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• August 4, 2015

David McRae, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, speaking on July 30, 2015 at the Neshoba …

• August 4, 2015

Cecil Brown, Democratic candidate for Central District Public Service Commissioner, speaking on July 30, 2015 …

• August 4, 2015

Tony Greer, Republican incumbent candidate for Central District Public Service Commissioner, speaking on July 30, …

• August 4, 2015

Jim Hood, incumbent candidate for Mississippi attorney general, speaking on Wednesday July 29, 2015 at …

• August 4, 2015

Mike Hurst, Republican candidate for Mississippi attorney general, speaking on Wednesday July 29, 2015 at …

• August 4, 2015

Neshoba County Fair Political Speeches

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Obama, Netanyahu Make Dueling Appeals on Iran to US Jews

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were making dueling appeals to the American Jewish community Tuesday as they sought to rally support for their opposing positions on …

Milwaukee Archdiocese Settles Abuse Cases for $21 Million

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Tuesday that it will pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a settlement that would end a four-year …

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Camp Shelby Shots Fired: The Latest

The latest on the search for two men who authorities say shot at soldiers training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi.

Westin Hotel Project Officially Begins

Announced in late 2011, the 205-room Westin hotel is a $60-million project that drew public money with the help of government agencies.

An artist's rendering of the planned Westin hotel. Photo courtesy ESG Architects

• August 4, 2015

Officials and investors helped break ground on the 205-room Westin hotel project in downtown Jackson.

• August 4, 2015

Stamps Joins Coffee Roastery, Saltine Wins Big, and New Leader at Systems Group

Debra Griffin, owner of the Coffee Roastery, will relaunch her coffee shop later this month together with Al Stamps of Cool Al's fame.

Al Stamps is joining the Coffee Roastery, and plans to develop Al Stamps' Cool Dogs …

• August 4, 2015

Col. Michele Edmondson and Capt. Cheryl M. Hanse

For the first time, the Seabee base in Gulfport and Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi are being led by women.

Col. Michele Edmondson Photo courtesy Keesler Air Force Base

• August 4, 2015

Sandra Bland's Family Sues Trooper, Texas Department of Safety, Waller County Sheriff's Department

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday …