Highmark and Independence Blue Cross withdraw merger plans (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
US-based health insurance companies Highmark and Independence Blue Cross have withdrawn their applications to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to combine the two companies.

Blue Mountain signs two area runners (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Myrtle's Beth Goolsby and Mooreville's Magan Wilburn have signed to run cross country for Blue Mountain College. Goolsby helped lead the Lady Hawks to three state championships during her prep career, including the 2008 state title in Class 1A.