Saturday, May 28, 2005

05/23/05 Military Fund Wins Final Approval In State Senate (WLOX-TV Biloxi)

Mississippi lawmakers resumed their special session on Monday, and the Senate gave unanimous, final approval to a bill creating a fund for military families. Gov. Haley Barbour has said he'll sign the bill into law.
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Florida Guard readies for Afghan mission at Mississippi camp (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. -- Spc. Justin Gay just had peeled off 40 pounds of Kevlar and ceramic body armor for a moment's rest when a riot erupted outside the mock forward operating base where his company was training.
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Miss. judge OKs trial in 1964 killings (TimesLeader.com)

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. - A reputed Ku Klux Klansman accused of killing three civil rights workers in Mississippi four decades ago will stand trial as planned June 13, a judge ruled Monday.
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Judge Rules Trial In Civil Rights Killings Can Continue (Action News 4 Pittsburgh)

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. -- A reputed Ku Klux Klansman accused of killing three civil rights workers in Mississippi four decades ago will stand trial as planned June 13, a judge ruled Monday.
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Mississippi town lobbies hard for nuclear plant (Pulse-Journal)

PORT GIBSON, Miss. — With its grand antebellum homes, mellowed brick buildings and streets shaded by spreading live oaks, Port Gibson seems a place that time forgot. But this sleepy, historic town 25 miles south of Vicksburg is staking its future on the nuclear age.
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Judge: trial in 1964 civil rights killings can proceed (Capital News 9)

A judge in Mississippi has ruled that a reputed Ku Klux Klansman will stand trial next month in connection with the killing of three civil rights workers in 1964.
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May 21. 2005 8:29PM Mississippi 5, LSU 3 (Gasden Times)

Thomas Berkery and Brad Jones had RBI singles in a three-run seventh inning to give Mississippi State a 5-3 win Saturday over LSU to improve the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference tournament hopes.
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Mississippi 5, LSU 3 (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Thomas Berkery and Brad Jones had RBI singles in a three-run seventh inning to give Mississippi State a 5-3 win Saturday over LSU to improve the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference tournament hopes.
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Miss. judge OKs trial in 1964 killings (Kansas City Star)

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. - A reputed Ku Klux Klansman accused of killing three civil rights workers in Mississippi four decades ago will stand trial as planned June 13, a judge ruled Monday.
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Mission Mississippi Delta blesses Habitat for Humanity home (Delta Democrat Times)

What do you get when you cross Habitat for Humanity with Mission Mississippi Delta? The end product is a spirit-filled home with a happy customer.
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A dime on the dollar isn't good for Mississippi (Delta Democrat Times)

Where does it end with the 2002 collapse of WorldCom and the resulting fiscal fiasco? It just keeps going on, and people are still getting hurt. This time it's the taxpayers of Mississippi.
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Yo, fish! It's a 124-pounder (Chicago Sun-Times)

Yo, fish! It is the biggest fish story in Illinois history. The battle between Tim Pruitt and a 124-pound blue catfish began below the Melvin Price Locks and Dam on the Mississippi River at Alton at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Miss. Valley State Hoops Coach Retires (Sun-Sentinel)

ITTA BENA, Miss. -- Lafayette Stribling, Mississippi Valley State men's basketball coach for the last 22 seasons, retired Monday night.
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Miss. Valley State Hoops Coach Retires (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)

Lafayette Stribling, Mississippi Valley State men's basketball coach for the last 22 seasons, retired Monday night.
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Miss. Valley State hoops coach retires (AberdeenNews.com)

ITTA BENA, Miss. - Lafayette Stribling, Mississippi Valley State men's basketball coach for the last 22 seasons, retired Monday night.
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JSO Guides Search for Missing Dancer in Mississippi (First Coast News)

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Police say Melissa Ferris shot and killed her passenger, Jeffrey Opp, in the middle of I-95. After a brief standoff with police, Ferris was taken into custody.
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LSU 3, Mississippi State 2 (The Daily Comet)

Derek Hebert homered in the sixth inning to lead LSU to a 3-2 victory over Mississippi State and at least a share of the SEC West title.
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Mississippi judge rules trial in 1964 civil rights killings can proceed (KLAS)

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. A judge in Mississippi has ruled that a reputed Ku Klux Klansman will stand trial next month in connection with the killing of three civil rights workers in 1964.
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Mississippi judge rules trial in 1964 civil rights killings can proceed (WIVB-TV Buffalo)

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. A judge in Mississippi has ruled that a reputed Ku Klux Klansman will stand trial next month in connection with the killing of three civil rights workers in 1964.
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Mississippi judge rules trial in 1964 civil rights killings can proceed (WBAY 2)

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. A judge in Mississippi has ruled that a reputed Ku Klux Klansman will stand trial next month in connection with the killing of three civil rights workers in 1964.
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