Wells-Fargo to take over name of Miss. Wachovia branches
Wells Fargo & Co. says Wachovia bank branches in Mississippi will be among the first eastern offices to convert to Wells Fargo name.
Miss. prison officials prepare for back-to-back executions
Mississippi corrections officials prepared Tuesday for the first back-to-back executions in nearly 50 years.
Alabama teacher’s lesson on Obama assassination leads to probe
A Jefferson County geomotry teacher was investigated by the Secret Service after he used a hypothetical assassination of President Barack Obama as a way to teach angles.
Ala. high school graduation party ends in rampage of gunfire; one dead
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A 20-year-old man is accused of shooting one person to death and wounding eight others in a rampage of gunfire in a crowded room where people had gathered for a high school graduation party.
84-year-old Alabama man arrested for killing wife, 77
An 84-year-old Pelham man is being held in the Shelby County jail on a murder charge, and an attorney says the victim was his 77-year-old wife.
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.
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.
Peter Imes: What you need to know about Facebook privacy
If you are not one of the 400,000,000-plus people who have a Facebook account you should know that Facebook is a free website that can quickly connect you to virtually anyone you’ve ever met.
Meridian mayor announces layoffs, furloughs of city workers
Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry says 15 to 19 city workers will lose their jobs and the rest of the employees will be furloughed one day each month.
Govt. investigates shrimpers in Gulf turtle deaths
GULFPORT — Federal authorities are investigating whether fishermen eager to maximize their catch ahead of the massive oil slick threatening the Gulf Coast have been killing endangered sea turtles, an official said Wednesday.
Sex advance possible motive in white supremacist murder case
The black ex-convict charged in the grisly murder of white supremacist Richard Barrett confessed he killed the man because Barrett asked him to perform a sexual act, investigators testified Tuesday.