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Mississippi is considered part of the deep south. The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary.

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Mississippi news from ClarionLedger.com

Appeal expected over ruling on FEMA trailer fumes

Jul 30, 2010 5:12 am

Plaintiffs' attorneys plan to appeal a judge's dismissal of claims against the federal government by Mississippi storm victims who say they were exposed to dangerous fumes while living in FEMA trailer...

Barbour: Oil damage is mostly financial

Jul 30, 2010 5:11 am

Gov. Haley Barbour has told the nation's lieutenant governors that the Magnolia State will bear mostly financial scars from the BP oil spill.

Hopefuls eyeing Ward 1 Jackson Council seat should it open

Jul 30, 2010 5:10 am

The election to replace Hinds County Circuit Judge H. Swan Yerger is more than three months away, but Jackson City Council hopefuls already are eyeing candidate Jeff Weill's Ward 1 seat should he win...

Jackson steps in to stop evictions

Jul 30, 2010 5:07 am

City of Jackson officials have stepped in to stop more than 30 residents from being tossed out of an apartment complex.

Auditor probing stimulus fund use

Jul 30, 2010 5:00 am

Mississippi agencies using federal stimulus dollars have experienced some compliance issues, a recent report from the state auditor's office shows.

DHS reviews child support cases

Jul 30, 2010 5:00 am

Hundreds of Mississippi Department of Human Services child support cases are under review as officials investigate whether process servers lied about delivering subpoenas to order people to appear in ...

Novelist acts as lawyer in case

Jul 30, 2010 4:11 am

The divorce and its aftermath could be called the Saga of Nevada Barr.

Immigration advocates rally

Jul 30, 2010 4:08 am

Standing in front of a statue of one of Mississippi's most notoriously racist elected officials, dozens of immigration supporters on Thursday derided those who hope to bring a controversial Arizona la...

A big day at the fair

Jul 30, 2010 3:10 am

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann covered a sweeping range of topics in his Neshoba County Fair stump speech Thursday but left out his own 2011 political intentions.

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UPDATE: Tacker's attorneys ask for acquittal or new trial

Jul 30, 2010 7:41 pm

ABERDEEN William T. "Tommy" Tacker II's trial attorneys asked a federal judge Thursday either to acquit him or give him a new trial on charges he defrauded the USDA of $2.8 million.

Bus study could get a second look in private

Jul 30, 2010 7:11 pm

TUPELO The crowd at Tuesdays public transit meeting blindsided City Council members, who had anticipated an intimate work session to hash out the details of a proposed bus system.

Toyota supplier in Baldwyn restarting

Jul 30, 2010 7:11 pm

Toyota Auto Body is restarting its plant in Baldwyn, where the supplier is known as Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi. The plant, which will supply stamped parts, body weld parts and plastic parts ...

Former Oregon quarterback Masoli visits Oxford

Jul 30, 2010 6:56 pm

It appears the Jeremiah Masoli saga could soon be coming to a conclusion. The former Oregon quarterback has arrived in Oxford for an official visit.

Back to school: Technology becoming more prevalent

Jul 30, 2010 6:27 pm

Students entering Northeast Mississippi classrooms this fall are stepping into a world becoming more saturated with technology. Districts are turning to computers and interactive projectors as they tr...

Nunnelee: Freedom at stake in race for 1st District

Jul 30, 2010 6:27 pm

PHILADELPHIA Republican Alan Nunnelee told a Neshoba County Fair audience Wednesday that his campaign to upend Democrat Travis Childers is part of an effort akin to an earlier generations rising up t...

Summer soaking

Jul 30, 2010 6:27 pm

TUPELO Back-to-back thunderstorms soaked the city in 2 inches of rain this week while downing trees and causing scattered power outages. Most of the damage caused by the sudden storms, which arrived ...

Olive Branch hospital wins approval

Jul 30, 2010 6:27 pm

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) The state Department of Health has approved Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's request to build a 100-bed hospital in Olive Branch.

NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR: States candidates make the most of their fair experience

Jul 30, 2010 6:26 pm

PHILADELPHIA While many of the Neshoba County fairgoers filled their plates with homemade chicken salad, barbecue meatballs and other goodies during lunchtime Wednesday, Alan Nunnelee worked to chann...

Speakers give little insight into 11 plans

Jul 30, 2010 6:26 pm

PHILADELPHIA - People watching the Neshoba County Fair political speakings for more hints of next years candidates were jolted Thursday morning when Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller took the st...

Local news for Mississippi from SunHerald.com

State waits for FDA samples, fishing waters remain closed

Jul 30, 2010 4:36 am

BILOXI — The results of test on fishes caught in state waters are expected soon, information the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources needs in order to decide whether to open more wate...

Soldiers join local fishermen

Jul 30, 2010 4:09 am

ST. MARTIN — Soldiers are now on the front lines of the fight to clean up the Gulf.

Feds, farmers create habitats for migrating birds

Jul 30, 2010 4:07 am

MAMOU, La. — Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux’s rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico winte...

Transport museum’s start-stop progress gets going in Vicksburg

Jul 30, 2010 4:07 am

VICKSBURG — Lamar Roberts likes to joke that his gray head of hair was still red when he started planning and raising funds for the Vicksburg Transportation Museum.

Vicksburg Warren School District chooses superintendent

Jul 30, 2010 4:07 am

VICKSBURG — Elizabeth Duran Swinford, who is with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, has been selected as the new superintendent of the Vicksburg Warren School District.

Experts: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast

Jul 30, 2010 4:06 am

RALEIGH, N.C. — Researchers who initially projected oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill would threaten the East Coast now believe there’s little chance it will.

BP official visits Biloxi, says company wants community’s opinions on Gulf restoration

Jul 30, 2010 4:06 am

BILOXI — A top official with BP’s Gulf Coast Restoration Organization was in South Mississippi on Thursday trying to get a sense of what local officials believe it will take for th...

AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

Jul 30, 2010 3:26 am

Man accused of identity theft while girlfriend was deployed

Mobile man gets 93 years for carjackings

Jul 30, 2010 3:26 am

MOBILE (AP) — A 27-year-old Mobile man who committed a string of carjackings in December 2008 has received a sentence of more than 93 years in federal prison.

Ernest Brant served with style

Jul 30, 2010 3:16 am

BILOXI — Ernest Brant was a veteran whose service continued throughout his life.

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