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During a poignant tribute to his family's legacy, John H. Napier III donated his mother's high school diploma to Picayune Memorial High School on Monday. via Picayune Item

Five women physicians who are alumnae of Jackson Public Schools and Base Pair - the research mentorship program between JPS and the University of Mississippi Medical Center - will share their perspectives today ... via The Clarion-Ledger

MDOT fighting spread of cogongrass The Mississippi Department of Transportation has teamed up with federal, state and local agencies to combat the spread of cogongrass. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

The National Weather Service issued tornado and severe thunderstorm alerts for areas in the path of the fast moving system that produced heavy rain, strong wind gusts, lightning and hail. via WTOK

Jim Pollard, a spokesman for American Medical Response ambulance service, which serves a number of counties in the Jackson area, was responding to some 30 calls at one point. via Natchez Democrat

“I want my students to see the beauty of India in its hard-working people - not just a country burdened with overpopulation and poverty”

BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau KOSSUTH - Color, pattern, texture, geography and symbolism are tangible concepts of India that Angie Lawrence brought back to her Kossuth High School design ... via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

“Some people view underage drinking as a rite of passage and think it's all right”

BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau CORINTH - About age 13 Cager Bell took his first drag of a cigarette, followed not long after by his first taste of alcohol. via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

“I'd like to e-mail Larry King Live”

The boy in the camouflage jacket spins his character through the air. Click. Click. via The Clarion-Ledger

“My reaction has been all along that there would need to be a lot of work on logistics”

Issue date: 3/24/08 Section: News While many local nonprofit officials agree that housing human service organizations in a central location, as Oxford Mayor Richard Howorth recently discussed with local civic ... via The Daily Mississippian

“I am confident that Dr. Hawkins will continue the tradition of superior leadership and lead the Laboratory to new research accomplishments.”

Dr. William 'Bill' Hawkins has been appointed director of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. via Hattiesburg American

Shelia Walters Speights of Oak Grove and Charles 'Charlie' Brown of Beaumont announce their engagement. via Hattiesburg American

Submitted PHOTO ONLY A DOLLAR Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie, left, pays one dollar to Dick Hall of the Mississippi Department of Transportation for the van behind them. via Meridian Star

The Mississippi Senate wrapped up a week of often intense debate last Thursday, as it passed the last of 271 bills before adjourning. via Laurel Leader-Call

“This is a great way for the Mississippi Forestry Commission to encourage volunteer fire departments to strive for improved services.”

The price of oil is now more than $100 a barrel. So what does that mean for volunteer fire departments who must rely mainly on state fire rebate checks and donations? It means it is more expensive to serve ... via Meridian Star

Nearly 200 members of the Mississippi Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment have received mobilization orders. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

Six men from Morton have been accused of trespassing at the Reunion subdivision and are being held at the Madison County Detention Center on $500 bonds. via Madison County Herald

Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives voted -- narrowly -- to give themselves a 32 percent raise, while also agreeing to raise salaries of other state and county officials in House Bill 859. via The Scott County Times

“The blues basically have been black America's way of staying sane”

The blues have come a long way since they traveled up river from the brothels of New Orleans and the juke joints of Mississippi to Memphis and Chicago during the first half of the 20th century. via The Clarion-Ledger

“We've got the root system below the ground, and that's feeding the tree. If we compromise that root system, then we're going to kill that tree. Nothing we can do to the trunk of the tree or the canopy of the tree is going to make a difference”

Front Beach in Ocean Springs is barren compared to years ago, absent of the homes and countless trees that once adorned the coastline. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

A second suspect in the 2007 murder of a Scott County teenager will stand trial April 14. via The Mississippi Press