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  1. Memories of Amazing GraceRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Sampson Independent

    ... Someone, usually a local pastor, retold the story of how, in the spring of 1866, a group of young women in Columbus Mississippi, visited the graves of Confederate soldiers at a local cemetery. While there, they carefully placed flowers on Union ...

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  2. Former Cadillac resident takes plea deal in CSCRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

    ... have occurred over the course of several years more than a decade ago in Cadillac. Kenneth Paul Maddox Jr., 46, of Columbus, Miss., has pleaded no contest to attempted first degree criminal sexual conduct, and one count of third degree criminal ...

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  3. A brief history of Memorial DayRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | SeacoastOnline

    ... the Civil War. In fact, several Northern and Southern cities claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day, including Columbus, Mississippi; Macon, Georgia; Richmond, Virginia; Boalsburg, Pennsylvania; and Carbondale, Illinois. In 1966, the federal ...

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  4. Memorial Day HistoryRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Char-Koosta News

    ... springtime tributes to the Civil War dead already had been held in various places. One of the first occurred in Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers who had fallen ...

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  5. Remembering Memorial DayRead the original story

    Yesterday | Sun Advocate

    ... local observances claimed to be the first springtime tributes to the Civil War dead. One of the first occurred in Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers who had fallen ...

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  6. Lucas Oil Late Models Announce TV SlateRead the original story

    Yesterday | National Speed Sport News

    ... include; the May 25th Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 from Wheatland, Mo.; June 15's Optima Batteries Clash at the Mag from Columbus, Miss.; July 12's General Tire Battle at the Beach from Pontoon Beach, Ill.; July 13's E3 Spark Plugs Diamond Nationals from ...

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  7. Second body found after ATV mishap in Columbus creekRead the original story

    Yesterday | Newms360.com

    ... a 9-year-old boy missing since an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek on Saturday has been found. Columbus Police Chief Selvain McQueen says the body of Justin Brown was found Tuesday by a volunteer near the Greenbriar Bridge over ...

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  8. Severstal makes management movesRead the original story

    Tuesday May 21 | Newms360.com

    ... officials say in a news release that Madhu Ranade will take over as vice president and general manager of the Columbus plant on June 10. He replaces Wilbur Windland who retired after 40 years in the steel industry. Ranade comes to Severstal Columbus ...

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  9. Eye Surgeon Not Liable for Prepping MishapRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | Outpatient Surgery Magazine

    ... Robinson underwent a routine and successful cataract surgery on her right eye at the Eye Laser & Surgery Center in Columbus, Miss., in February 2003. An hour after discharge, however, she contacted surgeon James D. Bennett III, MD, with complaints ...

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  10. Second body found after ATV mishapRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    ... a 9-year-old boy missing since an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek on Saturday has been found. Columbus Police Chief Selvain McQueen says the body of Justin Brown was found Tuesday by a volunteer near the Greenbriar Bridge over ...

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  11. Morgan takes runner-up at NationalsRead the original story

    Monday May 20 | The Meridian Star

    ... top team honors. Freshmen Dallas Shepard (79, 72, 76, 74) from Madison, MS and Chase Taylor (76, 75, 76, 75) from Columbus, MS tied for 77th. Freshman Nathan Kirkland from Meridian shot 75, 76, 75, 84 to finish 111th and fellow freshman Austin ...

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  12. Charles BennettRead the original story

    Sunday May 19 | Times Post

    Charles E. Bennett, 70, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Medical Center-GT, in Columbus.

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  13. Three abandoned houses to serve as galleries for latest 'Rooms To Let' exhibitRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | The Columbus Dispatch

    ... Heart ). "I wanted to take something that was an eyesore and make it impactful and meaningful," said Myers, a Columbus artist who typically uses fabric. Still, the homes' dilapidated conditions presented challenges beyond requiring artists to work ...

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  14. Municipalities are beachheads of opportunityRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | Mississippi Business Journal

    ... on numerous fronts in the Golden Triangle with Mississippi State University as its anchor along with Starkville, Columbus and West Point. Hattiesburg is at the center of the dynamic growth in the Pine Belt region of South Mississippi. Little, if ...

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  15. Three abandoned houses to serve as galleries for latest - Rooms To Let' exhibitRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | This Week Community News

    ... Heart ). "I wanted to take something that was an eyesore and make it impactful and meaningful," said Myers, a Columbus artist who typically uses fabric. Still, the homes' dilapidated conditions presented challenges beyond requiring artists to work ...

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  16. EADS Says U.S. Army Will Stop Buying LakotasRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Aero-News Network

    ... website. O'Keefe said that the UH-72 Lakota is built by a skilled workforce which includes many U.S. veterans in Columbus, MS. He said the sequester would "slash its most successful helicopter program." The French news service AFP reports that ...

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  17. Air Force base runway project claims a lifeRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Mississippi Business Journal

    Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant says 24-year-old James Meyers of Columbus was working on a runway project on the base when he was injured.

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  18. Green, Shird graduate Superintendent AcademyRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Times Post

    ... Dr. Janice Wilson of Biloxi, Dr. Karen Norwood of Biloxi, Dr. Alan Oubre of Hattiesburg and Craig Shannon of Columbus. Second row from left are, Denotris Jackson of MSBA, Dr. Dorothy Prestwich of Clarksdale, Dr. June Leigh of Aberdeen, Dr. Wendy ...

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  19. Gardening by Ronella: Floral connections to our holidaysRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Cadiz Record

    ... which is coming up this month, is no exception. It began in April of 1866, when four women went to a cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi to decorate graves of Confederate soldiers buried there. There were forty Union soldiers also buried there so they ...

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  20. EADS says Pentagon ending helicopter programRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | DefenceTalk News

    ... "The Lakota is built by a highly skilled workforce, more than half of which are military veterans, at my company's Columbus, Mississippi, helicopter production facility," Sean O'Keefe, chairman and chief executive of EADS North America, said in an ...

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