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Observer predicts speedy confirmation for Brown

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:11 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - Observers are predicting a speedy confirmation to the federal bench for Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown.

Mental evaluation ordered over hospital threat

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:06:23 -0400

OXFORD, Mississippi - A federal judge has ordered a Tupelo man to undergo a psychiatric evaluation over a threat to shoot people at a local hospital.

Registration strong for 10K in Tupelo

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:31:27 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - Organizers of Tupelo's 35th Gum Tree 10-kilometer race say they expect as many as 1,400 participants for this weekend's event.

MSU clears Phi Beta Kappa hurdle

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:16:08 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - Mississippi State University is finalist for earning a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a prestigious academic honorary society.

TFM moves spring market to January

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:11:41 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - The spring Tupelo Furniture Market, originally scheduled for mid-February, will now be held Jan. 16-19.

BancorpSouth offering early retirement

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:17:06 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - BancorpSouth Inc., the parent of BancorpSouth Bank, is offering a voluntary early retirement package to employees age 60 and over with 10 consecutive years of experience with the company.

Cost of new Lee County jail estimated at $19M

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:35:15 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - A new 600-bed jail probably will cost about $19 million, an architect told supervisors in Lee County.

Tupelo schools launch marketing campaign

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:16:21 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - Noting the competition that exists when parents choose where to send their children to school, first-year Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden has begun a campaign to aggressively market the school district.

Wicker's security detail ended

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:31:31 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - The security team of Capitol Police assigned U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is no longer keeping tabs on him outside his Tupelo home or when he travels.

Miss. ricin-letters case headed to grand jury

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:14:19 -0400

OXFORD, Mississippi - A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others, an FBI agent testified Thursday.

Councilman won't return campaign contribution

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:40:09 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - A Tupelo city councilman, who is running for re-election, says he will not return a $250 donation from Waste Management Inc. because there was nothing illegal about it.

Text exchanges in ricin-attack case contradict suspect's...

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:02:38 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - On Saturday, April 20, three days before it became public knowledge that authorities had turned their focus to James Everett Dutschke, someone using his wife's cellphone texted another Mississippi phone number to say "we are gonna clean house" because "search is on."

25 easy treats to make for Mom on Mother's Day

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:30:32 -0400

By JANET K. KEELER - The sweetest person you know deserves something equally sugary on Sunday, May 12.

Analysis: Holland family has deep political roots

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:05:06 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - State Rep. Steve Holland has been saying for years that someone should write about his family's political dynasty in northeast Mississippi.

Third target emerges in ricin letters case, as Miss. homes...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:19:26 -0400

The tangled search to find who sent poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and other public figures took yet another twist Thursday as attention moved to a house in rural Itawamba County, Miss., east of Tupelo. - Authorities reported early Thursday that they were searching the house in the Ozark community where James Everett Dutschke, the prime focus of investigators the previous two days, was believed to have been with an acquaintance, Kirk Kitchens, overnight.

Miss. special session Friday for auto parts maker

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:43:44 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol this Friday for what many hope will be a quick a special session to lure an auto parts maker to the state.

BancorpSouth says profit fell in the first quarter

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:50:58 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - BancorpSouth says profit fell in the first quarter as lower interest rates cut into its income.