Supervisors react strongly to raising the flag
GREENVILLE – The Washington County Board of Supervisors had mixed reactions to whether or not to fly the State of Mississippi Flag, which came up during its meeting on Monday at the Washington County
State flag ready to fly
GREENVILLE – It’s been more than 8 years since the best-known and widely recognized, yet controversial State of Mississippi Flag with the Confederate Battle Flag or “Stars and Bars,” in the top corner has flown atop the flag pole at the Washington County Courthouse.
Flying Confederate flag costs Missouri student parking
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri school district that once banned books from the library after a complaint they were contrary to biblical teachings has again entered contentious territory, this time by ordering a student to remove a Confederate flag from his pickup truck. Riley Collier, 16, said the administration at Republic High School pulled his campus driving and parking privileges for ...
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2012. There are 328 days left in the year.
USS Hartford leaves for the Gulf of Mexico
Date of Event: Sunday, February 2, 1862 HAMPTON ROADS, VA—Flag Officer David Farragut's flagship, the U.S.S. Hartford , leaves Hampton Roads for Ship Island, Mississippi. Farragut, assigned to command the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, would lead a campaign to capture New Orleans in April.
Battle of Fort Henry
Date of Event: Thursday, February 6, 1862 FT HENRY, TN—A joint Union Army and Navy expedition captures Fort Henry along the Tennessee River, as Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman surrenders to Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote. The rising waters of the Tennessee condemned several of the defensive batteries, leaving it vulnerable to enemy fire.
Trucking Industry Brings High-Tech Tractor-Trailer to Steps of Mississippi Capitol
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mississippi Trucking Association and the America's Road Team will bring Interstate One, the American Trucking Associations' high-tech Image Trailer, to the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol to show lawmakers and the media the importance of the trucking industry. National Driver of the Year Rickey Oliver, a professional truck ...
Mississippi Attorney General challenges Barbour pardons
STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood was seeking a court injunction on Wednesday to block some of the more than 200 pardons granted by former governor Haley Barbour to people convicted of crimes including murder, rape and armed robbery, his spokeswoman said.
Exxon Armed Robbery Suspect On Loose In Texarkana
Yesterday at noon, Texarkana Arkansas Police responded to the Stateline Exxon located at 2324 North Stateline Avenue, because of an armed robbery call.