Utility authority tight on money
A lack of utility payments from Picayune and Poplarville has the Pearl River County Utility Authority board facing a tight budget.
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Louisiana lawmakers report income
Louisiana lawmakers have filed their required 2007 financial disclosure forms, the last time they report income from just two sectors: governments and gambling interests.
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Court: Judge wrong to deny a jury trial
The state Court of Appeals has ordered a jury trial for a Mississippi State University student convicted of stalking.
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Eight years would be swiftest justice
If condemned inmate Dale Leo Bishop is executed as planned this month, it will be the swiftest a death penalty has been carried out in Mississippi since the days of the gas chamber.
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Messages kicked to curb
Text messaging while driving is officially off-limits in Louisiana.
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Lifesaving dog free at last
A Pineville woman has been reunited with the dog she credits with saving her life.
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FEMA leases more space
The 146 acres leased by FEMA at the city airport for $25,000 a month to store trailers for victims of natural disasters isn't enough to meet the agency's needs, so the city board has approved rental of 85 more acres for an additional $5,000 monthly.
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REGION BRIEFS
NEW ORLEANS - An area of moderate drought in southwest Mississippi has dissipated, but abnormally dry conditions now cover much of the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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2 drug firms to appeal verdict
Two large pharmaceutical companies said Thursday they will appeal a jury verdict ordering them to pay more than $114 million for overcharging the state's Medicaid program for prescription drugs.
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Medicaid program remains in limbo
Mississippi lawmakers return to the capital next week to continue wrangling over the Medicaid budget in their on-again, off-again special session.
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Bragging lands suspect in jail
Police say a suspect in a triple shooting in Florida is behind bars after bragging about being featured on the Web site for the "America's Most Wanted" television show.
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Attorneys seek stay of execution
Attorneys for Mississippi death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop are asking for a stay of his scheduled July 23 execution.
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Liquor-law exemption passes on second try
It took two votes Thursday for the Mississippi Senate to pass a liquor-law exemption for a downtown Jackson entertainment district.
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REGION BRIEFS
BRANDON -Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington said a girl bound and gagged herself near the Ross Barnett Reservoir on Monday afternoon as part of a hoax.
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Tropical Storm Bertha forms
Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
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Law bans intimidation by noose
A bill making it a crime to try to intimidate people by using a hangman's noose, long a symbol of racial lynchings in the Old South, was signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, his office said Thursday.
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Church on the clock is a no-no
The city of Petal is concerned about allowing police officers and firefighters to go to church while on the clock.
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Only vacancies are for the violent
Limited space at the Oktibbeha County Jail and increasing budget concerns have forced the Starkville Police Department to arrest only the city's most violent offenders over the past month while others have remained free.
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FBI arrests four in Alabama
The FBI says it has arrested four people who allegedly conspired to abduct a Mississippi bank employee for the purpose of robbing the bank where the man worked.
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High court adopts new ethical rules
The Louisiana Supreme Court has adopted new ethical rules governing the content of advertisements by lawyers.
