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Second trial date set for former Baldwyn officer
By William Moore Daily Journal ABERDEEN – A second civil lawsuit against former Baldwyn Police Officer Greg Elder and the city of Baldwyn is set to go to trial next September in an Aberdeen federal...
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Booneville teen killed, others injured in wreck
Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 45 in Prentiss County on Saturday afternoon claimed the life of a Booneville teen and injured six others. Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers...
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Police say person of interest in custody in Memphis officer killing
BOLTON By Adrian Sainz Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A person of “interest” has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop in Memphis,...
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Owens retires from Oxford Police Department
Petre Thomas | Buy at photos.djournal.com James Owens, left, visits with Rochester Buford at Owens’ retirement party Tuesday. By Errol Castens Oxford Citizen OXFORD – Deputy Chief James Owens turned in...
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Lee County woman charged with possession with intent
JONES Daily Journal TUPELO – A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Saltillo woman on felony drug charges. Lee County deputies stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Highway 145 and Turner...
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Man shot to death awaiting court appearance in Mississippi
Investigators search for a shell casing along the perimeter of a pedestrian plaza outside the Madison County Courthouse in Canton after a shooting on Monday. (Joe Ellis /The Clarion-Ledger via AP) By...
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Nettleton man charged in break-in
YANT Monroe Journal A Nettleton man has been charged in connection with a break-in. The Amory Police Department arrested Charles Sales Yant, 35, of Nettleton, on the charges of breaking and entering of...
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Fulton Police investigate false bomb threat
By Adam Armour Itawamba County Times FULTON – An ongoing investigation has been launched into a false bomb threat called into a Fulton business Monday morning. According to officials with the Fulton...
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Ex-con accused of killing Memphis police officer turns self in
BOLTON By Adrian Sainz Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. – An ex-con accused of fatally shooting a police officer who interrupted a drug deal turned himself in Monday, ending an intensive two-day...
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Man arrested in Pontotoc County shooting
By Regina Butler Pontotoc Progress Pontotoc County Sheriff officials have arrested 19-year-old Valentino Jamison of Graham Road in connection with the shooting of a man in the Hurricane Community....
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Sheriff: 2 men fire at soldiers in Hattiesburg; none hurt
HATTIESBURG (AP) – Authorities are searching for two men who fired gunshots from a vehicle at soldiers at a military facility in Mississippi, although no one was reported wounded, a sheriff said...
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Official: Courthouse shooting suspect faced assault charge
WELLS By Jeff Amy Associated Press CANTON – The man accused in a Mississippi courthouse shooting was arrested in June on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a weapon after a fistfight,...
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Florida man arrested on Prentiss drug charges
JOHNSON Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A traffic stop on Highway 4 led to the arrest of a Florida man on felony drug charges. Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar said deputies pulled over Matthew Bradley...
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One killed in wreck on US 45 near Baldwyn
Daily Journal BALDWYN – A 46-year-old man died from injuries he received in a wreck around lunch time Tuesday. William Harold Clark, of New Site, was the unrestrained driver of a truck that left the...
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Incumbent sheriffs advance in all races
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – It’s good to be a sitting sheriff in Northeast Mississippi. All 14 incumbents either won their elections, advanced to a runoff or moved on to the general...
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Bids for new police building come in lower
Daily Journal TUPELO – The $10 million new Tupelo Police Department building will cost a little less. The low bid for the copper cable that will supply electricity to the Front Street building was...
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Person of interest questioned after shots fired near base
Law officers inspect a vehicle matching the description of the one used in a shooting incident outside Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg. (Eli Baylis/The Hattiesburg American via AP) By Jeff Amy Associated...
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12 more counties to keep state inmates as work program ends
JACKSON (AP) – Twelve more Mississippi counties will keep state inmates in local work programs without reimbursement from the state, according to the state corrections officials. Counties are allowed...
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Supreme Court rules against Thompson
THOMPSON By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Two days after winning the Democratic primary, Rickey Thompson had the door closed on his judicial career. The Mississippi Supreme Court refused to...
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Police say suspect in custody in Louisiana officer’s death
In this photo provided by the Louisiana State Police, Grover Cannon, suspected in the killing of Shreveport Police Officer Thomas LaValley, is in custody in Shreveport, La., on Thursday. (James...
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