Natchez industry to close doors next week
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A Natchez industry will shut-down operations at its plant near the Natchez-Adams County Port.
The Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/S7KsaM ) Mississippi River Pulp - formerly Mississippi River Corporation - will close down its recycled fiber mill effective Oct. 31. The closure, which company officials said is due to lack
...McComb board outlines bond plan
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - The McComb city board will borrow $2.5 million to settle a yearlong legal battle with Siemens Building Technology over a disputed contract to install digital water meters.
The Enterprise-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/VqBcfm ) the city plans to issue general obligation bonds to raise funds to pay off the company, which had a
...Pera bid for Grizzlies one step closer to reality
Scoring error halts graduations
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A scoring error on an exit test has prevented five Mississippi high school students from graduating, and another 121 students were affected. And now the testing company responsible for the error is paying up.
The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/THEPvW ) Pearson North America, a testing company with a state
...Miss. murder victim's car found in La. swamp
PURVIS, Miss. (AP) - Officials have recovered the car owned by an elderly Lamar County woman who was murdered over the weekend.
Sheriff Danny Rigel tells The Hattiesburg American (http://hatne.ws/WKX0HK ) Ada Smith's white 1993 Buick was found hidden in a swampy area near Slidell, La., at around noon Wednesday.
The 95-year-old Smith was found dead
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