Judge bans outdoor school activities between 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) – A judge has banned schools in six north Mississippi counties from allowing children to practice football and other outdoor activities between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. because of temperatures that have soared above 100 degrees this week.
Chancery Court Judge Mitchell Lundy’s temporary restraining order against school sponsored activities, both public and [...]

Hot, hot mail

Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a mail truck and several pieces of mail. Tupelo Post Master Mike Davis said the fire, which happened Wednesday afternoon on Phillips Street in Tupelo, totally destroyed a mail truck and most of the mail that was in it.
“It just was one of those [...]

Hood asks judge to stay election law changes pending appeal

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Attorney General Jim Hood has asked a federal judge to delay implementation of his ruling Mississippi adopt a party registration system for the 2009 elections and require potential voters to show a photo identification at the polls until the case clears all appeals.
The Mississippi Democratic Party, the Mississippi NAACP and Hood [...]

Bush against raising the Gas tax …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A week after a deadly bridge collapse in Minneapolis, President Bush dismissed Thursday raising the federal gasoline tax to repair the nation’s bridges at least until Congress changes the way it spends highway money. “The way it seems to have worked is that each member on that (Transportation) committee gets to set [...]

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Endeavour Carries Teacher Into Space
HOUSTON (AP) _ After Endeavour launched into the clear blue sky and reached orbit with teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard, Mission Control announced that class was in session. Morgan, zooming with [...]