
City snuffs smoking ban expansion
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MCCOMB, Miss. - The McComb Board of Selectmen has voted down a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in all public workplaces in the city.The Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition had proposed the ordinance. The Enterprise-Journal reports Source 4 that the board voted 5-0 this week against the ordinance.The city already has an ordinance on the books that bans smoking in most ...
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School board holds public meeting on leader search
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VICKSBURG, Miss. - The Vicksburg Warren School Board will hold a meeting June 6 to get the public's comments on its search for a new schools superintendent.The Vicksburg Post reports that the event is hosted by Harold Fisher of the Mississippi School Board Association, which was hired to conduct the superintendent search.The school board is looking to replace ...
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ELVIS FESTVIAL Performers put their Elvis on for contest
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Elvis tribute artists Jay Dupuis, from left, Matt Cage and Frank Werth sit backstage and watch other performers Friday morning during the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest at the Lyric Theatre. (Lauren ...
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Research center named for longtime MSU employee
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RAYMOND, Miss. - Mississippi State University will name the Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center in memory of Frank T. "Butch" Withers Jr. on July 10.Withers, who died in 2012, worked for 40 years in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine at MSU. He was director of the Research and Extension Center for 10 years. He retired in 2006.He also served as ...
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Oxford-Lafayette library named literary landmark
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OXFORD, Miss. - The Oxford-Lafayette County Library has been named a "literary landmark" by United for Libraries in honor of the late writer Larry Brown.Laura Beth Walker, head librarian, tells the Oxford Eagle ( https://bit.ly/p2p8XY) that a bronze plaque will soon be sent to the library that will briefly tell of Brown's life as an author and his connection to the local ...
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Session ends Medicaid extended
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Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves reads a copy of an amendment to a Medicaid budget bill during floor debate as a copy of its contents is displayed in chambers Friday at the Capitol in Jackson. ...
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Here is the latest Mississippi news from The Associated Press
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Auditor Stacey Pickering's office is taking a look at which community-owned hospitals in Mississippi are facing economic difficulties and why. Pickering says he is concerned that some accessibility to health care will be lost if those hospitals can't remain viable. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Sentencing has been rescheduled for a man who pleaded guilty in a child ...
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Almost time to hit the trail
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TUPELO, Miss. - A grand opening date of Aug. 17 has been set for the Tanglefoot recreational trail.The 44.5-mile Tanglefoot Trail is being built on an old abandoned railroad corridor. It runs from New Albany through Pontotoc to Houston. Planning, preparation and work on the trail has been underway for 10 years.Chickasaw Development Foundation Director Joyce East tells the Northeast Mississippi ...
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