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• Barbour has no problems with hiring freeze
  Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is commending legislators for realizing that state agencies can't keep a business as usual approach. With that in mind, the governor says he has no problem with the freeze on hiring and on purchasing new equipment for the state, which passed in the House of Representatives last Friday. The governor says this is the second year in a row the house has done that. (1:02)
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• Governor Barbour has no objection to hiring freeze
  Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says he is glad the legislature is concerned about t he need to control spending and has no objection to the freeze on hiring and on major purchases approved by the house last Friday. Wayne Sorge has the story. (1:25)
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• Senator Cochran says Intelligence Commission a good idea
  Mississippi's U.S. Senator Thad Cochran says it will be good to have the newly appointed Presidential Commission study concerns about the nation's intelligence community. Senator Cochran says we all should be concerned about the questions raised about the accuracy of the information provided about pre-war Iraq, but he believes much has been correctly documented by the Central Intelligence Agency and international organizations. (1:15)
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• Over 300 business leaders from east central Mississippi and west central Alabama gathered on the campus of the University of West Alabama last Friday
  The discussion centered on how the two states can work together to bring economic prosperity to the region. Phil Sutphin is chairman of the commission on the future of east Mississippi and west Alabama. (0:21)
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• Economic Conference to Benefit Mississippi, Alabama
  Governor Haley Barbour and Alabama Governor Bob Riley were no shows Friday at an economic development conference in Livingston, Alabama. But Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Scott Phillips was there, and reports the focus of the conference was improving economic development along the impoverished central region adjoining the two states. (1:33)
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• Rajun Cajun ruellia - Part 1
  Southern Gardening Radio from the Mississippi State University Extension Service serves lawn and garden enthusiasts Monday through Friday with timely information presented in a 2-minute format.

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