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RB Mike Hilton commits to Ole Miss over Mississippi State, Kentucky and Cincy – Mississippi
Aug 8th
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After winless 2010, Mississippi Valley tries to get program back on track – The Republic
Mississippi Valley didn't win a game during the 2010 season, losing all 10 games by at least two touchdowns. It wasn't much fun. But second-year coach Karl Morgan says the Delta Devils' turnaround is near. "Things are progressing steadily," Morgan said …
Video Shows White Teens Driving Over Black Man in Mississippi Hate Crime – ColorLines magazine
Video has surfaced implicating seven white teenagers in a gruesome June 26 Mississippi hate crime that left one black man mutilated and dead. The recently released footage shows the teens beating and ultimately …
Memphis to become home port for largest Mississippi River steamship – Memphis Commercial Appeal
WASHINGTON ” The largest steamboat ever built will be plying the Mississippi River from Memphis now that a deal is nearly complete to bring the American Queen to the Bluff City. According to US Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., …
Mississippi River cleanup time is here – Keokuk Gate City Daily
Keokuk and Fort Madison will be part of a massive volunteer effort this weekend to clean up the Mississippi River. The cleanup is coordinated by Living Lands & Waters, an East Moline, Ill.-based non-profit environmental group. …
Camping out: Mississippi State’s offense ready for next step – Mississippi
Aug 7th
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Not liberal, just pro-education (Mississippi Soundoff) – Mississippi Press (blog)
By Special to The Mississippi Press Three cheers for the superintendent Rodolfich protecting the interest of the Pascagoula School System. He is probably tired of people stealing money from the Pascagoula schools and giving it to other cities. …
Giants’ quarterback donates cleats to Mississippi PeeWee league – The Republic
She had no addresses for Peyton or Eli Manning, so she wrote their dad, former Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Cox got an email on Monday from a Manning family representative. …
Steven Palazzo Photo/File – Laurel Leader Call
Being born and raised in South Mississippi, I understand the importance of traditional family values. I have continuously spoken up for unborn children since my time in Congress. I am a proud co-sponsor of HR 374, the Life at Conception Act, …
Nutt: Mississippi freshmen have to step up – Deseret News
Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman, AP Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt talks to a player as the NCAA college football team began practice in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, August 6, 2011. The team began practicing outside before …
Mississippi: Mullen’s Bulldogs show recruiting bite
Aug 4th
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Body of 6-year-old recovered from Mississippi – ABC7Chicago.com
The body of a missing 6-year-old boy has been recovered from the Mississippi River in La Crosse County. Sheriff's officials say a couple fishing near Goose Island in Running Slough found the body in about two feet of water and weeds Wednesday about 5 …
Offensive tackle from Mississippi reportedly commits to Cowboys – Tulsa World
Donald Hawkins, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive tackle from Northwest Mississippi Community College, reportedly has announced his commitment to Oklahoma State. GoPokes.com reports that Hawkins has chosen OSU after …
West Nile hits close to home, confirmed in Mississippi Co. – Daily Dunklin Democrat
Following the confirmation of a positive West Nile mosquito pool in Mississippi County, the Dunklin County Health Department recently issued an alert, suggesting that Dunklin County educate themselves on reducing their risk of infection. …
Lawyer fees case before Miss. Supreme Court – Forbes
Republican state Auditor Stacy Pickering has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to declare funds the attorney general collects from lawsuits to be public money and to require the money to all be turned over the Legislature, including what private law …
Mississippi primaries thin field for governor’s race – Mississippi
Aug 3rd
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Dangerous Heat Forecast This Week For Mississippi – WJTV
Pearl ” Excessive heat warnings and advisories are in effect for all of Mississippi through Wednesday evening. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service want to remind residents there are steps you can take to help …
Triple digits through Friday – WLBT-TV
Heat Warnings are in effect through Thursday evening for much of central and north Mississippi. Heat Advisories are in effect across south Mississippi through Thursday. A large dome of high pressure will continue to pump hot …
Nesbit builder Massey upsets Davis for Mississippi Senate seat – Memphis Commercial Appeal
Gubernatorial candidate Phil Bryant greets voters Tuesday at Southaven Intermediate School, one of three stops he made in DeSoto County before heading south. Nesbit homebuilder Chris Massey upset Doug Davis to win election to the 1st …
SBA Deadline for Economic Injury Disaster Loans in Mississippi is September 7 – MarketWatch (press release)
ATLANTA, Aug 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The US Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Mississippi that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit …
Mississippi: Heavy rains cause Mississippi River rise in Iowa
Jul 30th
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Gov. John Kasich says Calisolar moving to Mississippi, cites economic climate – Mansfield News Journal
John Kasich said Friday that Calisolar was moving to Mississippi because of a friendlier economic climate. "We just lost Calisolar," Kasich said. "Calisolar's going to Mississippi, right to work, did you know that– Eight hundred jobs in Mansfield. …
Savanna awaits lower Mississippi so Plow River will fall – Quad City Times
The closest gauge is on the Mississippi River at Fulton. By looking at the Fulton gauge, she can tell when the Mississippi will crest and begin falling in the area. When the levee broke Thursday, the Mississippi River at Fulton was 12.7 feet, …
Davenport ready for rising Mississippi River – WQAD
Davenport city officials say they're prepared to adapt if the rising Mississippi River threatens any weekend events. The Mississippi River was forecast to reach 17.1 feet, about one foot above moderate flood stage, by Sunday at Rock Island. …
Coast Guard commandant tours national security cutter Stratton – Mississippi Press (blog)
By April M. Havens, The Mississippi Press Adm. Robert Papp Jr., Commandant of the US Coast Guard, speaks about national security cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula on July 29, 2011. (JOSHUA DAHL/Correspondent) PASCAGOULA, …
GE Aviation to open new facility in Mississippi
Jul 27th
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Mississippi job picture improves a bit in June – Forbes
A month after flooding disrupted the economy along the Mississippi River, Mississippi's employment picture improved slightly in June even though the state had 1700 fewer non-farm jobs than a year ago. …
Mississippi sales-tax holiday starts on Friday – The Commercial Dispatch
Friday and Saturday, stores across the state will participate in Mississippi's third annual sales-tax holiday, a 48-hour time period during which specific clothing and footwear is exempt from the local sales tax. But don't count your Nikes too fast: …
Alabama, Mississippi lawmakers mum on GOP House speaker’s debt ceiling plan – al.com (blog)
By George Altman, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — GOP lawmakers from Alabama and Mississippi kept mum Tuesday on a debt ceiling increase proposed by their party's leader in the House, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Boehner's plan appears to have divided …
Beer legislation proposal could mean more money for Mississippi – WLBT-TV
"Mississippi Craft Beer Week" is also a way to encourage lawmakers to make some changes when it comes to what type of beer you can sell and drink in Mississippi. Maybe you've never noticed it when drinking a beer; but by law, all beer sold in the …
Field grows in race for Mississippi – Mississippi
Jul 20th
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Mississippi woman arrested at her own wedding on identity theft charges – AHN | All Headline News
A Port Richey woman was arrested at her wedding, just moments after she said I do. Tammy Lee Hinton had just gotten married when police interrupted the ceremony and told her she had the right to remain silent. Hinton, 50, had been wanted for two …
Southern Miss to play BYU in football in 2014-15 – Mississippi Press (blog)
The Golden Eagles won the first meeting 42-14 in Jackson, with the Cougars victorious by a 63-19 score in Provo the following season. Other non-conference games for 2014 include a trip to Mississippi State and a home game against Louisiana Tech. …
Mississippi wildlife impacted by Great Flood of 2011 – WLBT-TV
More>> Humans were not the only ones fleeing the floodwaters as the Mississippi River showed it's might and now Mississippi's wildlife is again having to adjust. "Everybody is working together to assess this," said Jim Walker with the Department of …
Woman Shoots at Dog, Accidentally Kills Husband in Mississippi – myfoxny.com
NewsCore – A family was grieving Monday after a Texas woman accidentally shot and killed her husband while trying to fend off a pit bull that threatened their grandchildren. Betty Walker and Robert Walker Sr., of Houston, were visiting their son's …
Mississippi: Spilling over: Mississippi is fattest US state
Jul 10th
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Mississippi River Floods 2011: Residents Return To Flood-Damaged Homes In Mississippi
CUTOFF, Miss. — Javier Campos returned to his neighborhood for the first time in nearly a month Monday to find the serene little enclave of fishing camps and homes a putrid, mud-caked mess after the historic flooding of the Mississippi River.”It’s too late for praying now,” he said, stomping through the sludge.Read More… More on Natural Disasters.
Cresting Mississippi River floods Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana
The Mississippi River drew to within a finger’s length of the highest level ever recorded at Greenville, Mississippi, Tuesday as a flood of historic proportions continued to slink its way to the Gulf of Mexico..
Thousands Flee as Mississippi River Rises- PHOTOS: Mississippi Floods
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Mississippi River crest rolls south; Mississippi and Louisiana prepare
The Mississippi River is cresting at Memphis, forecasters said Tuesday, as attention began turning to flooding concerns in Louisiana and Mississippi..
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Jul 6th
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Mississippi River Floods 2011: Residents Return To Flood-Damaged Homes In Mississippi
CUTOFF, Miss. — Javier Campos returned to his neighborhood for the first time in nearly a month Monday to find the serene little enclave of fishing camps and homes a putrid, mud-caked mess after the historic flooding of the Mississippi River.”It’s too late for praying now,” he said, stomping through the sludge.Read More… More on Natural Disasters.
Cresting Mississippi River floods Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana
The Mississippi River drew to within a finger’s length of the highest level ever recorded at Greenville, Mississippi, Tuesday as a flood of historic proportions continued to slink its way to the Gulf of Mexico..
Thousands Flee as Mississippi River Rises- PHOTOS: Mississippi Floods
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Mississippi River crest rolls south; Mississippi and Louisiana prepare
The Mississippi River is cresting at Memphis, forecasters said Tuesday, as attention began turning to flooding concerns in Louisiana and Mississippi..
Rural tourism summit set for Louisiana, Mississippi
Jul 5th
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Body of 11-year-old pulled from the Mississippi – cbs4qc.com
Margo Rushing was spending her holiday relaxing by the Mississippi watching kids cool off, but that all changed around 1:30. "They were playing in the water, they found a big fish and all of a sudden they were hollering my brother's dying my brother's …
Riveted by the Mississippi River – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nonprofits and government agencies are working to get locals acquainted with the Mississippi, the great river in our midst. On an overcast morning, seven people in a 24-foot voyageur canoe paddled by as jabbering swallows flocked around a sandstone …
Mississippi uprising – New York Post
"Blues" is based on the horrific, true-life case of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old from Chicago who was murdered in 1955 in Mississippi, where he reportedly had the audacity to whistle at a white woman. Here, the central character is Richard Henry …
Body found in Mississippi River – STLtoday.com
City of St. Louis police said late Monday afternoon that they have a tentative identification for a body recovered in the Mississippi River just after midnight. They are waiting to release the deceased's name until the body is officially identified, …
