As Republicans take their case to the voters in November about the Obama administration’s massive overspending and record debt, they should seriously consider what could be a rare bipartisan objective: Cutting defense spending.

LAUREL — U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) will visit the Pine Belt today to tour Jarden Consumer Solutions in Waynesboro and speak to members of the Laurel Kiwanis Club.

South Central Regional Medical Center recently added a dermatologist to its highly trained staff.

Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense to build an unmanned vehicle -- the Orion Unmanned Aerial System , which is developed at Aurora's Columbus facility -- for the Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications program.