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By Staff Farmer NEWTON Graveside services for Willis Gene Higgins will be held today at 10 a.m. at Lawrence Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Felton officia...

By By Mike Giles / outdoors writer May 21, 2004 The hybrid striped bass are back in Okatibbee and attacking shad and anglers baits with abandon. In re...

By By Otha Barham / outdoors editor May 21, 2004 Although bear sightings have occurred in this area intermittently for as long as this country has bee...

By By Tony Krausz / assistant sports editor May 25, 2004 Meridian Community College landed four players on the 2004 all-Region XXIII baseball team. Th...

By By Will Bardwell / sports writer May 27, 2004 If you believe my Playstation 2, the Atlanta Braves are about to turn their dismal season around with...

By By Marty Stamper / EMG sports assistant May 27, 2004 DECATUR Newton County head football coach Jeff Breland doesn't really care for spring foo...

By Staff May 24, 2004 The city of Meridian's decision to drop the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Industrial Park from its current annexation plans has s...

By Staff Remy named Mississippi's small business champion The National Federation of Independent Business recently named Margaret Remy as Mississ...

By Staff May 27, 2004 Shannon Pagan was one of three valedictorians from Southeast Lauderdale High School. She is the daughter of Angela Joyner and No...

By By Suzanne Monk / managing editor May 27, 2004 Robert Van Morrison has a troubled past. He will tell you himself that he's done a lot of time,...