Biloxi council adopts redistricting plan
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Some Biloxi residents expressed concern on the redistricting of the ward lines at a special City Council meeting.
The council was faced with the decision to adopt 1 of the three proposed redistricting maps.
Several residents spoke out against a plan, which split the Oak Place neighborhood on Kensington Drive in East Biloxi
...Ark. cooperatives sending workers to East Coast
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Repair crews with Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. are on the nation's East Coast to help restore power following a strong storm that hit the region.
AECI Vice President Pat McClafferty says 34 workers left Saturday to help restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
AECI says it also sent 12 bucket trucks, three
...Okla. Comm. Murphy named to power pool committee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy has been elected vice president of the Arkansas-based Southwest Power Pool's Regional State Committee.
The Little Rock-based committee plays an advisory role regarding the region's future electric power grid and electrical service.
The committee provides input to the Southwest Power
...Baptist, Vanderbilt collaborate on cancer care
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Two major hospitals in Tennessee have teamed up to fight cancer in a collaboration that will allow doctors in Memphis and Nashville to pool resources and share research.
The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/S9S21Z ) Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Vanderbilt University Medical Center signed an affiliation deal
...Andersonville to begin subscription fire service
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A volunteer fire department in Anderson County says due to a lack of funds, it will be converting to a subscription-based operation starting next year.
The Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department serves 9,000 residents in a 68-square-mile area that is about 20 miles northwest of Knoxville, close to the Norris Dam State Park.
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