Regional Wire
Judge to weigh lifting engineer's travel limits
A federal magistrate has scheduled a hearing on a former BP engineer's request for permission to travel freely throughout the U.S. while he awaits a trial on charges he deleted text messages about the oil company's response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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LATEST NEWS
USDA to spend $32 million on wetland restoration
A $32 million set of projects across seven states in the Mississippi River Basin will restore a variety of wetland types, from Iowa to Louisiana.
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REGIONAL WIRE
Miss. Catholic groups sue over birth control rule
Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans.
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LATEST NEWS
Former state lawmaker Ezell Lee dies at 79
PICAYUNE — Former state legislator, teacher and football coach Ezell Lee died Monday after battling cancer, his family said.
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COLLEGES
Former DSU coach Wade to be honored with statue
Delta State University plans to honor its former head basketball coach Margaret Wade with a life-size statue.
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LATEST NEWS
Sheriff: Gang started prison riot in Mississippi
A gang fight in a prison for illegal immigrants quickly escalated into a riot involving as many as 300 inmates, some lashing out with sticks or homemade knives as the uprising spread through the sprawling prison, a sheriff said.
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FEATURED STORY
200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico
An oil company exploration crew's chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists who say it's one of the most well-preserved old wrecks ever found in the Gulf.
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HURRICANE
New director named for National Hurricane Center
Richard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the U.S. government's hurricane forecasting hub in Florida, federal officials said Friday.
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CASINOS
Choctaws name new resort manager
Holly Gagnon has been name president/CEO of Pearl River Resort.
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LATEST NEWS
April Miss. jobless rate falls as labor force dips
Mississippi's jobless rate continued to fall in April, again because fewer people were looking for jobs.
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SPORTS
Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play
The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.
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