Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Georgia Pardons Board Rejects Death Row Inmate’s Clemency Request
Mississippi River So Low, Cargo Barges Run Aground
FDA Approves 1st Pill to Help Prevent HIV
Oxford American’s Founder, Managing Editor Fighting Dismissal
How Did Ex-Slave’s Letter to Master Come to Be?
Mississippi Museum to Lesbian Couple: You’re Not Welcome Here
Eagle Scout Loses Job After Coming Out
Organizers: Louisiana Hot Air Balloon Championship Festival Still Scheduled
Historic North Carolina Mountain Lodge Reborn
Southern Gardening: Sweet Potato Vine Adds Unique Colors
‘Hands On Mississippi’ Brings Hundreds of Volunteers to Coast
Florida Couple Builds ‘American Versailles’
Millions Spent on Upkeep of Empty Katrina Lots
EDUCATION/SCIENCE (TOP)
Maryland, Southern States Do Well in NAEP Study
Virginia Places 10th in Harvard Study
Kentucky Announces Principal of the Year
Tennessee DOE Releases Teacher Evaluations to Lawmakers
Program Helps Blind Students Learn Life Skills
North Carolina Lottery an Education Lifeline, Not a Jackpot
Tennessee Lottery Hits Record-Shattering Totals
Florida A&M President Resignation Follows Hazing Incident
After Outcry, University of Missouri Presents New Plan for Press
Kentucky Lawmakers Divert Millions from Student Aid as Poor Students Turned Away
South Georgia Tech Offers Free Books
Has North Carolina’s IT Hiring Peaked? Not Likely
Oxitec Wants to Release Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes into Florida Keys
ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH (TOP)
Outer Banks’ Restrictions Irk Visitors, Residents
Virginia Beach Teachers Tour Newly Preserved Land
Kentucky Opens 2,500-Acre Wildlife Management Area in Scott
Saltwater Wedge Moving Up the Mississippi River
Arkansas AG Seeks to Intervene in EPA Lawsuit
Alabama Scenic River Trail Among 3 Receiving National Recognition
Drought Hits Missouri Farmers Hard
Farmer: Arkansas Drought Turns Cattle Ranch into ‘Desert’
Restore Act: Fines Could Favor Louisiana
Mississippi Schools Join Fight to Prevent Obesity
Northeast Georgia Health System Participates in $20.75 Million Grant
No Clear Path for Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
Smoking Outlawed at All University of Maryland Campuses
Female Lung Cancer Deaths Increase in Tennessee
4 Cases of West Nile Virus Reported in Mississippi
Virginia AG Won’t Certify Abortion Clinic Rules
Florida Surgeon General: ‘Our Community Is Not at Risk for Tuberculosis’
Chapter President Tapped to Lead Tennessee Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
PUBLIC SAFETY/DEFENSE (TOP)
Convicted Alabama Church Arsonist to Get Early Release from State Prison
Louisiana Escapee Fights Extradition from Maine
Florida Teen Convicted in Middle School Beating Case
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Diabetes-Care Products
Tennessee Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Federal Documents
Alabama Casino Developer, 2 Others Receive Prison Terms
Alabama Judge Grants Bond for 3 of 4 Devil’s Disciples Gang Members
Arkansas Sheriff: Teen Murder Suspect Found Hanging
Investigators Follow Secret Money from West Virginia Hilltop to Hong Kong
Southeast Missouri Woman Accused of Hitting Toddler Son with Skillet
Louisiana Teen Driving Tractor Trailer Hits, Kills 2 Women Changing Tire in Colorado
North Carolina Police Confirm Body is Ohio Mom
Man Charged with Murder of Missing Missouri Sisters
Tennessee Tattoo Artist Arrested for Allegedly Decapitating Adoptive Father
North Carolina Man Kills Stepdad, Stabs Mom in Car Dispute
Arrested Man Shares Name with NC Murder Suspect
Florida Woman Claims Zimmerman Molester Her as a Child
Woman Arrested in Alabama for Apparent Love Triangle Shooting in Lakeland
Reserve Couple Accused in Murder of Young Son Return to Louisiana
BUSINESS (TOP)
Arkansas in Bottom Three for Household Income
Dredge Built in Louisiana Will Create Jobs, Help Coast
New Health Care Law to Create 27,000 Jobs in Maryland
Former Northeast Mississippi Power Worker’s Wrongful Firing Case Reinstated
Arkansas Rice Farmers Sue Company over ‘Defective’ Hybrid Rice
Louisiana Produce Growers Organize New Marketing Group
Stalled Negotiations Threaten Kentucky Aluminum Smelter’s Future
Maryland, DC Manufacturing Jobs Decline 2.3% Over Past Year
Private Prison Company May Take Over Virginia Sex Offender Center
GlaxoSmithKline to Buy Maryland-based Company for $3 Billion
Companies Establish Urgent Health Care Centers in Middle Tennessee
Middle Georgia Electric Cooperatives Free From Coal-Fired Power Plant Investment
Mobile Hopes for Industry Explosion Similar to Mississippi Town
Tennessee Ranks No. 1 in Automotive Manufacturing Strength for Third Consecutive Year
Manufacturing Lags in Georgia, U.S., but One Good Sign
Southern Opportunity: a Christian, Southern Business Concept
POLITICS For additional regional political coverage, visit our sister site: The Locust Fork News-Journal (TOP)
Alabama Ranked Fourth in U.S. for Municipal Bankruptcies
Kentucky Governor Creates Panel to Review Child Fatality
Maryland Pension Board Faces Tough Call
Alabama GOP Committee Rejects Complaint over District Judge Nomination
Casino Owner Pleads Case in Email to Maryland Governor, Legislators
Pending North Carolina Toll Projects Hit a Roadblock
Greener Grades for Maryland Legislators Despite Party Split
Obama, Beshear Discuss North Kentucky Bridge Project
Presidential Candidates Court Latino Voters
Republicans Charge Obama ‘War on Coal’ in Virginia
Red Palmetto Survey: Economy, Obama Will Win SC, US for Romney
Florida Voters Favor Obama’s Immigration Policies
Romney Raises $2 Million at Louisiana Lunch, Says Obama’s Policies Stink
South Carolina Petition Candidates Rise Up
Groups Educate Voters about Virginia Voter ID Law
North Carolina Candidates Remind Voters about Primary
Arkansas Democrats Running for Congress Lag in Money
Arkansas Election Officials Asked to Block Casino Proposal from November Ballot
Property Rights Amendment Headed for Virginia Ballot
Mississippi Governor Sets Special Election for State Senate Seat
COMMENTARY (TOP)
NAMI Condemns Statement That Obama Voters Should Check Into Mental Hospital
Guardsmen, Families Make Difference for Tennessee
It Takes Carolina Regulators to Question Progress Energy’s Use of Floridians’ Money