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Entrepreneurship growing in Mississippi
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - A national organization has ranked Mississippi fifth in the nation for entrepreneurship activity. Last year, the state wasn't even in the top ten. Small businesses take on many forms today and go beyond the traditional mom and pop store. In fact, Mississippi added nearly 10,000 small businesses to its list of companies this year. "We have a ...
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Houston man recovering after Chickasaw County crash
VAN VLEET - A Houston man was airlifted after colliding with a log truck in Chickasaw County on Tuesday. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Cpl. Chris Turnipseed, Ronald Johnson, 47, of Houston, was driving a Toyota Camry eastbound on Highway 32 near Ross Hill around 5 p.m. when he said he fell asleep and his car moved into the westbound lane. James Wofford, 46, of Woodland, was driving the ...
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Tupelo Council does not pass neighborhood project
TUPELO - After weeks of back and forth on a key detail in the West Jackson Street redevelopment project, Mayor Jack Reed Jr. and the City Council appeared to have reached a compromise last week. However, in tonight's City Council meeting, the council failed by a 3-3 vote to pass the updated development code. Mike Bryan did not attend tonight's meeting. While Reed wanted a citizen ...
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Man airlifted from Tishomingo County crash
TISHOMINGO COUNTY - A Dennis man was transported to North Mississippi Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after crashing his vehicle Tuesday around 4 p.m.Eric Eaton, 32, of Dennis, was traveling north on Highway 25 in Tishomingo County when he lost control of his Chevy Trailblazer and hit a driveway culvert.Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Roe said the vehicle overturned ...
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Dead zones predicted for Gulf Chesapeake Bay
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too little oxygen to support fish, shellfish and other aquatic life.The hypoxic zone in the Gulf ...
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Mississippi Congressman Palazzo wants to hear from you on border security
border security lately, but many would be shocked to know that we currently only have control of forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. borders. That is simply unacceptable. We must raise the ...
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Miss. AG Hood say hell subpoena Google on drugs
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s attorney general says he still considers Google’s responses on its efforts to prevent illegal sales of online drugs insufficient and says he’s sending subpoenas for company documents to further his investigation. Jim Hood urged fellow attorneys general from other states to do the same at a meeting in Boston ...
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House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
View Photo Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify ...
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
Reuters © An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christian ...
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Biloxi Regional 9 other hospitals sue Blue Cross Blue Shield
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Ten hospitals in Mississippi have filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, including Biloxi Regional Medical Center. The hospitals say the insurance company wrongfully reduced inpatient payments it was obligated to make for medical services provided to patients. The lawsuit also alleges Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi beached its contracts with ...
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Report says most Miss. education schools mediocre
JACKSON, Miss. - A group pushing for changes in how the nation trains teachers says Mississippi's teacher training programs are mediocre at best.The report is from the National Council on Teacher Quality, and is backed by Mississippi groups pushing for educational improvements. However, leaders of some colleges of education say the council's report either misconstrues information or is ...
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A Closer Look Porter’s perseverance pays off with big hit for Mississippi State
Mississippi State's Trey Porter follows his two-RBI single with Indiana catcher Kyle Schwarber, left, in the eighth inning of an NCAA College World Series game in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 17, 2013. Porter drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, and Mississippi State took control of its bracket in the College World Series with a 5-4 victory over Indiana. (AP Photo/Ted ...
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Independent review of MDMR reveals problems
BILOXI, Miss. - The head of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said Tuesday that the agency is "susceptible to fraud, waste and abuse" and must change its own work environment.Jamie Miller's comments came as he released results of an accounting firm's review of the agency. It was conducted during Miller's first 60 days as executive director of the agency that ...
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Greenwood hosting tourism conference
GREENWOOD, Miss. - Greenwood will host the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference.The conference focuses on assisting smaller communities in bolstering tourism. The 2014 conference is scheduled for Oct. 20-22."Not only will we get to show off Greenwood to tourism professionals from across the two states, the conference will bring in between 125 to 150 attendees and will have a ...
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Settlement reached in suit over trailer explosion
ABERDEEN, Miss. - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the family of an Alcorn County woman, who died of lung injuries four months after a gas explosion destroyed her mobile home in 2010.Terms of the settlement were not made public. Attorneys tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal ( http://bit.ly/17VojVJ) that settlement came Monday while the jury was deliberating.The family ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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UPDATE Barreto hunt by Mississippi marshals focuses on California neighborhood
MAYWOOD, California - U.S. Marshal Chris Felix says he's in a largely Hispanic neighborhood today looking for a Union County couple on the lam since May 2009.Other news reports today confirmed a door-to-door search for Janet and Ramon Barreto, indicted in Union County on charges related to the 2008 death of their 2-year-old adopted daughter, Enna."We've been here since ...
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Coleman resigning June 30 as Jackson police chief
JACKSON, Miss. - The chief of Jackson police is resigning June 30, a day before the new mayor takes office in Mississippi's capital city.WLBT-TV in Jackson reports ( http://bit.ly/14Ii4RY) that Chief Rebecca Coleman submitted her letter of resignation to the current mayor, Harvey Johnson Jr.Coleman, who's 61, has been chief since late 2009. She has worked in law enforcement 39 years, ...
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Ala authorities on lookout for infant boy and teen
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama authorities are looking for a missing infant and a teen-aged girl who may be linked to his alleged abduction.The Department of Public Safety issued an alert Tuesday for 2-month-old De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly and 14-year-old Dor'Sayde Gathright.Officials say Gathright walked off with the child while he was being cared for by Gathright's mother, who is the ...
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Cotton planting sets 2nd straight record low
LSU AgCenter cotton specialist David Kerns says farmers are switching to soybeans and corn because prices are better and the crops are less expensive to ...
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MCHS trio tackles trivia for top prize
Sandefur, the team captain, said knowing a little about a lot is the best strategy for the acknowledged trivia buffs on the ...
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Pet of the week Scarlet
Scarlet is a very sweet girl. She has a huge purr box and just loves to be petted. ...
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Firefighters put out blaze at Saltillo home
Area firefighters have put out a blaze at a home on Evergreen Lane in Saltillo Tuesday morning.Saltillo Fire Chief Mark Nowell said the home was not occupied at the time of fire and no one was injured.Fire Departments received a call about the fire from a neighbor at 11 a.m. who reported seeing flames and the blaze was out at 11:25 a.m. expect for some hot spots.Saltillo Fire Department ...
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Yalobusha County wild turkey poachers plead guilty
A Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks investigation led to the apprehension and conviction of three Yalobusha County residents for poaching wild turkeys. The investigation was initiated as the result of a tip provided by a concerned citizen. One subject admitted to poaching wild turkeys for the last 18 years. The three men had been poaching wild turkeys together for about 8 ...
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Miss. woman pleads not guilty in injection death
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi woman has pleaded not guilty to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement. Tracey Lynn Garner entered the plea Tuesday in Hinds County Circuit Court. Judge Winston Kidd says he'll consider Garner's request to be released on bond. Kidd also extended a gag order to ...
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Mississippi River passenger service not done yet
The passenger service on the Mississippi started before the state of Mississippi was even admitted to the Union, it is therefore, in theory, older than the state. It has sentimental and real economic significance and new develops as reported by Mississippi news media, may see it live on.
Since 1811 there have been steamboats providing an overnight service on the Mississippi River, in the golden age of river transport there were hundreds of boats running on regular routes to various towns, transporting passengers and cargo. When efficient overland transport and air travel became more accessible and convenient the days of the riverboat all but died away, except for one ship that plodded along through the decades and changing world around it. Read more
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