Mississippi native B.B. King, Elvis Costello and Ray Davies are among the nominees for the 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
They’re joined by a slew of top acts, including Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill and Rod Temperton, who wrote Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” “Rock With You” and “Off the Wall.” […]
An earthquake that occurred eight miles underground Monday was strong enough to rumble the Memphis area and big enough to be felt in north Mississippi.
The U.S. Geological Survey, the government agency that keeps data on quakes, says the epicenter was about six miles southwest of Parkin, Arkansas, which is about 40 miles west of Memphis. The quake was 23 kilometers below the surface and measured 3.9 on the Richter scale. […]
A judge has ordered a change of venue for the re-trial of Edna Mae Sanders and issued a gag order in the case of her husband’s death after she doused him with hot cooking oil.
Circuit Court Judge Larry Bourgeois has ordered the trial moved from Hancock County to Jones County. The trial will start April 15. […]
A woman first reported missing in April by her employer and family, and later accused of embezzlement, has been arrested in Longview, Texas.
After more than seven months and much speculation, Copiah County Sheriff Harold Jones says Linda Gale Reed is in his custody. […]
Emanuel Steward, earnest yet easygoing, proved rough and tough wasn’t the only way to win in boxing.
With a twinkle in his eyes, a smile on his face and a soothing voice, Steward developed unique bonds in and out of the ring with a long line of champions that included Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya and Wladimir Klitschko. […]
Hinds County supervisors have voted 3-2 to keep the contract approved earlier this month with United Healthcare and its local representative, Bottrell Insurance.
The new contract lowers employees’ health insurance deductible from a staggering $5,000 to a low of $500 but more than doubles their monthly premiums, from $73 for a single employee to $173. […]
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) would like to update motorists on the ongoing roadwork on I-55 in Madison County.
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 10 p.m., contractors will close a section of Steed Road overnight for the demolition of the center span of the I-55 northbound bridge over Steed Road. […]
Two University of Mississippi students, a brother and sister, were killed Saturday morning in a car accident near the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 and State Highway 7 in Oxford.
The car carrying Katherine Sarah Wheat, a communication science and disorders major, and her brother William John Wheat, an accountancy major, was reportedly traveling westbound when it was hit by another vehicle. […]
Two days before her birthday, Natina Reed, a member of the 90s R&B group Blaque and co-star of the hit cheerleading movie Bring It On, was struck and killed by a car in Georgia on Friday.
Reed was 32. […]
Two more drugs from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak are now being investigated, U.S. health officials said, as they urged doctors to contact patients who got any kind of injection from the company.
The New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Massachusetts, has been under scrutiny since last month, when a rare fungal form of meningitis was linked to its steroid shots used mostly for back pain. […]
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