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State briefs

Jan 9, 2009 4:34 am

Briefs from around the state

Police sergeant exams to resume

Jan 9, 2009 4:31 am

Jackson's Civil Service Commission has approved a police request to restart the process of offering sergeant promotions exams.

Hancock Co.'s Katrina healing under way

Jan 9, 2009 4:30 am

After a hurricane, putting Humpty Dumpty back together again is no simple task.

Chase of fleeing auto ends with a collision

Jan 9, 2009 4:29 am

Jackson police on Thursday were trying to figure out who is to blame in a traffic accident involving a patrolman and a man driving home from work.

Utility: Contract sales led to refund

Jan 9, 2009 4:26 am

Entergy Corp. has acknowledged in a letter to state regulators that it sold power to Mississippi in 2005 from a subsidiary under a fuel contract that years earlier led to a refund of $72 million to Lo...

2nd house burns in a week near Farish St.

Jan 9, 2009 4:25 am

Jackson firefighters on Thursday extinguished the second vacant house fire in a week in the Farish Street area.

JATRAN in trouble

Jan 9, 2009 4:22 am

If it weren't for JATRAN's Route 13, Annette Stewart would not have her independence.

House to vote on cig tax hike

Jan 9, 2009 4:19 am

Mississippi lawmakers began trying to raise new revenue Thursday with a proposed 82-cents-a-pack cigarette tax increase as state agencies prepared for deeper budget cuts that could affect more service...

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

Local News from Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via Yahoo! News

UPDATE:Illinois House impeaches governor

Jan 9, 2009 5:19 pm

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Driven by anger and politics, the Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an unprecedented action that sets the stage for a Senate trial on whet...

UPDATE:TVA reports Ala. power plant retaining pond leak

Jan 9, 2009 5:06 pm

The Associated Press STEVENSON, Ala. - The Tennessee Valley Authority says a waste pond at its Widows Creek power plant in northeast Alabama has ruptured but the spill is now contained.

UPDATE:Digital signal test planned

Jan 9, 2009 5:05 pm

The Associated Press JACKSON - Mississippi television stations on Monday will drop their regular TV signals to prepare for February's permanent move to digital.

Celebrating Shake Rag

Jan 9, 2009 1:49 pm

"Shake Rag, located east of the old M&O (later GM&O) railway tracks and extending northward from Main Street, was one of several historic African American communities in Tupelo.

For the King

Jan 9, 2009 1:35 pm

TUPELO - The birth of a king is something to celebrate far and wide. People traveled from around the country and across the Atlantic Ocean to visit the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum on Thursday ...

Standalone Steak Escape opens in Tupelo

Jan 9, 2009 1:34 pm

TUPELO - Steak Escape opens today, creating 15 new jobs. The fast casual restaurant, known for its Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, attracted 250 applications.

Oren Dunn City Museum prepares for silver jubilee

Jan 9, 2009 1:04 pm

Are you from Tupelo? If you wish to donate any objects, photographs or newspaper clippings to the Oren Dunn City Museum, call (662) 841-6438 or send an e-mail to museum@ci.tupelo.ms.us.

House leaders act quickly on cigarette tax

Jan 9, 2009 12:35 pm

JACKSON - House Democratic leaders acted quickly Thursday to raise additional revenue by proposing an increase in the cigarette tax to blunt the impact of budget cuts Gov. Haley Barbour said he will b...

Beef plant case: Mills 'astonished' at idea for community service

Jan 9, 2009 12:35 pm

"Dr. (Clyde) Muse understood that a possibility existed that Judge Mike Mills could consider a community service option for Mr. Nick Cawood, who is a certified facility planner and is currently u...

Minorities tracked for department head search

Jan 9, 2009 12:34 pm

TUPELO - Despite an earlier report that the city doesn't track race among job applicants, an unofficial tally was kept recently for those who applied for two department head positions.

Local News for Gulf Coast Mississippi from The Picayune Item

Boot drive for memorial is this weekend

Jan 8, 2009 7:21 pm

The Picayune Police Department is conducting a ?boot drive? this weekend to raise funds for a new Police Memorial and to help finance their ?Ride to Remember? to thank police departments that assisted...

Sensors installed, operational this weekend

Jan 8, 2009 7:21 pm

Motorists tired of the congestion associated with traversing the intersection of U.S. Highway 11 and Mississippi Highway 43 North may see some relief after this weekend.

Pay up or don?t drive

Jan 7, 2009 6:32 pm

A change on the operational activities will mean citizens convicted of traffic or criminal charges who do not pay their fines will lose their driving privileges.

Officers assaulted during traffic stop

Jan 7, 2009 6:29 pm

One of two suspects stopped for a traffic violation tried to escape capture by assaulting two Picayune Police Officers.

Brookhaven hospital suffers patient declines

Jan 7, 2009 6:24 pm

Officials at King?s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven say the last four months of 2008 saw unexpectedly low patient volumes and the hospital must increase its patient flow.

City council finds property division difficult

Jan 7, 2009 9:35 am

Dividing a piece of property could be an easy thing for Picayune?s City Council to do, if the people involved can come to an agreement.

Some restaurants banning smoking in anticipation of ordinance

Jan 6, 2009 8:06 pm

Even though the city?s smoking ordinance still has not gone into effect, many establishments have begun making the move ? to mixed reviews.

Feds seek public comment on Ala.-Miss. pipeline

Jan 6, 2009 7:55 pm

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking public comments by Jan. 21 on a proposed natural gas pipeline from Grand Bay to Pascagoula, Miss., including a proposed alternate route along U.S. 9...

Hales re-elected Board of Supervisors president

Jan 5, 2009 8:11 pm

The County Board of Supervisors unanimously re-elected Anthony Hales of District 1 as board president.Patrick Lee, District 4, was elected vice president.

Two men die in accident

Jan 5, 2009 8:09 pm

Two men from Carriere died in a car accident early Monday morning in Hancock County.

Local news for Mississippi from SunHerald.com

Casino Magic barge on the way out (Updated at 12 p.m.)

Jan 9, 2009 6:02 pm

A crane was used to free passage for the Casino Magic barge in shallow areas at the mouth of the Jordon River on Thursday in Bay St. Louis. The barge will be removed to Morgan City, La. The Casino Mag...

Downtown Biloxi has new look

Jan 9, 2009 12:33 pm

Things are moving in downtown Biloxi, where the library that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina is now demolished. The Creole cottage on the site across from City Hall was moved from there Thursday. The...

Some approve of Diamondhead casino

Jan 9, 2009 5:01 am

HANCOCK COUNTY — Two members of the Hancock County Planning Commission said during a workshop session Thursday they favor the prospect of a Diamondhead casino that was hotly contested by man...

Police look for thief

Jan 9, 2009 4:56 am

BILOXI — Biloxi police want the public’s help to find a stolen mini-excavator and trailer, which disappeared a little more than two weeks ago.

Hancock seeks state decision on cottages

Jan 9, 2009 3:36 am

HANCOCK COUNTY — A state opinion on whether Mississippi cottages are modular or mobile homes remained up in the air Thursday, along with the fate of cottage residents who may become homeless...

Back Bay acreage could be rezoned

Jan 9, 2009 3:36 am

Biloxi — Another site on Back Bay could be rezoned for a possible casino.

Pascagoula traffic snarled after train strikes vehicle

Jan 9, 2009 3:36 am

PASCAGOULA — Traffic was backed up on U.S. 90 at Chicot Street for a short time Thursday night after a truck partially sitting in the railroad tracks was hit by a CSX train.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Jan 9, 2009 3:01 am

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HUD says disabled woman's rights violated

Jan 8, 2009 6:10 pm

GULFPORT — HUD has charged the Mississippi Region VIII Housing Authority, Sun Belt Management Co., and Oakridge Park Apartments in Biloxi with denying a first-floor apartment to disabled res...

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