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Rienzi man charged with embezzling from fire department
Corinth Today A man allegedly embezzled funds while he was the secretary/treasurer of the Jacinto Volunteer Fire Department, Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell said. Joshua Hite, 40, County Road 449,...
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Woman accused of stealing from booster club
POTTS Daily Journal IUKA – A Burnsville woman has been arrested, accused of stealing money from a high school booster club. The Tishomingo High School Touchdown Club approached sheriff’s investigators...
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Meth bust lands three Corinth women in jail
BERRY McAFEE DYSON By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of other authorities, made a large methamphetamine bust on Thursday, and three women are in...
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Man, granddaughter killed in Trace wreck
Daily Journal TUPELO – A Prentiss County man and his granddaughter died Saturday following a singe-vehicle wreck on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Park rangers responded just after 12:30 p.m. to milepost...
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Jail bills headed to governor’s desk
By Bobby Harrison Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON – The Senate quickly passed Monday morning legislation to allow the counties of Lee and Itawamba to construct county jails outside of their...
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UPDATE: Starkville man killed in shootout after fleeing officers
BAILEY Daily Journal, wire reports COLUMBUS – A man was shot to death after fleeing during a traffic stop and leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended in gunfire in Lowndes County. State...
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Saltillo man charged with Saturday shooting
SPEARS By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A Saltillo man is facing five years in prison for shooting out the window of a car with its lights on bright. Austin Spears, 20, of Drive 1632, Saltillo,...
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Starkville police seek burglary suspects
Suspect #1 Suspect #2 Suspect #3 Daily Journal STARKVILLE – The Starkville Police Department is asking for the community’s help to identify burglary suspects. Police responded around 4 a.m. Friday to a...
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Corinth man sentenced for child abuse
SMITH Daily Journal CORINTH – An Alcorn County man will spend more than 10 years in prison for assaulting a 3-year-old child and a woman. A jury found Michael Lynn Smith guilty of felony child abuse...
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Three juveniles arrested in home burglary case
Daily Journal Three juveniles were arrested over the weekend after a home burglary. At approximately 10 a.m. Friday, Tupelo Police officers responded to a Patterson Drive residence on a report of a...
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Pontotoc County man pleads to 2 capital murders, sentenced to life in prison
HUGHES David Helms Pontotoc Progress PONTOTOC – A Pontotoc County man was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, without the possibility of parole, after pleading guilty to two charges of capital...
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Suspect held in Shannon shooting
JOHNSON Daily Journal SHANNON – An argument led to gunfire Monday afternoon at a Shannon trailer park. Shannon police were called to C&C Drive around 2:15 p.m. Witnesses said two men got into an...
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Tupelo woman charged with abusing vulnerable person
COPELAND Daily Journal A Tupelo woman has been arrested for allegedly abusing a vulnerable person. Bridgett Copeland, 42, was arrested Friday by investigators with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud...
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Suspect charged with Shannon shooting
JOHNSON Daily Journal SHANNON – An Okolona man was charged with aggravated assault following a Monday afternoon shooting at a Shannon trailer park. Maurice Moses Johnson, 35, will also face charges of...
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Psychiatric evaluation granted for teen charged with store clerk’s murder
TRAYLOR By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today A Corinth teen charged with capital murder will undergo a psychiatric evaluation after a judge in Alcorn County granted a motion Thursday morning. Brooklyn...
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Security camera video leads to arrest
WHEELER Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A security camera video and Crime Stoppers tips led to the arrest of a Alcorn County man. Brandon Dale Wheeler, 33, of County Road 662, Kossuth, was arrested March 27...
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Police, community come together through Bible study
HARRIS By William Moore Daily Journal HOLLY SPRINGS – Police Chief Dwight Harris has seen a marked improvement in the relationship between his department and the community in recent years. He credits a...
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Truck trailer fire blocks traffic on I-22
This 18-wheeler truck trailer caught fire Friday morning, snarling traffic on I-22 near Peppertown. (Daily Journal) By Adam Armour Itawamba County Times An 18-wheeler truck trailer caught fire in the...
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Man in custody after Oxford shooting
Daily Journal OXFORD – A man wanted in connection with a Thursday night shooting turned himself in to police. Around 7 p.m. Thursday, Oxford police responded to a parking lot at 1350 North Lamar...
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Shannon police to crack down on ATVs on streets
By William Moore Daily Journal SHANNON – Anyone planning on riding a four-wheeler inside the Shannon city limits, be forewarned – the police are watching and writing tickets. “We have just warned...
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