News Headlines for Artesia, Mississippi

Lookouts Hold On To Beat Mississippi Braves, 5-4 (The Chattanoogan)
The Chattanooga Lookouts, facing a lineup that included two Major Leaguers, held on to defeat the Mississippi Braves on Friday, 5-4, in Pearl, MS. Travis Wood (2-4) threw one his his best outings of the season for the Lookouts. Wood went six innings, giving up two hits and one run.

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Race for Trent Lott's old seat in Mississippi competitive (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BILOXI, Miss. - Roger Wicker leaned up against the rails of the oyster schooner Mike Sekul, enjoying the slight Mississippi Sound breeze and some scrumptious, bone-sucking ribs with his son McDaniel.

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Mississippi State Adding New HD Scoreboard (WCBI Columbus)
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Work has begun at Mississippi State's Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on one of college football's largest high definition video boards, MSU Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced Wednesday.

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Mississippi Braves Kick Off Four Game Homestand For The 4th (WJTV Jackson)
The Mississippi Braves host the Chattanooga Lookouts for a four game series beginning on the Fourth of July.

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Swollen Mississippi defeats another levee (AG Weekly)
WINFIELD, Mo. - The swollen Mississippi River burst another levee Tuesday, submerging farmland and threatening a residential area whose occupants had already moved out in anticipation of a flood.

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Francoeur Returns To Mississippi (WJTV Jackson)
Atlanta Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur has been sent to the Mississippi Braves to improve his hitting. The Atlanta Braves hope he can correct his mechanics and return to the big club after the All-Star break.

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Braves option Francoeur to Double-A Mississippi (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
(AP) ATLANTA - Slumping Atlanta Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur has been sent to the minors to work on his hitting. Braves spokesman Brad Hainje said Friday that Francoeur was optioned to Double-A Mississippi.

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Bracewell commits to Mississippi State (The Shelby County Reporter)
NORTH SHELBY - Brairwood Christian pitcher/short stop Ben Bracewell verbally committed to Mississippi State University on Tuesday.

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Francoeur Returns to Mississippi (OurSports Central)
The Atlanta Braves announced Friday that OF Jeff Francoeur and OF Matt Diaz have been assigned to AA Mississippi. Francoeur was optioned to Mississippi, while Diaz will be in Mississippi to start his Major League rehab assignment.

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Atlanta Braves option slumping outfielder Francoeur to double-A Mississippi (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
ATLANTA - Slumping Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur was sent to the minors to work on his hitting, with his average having dropped to .234.

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