Tunica News

Panola County supervisors this week made final changes to building code regulations, capping a process that has crept along for more than two years.

By LISA McNEECE Vardaman board of aldermen approved increases for health insurance for four town employees at the regular meeting of the board last night.

With warmer temperatures and January coming to a close, farmers will be anxious to get in their fields and do some work.

Outside Larry Mc Mullen's home a sign reads "Sugar Ditch." It's a throwback to Tunica, Mississippi's sewage problems of the past.

This past Saturday, Capital Heights, MD featherweight Gary Russell, Jr . remained undefeated with a first-round TKO over David Orosco Cano of Atlanta, GA at Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino in Tunica, MS.

Deteriorating weather conditions forced officials to close schools in about a dozen north Mississippi counties today.

Sporting black skirts and sleeveless tops, the little cheerleaders strutted out in front of the audience at the Jackson Convention Complex.

As some people may know, Mississippi has become a gambling hub in the South. In Tunica, Mississippi, once the poorest county in the nation, there are nine different casinos within probably a five-mile radius.

Casino gaming revenue slid for the second year in a row. And the economy isn't the lone factor.

The Horseshoe Casino Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi opened in 1995 by Jack Binion.

Lucky lady: Elaine Daniel with a promotional Kansas Lottery check. She said her visit to Kansas was the first time she ever played the lottery.

The blues is the howl of the human animal. It is the deepest musical expression we give to our joys and our sorrows.

State offices will reopen Tuesday and state employees are to return to work now that water problems in the city of Jackson have been resolved, Gov.

Several parents and other interested parties addressed Mississippi's Task Force on Underperforming Schools during a public hearing at the Capitol this afternoon.

Tunica County authorities have arrested a woman accused of neglecting animals at a puppy mill where a fire broke out earlier in the week.

Two dogs were killed and the remains of eight others were found nearby. The Tunica County Humane Society says the home was a puppy mill and just yesterday, Stacy Moore, the owner, was charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty.

TUNICA, MS Authorities have filed charges after a fire at an alleged puppy mill in Tunica earlier this week that left several animals dead.

Some people who love craps would take lessons in Massachusetts, probably Boston would be a good idea.

TUNICA COUNTY, MS a ' An apparent puppy mill has burned in Dubbs, Mississippi, killing at least four dogs.

German pipe maker Wilhelm Schulz GMBH is planning to build a new $300 million facility in Tunica, Miss.