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Ocean Springs celebrates new complex
OCEAN SPRINGS -- City leaders cut the ribbon Friday afternoon on the long-awaited, $4 million city police department, jail and courts building on U.S. 90.
Krewe of Little Rascals
What: Krewe of Little Rascals children’s parade, sponsored by the city of Pascagoula
Keep a healthy heart
Most Americans are familiar with heart disease, but applying that knowledge to daily life and health is another matter.
Mobile officer, suspect killed in jail escape
MOBILE -- Authorities said a Mobile police officer was killed while taking to jail a robbery suspect, who escaped and later was fatally shot by officers.
63 graduate from Job Corps Center
GULFPORT -- Sixty-three students graduated from the Gulfport Job Corps Center at its winter commencement ceremony on Friday.
Class reads over 1,000 books
PASCAGOULA -- The 10 kids in Lori Warren’s preschool class at First United Methodist Church have been “Reading up a Storm” this year and are celebrating with books, books, and more books.
AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79
BRAINTREE, Mass. -- George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79.
Peruvian sports journalist loved a good steak, soccer
BILOXI -- Manuel Doria knew soccer better than most, wrote two books using a typewriter because he didn’t like computers and considered steaks at Cheryl’s Open Pit some of the best he’d ever tasted.
Judge says Halliburton cement specialist can testify
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify -- against the wishes of BP.
Mississippi Valley State tops Alabama State 70-58
ITTA BENA, Miss. -- Kevin Burwell scored a career-high 23 points to lead Mississippi Valley State to its 10th consecutive victory, 70-58 over Alabama State on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic ...
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers wins MVP award
INDIANAPOLIS -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew ...
Saints QB Brees wins Offensive Player of Year
INDIANAPOLIS -- Drew Brees' record-setting season has earned the New Orleans quarterback the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.Brees shattered Dan Marino's ...
Moultrie, No. 22 Mississippi St beat Auburn 91-88
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The first 3-pointer was within the flow of the offense, but the next two were executive decisions by Dee Bost.The high-arching shots splashed through the hoop, Humphrey Coliseum ...
DeSoto starts homicide probe in woman's death
HERNANDO -- DeSoto County authorities said they have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 50-year-old woman whose skeletal remains were found early in the week.Sheriff Bill Rasco ...
Miss. Considers Ban On Texting While Driving
Texting while driving may soon be a thing of the past in Mississippi if state lawmakers can agree on a bill.Previously, a texting ban failed to get approval in the Legislature, but one lawmaker said ...
Community Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday
They were celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday a little early Saturday at North Park Mall in Ridgeland.The Simon Kidgits Club hosted the Dr. Seuss 75th Anniversary Celebration.Kids got the chance to ...
Pontotoc County seeking to honor black WWII soldier
The Pontotoc County Historical Society is leading efforts to erect a memorial monument at College Hill Cemetery in honor of WWII veteran Jimmy Lee Leatherwood. Members of Leatherwood's family, ...
Rep. fined $50K, ordered to repay state $346,554
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A Rankin County lawmaker has been ordered by the state Ethics Commission to repay the state $346,554 from public printing contracts that went to his family ...
Chest Too Big To Do Sobriety Test, Woman Says
A woman was arrested in Martin County after failing a DUI field-sobriety test during which she blamed the size of her breasts for being unable to perform the tasks.Maureen Raymond, of Port St. ...
Arrest in severe beating of Vicksburg man
JACKSON, Miss. -- Jackson police have made an arrest in connection last week's robbery and severe beating of a Vicksburg man who was still unconscious at last report.The victim is 62-year-old ...
UM fights illegal downloads
OXFORD, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi is taking steps to fight the illegal downloading of music and movies.The Oxford Eagle ( http://bit.ly/ym8MQL) reports that anyone living or working on ...
Man charged in fatal wreck before getting Mississippi pardon
o Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and parole officials said Saturday that they didn't know a man was charged with DUI after a fatal wreck that happened between the time he applied for ...
Flash Flood Watch for parts of southwest, central Mississippi
After heavy rains drenched parts of Mississippi on Friday, the National Weather Service has decided to issue a flash flood watch as more heavy rainfall targets some of the same areas. The flash ...
Shocked Not! Not many surprises in Super Bowl ads
Award-winning actor Matthew Broderick is playing himself in a grown-up version of his celebrated role of Ferris Bueller to promote the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V in a new Super Bowl commercial to air ...
Ole Miss fights illegal downloads
OXFORD -- The University of Mississippi is taking steps to fight the illegal downloading of music and movies.The Oxford Eagle reports that anyone living or working on campus who downloads music or ...
New rules proposed for public aid in Mississippi
In this Feb. 1, 2012 photograph, Scott Crawford right, documents a coalition lunch meeting of organizations centering on a variety of physical, learning and mental disabilities at the Capitol in ...
Two charged in death of man in Attala County
KOSCIUSKO -- An Attala County grand jury will review the evidence surrounding the death of a local man.Justice Court Judge Bob Jordan on Wednesday bound over Frankie Barber and Barry Ware to the ...
South Gloster study to be revealed Monday
TUPELO - A meeting will be held Monday at 8 a.m. at the Gloster Creek Village center court to reveal the findings of the First Impressions Study of the South Gloster area.The South Gloster Business ...
Stanford bribes kept heat off
HOUSTON, Texas - Ex-Antiguan bank regulator Leroy King won't be at Sunday's Super Bowl.He's fighting extradition to the U.S. as an indicted co-conspirator in the $7.2 billion ...
Ellis hearing will continue on Feb. 13
Click here for live coverage in Chris Kieffer's blog. TUPELO - Calvin Ellis' personnel hearing went into its second extended recess on Friday, following the eighth day of testimony.Due to ...
1 sentenced in 2009 kidnapping case
BOONEVILLE - A Booneville man charged in the 2009 kidnapping of an elderly man and his daughter was sentenced in Prentiss County Circuit Court on Thursday on two counts each of kidnapping and ...
Study involves 4-laning of US 61
PORT GIBSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Department of Transportation is awaiting a study on Bayou Pierre as part of its preliminary study of four-laning U.S. Highway 61 through Port Gibson.Michael ...
DFA overseeing program to help strengthen homes
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he is working with legislators on a bill that would require insurers to offer discounts to homeowners who have strengthened ...
Account established to help Gulfport girl hit by truck
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The 11-year-old Gulfport girl who was hit by a pickup truck near her bus stop Monday is still in a coma. Friday, Demeshia Dedeaux's family told WLOX News she remains in ...
Biz Buzz Blog Updates
Biz Buzz blog updates from the NEMS Daily Journal business team of Dennis Seid and Carlie Kollath Cheapest gas: Fulton 2/3/12Fulton has the cheapest gas today in Northeast Mississippi, according ...
Hundreds Of School Children Receive Free Dental Care
More than 700 elementary school children received free dental work on Friday as part of National Children's Dental Health Month.Students from the University of Mississippi Medical Center's ...
Miss. Inmate Asks Courts To Stop Execution
Attorneys for condemned inmate Edwin Hart Turner have told a federal judge that a Mississippi Department of Corrections policy prevented him from getting tests that could prove he's mentally ...
Marijuana Pipe Found In Child's Diaper
Two people were arrested after a child showed up at Guthrie's Headstart program with a marijuana pipe in its diaper, according to a Logan County sheriff's ...
Cartels Take Drug War To The Skies
New Mexico's southern border with Mexico is the main ground for the trafficking war against illegal drugs, but Target 7 has learned smugglers have taken the battle to the air.Authorities said ...
Melton's portrait put up at city hall
JACKSON, Miss. -- It took 500 days but a portrait of former Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is now hanging in city hall.The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/zz7fRI) that the city council ...
More troops headed in and out of Camp Shelby
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is preparing for a troop increase for mobilization and demobilization training through April.About 1,800 soldiers are expected from the ...
Webb named state aid engineer
JACKSON, Miss. -- Carey Webb has been appointed state-aid engineer in Mississippi.The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/wQsj76) that Webb, who has worked as assistant state-aid engineer since ...
Man gets life sentence in death of wife
CORINTH, Miss. -- A Corinth man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to capital murder in the 2010 shooting death of his wife.Preston Pegg Jr., 38, entered plea Thursday in ...
Halliburton cement specialist can testify
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify - against the wishes of BP.Jesse ...
Mississippi man guilty in case of Fla. girl found in landfill
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. -- An unemployed restaurant worker pleaded guilty Friday in the abduction, sexual battery and slaying of a 7-year-old Florida girl who was found in a landfill, as dozens of ...
Gulfport explosion investigation continues
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Federal authorities have made a fourth arrest connected to the military explosives that turned up in civilian hands in Gulfport.Lance Looney, 25, was arrested Friday at the ...
Fake tax refund checks spotted in Houston
The check is in the mail but you could go to jail.The Houston Police Department is warning area residents and businesses about the latest scam that has fake tax refund checks coming in the mail and ...
Tea Party group endorses Estes
SOUTHAVEN - The Tea Party of Mississippi, which represents the Desoto County area, announced today its endorsement of 1st District congressional candidate Robert Estes.Estes, a Southaven businessman ...
Stanford judge rejects defense mistrial motion
11:40 A.M.HOUSTON, Texas - Allen Stanford's attorneys lost a motion for a mistrial today in response to a remark made by witness James Davis, that Stanford would have to "clear up" ...
Pardoned DUI Convict Faces More Charges
Unraveling the complex back stories of the more than 200 pardons issued by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is revealing serious questions about how pardon review decisions were carried out.But ...
Embattled Southaven Mayor To Attend Council Meeting
Embattled Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is to preside over his first city council meeting Tuesday since returning from treatment at an unnamed medical facility.Police Chief Tom Long told The Commercial ...
Adams County Gets Shelter Funds
Adams County will receive the funds to build another hurricane shelter.The Natchez Democrat reported that the $3.25 million project would be largely funded by the federal government, which will pay ...
Vancleave Teen Dies After Car Hits Tree
Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus says a Vancleave teen died at a hospital of injuries from a one-vehicle crash on Mississippi 57.Broadus identified the victim as 16-year-old Darin ...
Bryant Aims To Stretch Medicaid By Payment Changes
Gov. Phil Bryant wants to perform a magic trick of sorts -- reform Mississippi's Medicaid program so that it doesn't cost any more state money next year. Program officials were expecting ...
Man Gets 33 1/3 Years In Child Porn Case
A 51-year-old Arizona man has been sentenced to 33 and 1/3 years in prison for bringing child pornography into the State of Mississippi.U.S. Attorney Felicia C. Adams said U.S. District Judge ...
PSC Member Issuing Rural Water Subpoenas
A member of the Public Service Commission is issuing subpoenas for rural water associations to give him their bylaws.And the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that the Mississippi Rural ...
Heidelberg Has New Police Chief
Huey Powe, a 20-year veteran with Heidelberg Police Department, has been named the town's police chief.Heidelberg Mayor Juan Barnett told the Laurel Leader-Call that Powe was named to replace ...
'Big Crater' Closes Canton Road
Canton residents want to know who's accountable for a road that is caving in.Penn Road, which runs behind the Canton Country Club, was closed by the city last year after a giant pothole made it ...
Work Continues At Buccaneer State Park
Work has begun on a wave pool and water park at Buccaneer State Park in Hancock County.Park Manager Stu Rayburn told the Sea Coast Echo that construction began in late December and the entire ...
New York Giants prepare for the Super Bowl with Yoga
Apart from typical running, throwing and strength training drills, the Super Bowl-bound New York Giants also reap the athletic benefits of season-long yoga sessions.