News before the weekend …

Kroger recalls store-brand potato salads
CINCINNATI (AP) – Kroger Co. said Friday the grocery chain was recalling its store-brand “Southern-Style” and “Mustard” potato salads because of concerns they have been tainted with E. coli bacteria, according to state agricultural officials.
Cincinnati-based Kroger has stores in 31 states, many under different banners. Glynn said potato salads sold in [...]

Ole Miss Alcohol Task Force to reconvene …

Alcohol Task Force to Reconvene for Progress Reports from City, University
OXFORD, Miss. ­ The University of Mississippi’s Alcohol Task Force plans to reconvene Tuesday (Sept. 4) to hear reports from university and community officials on efforts to curb abusive and illegal drinking.
The meeting, set for 3 p.m. in the Yerby Conference Center on campus, is [...]

Whooping cough cases in state up to 140

JACKSON – The state Department of Health says there have been 140 cases of pertussis or whooping cough in the state.
The department said Wednesday the outbreak is largely in east central Mississippi. The counties included are Leake, Neshoba, Kemper, Scott, Newton, Lauderdale, Smith, Jasper and Clarke Of the number of cases, 105 are in that [...]

Long will finish Shackleford’s term

This just in from Leesha Faulkner ….
Mike Long of Ripley will complete Tippah County Chancery Clerk Daniel Shackleford’s term, according to an announcement by the Tippah Board of Supervisors released this morning.
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In the News …

Good Morning Northeast Mississippi! It’s Friday, and here is the news …
Tupelo seeks third redistricting extension
OXFORD – An attorney for Tupelo has filed a request for more time and guidance to come up with a new redistricting plan.
Attorney William D. Prestage of Tupelo filed the request Thursday in U.S. District Court, saying the city and [...]

News updates …

Another mayor’s election set in north Miss. town of Houston
HOUSTON, Miss. (AP) – Voters in Houston will go to the polls Sept. 25 to elect a mayor for the third time in less than three years.
Gov. Haley Barbour this week set the date for the election.
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that a [...]

In the News …

Plenty of news from this morning’s Daily Journal. Here are some highlights:
McKinney wins District 5 supervisors race
TUPELO – Joe McKinney is the winner of the Lee County District 5 supervisor’s race.
Members of the Lee County Democratic Executive Committee counted affidavit ballots Wednesday morning as McKinney and Billy Joe Holland observed. Shortly before lunch, committee chairman [...]

In the News …

 Isis Arnesen, of Boston, kisses her 14 week-old daughter Lucia, after the baby went to the “bathroom” after her mother noticed a sign from the child, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at a park in Watertown, Mass. Lucia is a product of a “diaper-free” movement founded on the belief that babies are born with an instinctive [...]

Vick Issues Apology After Guilty Plea

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Looking somber and speaking “from the heart,” Michael Vick apologized Monday for “using bad judgment and making bad decisions” and vowed to redeem himself after pleading guilty to a federal dogfighting charge. “First I want to apologize for all the things that I’ve done and that I have allowed to happen,” the [...]

9 new West Nile cases reported in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. - Nine new human cases of West Nile virus were reported Monday in eight Mississippi counties, according to the Mississippi Department of Health.
Two of those infected by the mosquito-borne virus were Harrison County residents, the department said. There also was one case reported in each of the following counties: Hinds, Jones, Leflore, Perry, Covington, [...]