Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:02 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:02:38 GMT
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Wednesday morning, the president of the University of Southern Mississippi announced that the current athletic director's contract would not be renewed.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:47:51 GMT
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday. Officials said the operation was a success as 20 individuals were picked up on variousMore >>
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday.More >>
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.More >>
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:04 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:04:25 GMT
A Jasper County man was injured Tuesday afternoon, June 18, in a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle rolling over on its side after the collision. Shortly after 4 p.m. a 911 call came into the JonesMore >>
A Jasper County man was injured Tuesday afternoon, June 18, in a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle rolling over on its side after the collision. Shortly after 4 p.m. a 911 call came into the JonesMore >>
Governor Barbour has called a special session of the legislature for this week. The main issue at stake is something that could help catapult some part of our state forward economically creating approximately 1-thousand jobs and a payroll of $85-million per year.
The technology is called biomass. It is about harvesting pine tress, even damaged ones, and using them to produce wood pellets to turn into a fuel source. The governor wants the Legislature to approve $45-million in bonds to finance this venture. That also includes money to colleges and universities for work force training.
While Barbour hasn't revealed who the company is or the sites under consideration, Seven on Your Side has learned that sites are being looked at in North Mississippi as well as South Mississippi. We don't understand that. South Mississippi is known as the Pine Belt…the Piney Woods section of Mississippi. It was the Pine tree that lifted this part of the state to prominence over the cotton fields of the Delta.
We hear from reliable sources that the 2 of the largest tracts of ready-to-harvest Pine is in Wayne County in Southeast Mississippi and Franklin County in Southwest Mississippi. It makes no sense to locate anything to do with the timber industry north of Jackson. If this industry goes north of I-20 it will be for one reason alone—politics. With South Mississippi getting the short end of the stick once again. We urge the lawmakers from South Mississippi not to let that happen. This industry belongs in South Mississippi and we are counting on you to bring it to its rightful home among your constituents.
I'm Jim Cameron with today's Viewpoint. Let us know what you think.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:50:40 GMT
There has been an increase in gang graffiti on abandoned buildings in Laurel and other Jones County locations, according to Jones County Gang Task Force Leader Tonya Madison. Madison said gangs are markingMore >>
Jones County Gang Task Force Leader Tonya Madison said there has been an increase in gang graffiti on abandon buildings in Laurel and other Jones County locations.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:45:50 GMT
A group of officials from the city of Meridian were in Hattiesburg Wednesday to see how the Hub City's downtown area has been re-developed. Meridian City Council President George Thomas led a delegationMore >>
A group of officials from the city of Meridian were in Hattiesburg Wednesday to see how the Hub City's downtown area has been re-developed. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:47:51 GMT
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday. Officials said the operation was a success as 20 individuals were picked up on variousMore >>
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday.More >>
