Archive for May 12th, 2008

Second worst is still second worst

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Dothan Eagle managing editor and regional Media General news czar Ken Tuck bemoans the lack of insured drivers in Alabama, which ranks no. 2 in the nation for most uninsured drivers.

Fortunately, Bama and Tuck are spared the ultimate embarrassment ofnamed  the state being the “worst” thanks to — you guessed it — Mississippi, which Tuck can’t resist kicking in the shins in his column on the topic.

APME awards

Monday, May 12th, 2008

The Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editor’s Awards were given out Friday in Jackson. A few of the roundups from state papers…

Does he own millions – or owe millions?

Monday, May 12th, 2008

The Commercial Appeal spills ink all over self-described Memphis millionaire Michael Bourne´, who’s stunning fall from free-spending, free-wheeling was completed in near record time.

Named by the Memphis Business Journal just six short months ago to the paper’s Top 40 Under 40 list, Bourne´ now faces foreclosure on his home and a genuine Ginuwine lawsuit, while a dwindling list of supporters is reduced to defending what’s left of his reputation in the blogs.

DJ acquires New Albany free pub

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Journal Publishing, mothership of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, has acquired the New Albany News-Exchange and its Website..  The sale was effective April 30, 2008.

Heretofore, the News-Exchange, founded a couple years back, was being operated by a few refugees from the New Albany Gazette, including its former publisher Jerry Shiverdecker and editor J. Lynn West.