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Drax Biomass to build new plant in Gloster

Governor Phil Bryant and officials from Drax Biomass International Inc. have announced the company is planning to construct a 450,000-metric–ton-per-year wood pellet production facility in Gloster, in Amite County.

The facility, to be known as Amite BioEnergy, represents a substantial multi-million dollar investment by the company and will create 45 direct jobs, as well as additional indirect jobs during construction and in the transportation and forestry sectors once the plant is operational.

The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) worked with company and local officials to provide assistance for road and infrastructure needs related to the project. […]

Argument about dogs turns deadly

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A Harrison County man is being held on a $500,000 bond after authorities said he allegedly killed his neighbor about his dog. Joshua Adam Mizell remains behind bars following an altercation on Dec. 24, with his neighbor 37-year-old Timothy Paul Galle.

Authorities said Mizelle, 33, called 911 himself after the shooting in front of Mizelle’s residence in the 8400 block of McDonald Road.

Galle lived next door. […]

Savor Mississippi’s true delicacies during January…and all year long!

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Savor Mississippi’s true delicacies in January with a month-long celebration of food, restaurants, chefs, recipes, specialty items and a bounty of flavors that will satisfy anyone’s appetite to discover the authentic Mississippi.

Mississippi is known for great down-home cooking as well as distinctive upscale cuisine. Throughout the month of January, the entire state is highlighting the unique eateries, specialty foods and dining experiences that are such an integral part of the True South. […]

Anderson rescinds retirement as Hinds County supervisor

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By Othor Cain

Contributing writer

With only one day left before Supervisor Doug Anderson’s resignation/retirement was scheduled to take effect, he pulled the plug on it.

After 19 years in the county post, and more than 36 years in public office, Anderson had said through his daughter, Jackie Anderson Woods, that he was giving up the post due to health concerns. Anderson had suffered a stroke last December, his second one in a six-month period. His recovery from the stroke had worried his family…. […]

Kwanzaa: Port Gibson celebrates in grand style

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By Dr. Jerry Komia Domatob

Contributing Writer

Unlike some communities all over the globe that thirst in vain for Kwanzaa celebrations, in Mississippi it was the city of Port Gibson that stood out as it observed the event with splendid activities.

Gracing the occasion were enthusiastic drumming, inspiring speeches, historical analysis, deep reflection, symbolic rituals, delicious food and pleasantry exchanges which attracted young, old, rich and poor Sunday, Dec. 30…. […]

Citing ‘naked racism,’ N.C. Governor Bev Perdue pardons Wilmington Ten

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By Cash Michaels

Special to the NNPA

RALEIGH, N.C. – In what civil rights leaders across the nation are calling a significant moment in the civil rights movement, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has granted individual pardons of actual innocence to all members of the Wilmington Ten.

“I have decided to grant these pardons because the more facts I have learned about the Wilmington Ten, the more appalled I have become about the manner in which their convictions were obtained,” Perdue said in her Dec. 31 statement. A Democrat, Perdue will leave office Jan. 5…. […]

No suspects in brutal murder of Vaiden woman

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Carroll County authorities are still looking for suspects in the brutal murder of a Vaiden woman in her home last month. Forty-seven-year-old Katrina Hemphill was found at her residence on County Road 264 during the early morning hours of Dec. 13.

Carroll County Sheriff Jerry Carver said Hemphill’s body was found on the floor just inside the glass doors in the rear of her home. She had severe trauma to her upper body and head. While autopsy results have not confirmed what kind of weapon was used in the murder, officials believe Hemphill was stabbed to death. […]

Warrant issued for suspect in drive-by shooting

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Gulfport police have issued an arrest warrant for former Mississippi State basketball player Marcus Bullard involving a drive-by shooting on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.

Police Lt. Phillip Kincaid said no one was injured in the shooting. Kincaid says four shots were fired at a car whose owner had just pulled into the driveway of his home. The car from which the shots were fired fled the scene. […]

Fugitive couple wanted for death of 2-year-old

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Federal authorities haven’t given up on the search for a couple wanted in Union County for child neglect and manslaughter.

In a news release, U.S. Marshals said Janet and Ramon Barreto were last known to be living in Huntington, Calif.

The couple was free on a $450,000 bond in Union County when they disappeared in 2009. The U.S. Marshals Service says it tracked them to Mexico but lost track of them this past summer.
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Arkansas man arrested for illegally leasing land to hunters

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An Arkansas man has been arrested for false pretense in Sunflower County, Attorney General Jim Hood said.

Seth Bradshaw, 35, of Pigott, Arkansas and formerly of Sunflower County, has been arrested following an indictment by a Sunflower County Grand Jury on three counts of false pretense. […]