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Southaven to host housing opportunities workshop

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Monday, June 7th, 2010, 1:25pm

Action News 5 received the following from the city of Southaven...

June is National Homeownership Month, which is a month that is dedicated to increasing the awareness of programs and opportunities that are available to individuals and families to help those who do not own a home achieve the dream of owning a home with no down payment and a low interest rate.

To promote that locally the City of Southaven will be holding a Housing Opportunities Workshop, according to Mayor Greg Davis. Interest rates are very low at this time which causes monthly payments to be less and applicants may also qualify for down payment assistance. Applicants must be credit worthy and have repayment ability to quality for a mortgage loan but credit does not have to be perfect. The City of Southaven is applying for a total of $250,000 Home Buyer Assistance Grant funds from the Home Investment Partnership Grant Program from the Mississippi Development Authority.

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Southaven plans July 4th activities

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Monday, June 7th, 2010, 1:00pm

The City of Southaven will host its annual July 4th Celebration this year at Snowden Grove Park Amphitheater on Sunday, July 4th.

This year’s entertainment will include performances by the Timothy Davis Band, SouthPoint Band, and Cornerstone Band.

The entertainment will begin at approximately 7:00 pm with the fireworks extravaganza at approximately 9:00 pm.

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Southaven features online trouble-reporting system

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Monday, June 7th, 2010, 11:50am

Is a light out on your street? Is a big pothole slowing you down?

Southaven residents now have an online way to report such occurrences to city officials.

If you'd like to file a report with the city, log on to Southaven.org and click the link labelled "Report a Concern." You'll find it in the column of links along the right side of the homepage.

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Childers happy to be unopposed in primary, to take on Nunnelee in November

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010, 9:01am

The race for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District seat is shaping up after Tuesday's primary elections.

State Senator Alan Nunnelee won the Republican nomination in the race with 52 percent of the votes, beating out Henry Ross and Angela McGlowan.

According to the AP, Nunnelee was the clear front-runner with 97 percent of precincts reporting.

Meanwhile, Rep. Travis Childers said he was glad not to have Democratic opponent during primary season.

"We feel confident, but we don't take anything for granted," Childers said in an article in the Commercial Appeal. "We'll work every bit as hard to get re-elected as we did before."

(Photo above: Travis Childers; Source: House.gov

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Horn Lake girl found safe in Memphis

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Friday, May 28th, 2010, 10:34am

A Horn Lake girl was found in Memphis late Thursday night after being missing for more than a week.

Memphis Police located Jo Randle near Winchester and Hermitage.

Jo's mother, Jessie Randle, pleaded earlier in the day for the return of her 15-year old daughter, who had been missing since May 18.

Randle said the last time she saw her daughter, she was asleep in bed.

"I went to bed and she had fallen asleep in my bed," Randle said. "When I went to bed, she was there asleep, and when I woke up, she was gone."

Randle said Jo had recently been grounded, but there were no major issues or disagreements that would have made her leave the house. Still, she is puzzled, because Jo took nothing with her except a favorite outfit.

"She didn't take a toothbrush," Randle said.

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Horn Lake police search for missing girl

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010, 4:57pm

HORN LAKE, MS (WMC-TV) - A Horn Lake mother is pleading for the safe return of her daughter.

Jessie Randle is a mother in anguish and pain, who on Thursday pleaded for the return of her 15-year old daughter, Jo, who has been missing since May 18.

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Horn Lake may outlaw saggy pants

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Thursday, May 20th, 2010, 5:08pm

Horn Lake city officials want residents to pull up their pants.

The Commercial Appeal reports the city's mayor and board of aldermen on Tuesday agreed to begin working with the city attorney and other officials to draw up a new ordinance that would ban city residents from wearing sagging, revealing, low-slung pants.

Officials say they have noticed an increase in male residents wearing excessively baggy britches that expose their underwear -- a fashion faux pas that needs to come to an end.

Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com

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