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Four-way stop planned at Cherry and Main streets
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Beginning Friday morning, the intersection of Cherry and Main streets will become a four-way stop, according to Vicky McMillin with the City of Vicksburg Engineering Department. The change comes after several citizens reported that the intersection is dangerous and has almost caused accidents, McMillin said. The change will go into effect at 8 a.m. Friday.
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Four-way stop planned at Cherry and Main streets
Beginning Friday morning, the intersection of Cherry and Main streets will become a four-way stop, according to Vicky McMillin with the City of Vicksburg Engineering Department. The change comes a...
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Tallulah motorcyclist dies in collision with pickup
A Tallulah man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a pickup on Louisiana 3202 in Richmond, Louisiana State Police spokesman trooper Albert Paxton said. Billy Wayne Thomp...
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Lanny Waltman, 3, left, watches as Bryce Norris, 5, playfully dunks his mother, Megan Norris, into a stream of water at the splash fountain at the Children’s Art Park at Catfish Row on Mulberry Str...
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Cooper parent company being sold
Cooper Industries PLC, the parent company of Cooper Lighting in Vicksburg, is being purchased by an Ohio company in a deal valued at an estimated $11.46 billion. The announcement of the sale to Ea...
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Some tolling authorities have found a way to give local motorists a discount on tolls while charging out-of-towners a higher rate for using the same roads and bridges.
Wed May 23 11:42:28 UTC 2012

A Greek flag flies behind a statue to European unity outside the European Parliament in BrusselsBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Each euro zone country will have to prepare a contingency plan for the eventuality of Greece leaving the single currency, euro zone sources said on Wednesday. Officials reached the consensus on Monday afternoon during an hour-long teleconference of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG). As well as confirmation from three euro zone officials, Reuters has seen a memo drawn up by one member state detailing some of the elements that euro zone countries should consider. ...


Wed May 23 11:40:07 UTC 2012

In an April 16, 2012 photo trader Richard Newman, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street headed for another day of losses, Wednesday May 23, 2012 with Dow Jones industrial futures down 0.5 percent to 12,410 and S&P 500 futures 0.6 percent lower at 1,306.50. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)The threat of a financial crisis spreading from Europe shook markets on Wednesday. The euro dropped to a nearly two-year low against the dollar. Oil prices sank to their lowest this year, and stocks took another fall.


Wed May 23 11:39:52 UTC 2012

Passers-by check the electronic stock indicator of a securities frim in Tokyo Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.98 percent to 8,556.60 as a report that Greece is considering preparations to leave the euro common currency sent Asian stock markets lower Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)Stock markets were hit hard and the euro skidded down to near 22-month lows against the dollar Wednesday as investors grew increasingly skeptical that European Union leaders will be able to cobble together a plan to kick-start the region's faltering economy and deal with its crippling debt.


Wed May 23 11:35:54 UTC 2012
The price of oil dropped below $90 on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven months as U.S. supplies continue to grow.
Wed May 23 11:35:45 UTC 2012
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Golden Eagles grateful for two-way players
PEARL — Scott Berry wasn’t afraid to admit he was a little jealous of Conference USA rival Tulane when he was an assistant at Southern Miss. The Green Wave teams of the early 2000s often had a pla...
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Bulldogs roll in SEC opener
Rebels fall to Kentucky despite strong performance by Bobby Wahl

Thanks to a couple of freshmen, Mississippi State is in position to make some noise in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Wes Rea belted a three-run home run, Brandon Woodruff threw five shut...
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No aces, just twos in SEC
Most teams giving their best pitcher a break in tournament openers

Aces will be in short supply in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. A side effect of the expansion of the field to 10 teams, which caused the tournament to start a day ear...
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Delta State earns berth in CWS
Delta State took the long, hard road back to the Division II World Series. The Statesmen beat Stillman College, 5-2 and 10-7 Monday, to escape the losers’ bracket and win the NCAA South Regional i...
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