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MML to push for legislators to pass sales tax vote option

The Mississippi Municipal League will once again press state legislators to pass the Citizens for Economic Development Act when they convene today in Jackson for the 2014 legislative session.

New Year's DUI arrests down in Lowndes Co.

There were seven DUI arrests in Lowndes County over the New Year holiday, a number local law enforcement says is dramatically lower than in past years.

County joins with others to cut cost of mapping

Lowndes County is one of 20 counties in Mississippi that will see substantial savings on aerial mapping photography by entering into a mutual agreement with state legislators and Mississippi Department of Transportation.

'Slugo' McClanahan dead at 74

John "Slugo" McClanahan, an outdoor enthusiast and rustic renaissance man who throughout his eclectic life took Waylon Jennings fishing, had a famous dog named "Buckshot" and was a self-taught master carpenter, died Sunday night at his Columbus home.

Public interviews for CAO candidates begin today

Starkville aldermen will interview the three finalists for the city's vacant chief administrative officer position beginning at 4 p.m. in the City Hall courtroom.

Maben man killed in Webster County car crash

Thomas Cass Johnson, 27, of Maben, was killed and three others were injured after a three-car wreck occurred about 10 a.m. Monday on Hwy. 15 North in Webster County.

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Former Mississippi police chief to plead guilty

A former Mississippi police chief accused of demanding money or property in exchange for dropping criminal charges against people is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal bribery and extortion case.

Tesla charging station to bring electric cars to Wyoming

In the least populated county in the least populated state, old Ford and Chevy pickup trucks roam -- and rule -- the roads.

New Year's resolutions lead to crowded gyms

If you hit the gym this month, you may have to wait a little longer than usual for a turn on the treadmill. As people vow to keep the common New Year's resolution of getting into shape, local gyms are filled to near capacity. Beth Jeffers, owner of The Fitness Factor, said her gym sees an average membership increase of 15 to 20 percent in the first of the year.

Local entities to be reimbursed $238K for Silicor investment

A year after the Mississippi Silicon project fell through in Lowndes County, entities are getting reimbursed nearly a quarter of a million dollars.

South buckles down for cold blast

Farmers hustled to harvest citrus and protect strawberries, homeless shelters admitted all comers, Terrebonne Parish jail inmates got extra blankets and people were warned to protect pipes, plants and pets as arctic air smacked into the Deep South and temperatures plummeted in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Current, former administrators vying for vacant Oktibbeha job

From current and former government administrators to doctoral student and fast food restaurant manager, Oktibbeha County's current list of county administrator applicants is comprised of people with a wide array of backgrounds. Thirty-two people have applied for the vacant position.

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