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Houlka buys body cams for police department
By Hank Wiesner Special to the Chickasaw Journal HOULKA – Proceeds from a late-June fish fry sponsored by the Greater Houlka Community Fund to benefit the Police Department will go toward buying...
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Starkville PD moves ahead with renovation
By William Moore Daily Journal STARKVILLE – The Starkville Board of Aldermen approved funding and awarded a $4.48 million contract to Columbus-based Weathers Construction to renovate the downtown...
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Truck trailer catches on fire on Interstate 22
Daily Journal TUPELO – A truck trailer caught on fire on I-22 between Mantachie and Tupelo, blocking one lane of traffic on Saturday morning. A tire on the truck, which was hauling bottles of beer,...
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Two months after police shooting, files yet to be released
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – A little more than two months after a local man was fatally shot by a Tupelo police officer and about three weeks after a grand jury returned no criminal...
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Limited evidence provides insight into shooting
WEDDLE By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Fragmentary access to the investigative and medical records of Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert’s June shooting death cast doubt on at least some claims made in...
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Sheriff: 5 slain in Alabama massacre included pregnant woman
Crime scene tape marks the home on Jim Platt Road Sunday near Citronelle, Alabama, where authorities said five people were killed on Saturday. (John Sharp/AL.com via AP) By Jeff Martin Associated Press...
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Man arrested at car wash on drug charge
SZERKINS By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal A Smithville man is in jail on a meth charge. Amory police officers observed a vehicle pull into the car wash on Highway 278 E on Friday just after 8 a.m....
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One in custody, another sought after high-speed chase
MORROW By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office apprehended an Okolona man Monday after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase through parts of the county hours earlier,...
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Sheriff: Man killed 5 with ax and gun in middle of the night
DEARMAN By Jay Reeves and Jeff Martin Associated Press CITRONELLE, Ala. – A man accused of slaying five people at an Alabama home brought an ax to attack his victims, striking one who had been sleeping...
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U.S. Marshals warn of jury duty phone scams
Daily Journal WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals Service is warning the public of a nationwide telephone scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers or law enforcement officials...
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Tishomingo County charges Alabama man for drugs
MILLS IUKA – The lack of a car tag landed an Alabama man in a Mississippi jail. Tishomingo Sheriff Department Deputies stopped a vehicle Tuesday for not displaying a tag. During the traffic stop on...
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Woman shot, boyfriend charged
McCARTER STARKVILLE – A Starkville man is behind bars, accused of shooting his girlfriend in the head last week. On Monday, the Starkville Police Department, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal...
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Lee County woman convicted of exploiting a vulnerable person
WHALEY Daily Journal TUPELO – A Saltillo woman will be going to jail after pleading guilty to stealing money from a patient under her mother’s care. April Whaley, 27, appeared before Judge James L....
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Prentiss County man charged with arson
MORRIS Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Rienzi man was caught when he was seen trying to restart a fire at a trailer home. On Sunday, Prentiss County Sheriff’s deputies took a report involving the arson of...
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Mississippi Islamic State recruit gets 8 years in prison
DAKHLALLA By Jeff Amy Associated Press OXFORD – A Mississippi man who tried to travel to Syria with his fiancee to join the Islamic State group was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison on...
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Aberdeen shooting suspect turns himself in to authorities
ROBINSON By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal ABERDEEN – The suspect involved in a shooting last week has been detained, according to Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle. The Aberdeen Police Department had...
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Man charged with Lee County car burglary, theft
BROWN TUPELO – A Tupelo man has been charged in connection with a series of car burglaries just north of Tupelo. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said his department worked several vehicle burglaries in...
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Myrtle woman accused of shooting husband six times
New Albany Gazette NEW ALBANY – A Myrtle woman is free on $150,000 bond, charged with aggravated domestic assault for shooting her husband Tuesday evening. Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said Cathy...
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Juvenile arrested in connection to Aberdeen shooting
Monroe Journal ABERDEEN – Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle said a juvenile has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to a recent shooting on Evergreen Drive that...
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2 nuns found slain in Mississippi home; vehicle gone
By Jeff Amy Associated Press DURANT – Two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the poor in rural Mississippi were found slain in their home, and there were signs of a break-in and their vehicle was...
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