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Authorities seize more than 160 marijuana plants
By Joyce Brock Southern Sentinel COTTON PLANT – A drug seizure in the Cotton Plant area of Tippah County has yielded approximately 165 plants of marijuana, along with other contraband, according to...
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Suspicious letter shuts downs courthouse mail room
By William Moore Daily Journal ABERDEEN – A suspicious letter caused a portion of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse in Aberdeen to be shut down for a few hours Tuesday. According to Inspector Greg Loftin...
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Man held in connection to deaths of five children
JONES Daily Journal A man connected to the deaths of five children in Alabama was arrested in Mississippi on Saturday. Timothy Jones Jr., 32, a father of five, is currently charged with child...
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Slain South Carolina children have Amory connection
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal AMORY – The bodies of five children whose grandparents and great-grandparents live in Amory and who were reported missing in South Carolina were found Tuesday afternoon...
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Lee Sheriff to host drug drop-off day
JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office will offer residents a way to properly dispose of old, unneeded or unwanted medication. As part of the annual Red Ribbon Week, the...
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Grandfather of slain children speaks out
Ray Van Dusen | Monroe JournalTimothy Jones Sr., surrounded by family, reads a statement regarding the deaths of his five grandchildren, who were reported missing from South Carolina Sept. 3. The...
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Memorials set for today on anniversary of 9/11
Visitors to the National September 11 Memorial observe the Tribute in Light on Monday in New York.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A pair of services today will remember...
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Click to view slideshow. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Tupelo officials paused Thursday morning to remember not only the emergency responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,...
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Arrests made in marijuana bust
Staff reports An anonymous tip made to three different agencies Saturday has led to a major marijuana seizure worth nearly $150,000, several arrests and an investigation that was still continuing....
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Case worker: Dad overwhelmed before 5 kids killed
Smith County Sheriff Charlie Crumpton, left, watches as Timothy Ray Jones Jr. is escorted by lawmen out of the Smith County Jail to a vehicle for transport to Lexington County, S.C., on Thursday. (AP...
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Standoff ends in Houston
Teresa Duncan, in pink shirt, is placed in a patrol car by Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Deputies following a standoff in Houston Thursday night. No one was hurt after police rushed the house at 513...
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Lawyer: Dad tied to kids’ death had mental issues
JONES By Jeffrey Collins Associated Press LEXINGTON, S.C. – The man who police say killed his five children waived his first court appearance Friday because he is being “portrayed as a monster” and...
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Grand jury gets Cochran photos case
KELLY JACKSON (AP) – The case of a Pearl man accused of sneaking into a nursing home to take a photo of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s bedridden wife has been presented to a grand jury. Madison County...
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Saltillo man sentenced for child pornography
CRISOSTOMO By William Moore Daily Journal SALTILLO — A Saltillo man was sentenced Thursday to 7 years in prison on federal charges of child enticement. Alan W. Crisostomo, 19, pleaded guilty to the...
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Man killed in Golden explosion
By Stephanie Rebman Daily Journal A Belmont man was killed in a work-related accident in Golden Friday afternoon. According to Tishomingo County Coroner Mack Wilemon, Chester Marsh, 46, died about 3...
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New Albany man killed in Thursday crash
By Stephanie Rebman Daily Journal The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal one-vehicle crash in Union County from Thursday. According to officials, the crash was about 10:30 a.m. on...
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Two men charged with copper theft
CHANEY GILMORE Daily Journal TUPELO – A pair of Lee County men are facing grand larceny charges for the theft of around $30,000 worth of copper. The coaxial cable and other copper items were stolen...
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Coming together: Memorial service held for five slain children
Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comTimothy Jones Sr. wipes tears from his eyes during the memorial service Friday in Amory that honored his five grandchildren, who were found dead in Alabama,...
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Two Ripley teenagers die in one-car wreck
By Kedrick Storey Southern Sentinel RIPLEY – An early Saturday morning one-vehicle accident has claimed the lives of two Ripley teenagers. Tippah County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Chris...
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New ideas on table for Tupelo city court building
Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comTupelo Municipal Court could leave Court Street in a new plan by officials and take over the police station once it moves. By Robbie Ward Daily Journal TUPELO –...
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