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05/31/05 Deadly Holiday Weekend On Mississippi Roadways (WLOX-TV Biloxi)

Eight people died in traffic accidents on Mississippi roadways during the Memorial Day weekend _ including a Tallahatchie County road worker and three inmates who were killed when their pickup collided with a train.
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One Escapee in Custody (WTOK-TV Meridian)

At least part of a nearly three-week-long mystery has been solved. One of two jail escapees from Louisiana, at one time believed to be in the Lauderdale-Clarke County area in Mississippi, has been found.
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Mississippi Begins Imposing Tax On Hospitals (WLOX-TV Biloxi)

Mississippi has begun taxing hospitals as a way to generate Medicaid funds and prevent the loss of federal money, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is taking a look at an alternative proposal.
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About bond issues in Mississippi (The Clarion-Ledger)

Passage of a school bond issue in Mississippi requires at least 60 percent approval of voters taking part in an election. If passed, school districts can sell bonds to finance large projects, usually new construction.
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Auburn-Mississippi St Preview (MSNBC)

Before last week, season openers had posed some problems for Auburn. SEC openers, however, have not.
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Investigators exhume body of Emmet Till (Albany Democrat-Herald)

ALSIP, Ill. (AP) Federal investigators unearthed a concrete vault containing Emmett Till's casket at a suburban Chicago cemetery today, hoping to find clues into his 1955 slaying in Mississippi that became a key event in the civil rights movement.
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Body of black lynching victim exhumed in Illinois (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The FBI on Wednesday exhumed the body of a black teenager killed in a Mississippi lynching 50 years ago, hoping to shed light on an unsolved crime that symbolized the raw history of race relations in America.
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Aging population may strain Mississippi's coffers (The Clarion-Ledger)

A dramatic surge projected for Mississippi's elderly population over the next 25 years has experts urging the state to make long-range plans for an expected bigger demand for health care.
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Stabilization needed at Miss. River bridge in Vicksburg (Picayune Item)

VICKSBURG (AP) - Warren County will seek up to $6 million to stabilize a Mississippi River bluff known as Navy Circle, where Confederates posted cannons to defend the city during the 1863 siege.
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Secret Service Agents Hold Seminars to Help Improve School Safety (Officer.com)

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) -- More than 300 teachers and law enforcement officials in north Mississippi attended a seminar this week on improving school safety.
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Mississippi Completes Successful Test of Digital Emergency Alert Messaging System From Global Security Systems (Broadcast Newsroom)

DMN Newswire--2006-8-30--Global Security Systems (GSS) today announced the successful test of its Mississippi statewide emergency alert network, designed and delivered under contract to the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security.
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Hed: New club on the block (djournal.com)

Mississippi Volunteer Homemakers club to complement older club in Lee County. TUPELO - In 1948, Katy Bryson was a 21-year-old newlywed living in rural Itawamba County. Her husband, Russell, was a vocational ag teacher and she was a homemaker.
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Educators have 'mixed feelings' on approval of state education budget (Picayune Item)

KILN - School officials in Mississippi who have been sweating the approval of the 2005-2006 state education budget found out over the past weekend there is no more need to worry.
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FBI removes cement vault containing Emmett Till's casket (Picayune Item)

ALSIP, Ill. (AP) - Nearly 50 years after Emmett Till's mutilated body was found in a Mississippi Delta river, federal investigators on Wednesday unearthed the Chicago teen's casket in hopes of finding clues to the murder that became a symbol of the civil rights movement.
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Hurricane Awareness Week begins throughout Mississippi (Daily Times Leader)

After parts of the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast were ravaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2005, the Mississippi Emergency Management Association (MEMA) has dedicated the week of May 30 through June 3 as Hurricane Awareness Week in Mississippi.
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Mississippi State's Dixon has surgery on hand (Sports Illustrated)

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State freshman running back Anthony Dixon had surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured bone on his left hand.
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Soybean Rust Alert: Finding In South-Eastern Mississippi (CattleNetwork.com)

Soybean rust was reported today (9-06) on soybeans in a sentinel site in Jackson County in south-eastern Mississippi .
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Auburn and Mississippi State meet in SEC action (Fox 23)

One of the nation's top teams hits the road this weekendas the fourth-ranked Auburn Tigers battle the Mississippi State Bulldogsin SEC action. Auburn seemingly justified its high ranking with a 40-14thrashing of Pac-10 foe Washington State in last weekend's season opener.The Tigers have won 13 straight SEC openers dating back to 1993, and thatstreak will be on the line in Starkville on Saturday.
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Auburn and Mississippi State meet in SEC action (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)

One of the nation's top teams hits the road this weekend as the fourth-ranked Auburn Tigers battle the Mississippi State Bulldogs in SEC action. Auburn seemingly justified its high ranking with a 40-14 thrashing of Pac-10 foe Washington State in last weekend's season opener. The Tigers have won 13 straight SEC openers dating back to 1993, and that streak will be on the line in Starkville on
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Auburn signees prepare for All-Star Classic (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

MOBILE, Ala. - For Jerraud Powers, the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic workouts are good preparation for what he faces at Auburn in the coming weeks.
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Local Injured Marine Honored In Jackson (The Jackson Channel)

JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi Marine injured in Iraq received a hero's welcome at the Jackson Airport Thursday afternoon. Corporal Aaron Rice, of Sumrall, lost part of his right leg after his humvee hit a landmine March 18.
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Mississippi special for Duckworth, Groves (The Huntsville Times)

AUBURN - For senior offensive guard Tim Duckworth and junior defensive end Quentin Groves, it'll be more than just another Southeastern Conference opener when No. 4. Auburn (1-0) goes to Mississippi State (0-1) on Saturday.
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Governor signs bill to pay off beef plant (Daily Times Leader)

Gov. Haley Barbour today signed a bill that pays off the State's debt for the now-defunct Mississippi Beef Processors plant. He stated, "Today I am signing legislation to pay the cost of a bad attempt at economic development.
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Oprah Winfrey Returns To Mississippi To Dedicate Youth Center (WLBZ Bangor)

Oprah Winfrey went back to her hometown in Mississippi to help dedicate a new youth club she helped sponsor.
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Bush nominates Miss. education chief for federal job (Picayune Item)

JACKSON (AP) - President Bush on Wednesday nominated Mississippi Superintendent of Education Henry Johnson for a high-level job in the U.S. Department of Education.
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Second Special Session Set (WTOK-TV Meridian)

Jackson, Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour announced Thursday that the special session for Momentum Mississippi will be June 28. Lawmakers didn't approve the governor's proposal during the regular 2005 session or the special session that ended Saturday.
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OPRAH SAYS ‘DREAM BIG’ AT CLUB OPENING: Mogul speaks at ribbon-cutting for children’s facility in Mississippi hometown. (Eurweb)

*As previously reported, Oprah Winfrey has donated $6.5 million from her foundation toward the funding of a state-of-the-art Boys & Girls club in her native Kosciusko, Mississippi.
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Miss. high court upholds Pascagoula woman's sentence for killing ex-boyfriend (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected an argument from LaTanya Dubose that prosecutors failed to counter her claim of self defense in the shooting death of her ex-boyfriend at a Pascagoula gas station in 2002.
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FBI Looks to Till's Body for Murder Clues (AP via Yahoo! News)

Federal investigators unearthed a concrete vault containing Emmett Till's casket at a suburban Chicago cemetery Wednesday, hoping to find clues into his 1955 slaying in Mississippi that became a key event in the civil rights movement.
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Atkins named NMMC-West Point employee of the quarter (Daily Times Leader)

North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point announced recently that Debi Atkins, RN, has been selected by her peers as the hospital's Employee of the Quarter.
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Free Credit Reports Available in the Southern States Starting June 1 (PR Web)

Pursuant to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) passed by Congress in late 2003, consumers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas will be eligible for their free annual credit reports on June 1, 2005. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]
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Heavy rains and possible tornadoes hit Mississippi (Picayune Item)

BILOXI (AP) - Heavy rains and possible tornadoes moved across portions of Mississippi during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, but there were no reports of damage or severe flooding.
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R-CALF: Mississippi Sale Barns Host Past President Leo McDonnell (CattleNetwork.com)

(Billings , Mont. ) – R-CALF USA Co-Founder and Past President Leo McDonnell recently spoke to Mississippi cattle producers about the beginning of R-CALF USA and trade and competition issues.
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Mississippi Begins Imposing Tax On Hospitals (WLOX-TV Biloxi)

Oprah Returns to Mississippi Birthplace (ABC News)

Oprah Winfrey Returns to Mississippi Home to Dedicate Youth Center She Helped Sponsor
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Can a Black FDNY Firefighter, Hired As a Mississippi Town's Fire Chief, Overcome Racial Prejudice By His Skill and (RedNova)

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Claddagh Publishing announced today the release of the new novel Smoke by R.G. Begora, on the eve of the 5th anniversary of 9-11. The book depicts the obstacles faced by a former FDNY Captain who is hired as the new Fire Chief in a small Mississippi town.
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Nashville Homicide Suspect Arrested In Mississippi (WKRN Nashville)

A Nashville man, accused of slaying his girlfriend, is being held in jail at Meridian, Mississippi. Kendell Latrail Harvey, 23, was arrested Sunday in a truck stolen from a Tennessee soft drink company. | | Lauderdale County authorities were alerted by Nashville police that Harvey might pass through Meridian on his way to his family in Taylorsville, Mississippi and he did. Deputies stopped...
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Support for change to Mississippi's animal cruelty law grows (WPMI 15)

MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - Beth Ladnier of Moss Point is a woman wanting to help change the animal cruelty law in Mississippi. "After everything that happened with Buddy I decided someone needs to stand up for our animals," Ladnier said.
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Mississippi begins imposing tax on hospitals (WPMI 15)

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has begun taxing hospitals as a way to generate Medicaid funds and prevent the loss of federal money, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is taking a look at an alternative proposal.
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Troxler extends deadline for donating supplies to aid cattle farmers in Mississippi (Bladen Journal)

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is extending the deadline for donating supplies to aid Mississippi cattle farmers affected by Hurricate Katrina. Items will be accepted through October 17 instead of September 30 as previously announced.
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Can a Black FDNY Firefighter, Hired as a Mississippi Town's Fire Chief, Overcome Racial Prejudice by His Skill and (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Claddagh Publishing announced today the release of the new novel Smoke by R.G. Begora, on the eve of the 5th anniversary of 9-11. The book depicts the obstacles faced by a former FDNY Captain who is hired as the new Fire Chief in a small Mississippi town.
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12th Annual Search under Way for Mississippi's Top Youth Volunteers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

JACKSON, Miss.----Sept. 5, 2006--Over the past 11 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 750 middle level and high school students across Mississippi for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their communities through many other volunteer activities.
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Doctors from N.O. rebuild practice, lives in Mississippi (The Clarion-Ledger)

One year ago, Dr. Jan McClanahan and Dr. Richard Vallette were members of a thriving five-partner medical practice in New Orleans, but their lives, like those of thousands of others along the Gulf Coast, changed forever when Hurricane Katrina flooded their hospital and sent them on an odyssey that landed the two doctors in Columbus.
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Judge Nixes Miss. Ban on Some Abortions (AP via Yahoo! News)

A federal judge Wednesday struck down a Mississippi law that barred early second-trimester abortions at clinics.
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AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

The Interfaith Disaster Task Force is hosting contractor coordinator training Sept. 12-14 in Harrison and Jackson counties, and volunteer coordinator training in Gulfport on Sept. 15.
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Mississippi River water level inching down (Whittier Daily news)

VICKSBURG, Miss. - With every few inches the Mississippi River drops this summer, Billy Joe Ragland and thousands of farmers just like him lose money.
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Flutie, Rice not ready to call it quits (David Elfin / ) (The Washington Times)

Doug Flutie won the Heisman Trophy for Boston College in 1984, but his diminutive body made NFL scouts skeptical. Jerry Rice played at lightly regarded Mississippi Valley State, but he was so gifted he was taken in the first round of the 1985 draft.
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Braves win sixth straight (OurSports Central)

The Mississippi Braves defeated the Huntsville Stars, 3-2 for their sixth win in a row. Matt Wright won his third consecutive start and his fifth win overall. He leads the team in both categories.
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Former addict who shot face off to speak to Mississippi students (WREG-TV Memphis)

JACKSON, Miss. Hundreds of Mississippi high school students will hear the grisly tale of a methamphetamine user whose addiction led him to blow his face off with an assault rifle.
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Some Mississippi police department not shying away from Intoxilyzer 8000 (Picayune Item)

GREENVILLE (AP) - Mississippi police departments are not shying away from preparing to use the new automated Intoxilyzer despite legal questions raised by a judge.
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Showers plague Mississippi Valley (AP via Yahoo! News)

Showers and thunderstorms spread over the Upper Mississippi Valley on Monday, with more extensive storms engulfing northern Texas.
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Johnson says federal education post offers 'broader impact' (The Herald-Sun)

Mississippi education chief Henry Johnson says he'll take high expectations for student achievement into his new federal job overseeing the No Child Left Behind program.
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06/02/05 National TV Exposure Coming To MS Coast (WLOX-TV Biloxi)

The Mississippi Gulf Coast has landed a big one. Thursday, organizers announced the Redfish Cup Championship Fishing Tournament will drop its lines in our waters this fall. The event could draw up to 26,000 visitors and a television audience of close to 1 million.
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Burn Center in Greenville temporarily sets aside closing plan (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

GREENVILLE, Miss. - The financially strapped Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Center will suspend operations for 60 days rather than pushing ahead with plans to close the facility, officials said.
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Soggy and Cool Southeast to Virginia (weather.com via Yahoo! News)

Wet weather, including scattered thunderstorms (and maybe a few severe storms), will again plague the South tomorrow, mainly east of the Mississippi River as a disturbance aloft continues its low-gear eastward journey.
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Former addict who shot face off to speak to Mississippi students (WREG-TV Memphis)

Mississippi 28, Memphis 25 (SportingNews.com)

OXFORD, Miss. -- Like most young football players, Mississippi's Dexter McCluster laid in bed the ni...
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Former addict who shot face off to speak to Mississippi students (WREG-TV Memphis)

Briefly: Man falls 20 feet onto river bank Times staff report (St. Cloud Times)

A St. Cloud man fell 20 feet onto the Mississippi River bank about noon Thursday. The incident happened near Fourth Avenue North by the railroad tracks.
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Gallons of wastewater spill into river (Quad-City Times)

LeCLAIRE A split pipe in LeClaire, Iowa, pumped 145,000 gallons of raw sewage into the Mississippi River, state officials said, but did not cause any immediately apparent damage to the river.
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Supporters tout new strategy for keeping burn center open (The Clarion-Ledger)

Officials with the Mississippi Memorial Firefighters Burn Center in Greenville say they have a new strategy for keeping the center's doors open. The strategy involves closing the hospital's doors — but only temporarily.
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Legislature gives original Farmers Market two-year funding (The Clarion-Ledger)

Through a bill passed in the just-completed special session of the Mississippi Legislature, lawmakers have given vendors of the original Farmers Market two additional years to operate.
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JACKSON UPSET OVER MISSISSIPPI BURNING SNUB (ContactMusic)

SAMUEL L JACKSON fell out with director ALAN PARKER in an audition for Mississippi BURNING when the Brit suggested the Tennessee-raised actor wasn't southern enough.
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All-Star Classic has local flavor (The Andalusia Star-News)

The annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic will have a little dab of local flavor Saturday when the football contest kicks off. Bobby Greenwood, the grandson of Al and Jean Hayse of Gantt, will be suited up for the Alabama squad.
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Rotation undergoes shakeup (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

First, it was T.J. Large. The junior Alabama pitcher was the staff ace, pitching under the Friday night SEC lights until he gave up five runs and was yanked in the third inning at Mississippi State May 6. He hasn't been the same since.
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Brown, Lewis play in All-Star game (The Troy Messenger)

Published Jun 02, 2005 - 22:43:37 CDT. Two Charles Henderson High School football players, lineman Micah Brown and Quavian Lewis, will represent Troy and Pike County in Saturday night's 18th Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic.
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UF looks to continue its run (Sun-Sentinel)

GAINESVILLE -- Florida Coach Pat McMahon still remembers how he led Mississippi State to the College World Series in 1998. There's one problem, though.
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College Football Notebook: Mississippi retires Mullins' number (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Mississippi celebrated the memory of Chucky Mullins , retiring his number in a ceremony yesterday before the Rebels' 28-25 win against Memphis. Mullins was paralyzed in a game in 1989 and died in 1991 after returning to school in a wheelchair to pursue his degree.
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Mississippi 28, Memphis 25 (MSNBC)

OXFORD, Miss. - BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns to help Mississippi beat Memphis 28-25 on Sunday in the season opener. Dexter McCluster had 268 all-purpose yards in his debut and scored a touchdown.
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FBI Exhumes Body of Emmett Till for Clues (AP via Yahoo! News)

Nearly 50 years after Emmett Till's mutilated body was found in a Mississippi river, federal investigators Wednesday unearthed the Chicago teen's casket in hopes of finding clues to a murder that helped kindle the civil rights movement.
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Mississippi edges Memphis (Fox Sports)

BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns to help Mississippi beat Memphis 28-25 on Sunday in the season opener. Dexter McCluster had 268 all-purpose yards in his debut and scored a touchdown. The freshman caught six passes for 86 yards, ran four times for 60 yards and returned five kickoffs for 122 yards. The performance was fourth on the team's all-time single game
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Mississippi 28, Memphis 25 (SportingNews.com)

OXFORD, Miss. -- BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns to help Mississippi b...
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Special session called for Momentum Mississippi (Daily Times Leader)

After ending a special session earlier in the week, state lawmakers will again embark on Jackson on June 28 to consider the Gov. Haley Barbour's economic development package.
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Mississippi remembers Mullins, retires his No. 38 (ESPN)

Mississippi celebrated the memory of Chucky Mullins, retiring his number in a ceremony Sunday before the Rebels' nationally televised game against Memphis.
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Mississippi FBI agents looking for fraud (WREG-TV Memphis)

GULFPORT, Miss. Mississippi public corruption cases are on the rise in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the FBI is asking the public for help.
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Mississippi Valley 10, Ark.-Pine Bluff 0 (WREG-TV Memphis)

CHICAGO Defensive lineman Tyler Knight led Mississippi Valley State in a 10-to-nothing shutout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the eighth annual Chicago Football Classic.
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Mississippi Firefighters Burn Center at risk of being closed (Daily Times Leader)

The Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Center was scheduled to close Tuesday after 33 years of operation, but some local lawmakers are fighting the decision.
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Barbour plans news conference; said earlier he'd call a special session on Momentum Mississippi (The Clarion-Ledger)

Gov. Haley Barbour will appear at a news conference this afternoon to make "a special announcement," according to a news release from his office. The news release does not disclose the nature of Barbour's 2:15 p.m. announcement.
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Natchez Trace Parkway finally complete (CNN.com)

FRENCH CAMP, Mississippi (AP) -- The meandering Natchez Trace winds through lush forests and expansive fields of yellow wildflowers, offering a serene escape from the beaten path.
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Q-C student curators show photos, their knowledge of the Mississippi (Quad-City Times)

For the past two months, fifth-graders at McKinley Elementary School in Davenport have immersed themselves in a variety of seemingly unrelated fields, from technology, arts and culture to ecology, photography and history.
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Leak, Tebow Lead No. 7 Florida Over Southern Mississippi (WJXT Jacksonville)

Chris Leak threw three touchdown passes, freshman Tim Tebow ran for a score as Florida beat Southern Mississippi, 34-to-7.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit North Mississippi Health Services (Picayune Item)

OXFORD (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against North Mississippi Health Services by a plaintiffs attorneys group led by Oxford lawyer Richard Scruggs.
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Top FBI official in Mississippi leaving for new Washington post (Picayune Item)

JACKSON (AP) - Robert Garrity, the special agent in charge of the FBI in Mississippi, will leave his post Friday to accept a job in Washington D.C. Garritywill become a deputy chief with the agency, charged with supporting the FBI's overall information technology efforts.
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Leak leads Gators past S. Mississippi (Orange County Register)

Chris Leak threw three touchdown passes, highly touted freshman Tim Tebow ran for a score and No. 7 Florida overcame a sluggish start to beat Southern Mississippi, 34-7, Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.
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