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Should some felons regain voting rights?
By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON – A committee would be formed under a House bill to study the possibility of allowing non-violent felons to have their voting rights restored upon...
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Oxford police charge three with burglaries
BROOKS DOSSETT WILKERSON Daily Journal OXFORD – Three men have been charge with burglary in two different incidents. Ryan Wilkerson, 33, of Oxford, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly breaking into his...
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Mississippi sues to recover bribe-tainted prison money
HOOD By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is suing 25 individuals and companies associated with a prison bribery scheme, saying they should have to repay more...
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Mississippi considers firing squad as method of execution
By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON – Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use...
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Sherman man charged for Monday standoff
ADAMS By William Moore Daily Journal SHERMAN – The man who held law enforcement at bay for three hours Monday is now facing more than 180 years in prison. James Sheldon Adams, 49, of Second Avenue,...
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Concerned citizens, parents ready to tackle gun violence
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – An increase in gun violence across the nation and the region has drawn the attention of Tupelo residents. Green Tee Road resident Joseph Metcalf spearheaded a...
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Police oversight discussion continues
By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – City Hall continues to refine details of a proposed police advisory board in advance of eventual deliberation by the City Council. A resolution establishing an...
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UPDATE: Suspect sought in Corinth shooting
ALLEN By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – Corinth Police are seeking a suspect accused of shooting two people on Mitchell Street. Police are seeking Jamar Allen, 30, for allegedly shooting Charity...
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Smithville man jailed on cocaine charge
Monroe Journal AMORY – A Smithville man has been arrested on a cocaine charge. According to the Amory Police Department, on Friday evening officers observed a vehicle stop and park in the middle of the...
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Baldwyn police seize 8 pounds of marijuana
BEENE Daily Journal BALDWYN – A lengthy investigation by the Baldwyn Police Department led to the arrest of a local man and the confiscation of 8 pounds of marijuana. Officers arrested Chaz Beene, 30,...
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Man charged with stealing drugs from veterinarian
CARROTHERS Daily Journal OXFORD – An investigation into an employee stealing medicine from a veterinary clinic ended with the arrest of a Batesville man. Oxford police were called to the Animal Clinic...
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One detained, two sought after Sunday pursuit
Daily Journal TUPELO – A high speed chase through two counties ended in a Pontotoc County field Sunday morning. A Tupelo patrolman attempted to make a routine traffic stop of a Mitsubishi Outlander...
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Crime Stoppers seeks Pontotoc burglar
Security camera image of the burglary suspect Daily Journal PONTOTOC – Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi along with Pontotoc Police Department is requesting your assistance identifying the person...
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UPDATE: Woman killed in one-car wreck
Josh Mitchell | Corinth Today Corinth firefighters used the Jaws of Life to get a woman out of this vehicle in a wreck Monday morning on County Road 702. By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today A Corinth woman...
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McComb man charged with felony fleeing
JONES Daily Journal STARKVILLE – A Pike County man has been charged with felony fleeing after he refused to pull over for a Starkville patrolman. On Feb. 9, the Starkville Police Department charged...
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Tishomingo deputies make large Xanax bust
JONES Daily Journal IUKA – A routine stop at a safety checkpoint Saturday led to a large seizure of prescription drugs. A car pulled up to the safety checkpoint on Highway 350 on Saturday, and the...
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Corinth teen shot in leg, police seek suspect
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – A Corinth teen was shot in the leg Monday night. Corinth Police responded to the area of Dorsey Street and the J.B. Combs apartments at about 10 p.m. for a...
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Lafayette County man arrested on marijuana, guns charges
Daily Journal OXFORD – A convicted felon is in jail after officers seized 40 pounds of marijuana and six guns from his residence. On Monday, the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit and the Lafayette...
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Crime in parks has cities looking to surveillance
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Vandalism, burglaries and even a shooting have forced Tupelo and Saltillo to look at placing security cameras in city parks. The Dec. 22, 2016, shooting at...
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Man charged with car burglary at Starkville hotel
POOLE Daily Journal STARKVILLE – A Starkville man was jailed Wednesday, accused of breaking into a car in a hotel parking lot. The Starkville Police Department charged Coreco S. Poole, 37, with auto...
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