UT chancellors: can't support same-sex benefits
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two administrators at the University of Tennessee say they cannot support health insurance benefits for same-sex partners of UT employees.
According to The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/QvhT5R), a letter from university Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arrington was read to a UT Faculty Senate
...4th District hopefuls to debate in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Candidates running for an open congressional seat representing south Arkansas will meet Tuesday night for a debate in Hot Springs.
The Student Government Association at National Park Community College is hosting the event. The forum starts at 6 p.m. at the Frederick Dierks Center for Nursing and Health Sciences and will
...Shoemaker sentenced to 55 months
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced Tupelo businessman Ray Shoemaker to 55 months in federal prison, a $10,000 fine and three years' post-release supervision on six counts related to a kickback conspiracy. The crimes centered on Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, of which Shoemaker was the administrator.
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...Jackson Co. leaders back sheriff in jail dispute
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County Board of Supervisors President John McKay says Sheriff Mike Byrd is within his legal rights to deny housing certain inmates at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center.
Last week, Byrd sent out a one-paragraph memo to the Ocean Springs, Pascagoula and Moss Point police departments to alert the chiefs that he
...Miss. West Nile cases up to 186 for year
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The state Department of Health is reporting 17 new human cases of West Nile virus, bringing the total to 186 cases and four deaths.
In 2011, Mississippi had 52 West Nile virus cases and five deaths. The health department only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the public.
The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/PUuNs
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