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A Greenville man has been convicted of four counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder, the attorney general's office said in a release today.

Tracy Swafford of Cleveland was elected president of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals May 10 during the organization's eighth annual statewide conference in Hattiesburg.

Abandoned homes in Greenville, Miss., reflect the Delta's shrinking ranks. The town lost more than 7,000 citizens since the 2000 Census.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to rescind or delay a rule allowing poultry production facilities to speed up the slaughter and processing lines.

Three Mississippi cities that are losing their federally-subsidized air connections to Memphis, Tenn., will now be served through Atlanta.

Greenville police say a man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound after firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday.

Eleanor Barkhorn is an associate editor at The Atlantic , where she edits the Entertainment channel.

Eighty tax-forfeited parcels at a value of over $265,000 in the Greenville area up for bid, and Greenville Mayor Chuck Jordan and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann held a joint press conference yesterday to market these lands.

Near the end of a short essay, "El Dorado," published in 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, " to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive ." The above Stevenson quote has oft been cited as an example of how properly to use a word that's been at the center of a usage controversy for about 50 years.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District's construction of the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Center is nearing completion.

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers began Phase One of its flood fight in December when the river hit unusual highs following last year's flood.

In a packed hall at the Bologna Performing Arts Center, Moorhead native Governor Phil Bryant delivered the keynote address for the 77th Delta Council meeting on Friday.

Kevin Garrard and Stephen Walters of Madison can't legally marry in Mississippi but want to express their love for each other before family and friends during a private commitment ceremony.

Harvey Franklin Sr., superintendent of the Greenville Public School District, has resigned.

"I was all right, for a while. I could smile for a while." - Roy Orbison ROLLING FORK - For the first time in all the years I have been here, I missed a local festival Saturday, but I did manage to spend about an hour with Roy Orbison.

A Mississippi truck driver pleaded guilty in the death of a woman who was pushed from his truck along a Missouri interstate.

Near the end of a short essay, "El Dorado," published in 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, " to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive ." The above Stevenson quote has oft been cited as an example of how properly to use a word that's been at the center of a usage controversy for about 50 years.

GREENVILLE, Miss. -- Federal prosecutors want a judge to order a psychiatric exam for a man charged with falsely claiming to be a Purple Heart recipient to collect benefits, but the man's attorney says an exam has already been done.

Cleveland's new mosquito controller, Advanced Mosquito Control, Inc., has a few new things to offer as far as mosquito protection for the city.