JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - It's a new convenience for anyone in Hinds County who has to deal with the court system.

Dockets and orders for circuit court and county civil court can now be viewed online.

Hinds Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn told The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/VWlxcK ) the public can view the records for free.

The online view doesn't

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A music, food and art festival set for this coming weekend in Gulfport will raise money to fight hunger.

It's the third annual "Gobblepalooza Music & Art Festival." The SunHerald reports (http://bit.ly/VWi0ek ) that Saturday's festival in downtown Gulfport will feature a mix of local, regional and national acts on two

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - More than a dozen students and faculty members from a Catholic high school in Bay St. Louis took steps over the weekend to call attention to the plight of homeless veterans.

Students from Our Lady Academy spent a chilly night outside in sleeping bags Saturday. And they collected pledges from family members and friends to

HAMMOND, La. (AP) - Sales tax receipts in October rose 6.39% from the same month a year ago, Mayor Mayson Foster says.

The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/SOYSvS ) sales tax collections for the current fiscal year are running ahead of budget expectations.

Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com

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