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Mississippi country singer and “American Idol” Season 11 finalist Skylar Laine dropped by the Mississippi Business Journal newsroom yesterday to catch our readers and viewers up on her life after Idol. The Brandon native is finalizing plans for her first album (look for it next spring) and is continuing a search for a music label that [...]

CNN Money has its list of the top 100 best places to live in America. Congrats to the Mississippi cities of Hernando and Brandon (this blogger’s hometown) that placed 79th and 89th, respectively. No other Mississippi cities were listed this year. The full list can be seen at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2011/.