05/30/11 JACKSON - The list of potential House members vying to replace Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, as speaker grows longer by the day. McCoy, 68, announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election to a new four-year term. Speculation began immediately about potential candidates to preside over the House.
05/29/11 The Mississippi House will take on a whole new personality in January when the 122 members choose their new speaker, and the internal campaign for the job is well under way.
05/28/11 After falling a vote short of winning speaker of the Mississippi House last year, Columbus Rep. Jeff Smith has changed his political party and, he hopes, his luck.
05/27/11 Billy McCoy's decision to leave the Mississippi Legislature after 32 years -- the last eight as House speaker -- opens the door for ambitious legislators hoping to lead the 122-member House of Representatives.
05/26/11 A former Lincoln County state senator is looking to reclaim the title.
04/23/11 The northbound lanes of I-55 in Lincoln County have reopened after being shut down for nearly 24 hours following an 18 wheeler crash.
04/22/11 An accident involving an 18-wheeler shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Lincoln County Friday afternoon. That section of the interstate is expected to reopen early Saturday morning.
04/22/11 Fontainebleau High Golf Classic The Fontainebleau High Football Golf Classic occurs April 28 at Covington Country Club. Tournament day registration for the four-man scramble begins at 7 a.m. with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $100 per person and mulligans are $10 with a maximum of two per player. The fee includes food and beverages. Each player receives a shirt and other items. There are ...
04/19/11 Posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 1:00 pm | Updated: 11:05 am, Tue Apr 19, 2011.
04/15/11 BILOXI -- Casino employees could soon receive payments for their BP oil claims, Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, chairman of the Mississippi House Gaming Committee, said Friday.
04/15/11 A Lincoln County resident of more than 20 years is in stable but critical condition in Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford following a vehicle accident Monday, according to the man's daughter, Angela Smith.
03/25/11 Francis L. Bowlin, 76, died March 22, 2011, at her home. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb and continues at 1 p.m. Sunday at Cold Springs Church of Christ in Bogue Chitto until services there at 3. The Rev. Marvin Howard will officiate.
03/09/11 A cold front, crossing the southeast region, brought severe weather to Mississippi Wednesday morning. Multiple tornado watches and warnings were issued throughout Mississippi. Most were set to expire throughout the morning.
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02/09/11 Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 1:00 pm | Updated: 11:14 am, Wed Feb 9, 2011. Everyone else had been eliminated, and 12-year-old Bransen Ainsworth stood alone before the microphone. The word was read aloud, and the West Lincoln sixth-grader made short work of it.
02/08/11 Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 1:16 pm | Updated: 1:19 pm, Tue Feb 8, 2011. Kindergarten through second-grade students at West Lincoln Attendance Center were cheering and clapping Monday afternoon, but it was not for recess. The elementary students were cheering for exercise and healthy food.
02/08/11 Photo Submitted Bogue Chitto's Megan Prather poses for a publicity shot with her limit of ducks and the tools she used to harvest them during filming for a hunting show in Kansas. The 24-year-old hunter is working as a spokesperson and TV host for outdoor company Banded Nation.
02/04/11 The driver of a black Ford Sportrac was killed when her vehicle struck a tree in the median around noon Thursday. Icy conditions caused more than 40 accidents in Lincoln County Thursday, with 15 injuries and two fatalities
01/30/11 "American Idol" contestant and local girl Jacquelyn Dupree (left), of Summit, signs a photo for Shelby Edwards and Anna Brister at Susan's Shoppe on Saturday afternoon. Dupree has advanced to the Hollywood phase of the popular singing competition.
01/28/11 JACKSON - The Mississippi House, in what amounts to a blink of an eye in legislative time, passed its version of the so-called Arizona-style immigration law Thursday. | 
