Actor Morgan Freeman denies allegations by woman who was in his car when it flipped in Miss.JACKSON, Miss. — The woman in the passenger seat the night Morgan Freeman crashed a car on a rural Mississippi highway was partly to blame for the accident, the actor’s attorney said Friday in court papers. Reputed Miss. Klansman convicted in 1964 kidnappings asks for ruling on statute of limitationsJACKSON, Miss. — A reputed Ku Klux Klansman convicted two years ago in the 1964 kidnappings of two black men asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to decide whether the statute of limitations had expired before prosecutors charged him. Graduation day in prison: Seminary awards degrees, trains inmates to be missionaries insidePARCHMAN, Miss. — The graduates patted each other’s backs, and nervously chatted with their families. Some sat quietly, meditating about their future while others wept. Pro golfer Ken Green injured in fatal accident in Mississippi; brother, girlfriend killedJACKSON, Miss. — Pro golfer Ken Green’s brother and girlfriend were killed in a recreational vehicle accident in which Green also was hurt. Piney Woods Pellets officially opens $10 million feedstock plant in MississippiWIGGINS, Miss. — A $10 million wood pellet plant opened Monday in Stone County and company officials say the 12,000 square-foot facility will produce feedstock for alternative energy. Governors warn that unfocused energy plan and costs could stifle growth in South and elsewhereBILOXI, Miss. — The price of electricity and fuel could rise sharply and economic growth could be stifled in the Southeast and elsewhere in the country under tax proposals being considered in Washington, several southern governors said Monday. Miss. governor warns that carbon and energy taxes could stifle growth in South and elsewhereBILOXI, Miss. — The price of electricity and fuel could rise sharply and economic growth could be stifled in the Southeast and elsewhere in the U.S. under tax proposals now pending in Washington, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday. Appeals court upholds convictions for Miss. Klansman in 1964 kidnappings of 2 black teensJACKSON, Miss. — A reputed Ku Klux Klansman will remain in prison after a federal appeals court’s split ruling wiped out his acquittal in the kidnappings of two black teenagers who were slain in 1964. Help Wanted: Report says online job ads increased by 250K in MayJACKSON, Miss. — Online job advertisements rose by 250,000 in May, the largest monthly increase since October 2006, a private research group says. Police: Woman angry about brother’s life sentence rams 81-year-old scam victim’s carHERNANDO, Miss. — Authorities said Bessie Lou Phillips was so mad her brother was sentenced to life in prison for scamming an elderly woman she followed the victim and rammed her car. Phillips, 42, was charged Tuesday with attempted aggravated assault after the unidentified victim was rammed. Mississippi State: Jarvis Varnado decides against going pro, will return for senior seasonSTARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado will return for his senior season after deciding not to turn pro. Flamboyant mayor of Mississippi’s largest city dies days after losing re-election bidJACKSON, Miss. — Right or wrong, Frank Melton did things his way. Spokeswoman: Indicted Jackson, Miss., Mayor Frank Melton dies after losing re-election bidJACKSON, Miss. — A city spokeswoman says the indicted mayor of Mississippi’s largest city has died less than two days he lost his bid for a second term in office. Help Not Wanted: Report says 131K fewer online job ads posted in AprilJACKSON, Miss. — Online job advertisements fell by 131,000 in April and the drop has resulted in a decline of more than 1.32 million advertised vacancies in the last six months. Mississippi county aerates courthouse lawn trying to find time capsule before bicentennialLIBERTY, Miss. — County officials in Mississippi are digging for a time capsule ahead of their weekend bicentennial celebration. Miss. appeals court agrees tire, not alcohol or speed caused crash that killed 1, injured 2JACKSON, Miss. — Three young friends were drinking on a summer night in 2000 when their speeding sports car blew a tire and careered off a rural Mississippi highway, killing one and injuring the other two. 45 years after Freedom Summer, Miss. quietly gets rid of laws meant to thwart civil rightsJACKSON, Miss. — While researching a case, attorney Ed Blackmon stumbled across leftovers of Mississippi’s segregationist past — laws enacted to discourage the fight for equal rights for blacks. |
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