Entertainment

Race-Fueled Courtroom Drama Comes to DVD

Black or White DVD Review by Kam Williams When Elliot Anderson’s (Kevin Costner) wife Carol (Jennifer Ehle) perishes in a tragic car accident, he suddenly finds himself facing the prospect of raising his 7 year-old granddaughter […]

Business

Corinth Coca-Cola expands into west Tennessee

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) – Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works Inc. has expanded its distribution territory farther into west Tennessee, officially entering the Jackson and Paris markets. The company already served Lexington, Tennessee. Corinth Coca-Cola’s expanded territory […]

News

Last adult to be sentenced in Mississippi racial assaults

By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The last of 10 young white adults who repeatedly assaulted black people in Mississippi’s capital city is set for sentencing Friday. U.S. District Judge Henry T. […]

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Hattiesburg mayor cited for contempt of court order

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – After being found in civil contempt of a court order, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree has to show in two weeks why that charge should not be enforced. If not, the four-term […]

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SCHOOL FUNDING AMENDMENT Bryant asks court to reject rewording of initiative ballot JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant says no court should have the power to reword how the Legislature phrased its version of […]