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Grand jury to consider Mississippi man in 5 Alabama slayings
DEARMAN MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama judge says grand jurors can consider evidence against a Mississippi man held in the slayings of five people. AL.com reports the decision came Monday during a...
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Randolph post office robbers to be held until case heard
SCOTT ROY By William Moore Daily Journal OXFORD – A couple charged with robbing a Pontotoc County post office last month will remain in federal custody until the case is heard by a grand jury....
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Officials to accept, dispose of unwanted drugs
Daily Journal TUPELO – Tupelo police will be partnering with the Drug Enforcement Agency to help dispose of dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs this weekend. This Take Back will...
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Man pleads guilty to second degree murder
Daily Journal ABERDEEN – A man accused in a fatal Monroe County shooting entered a guilty plea on Monday. James Matthew Hunter, 27, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Monroe County Circuit...
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Tupelo K-9 unit missing, said to not be ‘overtly aggressive’
Daily Journal TUPELO – A Tupelo Police Department K-9 officer is missing from his handler’s home, but police officials say the dog is not “overtly aggressive” and are asking for the public’s help in...
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Local activists disappointed with city engagement efforts
HULL By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – A local activist group is dissatisfied with the city’s efforts to improve community engagement and build trust in the police department. The Coalition of...
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Second arrest in Oxford shooting
JOHNSON Daily Journal OXFORD – Police have charged a second person in connection with an Oct. 6 shooting on Old Taylor Road. The Oxford Police Department charged Jazzmonica Johnson, 22, of Oxford, with...
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Judge: Shumpert civil suit can move forward
Daily Journal TUPELO – A civil lawsuit over the shooting death of Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert will move forward following a judge’s decision to deny motions to stay the case. The Shumpert family is...
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Police dog found dead
K-9 OFFICER ALEC Daily Journal TUPELO – A Tupelo police dog that escaped his kennel Sunday evening was found dead Tuesday morning. Alec, a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois, appeared to have been hit by a...
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Epps again painted as aggressor in Mississippi bribery case
BENJAMIN By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – The highest-ranking former politician yet snared by Mississippi’s bribes-for-prison-contracts scandal said Tuesday that the longtime corrections...
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Texas man arrested after Monday afternoon high-speed chase
Daily Journal FULTON – A Texas man in a high-powered sports car led law enforcement on a chase through Itawamba and Lee counties before being stopped at the Prentiss County line. A Mississippi Highway...
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Water damage could delay opening of TPD building
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comThe new Tupelo Police Department building sustained some water damage when a fire sprinkler went off during testing. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A...
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Booneville woman charged after shots fired
NICHOLS Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – Prentiss County deputies arrested a woman on felony charges following a disturbance at a residence that ended in gunfire. Deputies were called to a County Road 8350...
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Mayor presents vision for civic engagement to faith community
SHELTON By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – During a luncheon with local ministers Tuesday, Mayor Jason Shelton urged those faith leaders to heed Tupelo’s tradition of civic cooperation and...
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Calhoun County man dies after Tuesday night shooting
Daily Journal CALHOUN CITY – Officials are looking into what appears to be an accidental fatal shooting west of Pittsboro. Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan said deputies responded to a home on County...
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Man dies in Booneville industrial accident
BOONEVILLE – A 39-year-old man died Wednesday morning at an industrial plant in north Booneville. “We responded around 8:30 to North American Pipe and found a white male who had been involved in an...
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Early morning fight leads to drug charges
DIXON Daily Journal IUKA – Deputies were called to break up a fight early Wednesday morning and one man is now facing a felony drug charge. Tishomingo County Sheriff John Daugherty said deputies...
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Employee shot by coworker at Cooper Tire
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A disagreement between coworkers at the Cooper Tire manufacturing plant on South Green Street escalated to gunfire Wednesday night. One employee was taken to the...
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Thompson enters guilty plea in coach assault
THOMPSON By Emily Tubb Monroe Journal ABERDEEN – Heather Thompson, who was charged with striking Hamilton girls basketball coach Sue Verner at a Hamilton versus Amory basketball game Dec. 10, 2015,...
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Man charged in Cooper Tire shooting; victim remains in stable condition
STEWART By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Tupelo police have charged a Monroe County man in connection with a Wednesday night shooting at the Cooper Tire manufacturing plant in Tupelo. Tyson...
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