Kemper County News

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has decided Miss. Power has the "need" for additional generating capacity and energy - A A a big step for the future of the Kemper County lignite coal plant.

After years of voicing concerns, some residents in Kemper County say their prayers have been answered.

You could hear a pin drop in the gym at Kemper County High School, while the Army Junior ROTC cadets underwent an inspection that is done every three years.

The state Court of Appeals has rejected the post-conviction claims of David Martin Robert of Meridian, who's serving life without parole for a 1999 slaying at a Porterville nightclub.

Nel Neal estimates that only one out of 10 people who grow vegetables in the spring and summer do so in the fall and winter.

The Mississippi's Public Service Commission has rejected all five of the standards of the 2005 Energy Policy Act: smart metering; interconnection; fuel source; fuel efficiency and net metering.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com When you spend 27 years of your life, putting that life on the line for others, it is nice to be recognized for that dedication and work.

Family and friends of Fannie Clayton marked a very special occasion Wednesday afternoon.

WASHINGTON a ' U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that $55 million would be made available to develop advanced technologies that can capture carbon dioxide from flue gases at existing power plants so that the greenhouse gas may be sequestered or put to beneficial use.

It appears The Clarion-Ledger has been enticed to sell the propaganda of the coal industry .

The Georgia-Tech study cited by the Sierra Club's Louis Miller in Sunday's paper is available online.

I've been watching with interest as Mississippi Power builds its case for a lignite coal plant in Kemper County.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has until Nov. 10 to make a decision on whether there is a need for a new power plant in the state.

Wednesday, October 7 W. Kessler Ltd. presents "Rave On," a musical production about Buddy Holly, at Thalia Mara Hall at 7:30 p.m. ... The Mississippi State Fair begins today at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds.

JACKSON -- Southern District Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz IS remindING Mississippians that anyone who wishes to participate and testify as a public witness may be allowed to comment on the proposed Mississippi Power's Kemper County IGCC plant, on Friday in Jackson.

Community members stood outside a public service commission hearing Monday morning, in opposition to the plan to build a new power plant in Kemper county.

The Mississippi Sierra Club, AFL-CIO and NAACP strongly oppose Mississippi Power Company's proposal to build a $2.2 billion dollar 'clean coal' plant and adjoining mine in Kemper County.

"It was a high speed chase and he got to speeds over 100 miles per hour." Kemper County Sheriff James Moore is talking about a high speed chase that began when the driver of a car fled the scene after being stopped by a deputy.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has set hearing dates for Phase 1 of Mississippi Power's plans for an electric generating plant in Kemper County.

Authorities said Friday that five of the eight special needs residents at a personal care home in Kemper County have been moved.