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Officials: No arrests in case of burned woman
Yellow crime scene tape marks the location where 19-year-old Jessica Chambers was found severely burned on Saturday in Courtland. Chambers died Saturday after she was taken to a Memphis hospital with...
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Investigation continues into Lee County deaths
Daily Journal SALTILLO – Lee County investigators are still looking for answers in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday afternoon outside of Saltillo. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said there is nothing...
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Oxford Police charge two with robbery
SAULSBERRY ST. JOHN By William Moore Daily Journal OXFORD – The Oxford Police Department has charged two men with robbery and will charge a third suspect later. According to Oxford Police Maj. Jeff...
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Suspects named in Thanksgiving armed robbery
EARNEST RAINES By Adam Armour Itawamba County Times Officials with the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department have released the names of two suspects in a Thanksgiving Day armed robbery. Michael Shane...
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Mother, son arrested in Evergreen burglary
By Adam Armour Itawamba County Times Police have arrested a Nettleton mother and son in connection with an Evergreen area burglary. According to Jason Dickinson the Itawamba County Sheriff’s...
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Pursuit ends with arrest of Memphis man
CAMPBELL By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal An early morning car chase landed a Memphis man in jail in Monroe County. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Tollie Devaughn Campbell, 34, of...
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Lawyer seeks to delay trial of former prison chief
EPPS JACKSON (AP) – The lawyer for indicted former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps wants to push back the Jan. 5 trial date. John Colette, in a motion filed Thursday, wrote he...
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Police ask public for help in burned woman case
Mississippi authorities have launched a homicide investigation into the death of Jessica Chambers, a 19-year-old woman who was found badly burned on a road near her car that was on fire in Panola...
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Tupelo man charged in South Gloster burglary
HAMBLIN Daily Journal TUPELO – A Tupelo man has been charged with burglary a commercial building. Joseph Lee Hamblin, 55, was arrested by Tupelo Police in connection to a burglary that took place Dec....
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Supreme Court reverses lower court decision on Carothers
CAROTHERS By William Moore Daily Journal JACKSON – Anthony Carothers will spend the next 25 years in prison after the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a 2013 appeals court ruling Thursday. Carothers...
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Auction to aid search for missing man
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.com Mildred Jones plans to use the proceeds from the Dec. 20 auction to continue the search for her son, Lester Ray Jones, who was last seen in Flowood nearly five...
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Prison review group examining no-bid contracts
By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON – A group reviewing Mississippi prison contracts could recommend changes requiring more accountability in how all state agencies purchase goods or hire...
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TPD begins patrolling Northern Loop
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comA motorist zooms past the speed limit sign on West Barnes Crossing Road, also known as the Northern Loop. The five-lane road that connects the west side of...
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Hundreds at funeral for woman burned alive
CHAMBERS BATESVILLE (AP) – Hundreds of people attended the funeral of a woman set on fire in Panola County and left to die by the side of the road. The Rev. Eric Greggs noted that classmates’ wishes at...
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Farmington death resulted in a powerful legacy
By Lena Mitchell Daily Journal Corinth Bureau FARMINGTON – Passage of a law to protect children of people who are mentally ill solidified Andrew Loyd’s place in the pantheon of super heroes. The...
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The long road back: Maher hopes year-long recovery leads to his return
Lauren Wood | Buy at photos.djournal.comThe road to recovery has been long for Tupelo Police Officer Joseph Maher. He was shot in the head by a bank robber on Dec. 23, 2013. Doctors hope a nerve graft...
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TPD looking for female robbery suspects
Tupelo Police are looking for these two female suspects. (Courtesy) Daily Journal The Tupelo Police Department needs the public’s help in finding two robbery suspects. On Dec. 3, two females broke into...
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Starkville man charged in Oxford robbery
BURRELL-KARRIEM Daily Journal A Starkville man was arrested in Oxford on a burglary charge. Jamel Burrell-Karriem, 24, was arrested by Oxford Police on Thursday. He is charged with breaking and...
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Coffeeville woman charged with uttering forgery
SEXTON Daily Journal A Coffeeville woman has been charged with uttering forgery. On Thursday, Oxford Police arrested Zlonda June Sexton, 37, and charged her. Her bond was set at $2,500.
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Stauffer memorial service set for Dec. 23
STAUFFER Daily Journal A memorial service honoring Tupelo Police Sgt. Gale Stauffer will be held Dec. 23 at Fairpark. Stauffer was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 23, 2013, when he was shot by a...
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