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March 30, 2012

In 2-1 Vote, PSC Lets Kemper Move Forward

By R.L. Nave

Voting 2-1 this morning, the Mississippi Public Service Commission agreed to let Mississippi Power Co. continue building a lignite coal plant in Kemper County -- at least for the time being

March 30, 2012

Praying To God, Cher And Oprah

By eddieoutlaw

I've been making a concerted effort to get healthy, as of late. In the past few weeks, I've taken up running, yoga and strength training. Sure, there is an aspect is vanity at play here, but there's also a dose of prevention.

March 29, 2012

City Issues Boil Water Notice

By Elizabeth Waibel

The city has issued a boil water notice to about 175 people served by the Maddox Road well system.

March 28, 2012

Immigration Bill's Fate Rests with Senate Dem

By R.L. Nave

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves' office just sent out a statement on the controversial anti-undocumented immigrant HB 488. In the release, Reeves states that he's heard the concerns about the bill's potential costs to law enforcement agencies and the state economy. To that end, Reeves assigned HB 488 to the Senate Judiciary B, chaired by Hob Bryan, a Democrat from Amory for further study.

March 28, 2012

Reeves: 'Very Close to Ending Abortion in Miss.'

By Elizabeth Waibel

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has just released a statement expressing support for any bills designed to end abortion in Mississippi. We've been hearing speculation that the Senate, and Reeves in particular, planned to kill anti-abortion legislation from the House, especially since several Senate anti-abortion bills died in committee.

March 28, 2012

Arrest Made in JSU Student's Murder

By R.L. Nave

Statement from Jackson City Hall on the arrest made in the shooting death of Jackson State University student Nolan Ryan Henderson at an off-campus party over the weekend: