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Picayune Item - Thu Jun 25
Authorities hope an increase in the reward for information in the slaying of a Crystal Springs convenience store clerk will lead to the arrest of a suspect.
From watermelon to barbecue, festivals go whole hogThe Clarion-Ledger - Thu Jun 25
Food festivals dot the Mississippi summer calendar, giving communities the chance to celebrate heritage and harvest and chow down at the same time.
Buford E. CooperHattiesburg American - Sun Jun 21
COLUMBIA - Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home for Buford E. Cooper, 71, of Columbia, who died June 20, 2009, at his home.
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