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City Opts to Looks at Salary Change
by Leigh Coleman - Editor
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City leaders have put a freeze on how police and fire department officers have been paid and have opted to look at the pros and cons of a different salary structure for the more than 200 city emplo...
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• The Board of Alderman on Tuesday voted to adopt an amendment to the code of ordinances that will change the speed limit in Bienville Place. The speed limit in all areas of Bienville Place wil...
Dr.Gail Cheney’s Paintings A Return to a Life-Long Love of Art and Benefits Daughter
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MGCCC men slip by Hinds 92-89
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Justin Ray poured in 24 points to help lead the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs to a key 92-89 win over Hinds Dec. 8 at the Weathers/Wentzell Center on the Perkinston Campus.
Fire Destroys Ocean Springs Home
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Jason and Sheena Lawnichak were looking forward to spending their first Christmas at home as a newly married couple. Those plans did not happen because a grease fire engulfed the couple’s Ocean Spr...
Mayoral Candidate Responds to Tax Questions
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An Editorial Comment by John McKay, Jksn Cty Supervisor & Mayoral Candidate
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MAYORAL CANDIDATES CONTINUE TO DEBATE THE TAX ISSUE
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Candidates File for Mayor and Seat on Board
by Leigh Coleman - Editor
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City Hall had a steady flow of “candidate traffic” early this week as registration papers were being signed for the general election set for June 2

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New Development in Johnson Case
by Brad Crocker - Jksn Cty Reporter
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Minutes before dying from a single gunshot wound to the head, George County High football star Billey Joe Johnson may have attempted to break into a Lucedale home, authorities said Friday.
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North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo (AP)

A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.


Sat Jul 04 13:40:14 -0500 2009
Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future (AP)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.


Sat Jul 04 13:59:08 -0500 2009
Lady Liberty's crown reopens on July Fourth (AP)

Aaron Weisinger, 26, surprises his girlfriend Erica Breder, 25, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., with a wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday July 4, 2009. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. (AP Photos/David Goldman)AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride — and for one couple, romance.


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