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Architectural properties lost to Katrina to receive markers

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Twenty-nine properties lost to Hurricane Katrina will immortalize with cast aluminum markers. “So much…

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Reward increased in Corinth police officer shooting

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A Corinth police officer has been discharged from North Mississippi hospital, two days after…

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Shooting wounds Mississippi police officer; suspect sought

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A manhunt is underway in northern Mississippi for a suspect after a police officer…

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Oil lease sale Wednesday for tracts off of Texas

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government on Wednesday will offer 21.9 million acres off the Texas coast…

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Woman’s death still haunts New Orleans neighborhood

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, Vera Smith’s body decayed for…

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Initiative debate centers on judge’s role in Miss. budget

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Debate is continuing at meetings across the state over proposed school funding initiatives that…

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4 new West Nile virus cases confirmed in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has four new cases of West Nile virus, bringing the total of laboratory-confirmed…

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Lucedale rape suspect found dead in Hattiesburg motel room

LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities says a man accused of kidnapping and raping a Lucedale gas station clerk…

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Notable Mississippians join chorus to change state flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jimmy Buffett, John Grisham, Morgan Freeman and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning…

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Football’s future? QBs training with virtual reality

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi quarterback Ryan Buchanan straps on a headset that covers his eyes, and instantly,…