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Local news for Saltillo, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

2 hrs ago | Djournal.com

Dozens attend Saltillo meeting

By Emily Le Coz Daily Journal SALTILLO - Water quality and FEMA flood maps were among the chief concerns of some 60 residents who gathered for Saltillo's first-of-its-kind community meeting Thursday at City ...

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, US Politics, Roger Wicker, Republican, US House of Representatives

8 hrs ago | Greenwood Commonwealth

Dale Leo Bishop pronounced dead at 6:14

When an inmate is executed inside Mississippi's death chamber, those watching through observation room windows can make out their own reflections.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Thu Jul 24, 2008

The Clarion-Ledger

Bishop put to death: Apology precedes execution

Before he died Wednesday evening, death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop apologized to his victim's family, thanked America and urged people to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: Lee County, MS, US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, Barack Obama

Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Clarion-Ledger

Options to save Bishop dwindle

Brenda Bishop says her son doesn't deserve to die. 'We just ask people to pray for him,' said Bishop of Guntown in Lee County.

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Related Topix: Guntown, MS, Lee County, MS, Death Penalty

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Djournal.com

Bishop appeals to two courts to stop execution

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal GREENVILLE - Dale Leo Bishop, scheduled for execution July 23 for his role in a Saltillo murder, says two recent developments in his appeals for a stay deserve the U.S. ...

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Greenville, MS, US News, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Death row opponents say inmate wasn't killer

A group that opposes capital punishment says Gov. Haley Barbour should grant clemency to death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop, who is scheduled to die July 23.

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Related Topix: Capital University, Johnson State College, Millsaps College

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Bishop faces execution; two others spared

Photo: Dale Leo Bishop BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal TUPELO - Ten years ago in December, three men participated in the brutal beating leading to the death of 22-year-old Fulton resident Marcus Gentry - but only ...

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Related Topix: Fulton, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tupelo, MS, Glen, MS, Guntown, MS

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Djournal.com

Survivors, supporters sign for cancer funds

BY SHEENA BARNETT Daily Journal TUPELO - Black permanent markers were a hot item Sunday afternoon at The Mall at Barnes Crossing.

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Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Medicine, Cancer, Health, Plantersville, MS, Breast Cancer

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Picnic attendees grateful for mild weather

By Erin Kourkounis NEMS Daily Journal TUPELO - Despite sporadic showers amid gray skies, hundreds gathered at Ballard Park on Friday for the annual Picnic in the Park celebration.

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Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Drew, MS

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Lee County Schools develops comprehensive academic intervention plan

Literacy for all students is a major concern throughout the United States. Research indicates that too many students enter high school reading far below grade level and lacking the necessary math skills to be ...

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Related Topix: Lee County, MS, Plantersville, MS, Education Etc., Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Shannon, MS

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Saltillo resident wins preliminary at Miss Mississippi

Photo: Corie Stanford Miss Mississippi State University Corie Stanford of Saltillo and Miss Hinds County Diana Strickland won preliminary competitions in the Miss Mississippi Pageant Tuesday night in Vicksburg.

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Related Topix: Hinds County, MS, Vicksburg, MS

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Djournal.com

Saltillo hires new fire chief

By Emily Le Coz Daily Journal SALTILLO - After weeks of controversy surrounding the top position at the Saltillo Fire Department, the city has hired its first full-time chief.

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Related Topix: Tupelo, MS

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Lane shutting down Pontotoc plant

About Lane - Founded in March 1912 by John Lane, who bought a box plant in Altavista, Va.

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Related Topix: Tupelo, MS, Furniture, Pontotoc, MS

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Djournal.com

Circus elicits gasps, claps and cheers in Tupelo

PHOTO:C. Todd Sherman Liina Aunola twists and tumbles on the aerial cloud swing high above the floor of the BancorpSouth Arena on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Sherman, MS, Tupelo, MS, BancorpSouth, Banking, Financial Services

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Djournal.com

Saltillo flood maps spur ire

BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal SALTILLO - Tensions flared at a standing-room-only meeting at City Hall on Monday where hundreds of residents gathered to confront federal and state flood-map officials.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Roger Wicker, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, FEMA

Fri Jun 13, 2008

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

EDITORIAL:Flood insurance facts

The government as bureaucracy met the government as the people face-to-face Monday night in Saltillo; the information and opinions shared made clearer where all parties stand on the issue of new flood plain ...

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Related Topix: Lee County, MS, US Politics, Roger Wicker, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, FEMA, Opinion

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

EDITORIAL:City-county conversation

Conversations between the Tupelo City Council and the Lee County Board of Supervisors and movement toward cooperation on an expanded city-county jail and administrative space needs for the Tupelo Police ...

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Related Topix: Lee County, MS, Tupelo, MS, Opinion

Sat Jun 07, 2008

The Clarion-Ledger

Emotions flow freely on trip to high school

SALTILLO - They were there, sitting in the back, looking at their former student with a curiosity about the 28 years that had whisked quickly by.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Saltillo flood plain meeting set

Daily Journal reports SALTILLO - Issues related to provisional flood plain elevations for parts of Saltillo will get a second public discussion Monday in Saltillo City Hall's community room, a spokesman for ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Roger Wicker, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, FEMA

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