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Mississippi joins health overhaul lawsuit
Gov. Haley Barbour says Mississippi has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the federal health care overhaul.
Suspected ‘tar balls’ found washing up on Miss. shores
Authorities are testing suspected “tar balls” found on Mississippi shores to see if they came from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Rolling meth lab found in Tunica casino parking lot
Tunica County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a mobile methamphetamine lab inside a car parked at Harrah’s Casino.
Truck collides with train; Columbus owner says vehicle stolen
A truck collided with a train on Highway 69 early today, but the driver was nowhere to be found, Columbus police said.
New, improved Starkville Community Market debuts Saturday
The third season of the Starkville Community Market is set to kick off this weekend at the corner of Jackson and Lampkin streets.
Starkville program to help teens beat addiction
The Golden Triangle Recovery Center is a place where people with substance abuse problems go for help.
Seniors learning who graduates at Starkville
The May 21 graduation of Starkville High School should see 231 seniors concluding their secondary education, representing a graduation rate of about 77 percent.
Earnest pitches Hamilton to win in series opener
HAMILTON — With two perfect games and a pair of one-hitters to his credit, the pressure on Hamilton High School pitcher Dylan Earnest to match or exceed his more recent exploits can often times be overwhelming.
That pressure dissipated rather quickly Thursday after Bruce High School uncharacteristically touched the senior lefthander for two first-inning hits — the second of which was a two-run homer by cleanup hitter Caleb Hanley — en route to 2-0 lead just four batters into the game.
Undaunted by falling behind, Earnest quickly reverted back to his usual form and went on to toss six innings of shutout baseball en route to a 6-2 win in the opening game of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 2A North State series.
South Lamar softball team earns berth in Final Four of state
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —- The South Lamar High School softball team earned a berth in the Final Four of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class A State Tournament by winning two games Thursday.
South Lamar put its back to the wall with a 4-1 loss to Pleasant Home in its opening game of the double-elimination tournament, but kept its quest for a state championship alive by beating Sweet Water 10-0 in five innings and Waterloo 1-0.
South Lamar (37-12) advanced in the tournament at Lagoon Park to play Ariton at 10:30 a.m. today.
Give us some credit: Miss. has lowest card debt in nation
Despite the recession, Mississippians have managed to keep their credit card debt in check — at least compared to the rest of the nation.
Ala. girl who complained of bullying jumps to death from bridge
Authorities say a 15-year-old Alabama girl who jumped to her death from an interstate overpass had complained of bullying at school and never got over the death of her sister in a freak accident.
Starkville Daily News: CVB officials hope to pay for new tour guide without using savings (link)
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Lowndes County Circuit Court
Sixteenth Circuit Court judges Lee Howard and Jim Kitchens handed down sentences during the May term in Lowndes County.
Senior prank gone wrong: Caledonia High teens arrested for felony burglary
Half a dozen Caledonia teens found themselves being booked at the county jail Tuesday after allegedly breaking into Caledonia High for an apparent senior prank.
Columbus agencies put sweat equity into torch run
On Tuesday, law enforcement officers, Columbus city officials and employees, Special Olympic athletes, Citizen’s Police Academy Association Alumni and citizens of Columbus ran the “Flame of Hope” during the Columbus Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics Mississippi.
Work under way on CVB building, hotels
Columbus developer Mark Castleberry will stay busy for the next year as his firm, Castle Properties, handles three major projects.
Starkville planning commission tables one condo project, kills another
A short-handed Starkville Planning and Zoning Commission chose to wait until it was at full strength before deciding on one developer’s request to build condominiums in the former University Inn Tuesday night, while flatly denying another request.
Earnest has been constant for Hamilton baseball
HAMILTON – At most high schools, winning division titles, playing in North Half title series, and competing for state championships are the stuff of dreams.
That’s not the case at Hamilton High School, however, where the baseball team has garnered more than its share of championships in the past 16 years.
