HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi raised a record $20.2 million in private gifts for the fiscal year 2012, which ended June 30. Officials say the figure represents a 46 percent increase over the previous record $13.9 million in fiscal 2006. Bob Pierce, USM’s vice president for advancement, says the top initiative for 2012…
Keller Williams celebrated more than just freedom on Independence Day – he also celebrated the release of a new album the day before. Williams spent part of his Fourth of July holiday in an airport, ready to go to his next gig to support “Pick,” a CD he made with the Travelin’ McCourys. The band,…
Ann McLendon TUPELO – Ann Lumpkin McLendon, 92, died Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Martin House at Traceway. She was born June 22, 1920, to Houston and Chester Dare Lumpkin of Tupelo. She met her husband, Larry, in 1939 at Riley’s Jewelers in Tupelo. They married in 1942 and they were married 62 years…
Bible-totin’, scripture-quotin’ politicians in Mississippi who wouldn’t be caught outside the church amen pew on Sunday have a problem: How do they reconcile rejecting some $13 billion in federal money to provide health care coverage for more than 220,000 of Mississippi’s needy citizens with the Bible’s strong message that believers have a duty to help…
NEW YORK (AP) — Edgy investors sent stocks lower Monday on Wall Street ahead of U.S. corporate earnings reports and amid more signs of instability in Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 36.18 points at 12,736.29. It was the Dow’s third straight day of declines. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 2.22…
Hey, we’ve got some real news and some pretend news for you this morning. Let’s start with the meaty stuff. In today’s Journal I have a football notebook (CLICK HERE), with the topics being Malcolm Johnson‘s injury, Johnthan Banks and Matt Balis. More to come from yesterday’s interviews later, both on the blog and in the paper. • OK,…
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