Mississippi is a southern state of the United States. It is considered part of the Deep South. The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary. Famous Mississippians include Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederacy, author William Faulkner and former Senate Majority Leader Chester Trent Lott, Sr., the incoming Senate minority whip. The capital and largest city is Jackson.
Source: The Clarion-Ledger
Supervisor Kenneth Stokes says confusion over who was to pay for transporting band students to New...- 9:40 am Jackson public schools will no longer handcuff students to fixed objects and will train staff at...- 12:27 pm A man w ...
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“Nakaochi Scrape,” also known as frozen raw yellowfin tuna, was the cause of the salmonella outbreak that has left many ill. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Salmonella has infect ...
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Hundreds of people cheered the arrival of the Navy's newest attack submarine USS Mississippi to Pascagoula. The 377-foot Virginia-class submarine arrived just before 11 a.m. Friday. It will be commissione ...
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Metro Columnist Dan Casey knows a little bit about a lot of things but not a heck of a lot about most things. That doesn't keep him from writing about them, however. So keep him honest! He welcomes your rants, raves and considered opinions, so long a ...
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Source: Belleville News-Democrat
* Illinois 3 in East St. Louis will be closed Wednesday so the railroad crossing can be rehabilitated. The closure will be for one day and will begin at 8:30 a.m. when Terminal Railroad begins work on the crossing. A marked detour will be in place t ...
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"Echoes for the Civil War Era," a May 16 program presented at the Moline Public Library, honored four local participants in the Civil War who are buried at Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Local residents gave dramatic and informative impersonations: B ...
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Consider these facts before judging congressional mailers: Congressman Bobby Schilling returned $110,000 to taxpayers in unused office expenses and cut his office budget by 11 percent. Thanks to Democratic gerrymandering, the 17th District is geograp ...
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TARBORO, NC, May 25, 2012 /EIN Presswire/ -- The Ron Clark Academy (RCA) and Promethean presented Amanda Morris from Tarboro, North Carolina and Donna Porter from Picayune, Mississippi with the 2012 Thank A Teacher Award. Mo ...
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billion or more, but the potential payout could be much bigger. Facebook could be on the hook for $1 billion or more in damages if plaintiffs lawyers can prove allegations that the company and its bankers misled investors in its ...
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