Natchez trash contracts finalized
Source: SF Gate
Natchez :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 03:55:45 -0700 | technology-news
Miss. (AP) The city of Natchez has finalized its new trash contracts, and residents could see their new trashcans and recycling bins delivered by early August. The Natchez Democrat reports ( http://bit.ly/12S5WQp ) the Board of Aldermen met briefly Monday...
Pascagoula council takes up smoking ban
Source: SF Gate
Pascagoula :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 03:10:10 -0700 | political-news
Miss. (AP) Smoking could be banned in all public buildings in Pascagoula -- including bars and restaurants -- with a non-smoking ordinance facing a vote by the city council. The Sun Herald reports ( http://bit.ly/14fW8eI) the comprehensive ban that's on...
VWSD looking to solve budget shortfall
Source: SF Gate
Vicksburg :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 02:18:15 -0700 | business-news
Miss. (AP) With two weeks left before the state-mandated deadline for the Vicksburg Warren School District to adopt a budget, three of five board members have said they will not support a tax increase to make up for a potential...
Jackson Co. may look at more gun prohibitions
Source: SF Gate
Pascagoula :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 02:18:12 -0700 | political-news
Miss. (AP) The Jackson County Board of Supervisors wants to see a list of locations that might need weapon restrictions ahead of a new state law that clarifies that people may openly carry guns in Mississippi without a concealed weapon...
Patricia Arquette and Tracy Morgan Talk Favorite Summer Travel Moments
Source: E! Online
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 11:56:37 -0700 | business-news
While some A-listers are jetting off to exotic locations like St. Tropez and Lake Como, others are spending their summer holidays close to home. From Chicago to Mississippi, stars are sharing their favorite memories from right here in the United...
Green Energy Advice For that Average Consumer
Posted by: leaf3junior
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 06:26:16 -0700 | your-story
In case you are considering purchasing outdoor lighting look into solar lamps. The solar lamps are relatively inexpensive and will not require any additional power other than direct sunlight. This does more save energy. It also helps to ensure that...
Myrlie Evers: NAACP apologized for denying security detail for Medgar
Source: Datzhott
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-16 07:26:49 -0700 | entertainment-news
Medgar It's been 50 years since Medgar Evers was murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, but the pain is still raw for his widow, Myrlie Evers Williams. In a series of interviews, she has recounted the pain...
Juneteenth celebrations in Bergen, Passaic counties pay tribute to African-American culture
Source: Glen Rock Gazette
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-15 15:48:37 -0700 | sports-news
Both Paterson and Englewood held parades in the latter case as part of a weekend-long Juneteenth festival in Depot Square. People there rode carnival rides and bought items ranging from Masai bead and coconut earrings to barbecue and Salvadoran food....
Group strives to improve the lives of single moms
Source: SF Gate
Hattiesburg :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-15 08:59:43 -0700 | political-news
Miss. (AP) When she handed her son the last pack of noodles in their kitchen, Betty Mayfield came to a realization she needed help. In 2009, Mayfield was the single mother of a toddler, a full-time student at the University...
Miss. community college tuition to rise in fall
Source: SF Gate
Raymond :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-15 08:59:40 -0700 | political-news
Miss. (AP) Tuition at Mississippi's community colleges will increase by an average of about 6 percent this fall. Of Mississippi's 15 independently governed community colleges, 11 are choosing to raise charges on students, according to figures from the state Board...
No easy path: House Judiciary chairman on immigration
Source: USA Today
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-15 04:16:28 -0700 | political-news
EDT June 15, 2013 Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte says it will take the support of a 'sizable majority' of Republicans and a 'considerably different bill' from the Senate to pass an immigration bill in the House. House Judiciary Chairman Bob...
Men's soccer: Southwest Florida Adrenaline preview capsule
Source: The Naples Daily News
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-15 03:18:34 -0700 | sports-news
After the comfort of a long home stand, Southwest Florida finally faces back-to-back road games. The Adrenaline, coming off a 3-1 loss to Mississippi on Thursday, haven't had many days to prepare for Panama City Beach. The Adrenaline have fallen...
What If They Held a Primary and Nobody Came?
Source: Canadian Free Press
Jackson :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-14 17:30:04 -0700 | technology-news
The Washington Post finally got its primary and in typical leftist fashion, they approved of the candidate selection method that was both inefficient and cost taxpayers the most. Earlier this year the Posties criticized Republicans for using the convention method...
Former McComb mayor dead at 96
Source: SF Gate
McComb :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-14 06:46:16 -0700 | disasters-news
James , a white businessman who was among community leaders who worked to end tensions during the civil rights movement in 1960s, has died at the age of 96. Officials with Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home say James died Thursday at Beacham...
Pascagoula school workers to get raises
Source: SF Gate
Pascagoula :: MS :: USA | updated 2013-06-14 03:54:20 -0700 | political-news
Miss. (AP) Pascagoula School District employees will get a raise in the upcoming academic year. The Mississippi Press reports ( http://bit.ly/14AugE4 ) the school board voted unanimously this week to give teachers, salaried personnel and most administrators a $500 raise....
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