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<b>Dane Sortland, center, recites the AmeriCorps pledge with fellow volunteers during their induction ceremony Tuesday.</b>
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AmeriCorps’ 158 kick off 2nd year
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The Class XVII Summer of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Southern Region was inducted Tuesday, and was to fan out today across the South to begin a nine months of volunteerism. Region Director Gary Turner welcomed the 158 members and team leaders of the second Vicksburg class as they paraded into the gym of the former All Saints’ Episcopal School on Confederate Avenue, also their residential campus, to the tune of “Lean On Me.”
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<b>Dane Sortland, center, recites the AmeriCorps pledge with fellow volunteers during their induction ceremony Tuesday.</b> AmeriCorps’ 158 kick off 2nd year
The Class XVII Summer of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Southern Region was inducted Tuesday, and was to fan out today across the South to begin a nine months of volunteerism. ...
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Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen agenda items
Meeting Tuesday in the absence of South Ward Aldermen Sid Beauman: • OK’d June 14 and 21 meeting minutes. • Administered the oath of office to Deputy Municipal Court Clerk Marquita Connor. • Dec...
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Seven city lots offered for housing
The City of Vicksburg handed over seven vacant parcels of land throughout the city to We Care Community Services Inc. Tuesday in hopes that the nonprofit agency will build affordable housing on th...
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<b>The new Main Street Building </b> Main Street off to Walnut
The Vicksburg Main Street Program is unpacking boxes in a new office once again, this time inside the city-owned Ellis Building on Walnut Street that is also home to the safety department. Main St...
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AP - An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.
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Sherwin-Williams paint store assistant manager Emily Venable takes precautions and duct-tapes the store windows as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks city of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AP - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.


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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hands out trading cards of himself to people gathered at the Arizona Republican headquarters to watch primary election results Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.


Thu Sep 02 10:50:37 -0500 2010
AP - An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.
Thu Sep 02 10:53:40 -0500 2010

Sherwin-Williams paint store assistant manager Emily Venable takes precautions and duct-tapes the store windows as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks city of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AP - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.


Thu Sep 02 10:42:46 -0500 2010

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hands out trading cards of himself to people gathered at the Arizona Republican headquarters to watch primary election results Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.


Thu Sep 02 10:50:37 -0500 2010
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<b>Warren Central’s Sydnei Smith runs hard to third as Brandon’s Casey Goettel yells to the cutoff where to make the play Tuesday at Lucy Young Field. Smith was safe.</b> Brandon bludgeons Warren Central
Warren Central played well early and late, but it was the middle innings where visiting Brandon did most of its damage. Brandon (6-2) scored 10 runs over the third and fourth innings and went on t...
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Vicksburg beats Hazlehurst by forfeit
Vicksburg High claimed a forfeit win Tuesday when Hazlehurst showed up nearly an hour late for their scheduled game at Halls Ferry Park. Vicksburg coach Michelle Fisackerly said numerous unsucces...
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Hinds kicks off football schedule
RAYMOND — Hinds Community College kicks off this season Thursday in Fulton when the Eagles face Itawamba Community College. The Eagles are in coach Gene Murphy’s second year of his rebuilding ...
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Alcorn still looking for starter at QB
LORMAN — With at least eight starters back on both sides of the ball and a returning head coach for the first time in four years, things are quite settled for the Alcorn State University Brave...
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