http://www.meridianstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_208015113.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_208015113.html Ships began crawling up the Mississippi River at New Orleans in a tightly controlled procession Friday, two days after a massive oil spill shut down a stretch of one of the nation’s most critical commercial arteries. The pecking order was based on Coast Guard determination of the economic importance of the ships’ cargo, and the pace was slowed by a scrubbing process to remove oil from each hull. A ship carrying refinery-bound oil was the first to get the go-ahead. With more than 200 ships to be cleared, it was expected to take days to clear the backlog that developed after the tanker Tintomara collided with a barge in the early morning hours Wednesday. About 419,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled from the barge into the Mississippi at New Orleans. The shutdown of a 100-mile stretch of river to the Gulf of Mexico halted vessels ranging from oil supertankers to grain barges in one of the world’s busiest ports. Gary LaGrange, executive director of the Port of New Orleans, said a recent economic impact study conducted by the port showed that such a total shutdown could cost the national economy up to $275 million per day. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_351235928.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_351235928.html The government is promising $45 trillion more than it can deliver on Social Security, Medicare and other benefit programs. That is the gap between the promises the government has made in benefits and the projected revenue stream for these programs over the next 75 years, the Bush administration estimated Monday. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_270215937.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_270215937.html The first fall show of the year, Chapter No. 198 of “Remember When” will air this air today on radio station AM-1390 WMER. The show will be heard from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_264005804.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_264005804.html The future of a local bi-state art competition and accessibility to the arts for youth have been secured thanks to two special endowments. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_264005216.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_264005216.html The special athletes may not have the physical or mental capabilities of Reggie Bush or Shaquille O’Neal but their hearts and desire would not be questioned as they participated in the Area 5 Special Olympics Fall Games Thursday at NAS Meridian. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_234224619.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_234224619.html Deweese Enterprises Inc. has hired a Chicago firm to sell its SuperStop chain of 45 stores in Mississippi and Alabama. Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_215005545.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_215005545.html Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death. In 2001, 1,579 child occupants ages 14 and under died in motor vehicle crashes, and in 2002 an estimated 227,000 were injured. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_200001612.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_200001612.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. command announced on Wednesday the arrest of an al-Qaida leader it said served as the link between the organization’s command in Iraq and Osama bin Laden’s inner circle, enabling it to wield considerable influence over the Iraqi group. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_176233448.html http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_story_176233448.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a third of Iraq’s national police battalion commanders are now Sunni after a purge of Shiites who had a sectarian bias, a U.S. general said Monday.