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Mississippi county bans clowns ’til after Halloween
DEKALB (AP) – Officials in one eastern Mississippi county have had their fill of a creepy craze, and they’re temporarily banning people from dressing as clowns. Kemper County supervisors enacted the...
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Tennessee man caught destroying mailboxes
JONES Daily Journal OXFORD – An off-duty Oxford policeman captured a vandal Thursday, but not before the man had destroyed almost two dozen mailboxes. Police officials say the officer heard a loud...
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Woman charged with credit card fraud
SMITH Daily Journal OXFORD – A Rankin County woman was arrested Thursday, accused of stealing a credit card and running up more than $1,500 in charges. Investigators with the Oxford Police Department...
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Two dead in Calhoun County wreck
Daily Journal CALHOUN CITY – Two men died Thursday evening when their vehicles collided head-on about five miles north of Vardaman. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to state Highway 341, just...
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Cooper Tire shooting suspect cooperating with police
STEWART By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – After allegedly shooting a Cooper Tire coworker Wednesday night, a Monroe County man walked outside and waited for police to arrest him. “After the...
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New Albany preacher facing felony sex charges
Daily Journal NEW ALBANY – A New Albany preacher is free on a $75,000 bond after being arrested for the sexual battery of a minor. Jonathan Tucker, 39, pastor at New Birth Community Church at 614 Glade...
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No time frame for police station after water leak
Daily Journal TUPELO – Tupelo police officials are still waiting to learn the severity of damages from a water leak. The department hoped to move in the building the first week of November but that has...
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Mantachie board equips police with new rifles
By Adam Armour Itawamba County Times MANTACHIE – After several months of research, discussion and some light debate, Mantachie officials have decided to purchase a set of rifles for the town’s police...
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Recommendations to be presented to Tupelo
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Recommendations regarding oversight of law enforcement, community policing, workforce diversity and engagement with the faith community will be presented to...
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Former New Albany municipal court clerk arrested, charged
GALLOWAY Daily Journal JACKSON – A former city court clerk was arrested by state agents and charged Monday with embezzling more than $200,000. The State Auditor’s Office arrested former New Albany...
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Officials investigate claim of noose put on black student
Derrick Johnson, left, president of the Mississippi NAACP, talks to the media on behalf of Stacey Payton, center right, and Hollis Payton, right, the parents of a high school student, in front of the...
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Commission says Sheffield engaged in judicial misconduct
Daily Journal District 2 Justice Court Judge John Hoyt Sheffield engaged in judicial misconduct and should be reprimanded, fined and suspended without pay, according to the Mississippi Commission on...
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Ripley police officer faces charges for burglary and tampering with evidence
Southern Sentinel JACKSON – Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that a Ripley police officer has been arrested and charged for business burglary and tampering with evidence. Wesley Brent Garner,...
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Pontotoc man faces multiple charges in Monroe County
PATTERSON Monroe Journal A Pontotoc man is facing multiple charges in Monroe County. Joshua G. Patterson, 39, of Pontotoc, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of a weapon by...
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Starkville man jailed on weapons charge
BOYD Daily Journal STARKVILLE – A 20-year-old Oktibbeha County man was charged with possessing a stolen firearm and violating probation Saturday. According to Starkville police, Courtney M. Boyd, of...
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Police advisory board details presented to council
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – A panel of local citizens and city officials formally recommended on Tuesday that an advisory board be created to enhance communication between community...
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Oxford man charged with armed robbery
WILSON OXFORD – A Lafayette County man had been charged with a felony after robbing someone who offered him a lift. Oxford police investigators charged Anthony Wilson, 42, of Oxford, with one count of...
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Tishomingo County deputies respond to shooting
Daily Journal IUKA – A family disturbance Monday afternoon near Tishomingo State Park ended in gunfire, sending one man to the hospital. No charges have been filed. The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s...
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Saltillo woman dies in Natchez Trace wreck
Daily Journal A Saltillo woman died in a single-car accident Tuesday evening. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Natchez Trace Parkway Communications Center received notification of an accident near milepost...
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Burn ban enforcement continues in region
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Since the region was placed under a burn ban, more than a dozen people have been cited for starting fires. All 16 counties in the Daily Journal coverage area as...
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