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First-time fundraiser for St. Jude exceeds expectations
District Attorney John Weddle, fourth from left, presents a big check to St. Jude during Friday’s Miss 98 Radiothon. From the left are former St. Jude patient Sam Farris, Miss 98’s Scott Spencer,...
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Calhoun County escapee back in custody
EASLEY Daily Journal PITTSBORO – Five days after he drove away from the Calhoun County Jail, a Maben man is back in custody. Calhoun County Sheriff Greg Pollan said Daniel Easley, 39, was captured...
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Citizen captures car burglar at mall
WILSON Daily Journal TUPELO – A Grenada man was arrested Thursday night after breaking into the wrong car. According to Tupelo Police Department spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald, officers responded to...
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Men not charged with aiding escaped inmates
Daily Journal TUPELO – Two men detained during the arrest of a pair of escaped Lee County inmates have been released without being charged. Michael Patterson, 31, of Nettleton; and Mickey Williams, 36,...
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Re-Entry Court graduates prepared to start anew
Lauren Wood | Buy at photos.djournal.comRobert Henry, far right, a photographer with the U.S. District Court office, takes a photo of Steven Goins, left, and Michael Hankins with their certificates...
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Two die in Guntown wreck
Daily Journal GUNTOWN – Two young men died in a two-car wreck Friday night on Highway 45. Authorities believe the collision occurred at the intersection of the four-lane and Robison Road when one car...
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Director of MHP has Tupelo roots
Chris Gillard, director of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, played defensive lineman for the Tupelo Golden Wave. (Courtesy) By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON – Sitting in his fifth...
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Movers charged with house burglary
KING SHAW Daily Journal OXFORD – Two employees of a moving company were charged Friday with breaking into a house. Oxford police responded to a home on Lyles Drive on Nov. 13 for a burglary where 13...
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Hit and run driver charged
DRUNGOLE Daily Journal STARKVILLE – A Starkville man is facing felony drug charges after a Saturday hit and run on Highway 12. Starkville police arrested Phillip M. Drungole, 31, for felony possession...
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Traffic stops lead to multiple felony drug arrests
Daily Journal IUKA – Traffic stops over a four-day period led to seven arrests on felony drug charges. On Friday, Dec. 2, Tishomingo County deputies pulled over a car for improper equipment and...
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Weapon found at middle school; incident resolved quickly
Daily Journal TUPELO – A weapon was found on the Tupelo Middle School campus Tuesday around 9 a.m. The situation was resolved, and the campus deemed safe shortly after. There are no criminal charges...
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UPDATE: Unborn child dies in Alcorn County wreck
Josh Mitchell | Corinth TodayA Walnut woman was injured when her vehicle collided with this tractor-trailer in Alcorn County on Monday night. Daily Journal An unborn child was killed when a pregnant...
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Former Alcorn County sheriff pleads to corruption charges
RINEHART D. NULL T. NULL By William Moore Daily Journal CORINTH – Former Alcorn County Sheriff Charles Rinehart and a Corinth couple avoided trial by each pleading guilty to their roles in a scheme to...
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Tupelo, New Albany robberies may be related
Authorities believe this man might be involved in robberies in Tupelo and New Albany. (Courtesy) Daily Journal TUPELO – A pair of Tuesday afternoon armed robberies in adjoining counties involving a...
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Disturbance call leads to drug arrests
GAMMILL ERWIN Daily Journal IUKA – A Tishomingo County couple was arrested on felony drug charges after deputies arrived on a disturbance call. Deputies arriving at the County Road 989 Iuka residence...
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Woman killed in fatal wreck near Shannon
Daily Journal SHANNON – A woman in her 30s was killed in a head-on collision just west of Shannon Thursday night. According to Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson, deputies were called out around 7:30 p.m....
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Tupelo police to move into new headquarters soon
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – After months of delays, Tupelo Police Chief Bart Aguirre hopes to have an early Christmas present – the department’s new $10 million headquarters. A temporary...
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Utility theft uncovers drugs
CROSBY Daily Journal IUKA – A Burnsville woman was arrested on drug charges after she was first accused of utility theft. On Dec. 6, Tishomingo County deputies responded to 28 Jefferson Street in...
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Aberdeen woman killed in Saturday morning accident
Daily Journal An Aberdeen woman was killed in a two-car wreck Saturday morning. The accident happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of East Commerce Street and U.S. Highway 45 South in...
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Authorities deal with opioid epidemic
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Opioid abuse continues to be a growing problem for Mississippi. According to state officials, there are enough opioid painkillers prescribed each year in...
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