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Rural economic development gets funding for peanut factory
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the selection of recipients for grants and loans to help spur economic development and create or save jobs in six states. […]
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Jerry Nelson, Count of ‘Sesame Street,’ dies at 78
Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on “Sesame Street” and Gobo Fraggle on “Fraggle Rock,” has died. He was 78.
Nelson, who suffered from emphysema, died Aug. 23 in his Massachusetts home on Cape Cod, the Sesame Workshop said Friday. […]
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AG can’t enforce price gouging statue during threat of Isaac
Attorney General Jim Hood wishes to inform Mississippians included in the designated emergency impact area created by Issac that the current State of Emergency does not allow his office to enforce the price gouging statute. […]
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Hattiesburg cop sentenced for giving away dept. TV
A former Hattiesburg policeman has been sentenced on one count of embezzlement by a public official for giving away a TV confiscated as evidence in the police department. […]
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Former Anguilla town clerk arrested for embezzlement
The former town clerk for the city of Anguilla has been arrested and charged with embezzling more than $100,000.
State Auditor Stacey Pickering said 33-year-old Manika Kelly was arrested on Aug. 20, following an indictment by a Sharkey County grand jury. […]
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Michelle Obama to appear on ‘Dr. Oz Show’
Michelle Obama is making a house call on “The Dr. Oz Show.”
The show’s producers said the first lady will tape an appearance Wednesday to discuss new provisions of her “Let’s Move!” campaign and the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. […]
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Mississippi Gulf Coast at center of Isaac’s projected path
From Media Reports OCEAN SPRINGS – With the threat of Isaac looming overhead, city officials on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast are preparing for the worst. Governor Phil Bryant has already declared a state of emergency as […]
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Space legend Neil Armstrong dies
Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut who made “one giant leap for mankind” when he became the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday. He was 82.
“We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures,” Armstrong’s family said in a statement. […]
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R&B singer Usher wins primary custody of sons
Grammy-winning R&B singer Usher on Friday was awarded primary physical custody of his two sons, ending a long legal fight with his ex-wife.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane ruled that the singer, 33, will have primary custody of 4-year-old Usher Raymond V and 3-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond, according to Cherrise Boone, spokeswoman for the court clerk’s office. […]
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Governor Bryant meets about Isaac
It’s expected to become a Category 1 hurricane Friday as it approaches the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
As coastal residents prepare, forecasters say Isaac will likely weaken a little while crossing over Haiti and the eastern two-thirds of Cuba. […]