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UPDATE: Missing county woman found at motel
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A Warren County woman reported missing Tuesday was found this afternoon at a motel, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. Pace had no other details this afternoon. Linda Galey, 62, who is a resident of Covenant Health and Rehab, was reported missing from Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery on U.S. 80 about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Pace said. Galey was at the cemetery with representatives of a funeral home who were completing her prearranged funeral plans, Pace said. Funeral home employees offered to take Galey back to the nursing home, but she said someone from Covenant was picking her up. Employees ...
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UPDATE: Missing county woman found at motel
A Warren County woman reported missing Tuesday was found this afternoon at a motel, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. Pace had no other details this afternoon. Linda Galey, 62, who is a res...
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Three arrested in Sunday kidnapping, robbery
Three men accused of kidnapping two women from a Vicksburg Waffle House and robbing them were arrested this morning. Felix Howard, 28, 825 Boston Road, Apt. 40, Pearl; Perry McAbee, 25, 2317 Breck...
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Changing Times
Vicksburg’s First Presbyterian, Yokena, Port Gibson churches seek to switch affiliations

The First Presbyterian Church of Vicksburg has voted to cease its nearly 30-year denominational affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, church o...
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City to hire bankruptcy attorney for Grand Station case
The City of Vicksburg will need a bankruptcy attorney to represent the city in the Delta Investments and Development bankruptcy, Mayor Paul Winfield said Tuesday. “We’ll have to hire a bankruptcy ...
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National News

In this Sunday, May 13, 2012, photo, gas prices are displayed on a board at a Hess station in Hoboken, N.J. Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ago seemed about to face the highest fuel prices ever. The average U.S. retail gasoline price has dropped 21 cents a gallon to $3.73 since hitting a 2012 peak of $3.94 on April 6. (AP Photo/CX Matiash)A threat that's been hanging over the economy is starting to look a lot less menacing.


Wed May 16 16:21:03 UTC 2012

In a photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard the unmanned Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru dirfts northwest in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 164 miles southwest of Baranof Island Wednesday April 4, 2012. The vessel has been adrift since it was launched by the tsunami caused by the magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck Japan last year. The Coast Guard is monitoring the vessel, which is currently considered a hazard to navigation. (AP Photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis, U.S. Coast Guard)US Navy says 2 of its ships collided off Southern California but no injuries or fuel spills.


Wed May 16 16:17:32 UTC 2012
A detective is testifying that a Mississippi oncologist accused of orchestrating a plot to kill his ex-wife's lawyer wanted a picture of the slain attorney.
Wed May 16 16:09:07 UTC 2012

Jury member Diane Kruger, right, walks up the steps of the red carpet during the opening ceremony and screening of Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Kruger is wearing a dress by Versus. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)Diane Kruger must have arrived in France with a lot of luggage. On Wednesday, Day 1 of the 12-day Cannes Film Festival, Kruger, a member of the prestigious jury, turned up in two different outfits.


Wed May 16 16:08:47 UTC 2012
Politicians in the tiny nation of Guinea-Bissau say a new prime minister has been chosen to help lead a transition following last month's coup.
Wed May 16 16:08:27 UTC 2012
Local Sports
Alcorn State president says no coach to be named this week
Alcorn State president Dr. M. Christopher Brown said Tuesday the school will not name its new football coach this week and defended the school’s lengthy search process. Brown cited scheduling conf...
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Tagged alligator shows up in Lake Providence
Sometimes, alligators look for love in distant places. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, called to a nuisance alligator complaint in Lake Providence, La., on April 11, found some...
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Hinds faces tough field at region tourney
RAYMOND — Fresh off its second MACJC state title in three years, Hinds Community College heads to top-ranked LSU-Eunice Thursday for the Region 23 Tournament. The winner of the four-team tourname...
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Gators’ Smith takes gold
PEARL — Tommy McCalpin got the state records. A host of athletes from Vicksburg and Warren Central set personal records. And almost everyone took home a shiny souvenir from the MHSAA state track me...
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