Mississippi Lawmakers Zip Ahead On High-Profile Bills (WPMI 15)

Mississippi lawmakers are moving quickly on several major policy proposals -- and they're pledging to do more serious work before the week is over. Leaders say they're trying to set a clear agenda. The three-month session started Tuesday.
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Barbour: Mississippi Could Owe Hundreds Of Millions For Katrina (WLOX-TV Biloxi)

Gov. Haley Barbour told Mississippi lawmakers Wednesday that the state eventually will have spend "several hundred million dollars'' to match federal money for Hurricane Katrina recovery. He said the money will be have to be paid over several years - not immediately.
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Louisiana And Mississippi Get Equal Storm Aid For Colleges (The Jackson Channel)

Though Hurricane Katrina's damage in Louisiana far outstrips that in Mississippi, colleges in the two states can expect the same amount of federal aid from the $29 billion hurricane recovery package recently passed by Congress.
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Mississippi Mill Store Opens Second Location In Forest (Scott County Times)

FOREST--After experiencing a wave of success with her business in Canton, Sonya Bryant is looking forward to a bright future with the second version of the Mississippi Mill Store in Forest.
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Documents show lobbyist took $14M from Mississippi tribe (Picayune Item)

JACKSON (AP) - The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians paid $14.7 million to Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pocketed $6.3 million from the deal, a significant part of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud charges to which he pleaded guilty Tuesday.
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Mississippi Guard transfers operations in Iraq to Army division (Picayune Item)

JACKSON (AP) - After capturing more than 1,500 suspected insurgents, destroying thousands of pounds of explosives and providing security for Iraq's first free elections, a Mississippi National Guard unit has completed its mission.
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Louisiana and Mississippi get equal storm aid for colleges (WREG-TV Memphis)

BATON ROUGE, La. Though Hurricane Katrina's damage in Louisiana far outstrips that in Mississippi, colleges in the two states can expect the same amount of federal aid from the 29 (b) billion dollar hurricane recovery package recently passed by Congress.
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Louisiana and Mississippi get equal storm aid for colleges (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Though Hurricane Katrina's damage in Louisiana far outstrips that in Mississippi, colleges in the two states can expect the same amount of federal aid from the $29 billion hurricane recovery package recently passed by Congress.
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Enchanting and handy insight about Mississippi (Delta Democrat Times)

Did you know shortly before writer William Faulkner's death, he corresponded with Elvis Presley? Faulkner had heard that Elvis' mother died and wrote to cheer up a fellow Mississippi boy.
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Mississippi coach talks with former UM assistants about Rebels' vacancies (Sun-Sentinel)

OXFORD, Miss. -- Mississippi head football coach Ed Orgeron has met with former Miami offensive coordinator Dan Werner and assistant head/offensive line coach Art Kehoe in his search to fill two positions on the Rebels' staff.
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DuPont Subsidiary First Chemical in Pascagoula, Mississippi is Back in Business Following Hurricane Katrina, Plant (ChemPoint)

WILMINGTON, December 14, 2005 -- On December 9, the DuPont First Chemical facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, celebrated the restart of operations following Hurricane Katrina -102 days after the storm struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Senate panel OKs bill for Mississippi drilling in Gulf Islands Seashore (Tuscaloosa News)

A U.S. Senate committee has approved a bill that would allow the state of Mississippi to explore, develop and produce oil and gas from beneath the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
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Small earthquake rumbles in Mississippi County (WREG-TV Memphis)

WILSON JUNCTION, Ark. Scientists at the University of Memphis' Center for Earthquake Research and Information say a pair of small earthquakes rumbled in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
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25th-Ranked Gamecocks Edge Mississippi 4-3 (USCsports.com)

Carolina rallies from 3-0 deficit to defeat Rebels 4-3.
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Storms cause damage, injuries in Mississippi (CNN.com)

BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) -- High wind and heavy rain caused damage and injuries Wednesday in central Mississippi as lines of violent thunderstorms rolled across the South.
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West Point resident named trooper of the year (Daily Times Leader)

For Sgt. Tim Horner, law enforcement is his life; it is what he loves to do. However, for members of the Mississippi Highway Patrol in District 5, Horner and his 22 years of law enforcing deserved some recognition--and recognized he was.
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Meridian Mississippi News - The Meridian Star (The Meridian Star)

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Sentence delivered in manslaughter case (Daily Times Leader)

Clay County Circuit Court continued Friday with the sentencing of Bryant Booker, found guilty of two charges of manslaughter. Booker was sentenced to 10 years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and five years of Post-Release Supervision on each count of manslaughter.
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Mississippi Students Compete in Robotics Competition with Help from NASA Stennis Space Center (SpaceRef)

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. - Three robotics teams from Mississippi high schools traveled to Houston, Texas, last week for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Lone Star regional competition.
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Mississippi Sportswear using new online system (Mississippi Business Journal)

KOSCIUSKO — Mississippi Sportswear, the exclusive manufacturer of Adidas custom team uniforms, has transformed its operations to become an on-demand business by creating an online order entry and customer service system that integrates with suppliers, customers and dealers.
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Mississippi 65, W. Carolina 59 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

OXFORD, Miss. – Dwayne Curtis scored 21 points as Mississippi held off a late charge Tuesday to defeat Western Carolina 65-59. Clarence Sanders had 15 points and three free throws in the final 23 seconds to seal it for Ole Miss (10-3).
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