Tallahatchie County apologizes for Till trial
In Sumner Mississippi Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff William Brewer Jr issued a formal apology to Emmett Till’s family for the handling of the 1955 murder case. A commemorative marker was unveiled as Simeon Wright recalled the night Till was taken from Money.
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Deep South
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Roy Bryant
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Leflore County
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Robert Grayson
Jerome Little
Tallahatchie County
SIUC alum Higginbotham named to Endeavour STS-126 crew
Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumna Joan E Higginbotham was named to the six person space shuttle Endeavour STS 126 crew for a September 2008 mission to the International Space Station. This will be her second spaceflight, following STS 116 in December 2006.
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Southern Illinois University
Joan E. Higginbotham
Endeavor
International Space Station
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Higginbotham
Space
Space Station
SIUC
Florida Institute of Technology
Two Illinois judges face misconduct probes after drunken crash
Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board accuses St Clair County judges Jan Fiss and Patrick Young of prejudicial conduct and disrepute after Young allegedly drank eight beers and two Bloody Marys before a crash. Fiss, 65, and Young, 58, face possible suspension or removal, with prior guilty pleas and court supervision penalties noted.
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Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board
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Patrick Young
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Fiss
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Recycling plan eyed for countywide rollout in Du Quoin area
A study finds a county level recycling plan unsustainable like the Du Quoin effort where three stations operate at schools and in the community. Dale Spencer notes Burris Disposal Service hauls to Southern Recycling. Ashauer proposes sites in Du Quoin Pinckneyville Tamaroa and Cutler Willisville if countywide funding occurs.
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Dale Spencer
Burris Disposal Service
Carbondale
Southern Recycling
Spencer
Ashauer
Pinckneyville
Tamaroa
Cutler- Willisville
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Perry County
Traffic light debate over left turn safety at Illinois 13 intersection
Police voice concern that a dedicated left turn light will raise crash severity and frequency as drivers fail to yield. IDOT cites rear-end risk from queueing. no dedicated left turn. Wal-Mart officials unavailable for comment.
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Carrie Nelson
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Nelson
Illinois 13-Country Club Road
David Phelps
Wal-Mart
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