Monday, May 20 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:16:41 GMT
Pine Belt shoppers will soon have a wider selection of retailers from which to shop. This summer, four new retail businesses have relocated to Turtle Creek Mall and are scheduled to be open by August.More >>
Pine Belt shoppers will soon have a wider selection of retailers from which to shop. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:32:53 GMT
HATTIESBURG (WDAM) - Police say a tractor trailer accident is blocking 38th Avenue and Hardy Street. Police are diverting traffic. Copyright 2013 WDAM. All rights reserved.More >>
Police say a tractor trailer accident is blocking 38th Avenue and Hardy Street. Police are diverting traffic.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:38:44 GMT
The city of Columbia is receiving complaints over the odor of its sewage lagoon Columbia has narrowed the odor problem down to algae growth along the city's sewage lagoon. The board of alderman votedMore >>
The city of Columbia is receiving complaints over the odor of its sewage lagoon Columbia has narrowed the odor problem down to algae growth along the city's sewage lagoon. The board of alderman votedMore >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:25 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:25:56 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:06 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:06:33 GMT
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The sheriff's department says a Hattiesburg man is wanted for non-payment of child support. A judge issues a bench warrant for Jerald Jerome Martin, Jr., 27. Authorities say Martin owes thousands inMore >>
A George County judge issued a bench warrant for Jerald Jerome Martin, Jr., 27. The sheriff's department say Martin owes thousands in back child support.More >>
Can there possibly be anyone in this country who doesn't know by now that smoking cigarettes can lead to a premature and very unpleasant demise—not to mention a number of very terrible diseases and conditions?
I would wager that even everyone who smokes is aware of the potential consequences for them and those around them. Explicit warning labels have been on cigarette packages for decades…and the message has been stressed in every possible way.
Yet, the FDA is now proposing that cigarette companies be required to place even more graphic warnings along with somewhat gruesome pictures on their products just in case we haven't gotten the message.
In San Francisco a law was passed, but after an outcry later vetoed by the mayor to prohibit McDonald's from putting toys in their "Happy Meals" because the food might make the kids fat or something, if their parents bought it for them.
Certainly, I am no fan of cigarettes and many folks could probably do a better job of cutting down on the fast food in their families diets. But why does the government have to keep getting more and more intrusive in our lives. Do they assume we are all totally clueless and have to have a "nanny-state" to protect us from ourselves?
Yet the director of Homeland Security is talking about exempting Muslim women in Burkas from being examined like the rest of us in airports. I think the tail may well be wagging the dog.
Let us know what you think. I'm Jim Cameron and that's today's Viewpoint.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:20:25 GMT
A body discovered in Clinton Saturday night has led to a homicide investigation. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart confirms a body was discovered, although few other details are known. The bodyMore >>
Judge Steven Nixon has denied bond for the man charged in the weekend shooting death of a 21-year-old Jackson man in Clinton.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:39 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:39:11 GMT
A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Secret Service and member of a national patriotic musical organization spoke at a meeting of Forrest-Lamar Republican Women Tuesday. Howell Purvis served 5 presidents asMore >>
A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Secret Service and member of a national patriotic musical organization spoke at a meeting of Forrest-Lamar Republican Women Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:05 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:05:09 GMT
Two elementary students are injured after an inflatable slide the size of a small building collapsed and toppled over at the Hawkins Elementary annual field day. Students tried to escape after the inflatable collapsed,More >>
Two elementary students were taken to a local hospital Tuesday after an inflatable slide the size of a small building collapsed and toppled over at the Hawkins Elementary Annual Field Day.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:58 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:58:34 GMT
The Mississippi Department of Education gave 2,100 high school seniors a sixth chance to retake the required state test for graduation, and tensions are still running high. While some students took theMore >>
The Mississippi Department of Education this month gave 2,100 high school seniors a sixth chance to retake the required state test for graduation, and tensions are still running high.More >>
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