News Headlines for Abbeville, Mississippi

Mississippi Writers Guild tells plans for performance, conference (The Vicksburg Post)
The Mississippi Writers Guild and the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation will present on Aug. 9 a performance of "Honoring Historic Mississippi Writers."

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Will Mississippi vote Democrat in race? (Hattiesburg American)
The last time Mississippi supported a Democratic candidate for president, the United States was celebrating its 200th birthday. For years now, many have thought it might be another 200 years before the state becomes blue territory.

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Mississippi Briefs (The Clarion-Ledger)
A group of 20 Mississippi artists will take part in a two-day workshop Monday and Tuesday, hosted by the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education. The workshop, titled "Artist as Teacher," is at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center in Oxford.

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Officials Fear Spread Of Fish Virus To Mississippi River (The Tampa Tribune)
A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in southern Lake Michigan and an inland Ohio reservoir, spurring fears of major fish kills and the virus's possible migration to the Mississippi River.

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Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (Journal Inquirer)
More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame Southern eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates.

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Details on new Mississippi River crossing released (St. Clair County Journal)
The governors of Illinois and Missouri signed an agreement Thursday that clears the way for a $640 million, four-lane span over the Mississippi River linking St. Louis and St. Clair County.

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Mississippi Brilla FC Finishes Season Strong by Taming the Leones (WJTV Jackson)
Mississippi Brilla FC ended their season on a positive note by knocking off the last place Houston Leones on Saturday night 6-2. Brilla looked in control from the opening whistle, and never let the Leones have more than a sniff at goal until well into the second half. Mississippi went up early in the 4th minute when Phillip Buffington collected an Ousmane Coulibaly pass and outpaced the Houston ...

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Margaritaville on the Mississippi (KHQA Quincy)
By Justen Arnold Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11:07 p.m. It was a chees e burger in paradise as people wasted away again in Margaritaville. It was all part of the 3rd annual Margaritaville on the Mississippi at Captain Kirks Marina in Fort Madison, Iowa.

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Carolina wins over Mississippi (OurSports Central)
Pearl, MS --- Andy Jenkins homered and drove in four runs to lead the Carolina Mudcats past the Mississippi Braves 7-1 at Trustmark Park on Saturday night.

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U.S. 34 reopens at Mississippi (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
U.S. 34 between Illinois 164 and the Mississippi River was reopened to traffic at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.

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