BMC Names New Cross Country Coach

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. (WCBI/BMC Athletics) -- Phillip Laney, cross country coach at Ripley High School for the past six seasons, has been named cross country coach at Blue Mountain College.
http://www.wcbi.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1337900948&archive=&start_from=&ucat=14,15&

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 16:21:23 -0700

Mississippi airports awarded grants

Airport improvement projects in Mississippi will receive more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding.
http://news.yahoo.com/mississippi-airports-awarded-grants-141918707--finance.html

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 07:19:18 -0700

Education Notebook April 30, 2012

COLUMBUS - Amy Strickland Tate of Tupelo was honored as the recipient of the Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association's Outstanding Recent Graduate Award at MUW Homecoming festivities on April 21.
http://nems360.com/view/full_story/18405054/article-Education-Notebook-April-30--2012?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:29:42 -0700

Mississippi airports awarded improvement grants

Airport improvement projects in Mississippi will receive more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding.
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/jackson/Mississippi-airports-awarded-improvement-grants/-/9156912/12561136/-/eixgp2z/-/index.html

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 02:33:30 -0700

Police seach for shooting suspect

One man is under arrest and another is on the loose after a woman was shot just before 8 a.m. Friday in Ripley.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/18310816/police-seach-for-shooting-suspect

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:37:12 -0700

FAA awards $9.7M in grants to state airports

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Airport improvement projects in Mississippi will receive more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding. The announcement was made by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.
http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/faa-awards-9-7m-in-grants-to-state-airports/

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 08:14:05 -0700

Investigators in three states search for 'roadside killer'

So much attention is focused in north Mississippi, but now, the search for the person responsible for two highway shooting deaths is stretching into three different states.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/18506554/investigators-in-three-states-search-for-roadside-killer

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:11:42 -0700

Wildlife officer weighs in on the Bain sisters' rescue

Mississippi wildlife officers found Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain the same day they joined in the intense manhunt for their accused kidnapper, Adam Mayes. Arkansas wildlife officer Michael Neal knows when innocent lives are at stake, every second matters.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/18511967/wildlife-officer-knows-from-experience-the-impact-of-tragedy

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:41:42 -0700

Fallen law officers remembered with ceremony

RIPLEY - The names of 98 law enforcement officers across 34 counties killed in the line of duty in north Mississippi were memorialized during services Thursday outside the Tippah County Courthouse.
http://nems360.com/view/full_story/18643194/article-Fallen-law-officers-remembered-with-ceremony?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:41:28 -0700

Canton Flea Market is back

If you enjoy shopping there's a good chance you spent some time at the Canton Flea Market Thursday. That's where thousands of you united to shop, eat and enjoy friends, but most importantly you got together to shop!
http://www.wlbt.com/story/18249575/canton-flea-market-is-back

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 02:42:45 -0700