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Tugboat pilots blinded by the lights
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BY TORI STILWELL
Although the new lights lining the deck of the Mississippi River bridges might be pretty, the bulbs are having an unexpected--and potentially dangerous--effect on water navigation.

Hoffpauir named director of recreation complex
by Joey Martin - posted
Longtime Vidalia High teacher and head baseball coach Johnny Lee Hoffpauir has been named recreation director of the soon-to-be constructed $4 million Vidalia Recreation Complex.

McCoy remembered for community service
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Theodore McCoy of Vidalia, friends and associates recalled this week, was an example of leadership and will be remembered for his dedication to helping others.

One killed, three hurt in two Vidalia accidents
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A 77-year-old Vidalia man was killed Saturday and three people injured in two separate automobile accidents.

Drummer enters not guilty plea in deputy's death
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BY TORI STILWELL
The man charged in the death of a Concordia Parish sheriff's deputy after a collision pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and other accusations in court last Wednesday, July 21.

Clayton clerk receives regional award
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Clayton Town Clerk Sadie Jones takes her job very seriously. Even if she has been doing that job full-time since 1963.

Slavant seeks 5th District post
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Todd Slavant knows the odds he's facing running against Rep. Rodney Alexander in the GOP primary for the 5th Congressional District.

Parents notified of residency requirements
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According to the Concordia Parish School Board, in order to meet new federal requirements, proof of residency in the attendance zone must be provided for the following:

Cowan to be new Ridgecrest police chief
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Raymond Dale Cowan will be the new police chief in Ridgecrest after the only other candidate for the post -- John Mitchell Smith -- was disqualified from the race during proceedings in Seventh Judicial District Court in Vidalia.

  
Columns
1837 Mississippi River race of the Ben Sherrod/Prairie ends in 150 deaths
by Stanley Nelson - posted
Few steamboat tragedies during the 19th century received as much attention from the nation as the disaster about 42 miles south of Natchez near Black Hawk Point.

What will conservatives do?
by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted
We'll find out in about month whether registered Republicans in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District are true conservatives or if they simply pay lip service to conservatism like many of their counterparts elsewhere in America.

Jeff Dickson initiates Fort Rosalie reconstruction in 1940
by Jack Elliott Jr. - posted
(Thirteenth in a series)
In early 1940, Jefferson Davis Dickson, Jr. began a whirlwind process of developing "historic" sites as tourist attractions in Natchez. As a native of Natchez with family roots primarily in Jackson, he had a personal linkage to Mississippi history.

Sports
Hoffpauir, Bowden putting up good numbers
by Joey Martin - posted
Vidalia natives Jarrett Hoffpauir and Barry Bowden continue to play well for their respective teams.

Concordia 12s go 2-2 at Regional
by Joey Martin - posted
The Concordia 12-year-old All-Stars played four games at the Dixie Youth 12-year-old Regional Tournament in Metairie.

Black book provides insight
by Joey Martin - posted
"Meet the Real Joe Black" is an entertaining and enlightening book about an inspiring baseball player and person and is also a great insight into an historical time in Major League Baseball.

Moore named to BC Hall
by Joey Martin - posted
Ferriday native Mack Moore Jr., doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about what might have been if he would have played his entire career in the NFL.

Football practice starts Aug. 9
by Joey Martin - posted
Vidalia High and Ferriday High will hit the practice field Aug. 9 on the first day allowed to practice by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.

Cheating the system
by Jake Martin - posted
Is it just and right for a coach to leave their program right before the program gets severely punished by the NCAA for breaking rules?

Brown to be inducted Friday
by Joey Martin - posted
Allen Brown of Lake St. John will be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Friday in Jackson.

Frank Morris Murder
Was Silver Dollar Group's perfected bomb meant for Metcalfe, not Jackson?
by Stanley Nelson - posted
The bomb that killed Wharlest Jackson in 1967 could have been the result of three years of experimentation with explosives by Klansmen who had one primary goal -- to murder George Metcalfe.

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