Tupelo NewsLocal news for Tupelo, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Movie filmed in Tupelo debuts in Rhode Island- August 8, 2008 BY M. SCOTT MORRIS Daily Journal A cast and crew spent part of summer 2007 filming a movie in Tupelo and Lee County.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/movie-filmed-in-tupelo-debuts-in-rhode-island?... Retiring surgeon passes smiles to new hands- August 7, 2008 BY MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS Daily Journal TUPELO - Plastic surgeon Dr. Janis Burns Tutor was all smiles Wednesday as she made sad farewells to kids she has helped as part of the cleft palate team at Regional ...http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/retiring-surgeon-passes-smiles-to-new-hands?fr... Childers to visit each of district's counties- August 7, 2008 BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal TUPELO - U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, D-Miss., returned from Washington this week for a one-month work period when he'll visit each of the district's 24 counties before going back.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/childers-to-visit-each-of-districts-counties?f... Terry Harbin named Mississippi's Administrator of the Year- August 7, 2008 By Ginny Miller Daily Journal TUPELO - Wednesday was full of surprises for Lawndale Elementary School.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/terry-harbin-named-mississippis-administrator-... Jones' relatives: Family feared victim- August 6, 2008 BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal TUPELO - If 19-year-old Brett Jones gets a chance for a new trial, a jury surely will hear from his grandmother, Madge Jones, the wife of the man Brett admits he killed ...http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/jones-relatives-family-feared-victim?fromrss=1 Tupelo City Council Action- August 6, 2008 West Jackson Street Extended will be relocated - but not closed - after a City Council vote Tuesday night.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/tupelo-city-council-action?fromrss=1 Recycle without leaving home- August 5, 2008 BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal TUPELO - The city's contracted garbage hauler, Waste Management, recently launched a service letting residents recycle batteries and fluorescent bulbs through the mail.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/recycle-without-leaving-home?fromrss=1 Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck- August 5, 2008 TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.Freeman, 71, was airlifted late on Sunday night to a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital, about 100 miles from the accident scene, which is near a home he keeps in Charleston, Mississippi."The vehicle went off the edge of the road and flipped several times," Mississippi Highway Patrol.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/morgan-freeman-injured-in-car-wreck?fromrss=1 Local Folks:a barber's beginnings- August 4, 2008 BY M. SCOTT MORRIS Daily Journal TUPELO - Dissatisfaction can be a powerful motivational tool.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/local-folks-a-barbers-beginnings?fromrss=1 Terry Anderson:Airport's long-term plan centers on runway extension- August 4, 2008 Progress is a bittersweet evolution. It invades habits, routines, memories and a whole host of lifestyle needs to which we gradually grow accustomed.http://www.topix.net/city/tupelo-ms/2008/08/terry-anderson-airports-long-term-plan-centers... |