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Tropical weather update
Tropical Storm Igor formed Wednesday southeast of the Cape Verde Islands and was at 13.7N, 23.7W Wednesday afternoon with winds of 40 mph, moving west at 6 mph and should continue west with some increase in speed and some strengthening.
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BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
In an internal report released Wednesday, BP blames itself, other companies’ workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling rig explosion that preceded it.
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Tropical weather
Tropical Storm Igor formed Wednesday southeast of the Cape Verde Islands and was at 13.7N, 23.5W at 10 a.m. CDT with winds of 40 mph, moving west at 8 mph and should continue west with some increase in speed and some strengthening.
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Suspected US missile attacks rock NW Pakistan
Two suspected U.S. missile strikes hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing to six the number of such attacks in the region in less than a week. At least 10 suspected members of a group attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed.
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Prosecutor resigns Oct. 1
District Attorney Jon Mark Weathers has resigned effective Oct. 1.
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MGCCC President to retire
The president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will retire when his contract ends next June.
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BP report blames itself, others for oil spill
In an internal report released Wednesday, BP blames itself, other companies’ workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling rig explosion that preceded it.
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Council adopts budget; millage up, less in general budget funds
Millage rates for the city’s budget have gone up a bit, as have the Picayune Separate School District’s.
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Witness intimidation case continued, again
For the second time this year court proceedings to hear evidence against Anita Carol Pearson on charges of conspiracy to intimidate a witness have been continued.
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Supervisors hear about PRC hospital ER opening, name PRCC board trustee
Pearl River Co. Supervisor Hudson Holliday told fellow supervisors on Tuesday that the Pearl River County Hospital had opened last week a fully staffed and around-the-clock emergency room to serve the northern section of Pearl River County.
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