
MSU Again Surpasses $80M Mark In Donations
Mississippi Local News
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University is reporting its third-straight year of more than $80 million in donations.MSU officials say in a news release that fundraising totaled in $81.3 million from outright gifts and pledges from various sources, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts and estates, for fiscal year 2013.MSU officials say the school received $86.4 million ...
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Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses DNA Ruling In Murder Case
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JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning can ask a lower court judge to allow DNA and fingerprint testing in a bid to overturn his conviction for murdering two college ...
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Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses DNA Ruling In Murder Case
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JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning can ask a lower court judge to allow DNA and fingerprint testing in a bid to overturn his conviction for murdering two college ...
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Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses DNA Ruling In Murder Case
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JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning can ask a lower court judge to allow DNA and fingerprint testing in a bid to overturn his conviction for murdering two college ...
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Seminary Considers Forming Its Own Police Force
Mississippi Local News
SEMINARY, Miss. - Residents of the town of Seminary will meet Aug. 27 to discuss the possibility of forming a police force.WDAM reports (https://bit.ly/16eA9qW) that police duties currently are handled by the Covington County Sheriff's Office.Alderman Mike Wilcosky said the sheriff's staff is spread thin across the county, and that as Seminary's population grows so will its security ...
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Parking In Hernando Draws Complaints
Mississippi Local News
HERNANDO, Miss. - The Board of Aldermen has appointed a committee of two to study complaints that there isn't enough parking space around the DeSoto County Courthouse Square.The Commercial Appeal reports (https://bit.ly/14CF8Pa ) that downtown merchants have been airing complaints about the parking situation.Alderman Michael McLendon and Police Chief Mike Riley were asked to study parking ...
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USM Alumni Building Restoration Starts
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The University of Southern Mississippi has undertaken the restoration of the Ogletree House that was severely damaged by a tornado that struck the Hattiesburg campus on Feb. 10.The building houses the University's Alumni Association offices.The work is expected to take a year.The Alumni Association offices have been located off-campus since the storm.Opening in 1912 as ...
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Auburn Mississippi State Look For Strong SEC Start
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Auburn’s Marcus Davis catches his first career touchdown in last week’s game against Arkansas State. (Todd Van Emst | Auburn ...
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