Obituaries
Norris Lee Carson
December 11, 1940 – July 26, 2014 N.L. (Norris Lee) Carson was born to Wesley and Helen Caldwell Carson on December 11, 1940 in Leake County, Miss. He was brother to Dorothy Mae, Henry Clay, […]
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Dr. Frank B. McCune Jr
August 31, 1942 – July 23, 2014 Major Frank B. McCune Jr., MD, affectionately known as “Doc,” was born August 31, 1942 in Jackson, to the late Frank B. McCune Sr. and Eva Jones McCune. […]
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After 10-years, 4 billion miles, probe reaches comet
DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) — After a journey of 6.4 billion kilometers (4 billion miles), Europe’s unmanned Rosetta probe reached its destination Wednesday, a milestone in mankind’s first attempt to land a spacecraft on a comet. […]
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FEMA provides tornado relief money to Mississippi
JACKSON, Mississippi — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $2.43 million in Disaster Relief Fund grants to support debris removal and utility repairs in Northeast Mississippi from the April 28 tornado. The […]
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Blue Springs woman killed in train, car wreck
MYRTLE, Mississippi (AP) — A 51-year-old Blue Springs woman has died in a wreck involving a train in Union County. Union County Coroner Pam Bowman says Nina Lyles was pronounced dead at the scene of […]
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1 of 3 charged pleads guilty in Cochran photo case
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — One of the men charged in a conspiracy to photograph U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s ailing wife has pleaded guilty. John Mary of Hattiesburg pleaded guilty Wednesday to one felony count of […]
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Saints owner Tom Benson heads home from training camp after hospitalization
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) — After being hospitalized for difficulty breathing and dehydration twice in the past two weeks, Saints owner Tom Benson has left training camp in West Virginia early. Team spokesman Greg Bensel says the […]
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Speedy rookie wide receiver Brandin Cooks already turning heads in Saints camp
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) — New Orleans Saints rookie Brandin Cooks has been getting some extra sprints in during practice — often with the ball in his hands as he speeds away from would-be tacklers. […]
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5-year-old Minnesota mayor loses re-election bid
DORSET, Minnesota (AP) — Robert “Bobby” Tufts may have lost his bid for a third consecutive term as mayor of his tiny northern Minnesota tourist town, but the 5-year-old isn’t taking it too hard. After […]
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Saints coach Sean Payton downplays preseason meeting with former assistant Gregg Williams
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says he doesn’t see an impending preseason matchup against his former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, as “a big topic.” New Orleans’ preseason opener on Friday […]