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Suspect from Tupelo Marathon robbery still at large
By Emma Crawford Daily Journal TUPELO – The Tupelo Police Department is still seeking information on the suspect of a robbery at the Marathon store at West Main Street and Thomas Street Friday...
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Local governments among losers from prison reform
By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – Should Mississippi gear its prison policy to produce free inmate labor for local governments? The answer that some sheriffs, county supervisors, lawmakers and...
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Ex-SC officer indicted for murder in shooting of black man
By Bruce Smith Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. – A grand jury affirmed the state of South Carolina’s murder charge on Monday against a white former North Charleston police officer who fatally shot an...
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Oxford man charged in strong-arm robbery
BROWN Oxford Citizen On Thursday, Oxford Police charged Marquavious Brown, 20, of Oxford, with strong-arm robbery. OPD received a call alleging that Brown entered a home and stole money from a wallet....
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UPDATE: Man pleads guilty to conspiracy for taping senator’s wife
KELLY By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press CANTON – A man accused of videotaping the ill wife of a U.S. senator during a heated election campaign has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Clayton Kelly of...
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Verona man charged with cyber stalking Sheriff’s office
CARTER By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A Verona man was arrested and jailed Sunday for allegedly making online threats against the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson...
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School superintendent drops graduation cheering charges
FOSTER SENATOBIA (AP) – A Mississippi school superintendent who pressed charges against people for cheering at a high school graduation has now dropped the charges. According to multiple media reports,...
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No injuries reported in big rig wreck
Adam Armour I Buy at photos.itawambatimes.com A wrecked 18-wheeler lies in the Highway 78 median near the Peppertown exit Tuesday morning. The truck collided with another vehicle in the westbound lane...
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Walker named Fireman of the Year
WALKER By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – The Tupelo Exchange Club named Thomas Walker its Fireman of the Year on Tuesday. Tupelo businessman and Exchange Club member Butch Simmons nominated...
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Appeals court will not rehear Sharp case
SHARP Daily Journal JACKSON – The Mississippi Court of Appeals will not reconsider the case of an Itawamba man sentenced to 20 years for sexual battery and fondling. Timothy Sharp, 56, started his...
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Appeals court upholds Sanders’ sentence
SANDERS Daily Journal JACKSON – A Lafayette man will serve out his life sentence in prison after the state Court of Appeals refused to reduce his sentence. James Ray Sanders, 38, was indicted for...
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Court affirms Oktibbeha sentence
SELLERS Daily Journal JACKSON – The Mississippi Court of Appeals refused to lessen the sentence of a man convicted of malicious mischief. Christopher Sellers, 39, was indicted in July 2013 in Oktibbeha...
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Alcorn Narcotics arrests two
ESSARY OWENS Daily Journal CORINTH – The Alcorn Narcotics Unit arrested two men Tuesday for felony possession of methamphetamine. According to ANU investigator Darrell Hopkins, agents were watching a...
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Purdue’s Potts named UM top cop
POTTS By Errol Castens Daily Journal OXFORD – Tim Potts, a captain in Purdue University’s police force, has been named the new police chief at the University of Mississippi. On Monday, the 24-year law...
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Authorities questioning man in Baldwyn arson case
FLOYD By William More Daily Journal TUPELO – A Baldwyn man wanted for questioning for a Tuesday morning fire turned himself in to Prentiss County authorities Wednesday night. Lee County Sheriff Jim...
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Senior Day planned in Aberdeen
Daily Journal ABERDEEN – Monroe County officials are planning a Senior Day June 30 in Aberdeen to provide health screenings, discuss issues facing seniors and provide lunch. The Monroe County Sheriff’s...
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Two youngsters seriously hurt in ATV accident
By Floyd Ingram Chickasaw Journal HOUSTON – Two 12-year-olds riding a four-wheeler were seriously hurt in an accident on Wednesday night. Emergency crews responded to a report of an ATV accident at 307...
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Prentiss County man convicted of manslaughter
Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Prentiss County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter Thursday. Nathaniel Marc Tyra, 20, was convicted of intentionally...
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Police investigating possible nationwide ID theft ring
By Lynn West New Albany Gazette New Albany police are working on a case that may involve a national identity theft ring. Chief Chris Robertson said local involvement began about 1 p.m. this past...
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Corinth man charged with Saltillo burglary
RAMSEY By William Moore Daily Journal SALTILLO – Saltillo Police arrested a Corinth man and charged him with burglary of a manufactured housing lot in March. Police Chief Grant Bailey said Harold...
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