Jackson 05/18/05 Special Session Begins at Capitol (WLBT 3)

Mississippi lawmakers got off to a quick start in the special session that started Wednesday. Within the first few hours, the House and Senate passed different versions of a bill to plug budget holes for the Department of Corrections and other agencies for the current year.
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Parkway offers glimpse into history for travelers (The Natchez Democrat)

TUPELO - Like a piece of braided rope, the Old Trace of the 1800s and today's modern-day parkway wind back and forth as they make their way toward the Mississippi River.
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Flying on the wings of the past (Independent Record)

Author William Faulkner called it the "Big Woods." It was 24 million acres of Mississippi River. The Mississippi Delta hardwood wetlands were home to thousands of species of wildlife that used to include wolves, cougars and the ivory-billed woodpecker.
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Cool show alert (The Des Moines Register)

Elvis Presley and Bela Lugosi died on Stoo Odom's birthday, but Odom carries on their spirits in his band, the Graves Brothers Deluxe. Odom also claims to be possessed by the Graves brothers, who are two disembodied musical spirits from Mississippi.
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Taste the fresh flavor of Portabella's (The Clarion-Ledger)

It would seem a far stretch for a geologist from Florida to become a successful chef in Mississippi, but it certainly worked for Tye Densford, owner and resident chef of Portabella's in Byram.
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By Bryce Anderson, DTN Meteorologist (High Plains Journal)

A cool front running from North Dakota through the mid-Mississippi Valley and southwest into northern Texas will track eastward today, bringing light showers to the far northern Midwest and moderate to heavy rains to the far southeastern Midwest (southern Indiana and Kentucky).
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NETS WORK OUT MISS. STATE STAR (New York Post via Yahoo! News)

Two years ago, Lawrence Roberts was first team All-America, the SEC Player of the Year at Mississippi State. This past season, injuries and defenses designed to stop him caused a drop-off. Roberts went from sure-bet first-round pick to projected second-rounder.
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Beau Rivage gives USM symphony $50,000 (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

BILOXI - Beau Rivage used proceeds from the concert by world-famous tenor Placido Domingo to give $50,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to support its symphony program.
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Achievements (Whitehaven Appeal)

East Memphians Deborah Dickson Laughlin and Julie Rebecca Novarese have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization, at the University of Mississippi.
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Best Bets: Thursday, May 19 (Jackson Free Press)

The Fondren Theater Workshops production of The Sound of Steel continues tonight through Saturday at the Metropolitan Dance Academy, 540 Taylor St. 601-982-2217. See jacksonfreepress.com for story. The Mississippi Museum of Arts Jazz, Art, and Friends features Rhonda Richmond tonight, 6-9 p.m. $7. 601-960-1515. The CityDance Ballet Performance begins at 4:30 p.m. at Operation
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Casino related crime report issued (The Narrowsburg River Reporter)

MONTICELLO, NY — In 2002, Atlantic City recorded 12,924 crimes per 100,000 population, more than three times the national average. Ten categories of violent crime increased by 64 percent in Gulfport, Mississippi and 46 percent in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1994, a year after riverboat casinos opened.
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Calfornia's New Poet Laureate (NPR)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has named a new California poet laureate: Al Young. Born in Mississippi, the 65-year-old poet, teacher, novelist and screenwriter has spent most of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area. He reads his poem To Be The Perfect Fool .
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Condo group names panel (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

A group of South Mississippi leaders Wednesday took the next step in trying to coordinate rules on condominium development by organizing a steering committee.
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Mississippi Marine receives patriotic tribute at funeral (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

EGGVILLE, Miss. - As the funeral procession for Lance Cpl. Stephen Baldwyn rolled toward the cemetery, his family and friends received a final, silent thank you from people who might not have known him but still showed appreciation for his sacrifice.
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Mississippi Guard seeks volunteers (Delta Democrat Times)

This letter is being written as a follow-up to a letter written by Capt. Pate Miranda which was printed in many of the state newspapers in February.
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M-Braves get cooling off as Barons sweep (The Clarion-Ledger)

PEARL — The Mississippi Braves rolled into town last week a hot team, coming off a 7-3 road trip. They left on another trip Wednesday night with a bit of frost on the bus.
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Prep stars win awards (Hattiesburg American)

Jeremy Greene had a one-word response Wednesday night when he learned that he had been named the high school baseball Class 3A Player of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Coaches.
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MSU's Deraney thrust into spotlight (The Clarion-Ledger)

Mississippi State golfer Joe Deraney usually likes to avoid the spotlight. He's one of those rare guys who likes to give his teammates all the credit, even going as far as directing reporters to interview his teammates instead of him.
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Court fight illustrates state's folly (Hattiesburg American)

The issue before Hinds County Chancery Judge Patricia Wise is straightforward: does the state College Board have the constitutional authority to establish casino management courses at the University of Southern Mississippi?
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Walter Shields, Detroit: WWII vet worked at Chrysler plant (Detroit News)

Walter Shields returned to Mississippi after serving with the Army in Europe during World War II to discover his childhood sweetheart had moved to Detroit to work in a factory.
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