January News

Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: January 8, 1947 in Brixton, England Influences Similar Artists Followers Biography The cliche about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself ... via Rooster Country 93.3

Local band calls it quits The Northwestern Winneconne golden boys of Silent Point announced to fans on MySpace today that the five-piece pop-rock ensemble is calling it quits. via Oshkosh Northwestern

“I am deeply humbled by the continuing confidence of my colleagues who have now been elected by citizens across our state”

Rep. Billy McCoy says he's got ample support to be re-elected House speaker. He named 62 state lawmakers who'll vote for him in January when the new Legislature convenes. via Commercial Dispatch

“We're prepared to proceed with the hearing as scheduled”

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is scheduled to testify Wednesday _ a day after his re-election bid _ at a hearing for a lawsuit that accuses him of violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation ... via KATC-TV Lafayette

Students who want to take graduate-level courses in education will soon be able to take them in Grenada. via WAPT-TV Jackson

“That establishes the basis for monitoring crop progress, and it provides a solid foundation for yield forecasts.”

Nick Kouchoukos, Lanworth director of information services, says satellite data can help provide an accurate picture of crop yields around the world. via Minnesota Farm Guide

Mississippi settled a lawsuit this week and agreed to improve its foster care system. via WREG-TV Memphis

A man charged with raping a 17-year-old last September testified Wednesday that her behavior ruined a party on the night of the alleged incident. via Perry County Weekly

Wolverine Tube -- which operates a plant in Ardmore, Tennessee -- says it will close a plant in Decatur, Alabama. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“Tomorrow begins the time when I call on every person in this state to come together with us, join hands with us, because together, folks, we can make Kentucky a much better place to call home”

Cyclist Lance Armstrong and Kentucky's new governor were among the few people who could get voters to embrace change on a day they seemed inclined to re-elect incumbents and reject ballot measures calling for ... via The Journal Times

“In European countries, the public's reluctance manifested itself in questioning the method, which, coupled with political courage, has led to its abolishment there”

Earl Berry may have the unenviable distinction of eating his last meal twice. After consuming a feast of pork chops, sausage, and salad , the Mississippi inmate was a mere 19 minutes from meeting his maker ... via US News & World Report

“The demand for products is still two-thirds east of the Mississippi, one-third west of the Mississippi”

Mayor Terry Caldwell took a red-eye trip to Chicago this fall to tour what he hopes will be the other end of a major trading line from Victorville. via Victorville Daily Press

“There is every indication these will be stayed. The question is by whom and when?”

The Alabama Supreme Court has scheduled executions for death row inmates Thomas Douglas Arthur on December 6 and James Harvey Callahan on January 31, but a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could delay them.

The state's highest court set the dates Wednesday after the attorney general's office sought schedules for the inmates to die. The executions would be the first in Alabama since the state Department of Corrections revised its lethal injection procedures.

Bryan Stevenson, director of the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama, said he was surprised by the execution orders because the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Mississippi execution Tuesday night and gave its strongest indication yet that executions shouldn't proceed until the court hears a challenge to lethal injection procedures from Kentucky. Read more

State Farm Insurance Cos. is suing Mississippi's attorney general for allegedly violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer's handling of claims on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane ... via The Mississippi Press

“I know what it means to step over a dead body. I've stepped over about a hundred of them.”

A bevy of local candidates got in last-minute messages Tuesday, with all candidates for supervisor present at a forum, saying they'd take up or join with the City of Vicksburg in its homebuyer assistance ... via Vicksburg Post

“It's a wonderful opportunity for our school.”

The application for a Ridgeland Titan car tag is available on the Booster Club link on the school's Web site: www.rhsti tans.com. Drop the completed application and $31 fee at the school or mail it to RHS ... via Madison County Herald

More than 80 members of a Louisiana Army National Guard unit headquartered in Bossier City will deploy to Iraq in January. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

“It is clear that irreparable harm will result if no stay is granted.”

Moments before a Mississippi prisoner was scheduled to die by lethal injection, the Supreme Court granted him a stay of execution on Tuesday evening and thus gave a nearly indisputable indication that a ... via New York Times

Schnucks Markets' pharmacies is now providing antibiotics for no charge.

On Monday morning, the St. Louis-based grocery store announced it is providing shoppers up to a 21-day supply of more than 54 generic, oral antibiotics for free. A doctor's perscription is still needed.

Schnucks Vice President of Pharmacy Michael Juergensmeyer said the move is part of an effort to lower costs for customers and improve traffic at its stores.

In January, Schnucks announced it was reducing the cost of 10,000 items sold in its 102 stores located throughout Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee and Mississippi -- of which 99 have in-store pharmacies. Read more

“With DeSoto County growing - and with three more years to grow before 2010 - seats will obviously have to move in that direction. The Gulf Coast was looking at possibly a two to three seat surge. The Gulf Coast's loss is DeSoto County's gain”

The coastal counties of Mississippi need people - warm bodies to move into homes, and homes to move them into. via Enterprise-Journal