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Lee Schools to ask voters to approve bonds
Voters who live in the Lee County school district will be asked to decide in July whether to allow the district to borrow money to fund various campus renovations.
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Tornado watch until 10 p.m. for most of Northeast Mississippi
Severe weather expected this evening into tomorrow, according to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
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This is a Sept. 16, 2010 Mississippi Department of Corrections provided photograph of death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning, taken at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Miss. (The Associated Press)
Judge denies Willie Jerome Manning new trial in 1993 slayings
A judge has denied Willie Jerome Manning's request for a new trial in the 1993 slayings of a 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter in Starkville.
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REPORT: Body of second drowning victim recovered in Columbus creek
Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of 10-year-old-Justin Brown near the Luxapalila Creek park Tuesday afternoon, wcbi.com reports.
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Man charged with animal cruelty, gives up 104 dogs
Authorities said a Mississippi man was charged Tuesday with animal cruelty a day after surrendering 104 dogs to a rescue organization, but the man denied mistreating the animals.
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Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
Douglas Shulman, who vacated his position last November when his five-year term expired, told the Senate Finance Committee he didn't learn all the facts until he read last week's report.
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Ole Miss' Will Allen drives in a run against Kentucky during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college baseball tournament in Hoover, Ala., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/AL.com, Vasha Hunt)
Ole MIss beats Kentucky 4-1 in SEC tournament
Ole Miss (37-20) advances to face Arkansas in the second round on Wednesday.
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A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.(AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)
AP photographer sees kids pulled from Okla. school
Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed.
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This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)
Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister
The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.
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Tishomingo votes on beer, liquor
Polls are open at the usual countywide precincts from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
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Mayers to start for Rebels
SEC TOURNAMENT - 9:30 a.m. - Ole Miss vs. Kentucky, Fox Sports South.
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Four mayoral runoffs in region today
Voters in Amory, Baldwyn and Shannon will choose mayors and Booneville will narrow its mayoral field for the general election in party primary runoffs today.
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Okolona assistant chief found guilty on three counts
A special judge Monday found Okolona Assistant Police Chief Ramona Robertson guilty on three counts and dismissed a fourth.
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Tupelo Council to vote on railroad 'quiet zone' study
Loud train whistles throughout Tupelo could turn into memories, starting with a City Council vote today to explore “quiet zones.”
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Judge rules against Howell on all points of new trial
A special judge denied all issues offered by attorneys for a death-row inmate convicted in the 2001 shooting death in New Albany.
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State superintendent's post does have risks
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JACKSON -- The post of state superintendent of education, which is expected to be filled later this year, is no doubt an attractive opening for an ambitious educator. But the post does co...
Would Gunn consider race to replace Cochran?
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  JACKSON -- Speculation is that state House Speaker Philip Gunn's name should be added to the long list of possible candidates for the U.S. Senate seat in 2014 if incumbent Thad Cochran opt...

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Stanford receiver sues two Baton Rouge-area law firms
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The receiver for the Stanford companies has sued Adams & Reese LLP and Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP for $1.8 billion, alleging that the New Orleans and Baton Rouge law firms h...
Sunday: Snippets on Stanford trial, Davis so far
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HOUSTON, Texas – It's Week 3 on Monday for the U.S. vs R. Allen Stanford. Former CFO James M. Davis, who once lived west of Baldwyn, continues on the stand as the government's witnesss closest ...

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Whole neighborhoods razed by Oklahoma tornado that killed 24

Danielle Stephan holds boyfriend Thomas Layton as they pause between salvaging through the remains of a family member's home one day after a tornado devastated the town Moore, OklahomaBy Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and survivors picked through the rubble of their shattered homes on Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out blocks of houses and killing at least 24 people. ...


Tue May 21 20:29:24 UTC 2013
Moore shows that as cities grow, tornado damage grows with them

Rescue workers look through the rubble at Plaza Towers Elementary school in MooreBy Ben Berkowitz and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - Moore, Oklahoma, has had the bad luck of being hit by two highly destructive tornadoes, both in the month of May, 14 years apart. But the Moore that got struck on Monday is not the same as in 1999. Like a lot of towns across America and in the so-called "Tornado Alley," rapid growth has made it a bigger target, vulnerable to more damage. The tornado, with winds that may have topped 200 miles per hour, killed at least 24 people and injured hundreds more, with many of the casualties children from two schools that were destroyed. ...


Tue May 21 15:34:25 UTC 2013
Oklahoma tornado brings back fear in recovering Joplin, Missouri

General view of a landscape almost cleared of debris from a tornado in Joplin, MissouriBy Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Less than three hours after a deadly twister on Monday flattened a swath of Moore, Oklahoma, tornado warning sirens sounded in Joplin, Missouri, 215 miles to the northeast. While no twister touched down, the Oklahoma disaster and the sirens stirred painful memories in Joplin, which on Wednesday observes the second anniversary of one of the most catastrophic tornadoes in American history. "It brought back a lot of fear, especially since there was a chance that a tornado could hit here," Sarah Jo Radcliffe, a Joplin resident, said on Tuesday. ...


Tue May 21 17:13:55 UTC 2013
Witnesses describe deadly Oklahoma tornado; Gov. Fallin says death count unknown
[Updated at 2:30 p.m. CT] MOORE, Okla. –As a hailstorm bore down on the devastated region Tuesday afternoon, first responders continued to sift through debris to try to find survivors and figure out how many people died in the massive tornado that ripped through southern Oklahoma City and other towns a day earlier. Twenty four [...]
Tue May 21 18:36:00 UTC 2013
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