Remembering S. Gale Denley

Sad news from Oxford today. …. From the Calhoun County Journal – Retired Mississippi journalism educator and newspaper publisher S. Gale Denley of Bruce died of complications from kidney disease on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. He was 72.
Click here for more at the Calhoun County Journal.
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Barack Obama speech ..

Which words did Barack Obama use the most last night in this speech and which did he use the least. Find out in this tag cloud below. We’ll do the same on John McCain next week.
afford (4) against (4) agree (4) america (26) american (27) better (8) bush (7) businesses (4) care (12) cars (4) [...]

Shelter: Lab overflow and request for Puppy food …

The following email came from the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society to volunteers about needs at the Shelter …
Hi everyone!
We just wanted to send out an email to let everyone know that we have so
many Labradors and Lab Mixes at the shelter right now. We have all colors,
ages and sizes. If you or someone you know is [...]

John Pitts 2008 Olympic Moments …

Daily Journal sports editor John Pitts, who has covered five Olympic Games, wraps up the 2008 Olympics with his thoughts. Thanks to John for taking the time to share his thoughts on the games with us the last few weeks. Hope you all enjoyed it.

Rainy day in Tupelo, NeMiss today …

Fay’s leftovers soaking Southeast.
Click here for more at djournal.com weather.

2008 Bodock Festival in Pontotoc

Daily Journal photographer Deste Lee gives us a video look back at the 2008 Bodock Festival and Daily Journal staff writer Danza Johnson shows us what a Bodock is. Click video above.
Click here for more on the Bodock Festival.

2008 Olympic Moments …

Daily Journal sports editor John Pitts talks about former Ole Miss star Brittney Reese’s Olympic performance. Click video above for more.

Amory Middle School No. 2 on healthiest list …

Congratulations to Amory Middle School – For its innovative nutrition and fitness programs, Amory Middle School has been named one of the Top 10 healthiest public schools in America.
Click here for more at Monroe360.com.

Accident appears to have damaged cemetery …

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department is looking into the destruction of fencing and displacement of grave markers at Ellzey Cemetery.
Though the damage was considerable, Sheriff Billy Mac Gore said the situation appears to be the result of an accident.
Click here for more the Monitor-Herald Web site

2008 Olympic Moments with John Pitts

Today, John talks about Brittney Reese. The former Ole Miss All-American will take the field early Friday morning (U.S. time) at Beijing’s National Stadium as one of the finalists in the women’s Olympic long jump. Click the video above for more.
Click here for John’s story from today’s Daily Journal.
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