Ark. Game and Fish Commission Adopts Dates for Fall Bird Hunting (Ashley County Ledger)
LITTLE ROCK n It's time to pull the shotgun out of the gun case and give it a good cleaning. Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission this past week approved the early migratory bird seasons for 2008-2009.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI & NORTHWEST ALABAMA (WCBI Columbus)
Archery Hunting Season Opens JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The archery hunting season for deer opens Wednesday in Mississippi's north management zone.
Grand Hunt attracts nation's top dogs to Q-C (Quad-City Times)
Through the years, the Quad-Cities has hosted all sorts of different national events.
McCain to put greater emphasis on Maine (Boston Globe)
With a moose-hunting hockey mom sharing the ticket, Republican John McCain plans to make a greater push in this state that has gone blue in recent elections but shares Sarah Palin's embrace of hunting, snowmobiling and the outdoors.
Off the beaten path (Casper Star-Tribune)
LANDER -- Wyomingites are some of the most closed-minded, disagreeable, unreliable introverts you'll ever meet.
Political Blog (Arkansas News Bureau)
From the Stephens Media team in Arkansas and Washington D.C.
News in brief (West Salem Coulee News)
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
Retirees find a hidden gem (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Home in Luka, Miss. A common pursuit brought Richard and Joan Barkley to their second home in northeastern Mississippi.
The Dock hosting redfish tourney, $5,000 guaranteed to win (Mobile Press-Register)
The Dock on Seaway Road in Gulfport, Miss., will present the first annual Red October redfish tournament on Nov. 1-2. The tournament is a two-day, catch-and-release, close-to-home, inshore-fishing saltwater event for men, ladies and junior anglers.
Financial problems being felt locally (The Greenwood Commonwealth)
National financial problems seem to be having some effect on local small businesses even if they have no direct ties to the mortgage crisis. At Smith and Co., a slow economy is starting to put a dent in purchases.