PARCHMAN, Miss. Mississippi inmate Edwin Hart Turner was executed Wednesday evening for killing two men in a 1995 robbery spree after the courts declined to stop the execution based on arguments that he was mentally ill.
JACKSON, Miss. The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would merge Sunflower County's three school districts into one, easing into the politically sensitive topic of consolidation by focusing on a single area in the impoverished Delta.
JACKSON, Miss. The freedom of 10 people is at stake and dozens of others could lose their hopes for a cleansed record in the legal battle over former Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons.
NEW ORLEANS The Federal Emergency Management Agency is implementing a plan to waive debts for thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters.
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has attended his first board of aldermen meeting since he became a target of an investigation into his alleged misuse of city money.
TARBORO, N.C. The Daily Southerner in Tarboro has named veteran journalist John H. Walker as its new editor and publisher.
GALESBURG, Ill. About 120 Illinois National Guard soldiers will soon begin training for a nine-month mission in Kuwait.
PASCAGOULA, Miss. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the commissioning for the submarine USS Mississippi will be in Pascagoula rather than Gulfport.
HERNANDO, Miss. Hernando's Municipal Court plans to launch amnesty days to entice people with long-overdue fees and fines to come in and pay up.
JACKSON, Miss. The Jackson City Council has approved a deal that will allow 300 employees to relocate to the Metrocenter mall within 45 days.
GULFPORT, Miss. A 45-year-old Gulfport man faces up to 10 years in prison on a guilty plea to a federal charge of felon in possession of ammunition.
BILOXI, Miss. The Biloxi City Council has heard both sides of the issue: those who want smoking banned in all public places in the city and those who said a smoking ban would be bad for business and personal freedom.
GULFPORT, Miss. The Gulfport City Council wants to reduce the burden of a recent water-and-sewer rate increase on the elderly and disabled.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has asked Pearl River County for a comprehensive waste disposal plan.
OXFORD, Miss. Lafayette County will partner with the city of Oxford and the University of Mississippi in an expansion of the John Leslie Tennis Facility.
HERNANDO, Miss. DeSoto County has launched a study of its volunteer fire department facilities and other long-term needs.
OXFORD, Miss. A man sentenced to death in the slaying of a father and son in Lafayette County in 2009 has filed an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. These Tennessee lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
ELLISVILLE, Miss. A 19-year-old Jones County Junior College student has been arrested for allegedly writing a note claiming there was a bomb on campus.
TUPELO, Miss. Residents with droopy pants or skirts could face hefty fines and community service after Tupelo officials approved a ban against the popular style.
