Hit the Road On-site registration for the 2010 Dixie Thunder Run will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the BancorpSouth Arena's parking lot.

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and a bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers are considering saving, rather than spending, one of the two pots of federal stimulus money Congress recently approved.

" Deputy Police Chief Robert Hall's certification request has been denied, and the city must now appeal if it wants to pursue the matter.

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 our television in horror as our favorite reporters Shepard Smith and Anderson Cooper covered the massive destruction to our beloved Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina," he said.

Anshan Iron & Steel Group said it was committed to pushing forward with a US steel project, a day after an executive of its listed unit said the deal was on hold due to opposition from US lawmakers.

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour says Mississippi will apply for federal stimulus money for education and won't have to rearrange the state budget to do so.

Angang Steel Co Ltd said its state-owned parent has put its plan to invest in a U.S. steel plant on hold after facing opposition from U.S. lawmakers.

Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation Monday confirmed the investment with US steel firm Steel Development Company Llc remains less than 14 percent, but the exact ratio is yet to be decided.

Enviva LP , a leading manufacturer of wood pellets and processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, announced today it has acquired CKS Energy Inc, a privately held company that manufactures wood pellets for industrial, commercial and residential uses.

" Dana Copeland, director of Monroe County Sav-A-Life, said in almost all of her court-ordered parenting classes, the people involved are there as a result of meth.

Several weeks ago, local surveyor Charles Fears and his son, Scott, noticed that the historic Caldwell Cemetery, located off Hwy.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is seeking a 20-year-old man who fled the scene of a burglary Wednesday morning after he and another man were surprised by the homeowner.

Mississippi University for Women will be hosting the CHAMPS Project Summer Institutes for teachers July 12-23. The goal of the CHAMPS Project is to improve teacher quality in high-needs districts located in Northeast Mississippi by providing a comprehensive program of professional development.

Opposition to China's Anshan Iron & Steel Group's efforts to enter the U.S. steel industry increased in early July, with 50 members of the Congressional Steel Caucus adding their concerns to the chorus.

" A steering committee has been formed to study the feasibility of purchasing, repairing and restoring the historic First Christian Church building located on Third Street in Amory.