Earl threatens East Coast with a pounding
This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Earl taken Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seab...
David Foster will not serve as Gulfport's new fire chief
David Foster, Gulfport Mayor George Schloegel's pick to become fire chief, has been hired in Hedwig Village, TX as their fire chief. The Hedwig Village city web site has the announcement posted o...
United Way kicks off superhero campaign to raise $2 million
email JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – The United Way of Jackson and George Counties announced Thursday it will raise $2 million for several South Mississippi non-profits. Dozens of South Mississip...
Mariner Energy Among Many Smaller Companies In Gulf
The oil platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, about 90 miles south of Vermilion Bay, is owned by a company called Mariner Energy.When talking about oil and gas companies, there are majors such...
Indiana governor helps raise cash for Miss. GOP
JACKSON, Miss. -- Two governors seen as potential 2012 presidential candidates appeared together Thursday night at a fundraiser for the Mississippi Republican Party.Mississippi's Haley Barbour and Ind...
Rebels will play 1st game without DE Lockett
OXFORD — There's multiple ways Kentrell Lockett has helped Ole Miss win football games over the past three years.The 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end often chips in with a vicious tackle at a cruci...
Ole Miss makes Top 25 list for Best College Buys
OXFORD – The University of Mississippi has cracked the Top 25 again, this time as one of America's Best College Buys.The list is part of the annual America's Best Colleges section of Forbes, which i...
Ex-Miss. editor has brush with hostage situation
GREENWOOD — A former managing editor of a Mississippi newspaper was among those on lockdown after a gunman took hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., this week.Jenny ...
Rebels will play 1st game without DE Lockett
OXFORD, Miss. -- There's multiple ways Kentrell Lockett has helped Mississippi win football games over the past three years.The 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end often chips in with a vicious tackle a...
Puppies stolen from animal shelter
email VICKSBURG, MS (WLBT) - The Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society is offering a $500.00 reward to anyone who can help recover for stolen puppies. The dogs were taken from their kennels at the facilit...
Nursing home administrator accused of taking $60k from resident
VANCLEAVE, MS (WLOX) - A Vancleave woman faces eight felony counts of exploitation of a vulnerable person. Melissa Elaine Webster, 39, was arrested Wednesday by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the ...
USM Gulf Coast set to finally repair buildings
email LONG BEACH, MS (WLOX) - In spite of budget cuts and recent lay offs, USM is committed to repair Katrina damaged buildings on the Gulf Coast Campus. "It's disturbing to see these wonderful,...
Lab looking at long term effects of oil dispersants
email OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - With untold amounts of oil, dispersants and chemicals in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists worry the Coastal Crisis will impact gulf life for years to come. However, the...
Thousands in appliance rebate cash still available
By Brandon Artiles JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - If they act fast, Mississippians can get a piece of $400,000 in rebates that the state has allocated for purchasing energy efficient appliances. State offici...
No layoffs or tuition hikes in MGCCC budget
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College . This year, some students are paying $500 to $250 to cover fees for high-cost programs, like welding and nursing. Their tuition has also gone up significantly...
MS Gulf Coast featured location in VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
JACKSON, MS (WLOX) - The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Tourism Division announced Thursday the "VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown" will feature more than 12 locations along the Mississippi Gulf Coa...
Ex-Miss. Editor Has Brush With Discovery Hostage Situation
A former managing editor of the Greenwood Commonwealth was among those on lockdown after a gunman took hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., this week.Jenny Gaines, who...
Another Tim from Fla. bound for college stardom
LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Columbia High coach Craig Howard knows a thing or two about handling top prospects, especially ones named Tim.Five years after mentoring Tim Tebow at Nease High in Ponte Vedra Beach...
Biographical information on Tim Jernigan
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Biographical information on Bobby Hart
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States being asked for 'right-to-hunt' amendments
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Lifelong hunter Bill Haycraft of Kentucky sees his treasured outdoors heritage under siege and in need of constitutional protection from animal rights advocates.He's one of many hunt...
Hart one of the best o-lineman and he's just 16
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Bobby Hart is one of the best offensive linemen in the 2011 recruiting class.And he just turned 16.Hart, a 6-foot-5, 298-pound left tackle at perennial power St. Thomas Aquina...
Hermitage's Grant an impact-making linebacker
RICHMOND, Va. -- Curtis Grant began making an impact on his first important snap as a high school football player.As a freshman at Hermitage High School, he was called into duty during the first round...
Biographical information on Jeff Driskel
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Ford, family settle in player crash death
JACKSON, Miss. -- Ford Motor Co. on Thursday settled a Mississippi lawsuit over a 2001 accident in which a New York Mets prospect was killed when his SUV crashed in the Florida Panhandle, a lawyer for...
Florida commit Driskel embraces Tebow comparisons
OVIEDO, Fla. -- Jeff Driskel's size and strength at quarterback naturally lends people to think of Tim Tebow, and the comparisons have only been magnified playing high school in the Sunshine State.Jus...
The Minister of Defense mixes sermons with sacks
If Drew doesn't sound like your typical high school football player, he's not. Forget about his imposing size - a little over 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds - and focus on what he does away from the field.Dr...
Biographical information on Ray Drew
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Biographical information on Isaiah Crowell
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Georgia RB prospect Crowell keeping eye on future
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Isaiah Crowell carries the same primary goal as most high school football players into his senior season, just with a heightened sense of responsibility.Sure, the Carver High School r...
Talented safety Karlos Williams is headed to FSU
DAVENPORT, Fla. -- Karlos Williams was having a good time, chatting up teammates and opposing players between snaps of a 7-on-7 event at nearby Disney World. He was waiting for an opportunity to make ...
Biographical information on La'el Collins
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Outstanding prep LB wants to play RB in college
TAMPA, Fla. -- James Wilder Jr. looks and plays the part of No. 1 college football recruit in talent-rich Florida.The powerfully built 6-foot-2, 220-pound prospect from Plant High School - who's on Th...
City to appeal Hall certification decision
TUPELO – Mayor Jack Reed Jr. and Police Chief Tony Carleton said this afternoon that the city will appeal the denial of certification for Deputy Chief Robert Hall.Carleton said he had received offic...
Federal waters south of MS Sound reopen to fishing, shrimping
MIAMI (AP) - Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra...
Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding
By MIKE BAKERAssociated Press Writer BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on No...
Miss. Official Calls For Stronger Ties To Israel
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said the state should strengthen culture and economic ties with Israel.Hosemann met Thursday in Jackson with Opher Aviran, Israel's new consul general t...
Enrollment Up At 6 Of 8 Miss. Universities
Not all of Mississippi's eight public universities experienced an enrollment increase this fall.Preliminary figures from the state College Board show Mississippi Valley State University's enrollment d...
Biographical information on A.C. Leonard
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1 Miss. circuit judge election to be write-in only
JACKSON, Miss. -- People in four central Mississippi counties will be writing in their choice for circuit judge on the Nov. 2 general election ballot.The only person who signed up to run for the 13th ...
Biographical information on Stephone Anthony
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Feds reopen fishing from Fla. Panhandle to La.
MIAMI -- Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration o...
Versatile Leonard committed to play at Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A.C. Leonard played just about every position last year. He lined up at receiver, tight end, running back, linebacker and defensive end for Ribault High School in Jacksonville.Hi...
DeMatha's versatile Kouandjio 'no matintenance'
HYATTSVILLE, Md., -- Bob Milloy can't wait for Cyrus Kouandjio to finish his senior season and head off to college.Kouandjio is a 6-foot-7, 300-pound offense tackle at DeMatha High School. Milloy is h...
Biographical information on Anthony Johnson
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O'Leary looking to make his own name in football
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Contrary to many assumptions, the first name of the consensus No. 1 tight end recruit in the country is not Nicholas.It's Nicklaus.As in Jack Nicklaus, the name synonymous ...
Anson LB Anthony drawing national interest
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Stephone Anthony might be the leading tourist attraction in rural Anson County.According to his high school coach, a long list of schools have sent recruiters to Wadesboro to evaluate...
Biographical information on Nick O'Leary
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Ex-Miss. editor has brush with hostage situation
GREENWOOD, Miss. -- A former managing editor of a Mississippi newspaper was among those on lockdown after a gunman took hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., this week....
The "Freak" plans to stay close to home at LSU
NEW ORLEANS -- At 6-foot-3, 290 pounds, Anthony "Freak" Johnson probably isn't your typical choir boy, although he is by most accounts an outstanding singer.When he isn't practicing with the O. Perry ...
Biographical information on Jadeveon Clowney
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No Clowney around for talented South Pointe star
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Jadeveon Clowney knows his time is almost here and he plans on doing all he can to make it memorable.Clowney is South Pointe High's 6-foot-6, 240-pound defensive end who is seemingl...
Miss. official calls for stronger ties to Israel
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the state should strengthen culture and economic ties with Israel.Hosemann met Thursday in Jackson with Opher Aviran, Israel's ne...
Clowney heads list of prospects in South region
College coaches have descended on Rock Hill, S.C., all with a common purpose: To woo defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.They've also been making the rounds all over the South from Hyattsville, Md., to Tam...
Property owners get bit of reprieve
Squeaky wheels were greased last week by the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors. A group of county property owners who had received notices that taxable values of their properties were set to increas...
Civil rights leader memorialized by highway marker
TROY CATCHINGS/The Clarksdale Press Register State Rep. Chuck Espy briefs arriving students from Coahoma Community College on the contributions to the Civil Rights Movement by Dr. Aaron E. Henry befo...
Test results reveal gains for CMSD
The Clarksdale Municipal School District has made some significant gains since the 2008-09 year, but there’s still room for a lot more improvement, Assistant Superintendent Dot Prestwich said Mo...
Speight sentenced to 26 months
ABERDEEN – H. Max Speight, who admitted he defrauded a federal biofuels program, was sentenced to 26 months in prison today in U.S. District Court.Speight, 67, and William T. “Tommy” Tacker II o...