill Goes Wet

Referendum Approved more »
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By Mel Showers
Wednesday September 09 2009

State Farm Can’t Raise Rates In Coastal Mississippi

Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney temporarily denied State Farm's request to increase homeowners' rates by 45 % in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties. more »
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By The Associated Press
Comment by justme: So many have no insurance now cause of high cost, seem’s like a legal way to get rid of clients to reduce their loses.  Insurance pays for so… 1 Responses »
Thursday August 13 2009

Alabama Little League Champs Knocked Out Of Playoffs

Jackson lost 8-4 to Chantilly, Virginia Wednesday night in the Southeast Regional Tournament. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Monday August 10 2009

Jackson Advances To Semi-Final Of Little League SE Regional

At 1-2 in pool play, Jackson finished in a three way tie with Florida and North Carolina. But they won the tie-breaker by virtue of giving up the fewest runs of the three teams. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by claycitymadness: congrats and good luck 10 Responses »
Friday July 31 2009

Storm Damage: Through The Roof!

A burst of wind blew through Clarke County and peeled a roof off the National Guard Armory. more »
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By Tiffany Craig

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