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Aldermen give nod to new liquor ordinance

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:36:14 +0000

NEW ALBANY — Aldermen have passed the ordinance that will implement the sale of wine and liquor on June 6. Mayor Tim Kent says the ordinance states that New Albany will follow the state’s regulations. City attorney Regan Russell tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the ordinance is to take effective date at least 30 days [...]

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Grocer recalls apple juice for possible ‘patulin’

MBJ Staff — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:19:50 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Jacksonville, Fla.-based Winn-Dixie is voluntarily recalling 64 fluid ounce Winn-Dixie Organic 100% Apple Juice. The product is being recalled as a precaution because it could have levels of “patulin” that exceed FDA limits. Winn-Dixie has received no reports of any issues associated with Winn-Dixie Organic 100% Apple Juice consumption. Patulin is a mycotoxin, [...]

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Beer wholesaler becomes inaugural recipient of award

MBJ Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:24:19 +0000

TUPELO — Mitchell Distributing Company was recognized by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) as one of the top wholesalers in the country at the annual Wholesalers Excellence Meeting in Las Vegas. Mitchell Distributing was selected as an inaugural recipient of the Ambassadors of Excellence Award, an award granted to wholesalers who have earned “Top Performer” status for [...]

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Local teen’s petition changes how PepsiCo makes Gatorade

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:58:03 +0000

HATTIESBURG — When PepsiCo Inc. announced it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade right before the Super Bowl, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who had made it her mission to get rid of the ingredient. “I was like, ‘Whoa,’” said Sarah Kavanagh, a 16-year-old from [...]

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Craft beer festival set for March

Associated Press — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:20:53 +0000

TUPELO — This city will host a craft beer festival with samples of at least 60 different beers. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the March 2 festival in comes about a year after the state enacted a law increasing the legal limit of alcohol by weight in beer. The law opened the state for [...]

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Constar shutting down facility; 40 employees left jobless

MBJ Staff — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:55:31 +0000

JACKSON — Constar International, LLC, a global producer of plastic containers for food and beverages that has previously announced its intention to focus on plastic packaging for technologically advanced and specialty applications, is reducing its presence in the commodity carbonated soft drink (CSD) market. “With a large contract to supply commodity CSD products expiring at [...]

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Officials: Katrina recovery-funded infrastructure will be used

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:40:22 +0000

JACKSON COUNTY — The Jackson County Utility Authority has spent its Hurricane Katrina recovery project funds on water and wastewater projects that will be well utilized across the county, leaders say. An Associated Press investigation revealed that the Harrison County Utility Authority used millions of dollars to build sewage plants that are underused or sitting [...]

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