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October 11, 2008

$35M used to pay beef plant debt

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/10/8 More than a third of the $100 million the state received from a 2005 settlement of the MCI/WorldCom tax case was used to pay off a major part of the debt on the failed Mississippi Beef Plant, according to court documents. Upon receipt of the money in cash, the Legislature appropriated $50…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 11, 2008

Oil’s tumble may put gas average under $3 in weeks

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/10/8 Gas prices across Mississippi are expected to continue to fall, with the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded possibly slipping below $3 at more metro-are stations by Thanksgiving, according to AAA Mississippi. Unleaded gasoline was an average $3.40 a gallon nationally on Thursday, AAA reported. In Mississippi, the cost was lower…