Sunday 20th May, 2012
Authorities find 4 bodies of victims in Mississippi River boat crash in Iowa
The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. ...
Iowa: Mississippi riverboat crashes; 3 bodies found
The bodies of three people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday, and crews continued to search for a fourth boater. Along with the four missing, eight ...
Automobile collides with motorcycles on MS 30
Around 2:50PM a Blue 2000 GMC Sierra driven by 26 yr. old Justin Moore of Booneville, MS was traveling eastbound on MS 30 when apparently a white 1999 Dodge Intrepid driven by 75 yr. old William ...
Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60
Nems 360FILE - This undated file photo, issued by the British Crown Office, shows Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. A son says Al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted ...
Forensic pathologist, Innocence Project settle
Nems 360JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A forensic pathologist who sued the Innocence Project for defamation has accepted a $100,000 judgment to end the suit.The Clarion-Ledger reports that the Innocence Project ...
Buffett will be back on stage in Biloxi
WLOX2012-05-18 16:03:11 GMT Hancock High School Senior Brandi Crabtree received a big surprise Thursday night when she walked on stage to pick up her diploma: Her brother, who is deployed overseas in ...
Oxford starts six-month tourism study
Nems 360OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- The city of Oxford has hired Young Strategies Inc. to conduct a six-month study of the local tourism industry.The Oxford Eagle reports that Berkeley Young, president of the ...
Renovations highlighted at Meridian airport
Nems 360MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) -- The Meridian Airport Authority plans an open house Tuesday to highlight improvements at the local airport.The Meridian Star reports that work included a new hangar at Dean ...
Educational funding plan to be studied
Nems 360JACKSON - When the Mississippi Adequate Education Program was put in place in 1997, its supporters touted that it would not take from wealthy school districts to fund poor systems as had occurred in ...
2020 hindsight: Oxford looks ahead to next two decades
Nems 360The Ford Center for the Performing Arts was another major civic enrichment success that followed Oxford's Vision 2020 long-range plan. (ERROL CASTENS | DAILY ...
3Qs: Coke Magee, Lee County Schools’ administrator of the year
Nems 360Saltillo Elementary principal Coke Magee was named Lee County Schools' Administrator of the Year award Tuesday night. (C. Todd Sherman | Daily ...
Saltillo High graduates have kind spirit
Nems 360TUPELO - Saltillo High School Principal Tim DeVaughn told the graduating class of 2012 they are a special group he will always remember as they moved their tassels across their caps and ...
Shannon High seniors feel like family
Nems 360Coach Dennis Grubbs ties Tyler Johnson's tie backstage. Grubbs and other Shannon High School teachers helped get some students ready before the start of the school's graduation ...
Ground broken for new East Webster High
Nems 360CUMBERLAND - The April 27, 2011, tornado destroyed East Webster High School but it did little to harm Wolverine pride.Ground was broken for a new East Webster High School in Cumberland on Friday ...
Every cap and gown comes with a story
The Clarion-Ledger"It's a ceremony of respect," says Isaac Norwood, director and chief examiner at the Jackson Public Schools' Adult Education and GED testing center. "They've earned ...
Mileage adds up on MHP vehicles
The Clarion-Ledger317 - Number of vehicles in MHP law enforcement fleet103 - Number of new MHP vehicles not yet in service123 - Number of MHP vehicles with more than 100,000 miles15 - Number of MHP vehicles expected ...
Palazzo spends $217K on mail
The Clarion-LedgerWASHINGTON — Republican freshmen who came to Congress last year promising to transform Washington's free-spending culture are no different from most other lawmakers in at least one ...
For 3rd time in life, woman, 66, survives house fire
The Clarion-LedgerShe had already survived two house fires over the years, and early this morning Earlean Ashford found herself in an unfortunately familiar ...
Vacanies loom large in metro area
The Clarion-LedgerThe Circuit City store in northeast Jackson features large, white lettering on its storefront aimed at luring customers in to check out the latest computer, audio/video and music ...
Microsoft's Bing becomes a bit more social with overhaul
The Clarion-LedgerThree years after launching its "Decision Engine," Microsoft is overhauling Bing to make its online search engine more social. Though it's taking a different path, Bing's ...
Mother of quads takes on more work, a full-time job
The Clarion-LedgerAfter being a stay-at-home mom for four years, she recently went back to work full time, and her babies are going to pre-school at Caswell Springs United Methodist Church Daycare. Hannah Noelle is a ...
GM says Super Bowl ads too expensive, bows out
The Clarion-LedgerDETROIT — For General Motors, the price isn't right when it comes to an ad during next year's Super Bowl. The Detroit automaker said Friday that it won't be advertising on the ...
APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fight
Associated PressHELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike ...
Inmates: State failed to publicize lethal new drug
The Sun HeraldJACKSON -- A lawsuit contending that state corrections officials failed to properly publicize as required by law its switch to a new lethal injection drug is before the Mississippi Supreme Court.The ...
Several injured in Booneville crash
Nems 360Several people are injured in a crash in Booneville. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Casey Mayo, emergency personnel are at the scene of a crash involving several vehicles, including ...
Two hospitalized after car flips
Nems 360ABERDEEN - Two Clay County men were transported to the North Mississippi Medical Center after the car they were traveling in lost control and flipped over multiple times on Highway 25 just outside ...
Andy Gipson, Mississippi Lawmaker, Won't Apologize For Citing Bible Passage Calling For Gays' Death
Huffington Postwho cited a Bible passage on Facebook calling for gay men to be "put to death" has taken to the social networking site again to refuse to apologize for the remark. Rep. Andy Gipson ...
Miss. high court to review sexual battery case
Nems 360JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a conviction and life sentence handed down in a sexual battery case in Union County.Johnny Young Jr. was found guilty of ...
Rolling Fork man killed in head-on crash
Nems 360ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) -- A Rolling Fork man was killed Thursday in a head-on crash on Mississippi Highway 16 near Rolling Fork.David Ewing, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene about 10:45 a.m., ...
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