Northeast MS Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS) articles

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Northeast Mississippi jobless rate rises slightly.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 31--The unemployment rate for Northeast Mississippi rose in September after posting the lowest rate for the year a month earlier. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security said the jobless rate for the 16-county region rose to 6.8 percent in September....

Candidates for Mississippi insurance chief promise to help consumers.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Carlie Kollath Oct. 30--TUPELO -- From the beginning, the candidates for the state's insurance commissioner post have said the outcome of their contest will affect the pocketbooks of Mississippians more than any other race this year. The post regulates the practices of all...

Pecan harvest begins for West Point, Miss., farmer.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 30--WEST POINT -- Retirement was too easy, so Luther Swords decided to plant, nourish and grow 3,000 trees on his farm. But not just any trees. The retired county agent planted some half-dozen varieties of pecan trees a decade ago on 110 acres of former...

Engineer chosen to prepare future Toyota plant site in Itawamba County, Miss.
October 30, 2007... Oct. 30--DORSEY -- Engineering Solutions Inc. of Pontotoc has been selected for the first phase of site preparation for the Toyota Boshoku America site in Itawamba County. The $80 million plant will supply the main Toyota plant being built near Blue Springs. ESI is charged with the...

Zell Long forges ahead on Neighborhood Development Corp.'s mission.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Dennis Seid Oct. 28--TUPELO -- A year after being named executive director of the Neighborhood Development Corp., Zell Long has managed to accomplish many of the goals she set out to do. Chief among them was renewing support in the NDC's mission, which is to help low- to...