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Once upon a time, NCAA players played a minimum of three or four years for their school. That was the college basketball fairy tale. Even after the most statistically successful freshman year, players would anxiously await the next season for a chance to pursue and win a national championship. To these student athletes, living “happily…

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by Justin WhitakerIU Final Four News Bureau April 1, 2010 4:08 p.m. Four teams have made it through the madness of March to this year’s NCAA men’s Final Four, and one can win the title in its home city. UCLA did it in 1972, in Los Angeles. Now, the Butler Bulldogs, whose first Final Four…

Wesson 5 St. Joe 3 – Broome WP, 6 K’s; Smith 2 hits; Cupit 2 hits Wesson 7 St. Joe 2 – Wilson WP 10 K’s; Allen double, single; Hood double, single; Boone double, single; Cross double; Broome double Wesson 12 St. Joe 2 – Smith WP 6 K’s; Allen triple, double, 3 RBI; Cross…

Conservator Jay Reeves reports that he issued pink slips on Thursday for 21 district employees for the 2010-11 school year. This includes all state-funded teacher assistants, one school nurse and one tech position. The positions are being eliminated strictly because of cuts to school funding from the state level.   “We don’t anticipate any further…

Officials from Community Construction, Inc. (CCI), a full service pipeline contractor, have announced an expansion of the company’s operations in Hazlehurst, Miss.  CCI is adding a metal fabrication shop to its Hazlehurst facility to better meet the needs of its customers. The company will create 25 new jobs at the facility, bringing the total number…

Due to budgetary issues, all Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) offices, with the exception of Oakley Training School, will be closed and employees furloughed on Friday, April 2, 2010. All offices will reopen for regular business on Monday, April 5.