More Good News On Car Plant Jobs

6 February 2012, 7:42 am

Last week, we told you how three aging plants from carmakers are finding new life. Now, there?s good news for two of the country?s newest auto plants down South. On Monday, Toyota said it has added a second shift of workers at its plant in Blue Springs, MS, which opened in November. That means the .... Read More »

Tupelo restaurants partner with Meals on Wheels

4 February 2012, 7:10 pm

TUPELO – Several local restaurants will start asking you for an extra $1 Monday. The move is a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels of Lee County and lasts all month.... Read More »

Humane Society picks McCarty for new shelter

4 February 2012, 5:27 am

TUPELO – The Tupelo-Lee Humane Society announced Friday it has selected The McCarty Company to design a new animal shelter and spay clinic. The new facility will replace the current ones, which are cramped and outdated and which limit TLHS's ability to meet the community's growing needs.... Read More »

Reed cites positives, urges collaboration on challenges

1 February 2012, 7:26 am

TUPELO -- Mayor Jack Reed Jr. expressed confidence in Tupelo's ability to solve its major challenges in his State of the City address today.... Read More »

Mayor Reed's State of the City speech

31 January 2012, 3:09 pm

Mayor Jack Reed, Jr. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.... Read More »

Tea Party: Nunnelee should agree to debate

30 January 2012, 5:10 am

TUPELO - The Tupelo Tea Party is accusing incumbent Congressman Alan Nunnelee of snubbing its debate invitation. That isn't true, said Nunnelee campaign manager Morgan Baldwin in response to a Tea Party newspaper ad.... Read More »

Airlines Bid To Serve Tupelo

24 January 2012, 1:55 pm

Four airlines have submitted bids to provide commercial air service at Tupelo Regional Airport.... Read More »

First M&F Corp. Gains Momentum During 2011; Earnings up 9%

23 January 2012, 1:00 pm

KOSCIUSKO, Miss., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First M&F Corp. (NASDAQ:FMFC - News) today reported 2011 net income of $4.373 million as compared to a net income of $4.011 million for 2010, a nine percent increase.  ...... Read More »

Williams' police lawsuit settled for $130,000

18 January 2012, 7:55 am

ABERDEEN - Tupelo's insurance carrier ended a police race and gender-bias trial Tuesday before federal court even started. The city agreed to pay Grenada Police Officer Latana Williams $130,000 to walk away from her 2009 lawsuit.... Read More »

Gun Found After 36 Years; Owner Now Missing

16 January 2012, 12:58 pm

A gun stolen from Tupelo in 1975 turned up in a Gautier pawn shop after spending nearly four decades on the national missing items list.... Read More »