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George Bassi, executive director of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (left) and other museum staffers participate in a ground breaking for a museum addition that is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2012.

• Much excitement surrounds LRMA’s groundbreaking

  Dozens of people from Jones County and surrounding areas gathered at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (LRMA) in Laurel Wednesday to break ground for a long awaited addition to the 89-year-old museum.

  January 26, 2012 1 Photo

• New officers take over local AARP
• LPD: Making life easier
• Vehicle burglary suspect apprehended quickly
• Community storm shelter taking shape

Sports

• Southern Mississippi tops East Carolina

  Jonathan Mills led five players in double figures as Southern Mississippi used balanced scoring and a big first half to beat East Carolina 72-60 Wednesday night in a Conference USA game.

  January 26, 2012 1 Photo

• LSU falls 76-71 to No. 18 Mississippi St.
• JCJC baseball, softball teams hold ‘Media Day’
• Big men give Rebels a chance in SEC play
• JCJC seeks nominations for Sports Hall of Fame

State News

• Man charged in priest's death found dead in jail

  A man accused of killing a Roman Catholic priest and taking the victim's car on a family vacation to Walt Disney World was found dead early Thursday in a prison cell with a sheet wrapped around his neck.

  January 26, 2012 1 Photo

• AG's office offers money to find pardoned trusty
• December Miss. jobless rate dips to 10.4 percent
• No files on pardoned killers
• Bryant unveils policy details in State of State

Opinion

• Should bad behavior be rewarded?

  When money managers are asked why they deserve tens of millions of dollars for pushing around other people’s money, the answer is always, “the risk.” They took the risk; they made the bet and won. To the victor go the spoils.

  January 26, 2012 1 Photo

• Schools of Education
• Romney’s unsolvable Massachusetts problem
• State taxes: Here’s how we paid $6.74B in revenues
• State health dept. funding cuts

People

• Southern Journeys: African American Artists of the South

  Lauren Rogers Museum of Art presents Southern Journeys:  African American Artists of the South on display in the Lower Level Galleries January 28 through March 16.   The public is invited to attend the opening reception for the exhibition Thursday, February 2 from 5:30 – 7 p.m.

  January 22, 2012 2 Photos

• Historic week for LRMA
• The Three Pigs
• Scarlett’s Dilemma - Don’t Get Caught in This Predicament!
• Master Gardener program taking applications

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