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Amory Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Amory, MS.

Results 1 - 20 of 379 in Amory, MS

  1. Green GuruRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Audubon Magazine

    ... back, some savvy fast-food purveyors have begun to show how it can be done. Robert Tomey, a McDonald's franchisee in Amory, Mississippi, uses fry oil from his four stores to power his own VW Beetle and a Ford pickup truck. In addition to saving ...

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  2. Smoking: City falls short of OK'ing a total ban

    Thursday Jul 3 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... other Mississippi cities that already have made restaurants and bars smoke-free. Those with bans include: Aberdeen, Amory, Corinth, Flora, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Kosciusko, Mantachie, Mayersville, Metcalf, Oxford, Ridgeland, Starkville ...

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  3. Lawmakers still at odds over funding; will House walk out?Read the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... Wednesday, Barbour signed bills to hike weekly unemployment benefits for some Mississippians and to allow the city of Amory to issue bonds for a steel rebar mini-mill. The company building the mill will reimburse the city. Medicaid negotiations ...

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  4. Monroe Gas Storage Closes on $130 MM in Financing and Begins...Read the original story

    Feb 7, 2008 | PR Newswire

    ... Energy, LP, announces the close of its $130 Million debt financing for the Monroe Gas Storage facility, located near Amory, Mississippi. Fortis Capital Corporation was the sole lead arranger, ING Capital LLC acted as syndication agent, and U.S. Bank ...

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  5. Barbour OKs incentive bill for rebar mill

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Hattiesburg American

    JACKSON - A new state law allows the northeast Mississippi city of Amory to issue $5 million in bonds to help a company develop a steel rebar minimill.

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  6. Session: Tangled mess for Barbour, lawmakersRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... would institute a $167-per-day assessment, or tax, on state hospitals. Authored by Democratic state Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory, it passed the Senate by a vote of 41 to 7. Beyond that, Barbour appears unwilling to compromise and says he'll cut the ...

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  7. Legislation passed to build Amory steel mill

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON - The city of Amory can issue up to $5 million in bonds to allow a private company to make its own infrastructure improvements in an area it plans to ...

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  8. Clinton exploring limits on smoking

    Monday Jun 30 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... with some type of smoking ban. About two dozen cities have made restaurants and bars smoke-free, including Aberdeen, Amory, Corinth, Flora, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Kosciusko, Mantachie, Mayersville, Metcalf, Oxford, Ridgeland, Starkville ...

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  9. Seed program provides incentives for land ownersRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | Hattiesburg American

    ... bag of wheat and $10 per 50-pound bag of soybeans. Persons ordering seed will be required to pick up the seed in Amory, Greenville, Ridgeland or Hattiesburg. For an order form and more information about how you can take advantage of this unique ...

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  10. Gov. takes aim on legislatureRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | Picayune Item

    ... it does it put off coming to grips with what we need to do," said Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who is working across party lines to try to pass the governor's plan. The federal government told Mississippi in 2005 that ...

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  11. 49ers take two wins at Booneville tourneyRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | Djournal.com

    ... of both frames, sending a combined 23 hitters to the plate. It was the second win of the day for Tupelo, which beat Amory 6-1 in the opener. "It's kind of how it's gone I guess the last couple of weeks," Tupelo coach Kirk Presley said. "We"re a ...

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  12. Lawmakers accused of shirking dutyRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | Hattiesburg American

    ... it does it put off coming to grips with what we need to do,' said Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who is working across party lines to try to pass the governor's plan. The federal government told Mississippi in 2005 that ...

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  13. Barbour accuses some lawmakers of shirking dutyRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | The Mississippi Press

    ... it does it put off coming to grips with what we need to do," said Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who is working across party lines to try to pass the governor's plan. The federal government told Mississippi in 2005 that ...

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  14. House Tells Governor To Delay Medicaid CutsRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    ... it does it put off coming to grips with what we need to do," said Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who is working across party lines to try to pass the governor's plan. Barbour was traveling Friday and was not immediately ...

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  15. Legislature Special Session

    Friday Jun 27 | Djournal.com

    ... Katrina rebuilding effort and other construction, especially highway and bridges, within a 350 mile radius of Amory. The House and Senate passed a bill Thursday that would let the city of Amory issue $5 million in bonds to help the company develop ...

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  16. Incentive plan moves quickly at LegislatureRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | The Mississippi Press

    ... Katrina rebuilding effort and other construction, especially highway and bridges, within a 350 mile radius of Amory. The House and Senate passed a bill Thursday that would let the city of Amory issue $5 million in bonds to help the company develop ...

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  17. Medicaid: Get with funding program or go home

    Thursday Jun 26 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... $167-per-day assessment, or tax, on state hospitals. Senate Bill 2103, authored by Democratic state Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory, passed the Senate by a vote of 41 to 7. The House position was first that the Legislature fund Medicaid with a cigarette ...

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  18. Legion ball still Sanderson's on-field getawayRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... are traditional powers Pontotoc and Tupelo, and three strong Alabama teams are coming in. Also participating are Amory and Performance Sports Academy of Jackson. Pontotoc defeated Booneville in last year's championship game. "The way Legion's worked ...

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  19. Ferris was proof that just 1 official can have a major impactRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 24 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... never meet. Mississippi has just over 2.9 million people, a million fewer than Los Angeles alone. Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory noted during his tribute at Ferris' funeral that the Mississippi Capitol is a sort of social mixer - a place where people ...

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  20. Ferris was proof that one official can have impactRead the original story

    Monday Jun 23 | Laurel Leader-Call

    ... never meet. Mississippi has just over 2.9 million people, a million fewer than Los Angeles alone. Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory noted during his tribute at Ferris' funeral that the Mississippi Capitol is a sort of social mixer - a place where people from ...

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