At 90, woman goes hunting

It didn’t take Monroe County resident Helon “Cissy” Rodabough long to go from never having “had a gun in my hand” to killing her first deer.
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Year in Photos 2008

Here are some of many outstanding photos the Daily Journal photo staff of Thomas Wells, Deste Lee and C. Todd Sherman took in 2008. Thanks to C. Todd Sherman for putting this together.
Also check out the Daily Journal newspaper today and tomorrow for more great shots from 2008.
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Postal Service lifts curtain on next year’s stamps

These undated handout images provided by the U.S. Postal Service shows 2009 postage stamps honoring, from left, Hawaii and Alaska’s 50th anniversary of statehood, and Oregon’s 150th. (AP Photo/USPS)

These undated handout images provided by the U.S. Postal Service shows 2009 postage stamps, part of a 20-stamp set commemorating black-and-white television shows, including “I Love Lucy”, [...]

It’s almost time …

What are you planning to do this New Year’s Eve? Comment here.

Merry Christmas

9 to 5 will be taking some time off for the holidays until next week. Have a good one and see you then.

Langston sentencing excerpt PDF

Attorney Joey Langston, left, leaves federal court in Oxford with his attorney Tony Farese on Tuesday. Langston has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for conspiring to influence a circuit judge to help resolve a legal fees lawsuit against lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Langston was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael Mills to [...]

Be careful out there …

Some slick roads and bad weather conditions in northern parts of Northeast Mississippi. Feel free to post any weather conditions below or send any photos to todd.vinyard@djournal.com.
Some udpates …

Vaccine debate

PHOTO:C. Todd Sherman
Rep. Steve Holland chairs a meeting with parents of children with autism spectrum disorders and medical professionals at the Advanced Education Center in Tupelo on Monday. The meeting was held to discuss the possibility of modifying state laws governing immunization schedules.
What do you think about the debate around Mississippi’s immunization schedule and how [...]

It’s official: Prius plant to be delayed

Toyota officials have announced the Prius plant near Blue Springs will be delayed indefinitely.
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Nettleton woman dies in U.S. 78 accident

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