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Oakland Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Oakland, MS.

Results 1 - 9 of 9 in Oakland, MS

  1. Mary Jo Birdsong, 83Read the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Baxter Bulletin

    OAKLAND, Miss. - Visitation for Mary Jo Birdsong, 83, of Oakland will be 9-10 a.m. today at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, Miss.

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  2. Janet Jackson, Xiu Xiu and Margaret Cho: The Weekend Hitlist

    Friday Sep 12 | SF Weekly

    ... and the show is not to be missed. Evangelista , Prurient and Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone open the show. Over in Oakland, Ms. Janet Jackson herself will be playing at the Oracle Arena. Ticket prices range from US $37.50 - US $123.25 and parking ...

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  3. Beef plant convict freedRead the original story

    Jul 23, 2008 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... in exchange for the state's hiring of the group. It received a contract in 2003 to manage the beef plant near Oakland. The plant failed in 2004, three months after opening, leaving hundreds of people jobless. The indictment charges Robert ...

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  4. Trial to address Miss. Beef Processors plant fraudRead the original story

    Jul 20, 2008 | The Daily Mississippian

    ... many schemes. Draper is charged with interstate commerce violations for sending the $167,725 check from Tennessee to Oakland Miss. He also charged with money laundering. Potentially, Draper could receive 30 years prison and a $750,000 fine for the ...

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  5. M-Braves hoping Perry can deliver popRead the original story

    Apr 21, 2008 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... he played a couple of years with current Atlanta first baseman Mark Teixeira. Perry was traded by the Blue Jays to Oakland in 2003 and then to Detroit last year. He was released by the Tigers in spring training and was planning to play in the ...

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  6. Judge orders beef plant trial delayed until August

    Apr 9, 2008 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

    ... people, entities and the state of Mississippi in connection with the beef plant constructed in Yalobusha County. The Oakland plant closed in August 2004, three months after it opened, because of faulty equipment and a lack of operating money. It ...

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  7. Margaret LavellRead the original story

    Jan 19, 2008 | Desoto Times Online

    ... Thursday, January 17, 2008 at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Mrs. Smith was born September 2, 1947 in Oakland, MS to the late Marvin and Maxine Ware and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Horn Lake. She is leaves her husband of ...

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  8. Jerrel W. BensonRead the original story

    Jan 17, 2008 | Medina County Gazette

    Jerrel Ward Benson, M.D., 84, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Medina. He was born Dec. 27, 1923, in Oakland, Miss. Dr. Benson graduated valedictorian of his high school class in 1941. He then received his associate degree from Northwest ...

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  9. 2008 January 18Read the original story

    Jan 17, 2008 | Medina County Gazette

    ... Jerrel Ward Benson, M.D., 84, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Medina. He was born Dec. 27, 1923, in Oakland, Miss. Dr. Benson graduated valedictorian of his high school class in 1941. He then received his associate degree from Northwest ...

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