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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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Relief finally arrives at troubled complexes

Oct 6, 2008 3:55 am

For years, gunshots and shouts routinely pierced the air at Christian Brotherhood Apartments, one of the metro area's most troubled, federally subsidized complexes.

Subdivisions have multiple taxes

Oct 6, 2008 3:54 am

Al Jernigan doesn't like to pay for anything twice.

City Council to vote on mayor's legal fees for '07 trial

Oct 6, 2008 3:52 am

The Jackson City Council will decide Tuesday whether the city should pay $155,000 to cover attorney fees from the 2007 trial of Mayor Frank Melton and his two former bodyguards.

Community colleges look for grant funding

Oct 6, 2008 3:51 am

With the economic climate shifting and state budget constraints tightening, Mississippi's community colleges are relying more on grant money for starting programs and enhancing existing ones.

Mississippi Briefs

Oct 6, 2008 3:37 am

Adams County has been approved for individual federal disaster assistance to help homeowners repair damage from Hurricane Gustav. Homeowners are eligible for up to $28,000 to rebuild or repair homes d...

Law Enforcement Brief

Oct 6, 2008 3:37 am

A bullet struck a natural gas line in Jackson early Sunday, causing an explosion that damaged an apartment complex. No residents were injured in the explosion at the Reserve apartments.

Public meetings

Oct 6, 2008 3:20 am

Flowood Board of Aldermen meets at 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 2101 Airport Road.

Suspended tax chief faces trial this month

Oct 6, 2008 3:17 am

Suspended Washington County Tax Collector Patricia Lee, accused of causing thousands of dollars in lost revenue through a car-tag scheme, is scheduled for trial at the end of the month.

Councilman unveils alternate plan to closing nightclubs at 2 a.m.

Oct 6, 2008 3:15 am

Jackson City Councilman Marshand Crisler has come up with a "Plan B" to the proposed uniform closing ordinance opposed by some bar owners.

Local News from Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via Yahoo! News

UPDATE:Miss. firm, workers spar in court over injuries

Oct 6, 2008 7:20 pm

By JACK ELLIOTT JR. The Associated Press JACKSON - Franklin Corp. has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn a multimillion-dollar verdict on grounds that the furniture manufacturer did not i...

UPDATE:Officials want tax for new government buildings

Oct 6, 2008 4:32 pm

STARKVILLE - Backers of a proposal increase in Starkville's hotel/restaurant tax say it would help pay for construction of new local government buildings.

UPDATE:Miss. high court orders trial in damage lawsuit

Oct 6, 2008 1:58 pm

The Associated Press JACKSON - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a trial in a lawsuit filed by a mother who had sued a West Point hotel after her child was hurt when a mirror fell.

UPDATE:Insurance agent claims sentence too harsh

Oct 6, 2008 1:57 pm

The Associated Press JACKSON - A federal appeals court has rejected Ecru insurance agent Ken Nowlin's claim that his 30-month sentence for his role in a kickback scheme was too harsh.

ONLINE XTRA : Blessing of the Animals

Oct 6, 2008 1:33 pm

TUPELO - From large dogs to a tiny hamster, pets of all sizes received a blessing Sunday afternoon. All Saints' Episcopal Church and Christ the King Lutheran Church partnered for a Blessing of the Ani...

Corinth's animal shelter seeking participation

Oct 6, 2008 1:32 pm

CORINTH - PetSmart's Rescue Waggin' may soon be coming to the rescue of the Corinth-Alcorn County Humane Society to help cope with the shelter's perpetual overcrowding and high euthanasia rate.

Hang-ups no laughing matter; pick up, please

Oct 6, 2008 1:31 pm

TUPELO - Police officers and emergency dispatchers have to take a better-safe-than-sorry approach to 911 hang-up calls. Lee County Emergency 911 Coordinator Paul Harkins said dispatchers answer anywhe...

MUW naming panel hammers out suggestion process

Oct 4, 2008 8:17 am

COLUMBUS - If you're chomping at the bit to suggest a new name for Mississippi University for Women, you may get your chance soon.

College Board holds to MSU search deadline

Oct 4, 2008 7:33 am

JACKSON - The state College Board is sticking with its early November deadline to name a new president for Mississippi State University, despite recent allegations involving the school's interim leade...

ONLINE XTRA :Body found in 1800s coffin in Monroe County

Oct 4, 2008 7:32 am

Workers have discovered a body that could date back to the mid-1800s, Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood says. Hood said the sheriff's department received a call Thursday afternoon that a body had been u...

Local News for Gulf Coast Mississippi from The Picayune Item

Picayune Mayor Greg Mitchell repays money and pays ethics commission fine

Oct 6, 2008 3:53 pm

The Mississippi Ethics Commission announced the settlement of a case against Picayune Mayor Greg Mitchell.

Response to a traffic accident leads to Rescue 7 damage

Oct 4, 2008 11:41 pm

s Rescue 7 responded to a multivehicle accident call Friday morning, one of the helicopter?s main rotor blades hit a tree limb, fgrounding for an undetermined amount of time.

Bailout signed, now it?s wait and see its effect

Oct 4, 2008 11:39 pm

Getting the financial rescue through Congress may have been the easy part. Getting it to work may prove the tougher task.

Army Corps looks at restoring wetlands damage

Oct 4, 2008 11:38 pm

Fifty years after digging the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet shipping passage and destroying vast wetland areas, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun to look at restoring the damage the channel caused...

Boil water notice lifted

Oct 4, 2008 11:37 pm

Center Water Assoc. has lifted the boil water notice for the Progress area from the intersection of Progress and Author Odom roads, east to the end of the system.Sample test results indicated the wate...

Georgia-Pacific: Gloster plywood mill closing

Oct 4, 2008 11:36 pm

Georgia-Pacific Corp. will shut down its plywood mill in Gloster in early December, putting 280 people out of work in time for the Christmas season.

Proposed PSC rule requires human contact

Oct 4, 2008 11:34 pm

Public Service Commission members want utilities to drop computerized answering systems and put a real human in place to answer customers? calls.

Miss. candidates: High stakes set tone for ads

Oct 4, 2008 11:31 pm

U.S. Senate candidates Roger Wicker and Ronnie Musgrove acknowledged Friday night that the advertising in their high-stakes contest is negative, but neither took responsibility for the harsh tone.

Fla. tourism grapples with offshore drilling issue

Oct 4, 2008 11:30 pm

As tourism industry leaders from the Florida Keys to the Panhandle met Thursday for a summit on offshore drilling, David Mattiford cleaned his fishing charter boat on the Destin Docks nearby and expla...

Miss. city may pull support of Mound, La. airport

Oct 4, 2008 11:29 pm

he city of Vicksburg may be pulling its support for the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport.

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