Olive Branch hospital opposed

The Clarion-Ledger - Sat Nov 21

Alliance Healthcare System of Holly Springs will oppose granting a certificate of need to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to build a hospital in Olive Branch.

Economy demands mergers

The Clarion-Ledger - Tue Nov 17

Facing growing budget constraints, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour wants to save money by cutting the state's public universities from eight to five.

Around the Region: Tennessee GOP lawmaker derides Obama

Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 15

Republican state Rep. Richard Floyd of Chattanooga in an e-mail calls President Barack Obama and his administration a "socialist leader ... and his gang of thugs." The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that in the e-mail sent to supporters from his personal account, Floyd referred to two antigun bills purportedly being considered by Congress.

Man charged in student's death

Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 15

One of three men charged in the 2007 slaying of a University of Tennessee at Martin student has been sentenced to life in prison.

Man Gets Life Sentence In Collegea

WKRG-TV Mobile - Fri Nov 13

One of three men charged in the 2007 slaying of a University of Tennessee at Martin student has been sentenced to life in prison.

Man gets life sentence in college student's death

WAAY - Fri Nov 13

District Attorney Ben Creekmore says Barry Hullett of Lexington, Tenn., was convicted Thursday in Marshall County Circuit Court of accessory after the fact in the death of Joe Beale III.

MS Officials Look for Rapist

MyFoxMemphis - Thu Nov 05

Marshall County authorities are looking for a rapist. They say he attacked a woman who was stopped on the side of the road with car trouble.

Woman Sexually Assaulted While Changing Flat Tire

WREG - Thu Nov 05

A warning now for women across one Mid-South county. Investigators are searching for a suspected rapist who attacked a woman parked on the side of the road.

Woods remembers when cotton was king

The Mississippi Press - Thu Nov 05

BYHALIA, Miss. - Tommy Woods remembers when cotton was king. He has an old one at home in Byhalia.

Stolen feminine products found

Baxter Bulletin - Wed Nov 04

CONWAY - Police in Conway say two containers of feminine hygiene products stolen from a distribution center in Conway have been found in Florida and Mississippi.