Business

Gulfport/Biloxi airport making most of assets

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — In his slightly more than two years on the job, Clay Williams has picked up where retired predecessor Bruce Frallic left off in seeking to make the most of Gulfport/Biloxi International […]

Sports

Brett Favre looks forward, with no regrets about career

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says it’s unfortunate the way things ended in Green Bay six years ago, but that he’s proud of his 16 years with the Packers and has no […]

Editorials

Analysis: David Green was a storyteller, workers’ champion

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The late David Green filled two roles in the Mississippi House of Representatives. One was to cool off the combatants when the legislative wars became too heated. The other was to […]

News

Stewart crash probe focuses on lighting, track

By JOHN WAWROW and DAN GELSTON CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — The collision was as common as any in racing. Kevin Ward Jr.’s car spun twice like a top, wheels hugging the wall, before it plopped backward on the […]

News

Southaven officer shot in leg during Friday arrest

SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi (AP) — The police chief in Southaven says one of his officers is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Chief Tom Long says the officer was shot after pulling over a […]

Business

Phillips Lighting expanding, adding 50 jobs in Tupelo

TUPELO, Mississippi (AP) — Philips Lighting Co. will add 50 new jobs in a $2 million expansion of operations at its facility in Tupelo. The company says in a news release that it is expanding […]

Sports

NCAA board hands 5 biggest conferences more power

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved a package of historic reforms Thursday that will give the nation’s five biggest conferences the ability to unilaterally change some of the basic rules governing […]

News

Forecasters expect slower Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted

MIAMI (AP) — The Atlantic hurricane season will continue to be even quieter than predicted, thanks to atmospheric and oceanic conditions suppressing storm formation, federal forecasters said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration still […]