Mississipi news

A barge fleeting company has asked the Army Corps of Engineers for permission to expand its work site on the Mississippi River at Elmwood. Louisiana Dock Co. Inc. seeks to widen one fleet to accomodate 10 barges across; that site now… read more..

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Underage drinking is a major economic problem in Mississippi costing the state millions of dollars. A report from the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center found that risky behaviors associated with youth drinking resulted in $551.9 million in 2007. read more..

People in Mississippi should prepare now for a round of severe storms late Wednesday. read more..

Mississippi starter Becky Nye stifled the South Carolina (9-10, 0-1 SEC) offense to lead the Rebels (14-8, 1-0 SEC) to a 3-0 win over the Gamecocks at the Ole Miss Softball Complex in the first Southeastern Conference game of the year for both squads. read more..

Mississippi’s unemployment rate stood at 12 percent in January, up from 10.3 percent in December and higher than the national rate of 10.6 percent. read more..

New Orleans, Mar 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Douglas Schantz, the president of the company Sequent Energy Management LLP who went missing a few days back has been traced though he is no longer alive. His corpse was traced in Mississippi river and the New read more..

The same storm system creating the possibility for flooding issues from the northern Plains to the Northeast this week will also spark damaging thunderstorms over the Lower Mississippi Valley today. Thunderstorms will be on the prowl in the Lower read more..

New Orleans Police have positively identified the body found this morning in the Mississippi River as Douglas Schantz. read more..

The search and rescue team deployed to find Douglas Schantz has found a body in the Mississippi River. The body has not been positively identified as Schantz. read more..

Douglas Shantz, a Houston executive and the father of three children, has been missing since early Friday morning. Houston - Mississippi River - United States - Science and Environment - Water Resources read more..

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state trooper has attended a meeting on hurricane planning at a Mississippi casino. read more..

A Mississippi man wanted in a weekend shooting is being held in Memphis, Tenn. Police Capt. Andrew Kaho says 33-year-old Eddie Jefferson of Greenville was arrested by Memphis authorities on Sunday. Kaho said Tuesday police are seeking Jefferson’s return to Mississippi. read more..

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Chris Warren scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and Mississippi rallied from a late 9-point deficit to edge Arkansas 68-66 Saturday. read more..

ATLANTA, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), a leading provider of home health and hospice services, announced today that it has acquired Mississippi-based Heart to Heart Hospice. read more..

Home health provider Gentiva Health Services said Monday that it has acquired Heart to Heart Hospice of Mississippi and plans to expand the business throughout the north, central and southern regions of the state. That would double the coverage area from 22 to 44 Mississippi counties. Net revenues at the hospice last year totaled about $4 million. Terms [...] read more..

JACKSON, MS (WDAM) - Mississippi’s corrections commissioner says he doesn’t know what will happen to the state’s inmate labor program after June 30. Chris Epps said he is glad the legislature agreed to a budget restoration bill this week. His department will get $16 million back. read more..

High school students who don’t want to go to college would have an option to pursue career-track studies under a bill being considered in the Mississippi Legislature. read more..

Home health provider Gentiva Health Services said Monday that it has acquired Heart to Heart Hospice of Mississippi and plans to expand the business throughout the north, central and southern regions of the state. read more..

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. , a leading provider of home health and hospice services, announced today that it has acquired Mississippi-based Heart to Heart Hospice. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. read more..

Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury loves a variation of the following refrain: If he had been told that his team would win a share of a SEC Western Division title after some key offseason injuries and the ineligibility of star recruit Renardo Sidney, he would have taken it. read more..

When Gov. Haley Barbour traveled to France for the Paris Air Show last year, Mississippi taxpayers picked up the tab for his bodyguards’ $400-a-night hotel rooms and museum admissions. read more..

Vols start strong in win over Mississippi State read more..

STARKVILLE, Miss., March 6 (UPI) — J.P. Prince netted 16 points and Scotty Hopson chipped in with 14 Saturday as No. 13 Tennessee handled Mississippi State 75-59. read more..

Chris Warren scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and Mississippi rallied from a late nine-point deficit to edge Arkansas 68-66 Saturday. The Razorbacks (14-17, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) appeared in control with a 65-56 lead and Ole Miss struggling to score, but the Rebels (21-9, 9-7) slowly chipped away, scoring seven straight points to cut the deficit to two. read more..

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Chris Warren scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and Mississippi rallied from a late nine-point deficit to edge Arkansas 68-66 Saturday. read more..

J.P. Prince had 16 points, Scotty Hopson added 14 and No. 16 Tennessee held Mississippi State scoreless for the first 6:10 and never looked back, finishing the regular season with a 75-59 win Saturday night. The victory was the third straight for the Volunteers (23-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference) and it gave seniors Wayne Chism and Quinn Cannington a school-record 99 wins. read more..

J.P. Prince had 16 points, Scotty Hopson added 14 and No. 16 Tennessee held Mississippi State scoreless for the first 6:10 and never looked back, finishing the regular season with a 75-59 win Saturday night. read more..

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Kentucky rallied after trailing by 14 points in the second half to beat Mississippi State 76-65 on Saturday night, advancing to only its second Southeastern Conference tournament title game. read more..

Last year, Mississippi State ended UT’s dreams of an SEC Tournament title. Now the Vols would like to exact their revenge by ending the Bulldogs’ NCAA hopes. read more..

Mississippi State broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning and then added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth and defeated the Michigan State baseball team, 7-4, on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., in the BankFirst Challenge. The Spartans are now 5-3 while Mississippi State improved to 6-3. read more..

Mississippi State forward Renardo Sidney will have to repay $11,800 in improper benefits and sit out the remainder of this season and nine games next season if he wants to play for the Bulldogs. read more..

Mississippi State came to Auburn on Wednesday not necessarily needing to win, but needing not to lose to avoid embarrassment on its NCAA Tournament resume this late in the regular season. read more..

The following candidates have qualified to run in Mississippi’s U.S. Congressional election in November. Members of the U.S. Congress serve two-year terms, and all four of Mississippi’s representatives are up for re-election this year. read more..

Clint Bittenbinder/Telegram Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Theo Ard goes up for a shot against Mississippi College during the Crusaders’ 78-63 victory in an American Southwest Conference semifinal on Saturday. read more..

Mississippi River water levels are falling right now, but the National Weather Service’s Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center says that there’s an above average flood potential this spring. read more..

NEW ORLEANS - A very snowy winter up north, and an already higher than normal Mississippi River is cause for Army Corps officials to keep a close eye on water levels in New Orleans.   Bobby Dupuy built a river camp near the Orleans — Jefferson Parish line in the mid 1990’s and in the last few months, he’s noticed the Mississippi water level near the camp has remained higher than normal … read more..

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (the Big “I”) has awarded Mississippi insurance agent Ronnie Tubertini with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows … read more..

JImbo Mathus explores the origins of Mississippi mythology through the state’s indigenous folk music. Show times are 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Entry errors sometimes occur. Always use the provided contact information to verify event times and locations. read more..

JImbo Mathus explores the origins of Mississippi mythology through the state’s indigenous folk music. Show times are 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Entry errors sometimes occur. Always use the provided contact information to verify event times and locations. read more..

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s blues artists have an international following for their soulful music born out of the hardships of the South’s old plantation system, but for many of them, it’s not a lucrative career. read more..

A White house working group of high-level federal officials on Thursday outlined a road map for speeding up the development and construction of coastal restoration projects in Louisiana and Mississippi, and pledged to raise coastal restoration to the same… read more..

Filmmaker Spike Lee is on the Mississippi Gulf Coast filming a follow-up to his 2006 Hurricane Katrina documentary. read more..