Chilly Mud Island water skiers ring in 2013
Near the banks of the mighty Mississippi, crazier words may never have been spoken on a New Year's Day.
"It's actually a beautiful day to ski," one unnamed skier uttered.
The water temperatures by some bystanders were estimated to be at 48-50 F. Thirty skiers gathered on Mud Island for the Collierville Ski
...Successful New Year's countdown on third try
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A giant guitar that was supposed to drop down a pole to ring in 2011 in Nashville got stuck 10 feet above the zero mark.
The following year, a lighted musical note did not even make it that far.
So it must have been a relief to the "Bash on Broadway" organizers at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau when this
...NLR swears in 1st new mayor in 20 years
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - North Little Rock has sworn in its first new mayor in more than 20 years.
Joe Smith won the city's top post in a runoff election against former state Sen. Tracy Steele. Smith takes over for outgoing mayor Pat Hays, who has served as the city's leader since 1989.
Hays decided last year not to seek another term as mayor.
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...Family wakes up from NYE with bullet in bed
Marie Walker of North Memphis said waking up to the sounds of her 6-year-old daughter is much more preferable than what took just after midnight New Year's morning.
She noticed a bullet hole in her Calvert Avenue apartment bedroom wall.
"I grabbed my daughter immediately because she was laying behind me,"
...De Queen woman wins $2 million Powerball prize
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas lottery officials say a De Queen woman has won $2 million off a $3 Powerball ticket.
Lottery officials presented a check Monday to Sherry Miller. Officials say Miller correctly picked all five numbers in the Powerball in last week's drawing and won the $2 million Powerball prize.
Lottery officials say Miller bought
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