| COUNTY JAIL DOCKET |
The jail docket as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday:
• Selina Walker, 32, of 10115 Road 1335, serving 48 hour
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| NEWS BRIEFS |
Tribe to unveil school crossing sign today
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Deadline to qualify for school board is Friday |
Five people have qualified as candidates for positions on the Neshoba County School Board.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| INCIDENT REPORTS |
• An employee at a store in the 90 block of Canal Street reported that a man came into the store trying to steal an AT&T cell phone. The phones are locked on a rack and the subject reportedly took a box cutter and cut the phone loose. Upon approaching the subject he put the phone down and left the store. The employee said that this is not the first time he has done this.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| New generators in wake of Katrina |
Five years after Hurricane Katrina plowed through downing trees and leaving hundreds without water and electricity, Neshoba County and Philadelphia officials say they are better prepared to deal with such disasters.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Tribal judge rejects casino appeal |
Proponents of a referendum on the proposed Choctaw casino in Jones County say they may take their case to the Choctaw Supreme Court after a judge ruled last week that the Tribal Election Committee did not violate the Tribe's constitution or laws in denying their application.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Barbour asks EPA to halt Jones casino |
The Tribe has adopted a new wastewater treatment system for the new casino in Jones County at the recommendation of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, officials said.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Newton lands new biofuel facility |
Interstate access probably contributed to Newton being chosen as one of several sites for $500 million in biofuel production facilities planned by a Texas company, the head of the Neshoba County Industrial Development Authority said.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Joblessness
inches up
to 10.4% |
Neshoba County's unemployment rate climbed slightly to 10.4 percent in July, the highest reported for the month since 1989 when it was 10.9 percent.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Motel tax hike
proposal draws
mixed reviews |
A proposal to increase the city's tourism tax by 2 percent was presented to the Community Development Partnership Board of Directors at their August meeting.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Aldermen rip street budget again |
A proposed city budget approved Tuesday night reflects a $528,850 shortfall and for the second year in a row provides no funding for overlaying streets.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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