Shiloh Ridge clubhouse suffers heavy fire damage

 By Lena Mitchell
Daily Journal Corinth Bureau
CORINTH – It may not be business as usual, but the Shiloh Ridge Golf and Raquet Club pro shop, offices, golf course and tennis courts will be open for business Saturday after a Friday morning fire that destroyed restaurant and dining facilities. “We’re going to roll on,” said Carroll Little, [...]

Former Guntown Mayor dies

By BOBBY PEPPER
Daily Journal
GUNTOWN – With his downhome wit and vision of growth for his hometown, Ernest “Tapper” Herring led this north Lee County town through unprecedented expansion during his 16 years as mayor. Herring, who served four terms as mayor between 1981-97, died Thursday at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo.
 He was [...]

Attorneys who won punitive damages verdict settle other State Farm cases

Attorneys who won punitive damages verdict settle other State Farm cases
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – Two Mississippi attorneys who won a punitive damages verdict against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. over destruction from Hurricane Katrina have settled other pending cases.
Biloxi attorney Jack Denton said he and attorney William C. Walker Jr. settled 20 State Farm [...]

Chief Martin has until Sunday to decide to challenge Choctaw vote

Chief Martin has until Sunday to decide to challenge Choctaw vote
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) – Chief Phillip Martin has until Sunday to challenge his defeat for re-election as leader of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
The 81-year-old Martin, an eight-term incumbent, trailed former Tribal Council member Beasley Denson by 211 votes according to complete but unofficial [...]

Tishomingo effort seeks beer, wine sales

By Lena Mitchell 
Daily Journal
IUKA – A push to legalize beer and wine sales in Tishomingo County has gotten off the ground with a petition drive at area businesses.A vote to permit beer and alcohol sales could end a long history for Tishomingo County as a dry county.
Mike Patrick, who is spearheading signature collections, will need [...]