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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Takers’ makes for a fine heist film
It’s an imperfect, but stylish movie.
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Prairie Arts Festival West Point to put out welcome mat
If you’re staying close to home on Labor Day weekend, you’ll be welcome in West Point.
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COOK OF THE WEEK: Booneville man recreates romantic French dinners for wife
French food holds special place in Booneville couples hearts.
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Jake Miles Recipes
Recipes from the NEMS Daily Journal Cook of the Week.
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GINNA PARSONS: Cookbook filled with favorites of the Kennedys
“Cooking for Madam – Recipes and Reminiscences from the Home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis” was written by Marta Sgubin and published in 1998.
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Deste Lee Organizers say you don’t have to ride a Harley-Davidson or a motorcycle to take part in Saturday’s Dixie Thunder Run. A helicopter might be pushing it, though. Pictured, from left, are Lt. Tim Clouse, Brad Davis, SFC Chris Bullock, Micki Brown and Officer Tommy Ivy Jr. Soldiers helping soldiers
Everyone’s invited on Labor Day weekend ride: The event will raise money for Operation First Response and the Mississippi Emergency Relief Fund.
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LESLIE CRISS: Eatery experience evokes frustration, leaves bad taste
Business was lost that may never be retrieved. And sadly, not one thing was said or done to ease tensions between workers and customers.
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Jaheim/Monica show cancelled
Aug 31, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Just got in word from the BancorpSouth Arena: the Jaheim/Monica show, scheduled for Sept. 19, has been cancelled.  I don't know much else, and I will be out the next few days, but when I ge...
What's on Your iPod? 8/31
Aug 31, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Happy end of August! What are you rocking out to? My emusic credits rolled over recently, and I blew them all on chick music – mostly riot grrrrl music. I've been listening to a ton of...

Lee County Neighbors
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United Way Agency Photos
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Several United Way partner agencies set up information tables and displays at BancorpSouth Arena Aug. 19 for the campaign kickoff. Those who attended the kickoff announcement and speech by Leigh A...
Verona Heritage Festival
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Photos from Verona's Heritage Festival and 150th anniversary celebration. Photos are courtesy of Margaret Baker, a Verona alderwoman and Lee County Neighbors Verona News correspondent.   ...

Writers' Brew
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Remembering "Mississippi Rising"
Aug 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Amory native Sam Haskell was thinking about the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and it got him to thinking about “Mississippi Rising”: "Mary and I watched...
‘Indiana Jones’ coming to Tupelo
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‘Indiana Jones’ coming to Tupelo Chris Strompolos, who plays Indiana Jones in “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation,” will be in to...
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Sea Shepherd sees dolphins caught in Japan cove (AP)

Fishermen drive bottle-nose dolphins into a net during their annual hunt off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (state), Japan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Japanese government allows a hunt of about 20,000 dolphins a year, and argues that killing them, and also whales, is no different from raising cows or pigs for slaughter. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, Sea Shepherd said Friday.


Thu Sep 02 20:11:59 -0500 2010
Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.


Thu Sep 02 16:26:19 -0500 2010
Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home (AP)
AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.
Thu Sep 02 12:14:03 -0500 2010
TV stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy (omg!)
omg! - AP - Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney (MAK'-uh-lay-nee) of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy.
Thu Sep 02 20:15:05 -0500 2010