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No-kill animal refuge needs land
Jonean Crowle's most wished-for holiday gift could never fit under a tree. The animal rescuer needs enough land to move more than 300 dogs, cats, goats, birds, turtles and a pony that are part of her South Mississippi Animal Rescue Team and Refuge family.
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South Mississippi rivers expected to flood
People who live along the Biloxi River and the Tchoutacabouffa River could wake to flooded streets and yards caused from excessive rainfall throughout the day Tuesday and overnight.
Hancock Bank has promoted eight South Mississippians as banking officers: Angela Fletcher, Dedeaux Road branch, Gulfport; Shelia Hagin, Lyman branch; Michelle Howard, Sumrall branch; Ranald Shon Johnson, Handsboro-Cowan branch, Gulfport; Lauren L. Roy, Bay St.
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Worship services: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Members: There are 101 families. Founding date: Mennonite families from Kansas and Ohio settled in the Lyman community of Gulfport and built a church in 1922.
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Centers should be linked to their communities
The Gulfport City Council endorsed the concept of community this week by christening two new municipal facilities in honor of their surrounding neighborhoods.
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The City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to change the name of two community centers currently under construction.
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Keller found guilty of capital murder
It took a jury 30 minutes Wednesday to convict Jason Lee Keller for the capital murder of 41-year-old Hat Nguyen during a robbery at her convenience store on Popp's Ferry Road in June 2007.
University of Southern Mississippi Provost Bob Lyman has spent the past six months leading the quest to plug an anticipated $11 million to $12 million budget shortfall for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
USM budget cuts may close Jackson Co. campus
University of Southern Mississippi officials are reviewing budget cuts proposed by a campus-wide committee .
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Bells & Buoys Dance, 8-10 p.m., Lyman Senior Center, 14592 County Farm Road, Gulfport.