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Hamilton women charged with malicious mischief
Monroe Journal Two Hamilton women have been charged with malicious mischief. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested Kierra Onjonna Smith, 20, and Tiara Maria Davis, 19, both of Hamilton, on...
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MDOT shows off behind-the-scene techniques
Zack Orsborn | Buy at photos.djournal.com Mississippi Department of Transportation Law Enforcement Sgt. Jackie White rolls under Clark Gray’s vehicle to get a closer look at the brakes, making sure...
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Judge sets trial for suspect in Charleston church shooting
ROOF By Bruce Smith Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. – The man accused of killing nine people at a church in Charleston last month will stand trial next July, a judge ruled Thursday. During a...
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Mantachie murder suspects denied bond
Adam Armour | Itawamba County Times Investigators with the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department escort Demarco Kelly, 22, to his initial court appearance Thursday morning. Kelly is one of five suspects...
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Inmate escapes from Union County Jail
SHAFER By William Moore Daily Journal NEW ALBANY – Law enforcement is actively looking for a man who escaped from the Union County Jail in downtown New Albany last night. Union County Sheriff Jimmy...
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Official: 4 Marines killed in military attacks in Tennessee
In this image made from video and released by WRCB-TV, authorities work an active shooting scene on Amincola Highway near the Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Thursday. (WRCB-TV via AP)...
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Bishop denied bond reduction
BISHOP Daily Journal TUPELO – A woman being held on capital murder charges remains in the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail on a $1 million bond. Leah Bishop, 45, is accused of the May 17 killing of her...
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Jury finds Colorado theater shooter guilty of murder
HOLMES By Sadie Gurman Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Jurors convicted Colorado theater shooter James Holmes on Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman...
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Thousands of residents enjoy Tupelo Night Out
Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comTatum Blankenship, 7, of Tupelo sits on the side of Tupelo Fire Engine 3 as he eats his strawberry ice cream Thursday night at Tupelo Night Out for the Presley...
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One killed in Oktibbeha County wreck
Daily Journal STARKVILLE – A Mathiston man was killed in a two-car wreck Friday morning on U.S. 82 just west of Starkville. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Jennifer Breazeale, 34, was...
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Nettleton man charged with grand larceny
PRESLEY Monroe Journal A Nettleton man was arrested on a larceny charge. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested Hershell Wayne Presley, 57, of Nettleton, on Monday. Presley was charged with...
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Four arrested on burglary, grand larceny charges
RILEY RYE Monroe Journal Investigators arrested four people Friday on charges of burglary and grand larceny. The incident occurred at a property located off South Harmony Road in Becker Community. The...
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Union County escapee captured, relatives charged
SHAFER By William Moore Daily Journal NEW ALBANY – Freedom only lasted about 24 hours for a man who broke out of the Union County Jail early Thursday morning. Michael Wayne Shafer, 28, was taken into...
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Military recruitment office pledges vigilance
By Riley Manning Daily Journal TUPELO – After a 24-year-old gunman opened fire at a Marine recruitment office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday, the military recruitment stations in Tupelo are on...
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Oxford man dead in one-vehicle accident
Daily Journal An Oxford man is dead after a one-vehicle crash Sunday morning. Anthony Hervey, 49, died from injuries sustained in the crash, which occurred on Highway 6 in Lafayette County, near the...
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Black Mississippi flag supporter dies in traffic accident
In this May 8, 2000, file photograph, Anthony Hervey holds a Confederate flag while standing underneath the Confederate monument in Oxford. Hervey has drawn attention over the years for opposing...
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Workers avoid heat with overnight concrete pour
The final pre-construction price tag on the long-awaited new Tupelo police headquarters at Front and Franklin streets came in under the $10 million limit set by city officials. (Courtesy) By William...
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Firefighter’s home destroyed by fire
By Joyce Brock Southern Sentinel HICKORY FLAT – For more than 26 years, Bob Colby has risked his life volunteering as a firefighter. Now, he and his loved ones find themselves on the other side of the...
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Booneville man arrested after Saturday pursuit
PARKER Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A two-county pursuit Saturday ended with a wreck and an arrest. Prentiss County deputies attempted to stop Michael Parker, 23, of Highway 4 West, Booneville, near the...
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Woman convicted of murder in 2009 fatal shooting
SHELTON WEST POINT (AP) – A West Point woman has been sentenced to life in prison after her conviction of murder in a 2009 fatal shooting. The Commercial Dispatch reports that a Clay County jury on...
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