Mississippi News

Enviros want $5B from BP for coastal restoration
Environmentalists are calling on the White House to speed up the restoration of the oil-damaged Mississippi River delta by getting BP PLC to pay $5 billion now for environmental damage caused by its April 20 spill.
2010-07-28 22:30:14
Politics takes center stage at Neshoba fair
State Sen. Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo, the Republican nominee in north Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, used his speech Wednesday at the Neshoba County Fair to criticize the U.S. House speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
2010-07-28 22:24:14
Cleveland man's death investigated
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is continuing its investigation into the death of a 30-year-old Cleveland man who died after being jolted twice by police stun guns.
2010-07-28 22:22:14
Snack Shack fills a need and the stomach
Despite the oil spill and lagging national economy, the entrepreneurial spirit thrives on the Mississippi Coast.
2010-07-28 08:40:44
Identity Theft Scam Targets Diabetics
Scammers calling people with the disease in Mississippi, seeking personal data.
2010-07-28 00:10:14
Barge collision closes Mississippi, 3 hospitalized
Twenty-five vessels were backed up on the Mississippi River at midday, 13 hours after a chemical spill closed a stretch north of Memphis.
2010-07-27 22:24:24
Miss. not a finalist for federal education grants
Mississippi is not in the running for a share of $3 billion in federal education reform grants.
2010-07-27 22:21:24
Auditor: Nissan meets employment goals in Miss.
The state auditor's office says the Nissan plant in Mississippi has met the employment goals it needed to keep its state incentives.
2010-07-27 22:28:24
Ex-mayor, lawmaker Callicott dies
W.E. "Bill" Callicott, a Senatobia businessman who served four terms in the Mississippi House and three terms as mayor of his north Mississippi town, has died. He was 86.
2010-07-27 22:28:24
Mississippi River closed due to hazardous spill: Coast Guard
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2010-07-27 15:00:00