Official: Utility should reconsider automated payment plan

The Associated Press

JACKSON – Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley says Atmos Energy should reconsider ending face-to-face customer service at its bill payment locations.
Presley, the commission’s Northern District Commissioner, said the natural gas utility plans to implement a system Thursday that “would give customers no choice but to use the automated payment machines.”
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Power back at Memphis Airport …

Power back up at 12:40 p.m., according to The Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Power out at Memphis International terminal

MEMPHIS – Flights at Memphis International Airport have been delayed after a switch broke and maintenance workers were unable to restore electrical service.
Memphis Airport Authority spokeswoman Janice Young said officials hoped to restore full power around 11:30 a.m. CDT to the terminal, which was operating on a generator.
Northwest Air Lines operates a hub at the [...]

More on the Itawamba County house explosion …

Click link to Itawamba County house explosion update.
Read more about this story at the Itawamba County Times Wednesday and at djournal.com and the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

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200 students protest funding cuts at Delta State

The Associated Press
CLEVELAND - About 200 Delta State University students walked out of class Tuesday in protest of changes that will cut the school’s funding.
The students became upset after learning their campus and some of the state’s other small colleges will lose money, while the University of Mississippi will gain nearly $2 million in a shift [...]

Obama says he’s outraged by ex-pastor’s comments

From The New York Times …
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House explosion in Itawamba County ..

The Times/ADAM ARMOUR
Fire Marshall Jonathan Owens empties out charred belongings from the utility room of an Itawamba County home that was damaged in an explosion on Monday, which injured two. According to Sheriff Chris Dickinson, the fire was likely caused by sparks from the clothes dryer.
By ADAM ARMOUR
The Itawamba County Times
A house explosion in [...]

Colleges schedule graduations

The Associated Press
JACKSON – Graduations begin Wednesday at Mississippi universities and those attending — and graduating – will hear a variety of speakers, most of whom are locally known personalities.
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., will speak to students at Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, the actress whose talents date to [...]

MSU presidential search:Faithful say distrust a problem among alumni

By Patsy R. Brumfield
Daily Journal
STARKVILLE – Many Mississippi State University alumni don’t have a lot of confidence in the process to find a new president, leaders of the state Institutions of Higher Learning heard Monday.
IHL’s MSU search committee is meeting throughout Monday on campus to hear what student, faculty, staff and alumni want in their [...]