Terry News

Terry Mayor Rod Nicholson has been selected to chair the Mississippi Urban Forest Council.

This small Hinds County town just outside of Jackson will be 60 percent larger in a few weeks.

BYRAM, Miss. -- Six Byram families are homeless after a Saturday evening apartment fire.

A fire of unknown origin struck the Reserve of Byram apartment complex tonight, knocking an eight-unit block of apartments - all of them occupied except two.

Arson investigator Greg Travis assessed what was left of the boarding house at 722 Mill Street Wednesday.

Bolton Mayor Lawrence Butler is known by just about everyone in the town. The 69-year-old is opinionated and says he is determined to see the city of some 600 thrive.

The deadline for applications for the seat of a retiring Circuit Court judge has been moved up to June 5. The deadline had been set for June 12, but there's a sense of urgency to make sure a place on the bench in Harrison, Hancock and Stone counties doesn't sit empty, said Ed Brunini Jr., chairman of Gov.

Edward Owens Drive south of Terry will be closed to replace a cross drain Thursday and will remain closed through the weekend.

John Dittmer, the former Tougaloo historian whose Local People in 1994 became the definitive work about Mississippi's civil rights era, now has brought forth the untold story of how a group of black doctors - among them some Mississippi stalwarts - broke down Jim Crow in medical care.

The town of Terry could be about 250 acres bigger soon. Hinds Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas has approved the towns application for annexation of the county land.

A lot is resting on the Hinds County Circuit Court's decision about whether the Town of Terry's Democratic Executive Committee should be recognized.

Cristi Heisman and Bart Brunson, both of Terry, Miss., announce their engagement and coming wedding.

Terry resident Cedric Abston is fighting in court to get his name on the June 2 municipal ballot for the mayor's seat after the city's elections commission rejected his application to qualify in March.

Raymond High School's freshmen won't take classes with the rest of the school this fall.

Zachary Quinto stars as Spock in a scene from 'Star Trek.' 'Star Trek' PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes The special effects are just tacky enough and the characters more than vivid enough to make this 'Star Trek' prequel work just fine.

Battle for Terra - Film Review by Lisa Miller Directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas, Voices of Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Justin Long, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, James Garner, Chris Evans, Dennis Quaid - Lionsgate/Rated PG/Animated, Family/Sci-Fi/85 minutes.

A thrilling, action-packed sci-fi adventure that lifts 3-D animation to a whole new level of excitement, 'Battle for Terra' is mind-blowing entertainment.

Animated feature starring the voices of Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson and others; shown in both the 2D and 3D formats; rated PG ; in general release "Battle for Terra" shows that you need more than computer-generated graphics to make a quality animated movie these days.

Message: We are a friendly film entity. We mean you no harm. We seek 85 minutes to entertain you and your offspring with our animated offering.

A simplistic message movie boasting computer animation well below the industry standard, "Battle for Terra" is a puzzling trifle of a film.