by Associated Press Published: March 18,2010
Tags: oysters
GULF OF MEXICO — Struggling oyster fishermen say it has been a troublesome season. Heavy rains have kept the oyster reefs closed longer than anyone can remember. There are also concerns about increasing competition from out-of-state fishermen who get licenses to work the reefs in Mississippi waters. The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources heard the concerns from [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 18,2010
Tags: FDA, food, food safety
GRETNA, La. — The Department of Justice, in an action initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a permanent injunction against A Chau Sprouting Co., a sprout grower in Gretna, La., company owner and manager Quang “Mike” Trinh, and Hue Nguyen, the company production manager. The complaint, filed March [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: March 17,2010
Tags: 2011 Race for Governor of Mississippi, budget, economic, Gov. Haley Barbour, Legislature, Mississippi, recession
Gov. Haley Barbour announced today that an additional $41 million was disappearing from the state’s budget for fiscal year 2010 because of spiraling state revenue collections. Since the budget year started last July, $499.1 million has been cut. “Hopefully we’re making the last cuts of the year,” Barbour said. The latest round of cuts comes just [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 17,2010
Tags: air travel, airports, recession, transportation, travel and leisure
HATTIESBURG — While the recession has negatively affected most airports, officials at the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport report an increase in traffic. Not only is the airport still seeing increases in its annual boardings, it’s also home to more than 60 private aircraft — the most ever, according to officials. “They’re actually the largest bill payers at the [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 17,2010
Tags: air travel, airlines, hospitality, transportation, travel, travel and leisure
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.9 percent fewer workers in Jan. 2010 than in Jan. 2009, the 19th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports. BTS says that the January FTE total [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 17,2010
Tags: air travel, airlines, airports, hospitality, transportation, travel and leisure
TUPELO — Delta Airlines’ switch of a morning flight from Tupelo to Memphis to the afternoon in April will be short-lived. Delta announced today that Tupelo Regional Airport will be back to three daily flights in June. Delta spokesman Kent Landers told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that the current 7 a.m. Mesaba flight to Memphis will [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 16,2010
RIDGELAND — Cellular South has expanded its third-generation (3G) high-speed wireless mobile broadband services to consumer and business customers in Mobile and Baldwin Counties in Alabama – totaling nearly 120 new cell sites just in those areas. “We recognize the importance of a strong network and high levels of redundancy to provide increased wireless security, especially [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 16,2010
Tags: floods, Mississippi River, natural disasters, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi River is starting its spring climb with forecasters predicting a rise of more than a foot a day beginning at midweek. The result could be another year of flooding in the Vicksburg area. “Right now, we’re looking at above-normal potential for spring flooding,” said Marty Pope, senior service hydrologist for the National [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 16,2010
Tags: air travel, airlines, airports, hospitality, transportation, travel, travel and leisure
TUPELO — Delta Airlines has moved its morning flight to Memphis from Tupelo Regional Airport to the afternoon. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the change takes effect April 5. Instead of a 7 a.m. departure, the Mesaba Airlines flight will leave at 5 p.m. Mesaba, a subsidiary of Delta Airlines, now has the morning flight to Memphis [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 16,2010
Tags: roads and bridges, transportation, travel
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Reader’s Digest revealed the best, worst and deadliest roads in America, and exposed the risks drivers pose to themselves and others. Reader’s Digest then ranked all 50 states and determined the safest, most scenic and sensible roads, along with the most dangerous roads, including the top ten deadliest for DUIs and speeding. The [...] [...]