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City continues pursuit of redevelopment plan

Posted 7/26/2014 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Mayor Robert Smith is in the process of appointing five members of what will be Columbus' redevelopment authority and hopes to have the group ready for councilmen to review sometime in the next two months.

Botched executions raise new questions

Posted 7/26/2014 in State

A botched execution in Arizona last week has sent many states scrambling to make sure their executions don't follow a similar grim scenario.

Aldermen mull economic bond issuance

Posted 7/26/2014 in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

At least three Starkville aldermen have not yet committed their support to a bond issuance next month that could fund a new industrial park near the Miss. Highway 182 and Miss. Highway 25 interchange.

Photo: Meeting Miss Mississippi

Posted 7/26/2014 in Columbus & Lowndes County

MUW adds graduation ceremony to meet demands

Posted 7/26/2014 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Mississippi University for Women will host its first August graduation on Aug. 2.

One injured, another detained in Friday shooting

Posted 7/26/2014 in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

An Oktibbeha County man was detained Friday after a New Light Road shooting injured another man.

McDaniel urged to speed election challenge

Posted 7/26/2014 in State

Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef said Friday that Chris McDaniel should hurry up and challenge the June 24 runoff results if McDaniel intends to do so.

Two inmates accused of injuring prison guards

Posted 7/26/2014 in State

Two inmates could face charges after injuring three prison guards in a fight at East Mississippi Correctional Facility.

House hopeful criticized for 'Green Beret' claim

Posted 7/26/2014 in State

A candidate for Congress from Mississippi's 1st District is drawing harsh criticism for having called himself a "Green Beret veteran."

FedEx latest accused in pharmacy probe

Posted 7/26/2014 in Business

FedEx Corp., the latest company accused in a federal probe involving illegal online pharmacies, says it will fight the charges that it knowingly shipped drugs to people who lack valid prescriptions.

House votes to boost child tax credit for some

Posted 7/26/2014 in National

More families with higher incomes could claim the popular child tax credit under a bill that won approval Friday in the House. But in a dispute that divides Republicans and Democrats, millions of the poorest low-income families would still lose the credit in 2018, when enhancements championed by President Barack Obama are set to expire.

Lawmakers complain Obama too aloof with Congress

Posted 7/26/2014 in National

President Barack Obama's request for billions of dollars to deal with migrant children streaming across the border set off Democrats and Republicans. Lawmakers in both parties complained that the White House -- six years in -- still doesn't get it when it comes to working with Congress.