Entertainment
Gabby Douglas is golden in 'Tonight' appearance
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas basked in the “Tonight” spotlight and the admiration of fellow guest Michelle Obama, but the teenager already is thinking ahead to 2016. […]
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Gulf Coast native Brittney Reese wins gold for long jump
An ESPN Report LONDON – After leaving the most important decision of her career up to her persuasive mother, Brittney Reese knew there was only one place to start looking when it was time to […]
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Former JSU star wins 400-meter hurdle silver in London games
A WLBT Report auto insurance miami fl LONDON – Former Jackson State University track and field standout Michael Tinsley won silver in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Monday. Tinsley finished in 47.91 seconds. He was less than […]
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Casting Call for feature film based on Faulkner novel
From Media Reports JACKSON – Humble Productions Inc. has announced that their production of William Faulkner’s AS I LAY DYING will film in Mississippi this fall. The film is presently scouting locations in central and […]
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Riot at Detention Center leaves one area destroyed
Lewis: ‘The situation was contained early as we prepared to take over’ By Othor Cain Managing Editor In the early morning hours of Monday, July 30, during a routine security check, officials at the Hinds […]
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Falling tree kills Tombigbee Electric worker
News Briefs From Across The State By Monica Land Brian Hill dies at local hospital An employee of Tombigbee Electric Power Association in Fulton has died after being hit by a falling tree. Lee County's […]
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Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sex with 13-year-old student
By Monica Land PASCAGOULA – A former Ocean Springs Middle School teacher and wrestling coach has pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery involving a student. Grady Brown, 35, was teaching seventh-grade math and […]
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Missing George County man found alive in mud pit
LUCEDALE – (AP) – After three days the search for 83-year-old Chester C. “Sonny” Breland of George County ended after someone found him in his vehicle stuck in a mud pit on Pollock Ferry Road […]
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14 dead, 50 hurt in Colorado theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. – (AP) A gunman opened fire early Friday morning at a suburban Denver movie theater on the opening night of the latest Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 14 people and injuring […]
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Body of black man found in creek
By Monica Land WEST POINT – Authorities in Clay County said the body of a black man was found in a local creek Wednesday, and they’re asking for the public’s help in identifying him. The […]