How to avoid ticks when hiking The Examiner | The southeast is experiencing an increase in ticks this year. The early spring weather is ideal for hiking back country trails and ideal for ticks. These are nature's insect vampires who must feed to survive. Travelers areas should educate themselves about ticks before hiking in the mountains of T...
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville casino bringing 'a thousand new jobs' Austin American Statesman | JACKSON, Miss. — Jimmy Buffett told gambling regulators Thursday that this week's opening of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort will be exciting, but creating jobs along his native Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a rewarding experience ...
Ozone alerts issued for parts of Mississippi as temps rise around 90 degrees The Examiner | Local officials have issued ozone alerts for parts of Mississippi on Saturday. | | The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Shelby County, Tennessee Health Department issued the alerts covering the Mississippi Gulf Coast and t...
'The Hunger Games' movie stills The Examiner Josh Hutcherson as Peeta. Credit: Lionsgate Josh Hutcherson as Peeta.Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and Liam Hemsworth as Gale.Josh Hutcherson as Peeta.Liam Hemsworth as Gale in an early scene in 'The Hunger Games.'An early promo post...
47 sites in Mississippi declared StormReady The Examiner The National Weather Service has declared 47 sites in Mississippi StormReady including 24 counties. Credit: (NWS) The National Weather Service has declared 47 sites in Mississippi StormReady including 24 counties.The National Weather Service has decl...
Here is my Forecast for the Summer and the 2012 Tropical Season The Examiner | Last summer a large section of the country east of the Rockies experienced a warmer than normal summer. There was scorching heat in the Southern Plains with the record warmest summer season ever for New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The so...
General Grant’s expulsion of the Jews from Paducah The Examiner | One of the most unfortunate chapters in American Civil War history occurred when Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Orders No. 11 on December 17, 1862. This order instructed the officers in his military district of Tennessee, Mississippi...
Get your Moo on at the National Moofest, May 2012 in Athens, TN The Examiner | It's time to get your Moo on at the 2012 National Moofest in Athens, Tennessee. The event will be followed by a special concert by Steven Curtis Chapman. Throughout the day, two stages are providing entertainment and there are a long list of activi...
Mosquitoes are swarming early this year The Columbus Dispatch City won’t spray unless West Nile found, and then not until June | Mosquito-fighting tips | • Eliminate standing water. Pet dishes should be emptied daily and bird baths twice a week. | • Properly dispose of old tires. | • Make sure gutters and downspouts are free of blockage and are draining properly. | • Install or repair window and doo...
