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Aberdeen break-ins continue — Pioneer Medical Plaza latest victim
Break-in comes one week after Aberdeen Chief said vandalism had “died down”
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Brandon Presley Public Service Commission's resources discussed at Ratepayers' Forum
Tough economic times prompt the need for penny pinching.
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Vandals break into Smithville High School
Smithville High School was broken into on Thursday evening, Nov. 12, when vandals broke a side window to gain entrance to the building.
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Aberdeen receiver Mario Lucas recovered a fumble in the end zone in the first half against Charleston, but a holding penalty negated the score. VIDEO: Aberdeen earns another North title trip
The Bulldogs will travel to No. 1 Booneville (14-0) for a shot at representing the North in the state championship.
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Street named after one of America's heroes, Amory native Lt. Col. Herbert E. Carter
Famed Tuskegee Airman makes it back to his hometown of Amory to see a newly constructed street named in his honor.
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 Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene Carter during his combat days as a fighter pilot. Street to be named after Tuskegee Airman
The dedication ceremony and street opening are set for Friday at 1:30 p.m. beside West Amory Elementary School.
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Boil notice warning in effect for Amory
The City of Amory issued a Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from their water supply located in Monroe County.
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Amory mayor recovering after Monday accident at city hall
Mayor Howard Boozer is recovering from deep lacerations he received on his inside forearm in a freak accident that happened Monday evening at city hall.
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The Aberdeen Budget: We're broke, son!
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The City of Aberdeen will unveil its fiscal year 2010 budget to the public next week (Tuesday, September 8). What does this budget mean for Aberdeen and its citizens? This is probably the most imp...
The id of ID: Why the call for voter ID goes against the instinct to vote fraudulently
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Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann made some interesting points regarding voter fraud in Mississippi and his office's push for voter ID during his visit to North Monroe County recently. Hosema...
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FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C.  Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Sanford's lawyers have claimed the allegations involve minor and technical aspects of the law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)AP - Legislators irked for months over Gov. Mark Sanford's summertime vanishing act and his tearful revelation that he was in Argentina for a rendezvous with his lover plan to start debating a measure Tuesday that ultimately would remove him from office.


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FILE - This 2000 file picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when was a medical student at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, file)AP - An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense at his military trial, his attorney said Monday.


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In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 photo,  former French intelligence officer Herve Jaubert poses for a photo  in his attorneys office holding a photo of one of his submarines in Stuart, Fla. Jaubert believed he was essentially being held captive in Dubai when his passport was confiscated by authorities amid a dispute with his employer, a powerful government-run conglomerate. (AP Photo/Jon Way)AP - Former French intelligence officer Herve Jaubert believed he was essentially being held captive in Dubai when his passport was confiscated by authorities amid a dispute with his employer, a powerful government-run conglomerate. He claimed he was threatened with torture and worried each day he would be arrested.


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AP - The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission conceded Tuesday the agency "hasn't been acting as quickly as it should" on crib safety problems.
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