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7 people escape after boat goes through Mississippi River dam gate in southeast Wisconsin
Fox11 News - Wisconsin
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GENOA, Wis. (WLUK) -- Seven people boating on the Mississippi River "miraculously survived" after their boat went through an open dam gate. It happened at the United States Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam #8 in Vernon County, located in...
Mississippi’s sales tax holiday coming up this weekend
WDAM - Mississippi
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July 8, 2025
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Get ready, Mississippi! Tax-free weekend is coming up in just a few days. The annual sales tax holiday will take place from Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13. A sales tax holiday is a temporary period when sales taxes...
Nissan Delays Production of Two EV Models in the U.S.
News On Japan
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July 10, 2025
TOKYO, Jul 10 (News On Japan) - Nissan Motor, which has been grappling with sluggish business performance, is set to delay the production of two electric vehicle models it had planned to launch in the United States. The affected models are sport...
Bumpers Drive-In Signs Franchise Deal in Canton, Mississippi
QSR Magazine - North Carolina
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July 9, 2025
When Kat and Darren met in a grocery store just five years ago, they had no idea they would be married within a few months. They quickly combined their families, their knowledge, and their skills to become business partners. In 2020, during the...
Newk’s Eatery Welcomes Back Industry Veteran Chris Cheek as Chief Development Officer
Franchise Opportunities
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By: Newk’s Eatery | 0 Shares 33 Reads July 09, 2025 // Franchising.com // JACKSON, Miss. — Newk’s Eatery has announced the return of Chris Cheek as chief development officer. A familiar face with deep ties to the brand, Cheek previously served in...
Nissan halts Canada-bound vehicle production at two US plants
CBT News - Georgia
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July 9, 2025
Nissan Motor is pausing the production of three Canada-bound vehicles at its Tennessee and Mississippi-based plants due to the intensifying trade tensions between the United States and Canada, Japan’s Nikkei reported on Wednesday. Although Canada...
Struggling car brand halts production of three popular models at two major factories
The Scottish Sun
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July 9, 2025
A MAJOR global car brand has halted the production of three of its popular models at two of its major factories. The cancellation will affect a major market, as the company battles with massive financial difficulties. 4 Nissan has paused the the...
Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Upper Pool 4 dredge cut
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 9, 2025
GOODHUE COUNTY, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environment Assessment, or EA, for a proposed routine dredge cut below Goose Bay in...
Does a Confederate monument represent Brandon, Mississippi? Locals weigh in at town hall
Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Rankin County residents packed Brandon City Hall to discuss whether a Confederate statue belongs in the Mississippi town’s center where a bulk of local traffic flows. But most took stances on whether it represents heritage or...
'Marvel of engineering': How the McAlpine Locks and Dam unlock the Ohio River
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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A huge amount of cargo, from coal to metals and grains, pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam annually. A series of lock and dam systems on the Ohio River act as a "staircase," carrying barges and other vessels through the basin with relative...
Where's the thunder in the Louisiana music industry? Music is no longer free and cheap.
The Acadiana Advocate - Louisiana
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July kicked off with another banner week for Louisiana music, especially grooves that originate from Lafayette and the surrounding area. “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco,” the star-studded, Clifton Chenier salute that’s making headlines from New...
Nissan halts production of 3 models for Canada
The Manila Times
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July 9, 2025
TOKYO — Nissan Motor has suspended production of three vehicle models for Canada at its Tennessee and Mississippi plants amid mutual tariffs imposed by the United States and Canada on auto exports, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday. The production...
News: Agriculture Announce New LP ‘The Spiritual Sound’
New Noise Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Los Angeles–based band Agriculture have announced their new full-length album The Spiritual Sound. The band have also released the first single from the album. Watch the official video of “Bodhidharma” on YouTube: Band member Dan Meyer shares his...
Nuclear plants in Louisiana, Mississippi rack up low-level safety, security findings, group says
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 9, 2025
Entergy Corp.'s three nuclear power plants in southern Louisiana and Mississippi had some of the most safety and security issues among plants of their type in the nation over the past three years, but most, if not all, were in the lowest risk...
Newly crowned Miss Mississippi Teen Volunteer is turning heads by helping others
The Delta News - Mississippi
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - She's a college student, a former child actress and now, a state titleholder. But for Josie Todd, her biggest role is off the pageant stage — by helping others. At 19, she's already making a name for herself. The Collierville...
Editorial: Delays to Baton Rouge Mississippi River bridge project are disappointing
Nola - Louisiana
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Anyone who drives through Baton Rouge regularly understands what a choke point the Mississippi River Bridge can be. Officially named the Horace Wilkinson Bridge, the Interstate 10 crossing is notorious for regular, lengthy backups that can push...
Mississippi State University Launches AI Master’s Degree
Government Technology
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July 7, 2025
Starting this fall, Mississippi State University will offer artificial intelligence as a focus at the graduate level. Aiming to prepare students for in-demand jobs, the university’s new master’s degree program builds on recent initiatives to...
US Capital B In the Mississippi Delta, Black Farmers Are Rebuilding the Legacy of Land Ownership
Yahoo News
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JONESTOWN, Miss. — As Pastor Bennie Brown sat in the bright red pews of St. James Missionary Baptist, just a few feet away from the podium where he preaches every Sunday, the 71-year-old farmer recalled feeling the spiritual presence of the...
Mississippi State to develop autonomous soaring for federal DARPA Albatross program
Mississippi State University
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July 7, 2025
Contact: Claire Wilson STARKVILLE, Miss.—The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has selected Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory to be a prime performer for its groundbreaking Albatross...
Mississippi steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Magnolia State News - Mississippi
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July 4, 2025
Mississippi implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...