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Former Alcorn County supervisor sentenced to 12 years in prison
NELMS MITCHELL By William Moore Daily Journal CORINTH – The ongoing investigation into corruption in Alcorn County continued Tuesday with several defendants, including a pair of former county...
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Weekend drowning ruled accidental
NEW ALBANY – The preliminary autopsy results say a 7-year-old girl’s death was from accidental drowning. Union County Coroner Pam Boman told The New Albany Gazette that New Albany Police received a...
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Details emerge in Alcorn probe
NELMS RHODES By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Phony invoices, fake bids and even a phantom business were used to bilk Alcorn County out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. More details of...
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Federal judges rule against Rickey Thompson
THOMPSON Daily Journal JACKSON – A panel of three federal judges has denied former Lee County Justice Court Judge Rickey Thompson’s plea to be placed on the November 2015 ballot as a candidate for...
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Crowdfunding drive launched for sheriff’s office body cams
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal In reaction to seemingly daily police shootings across the nation, including one recently in the county, the Monroe County Law Enforcement Wives have launched a...
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Man dies in Highway 15 accident
By Floyd Ingram Chickasaw Journal The Mississippi Highway Patrol and local emergency crews and enforcement were called to a motor vehicle crash on Highway 15 Bypass just south of Houston on Thursday...
View ArticleTupelo remembers, honors 9/11 first responders
Click to view slideshow. By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Tupelo officials paused Friday morning to remember those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “It’s a day we will never...
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Saying thanks: Area law enforcement, first responders see community kindness
AGUIRRE By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Sometimes it’s a plate of homemade cookies. Sometimes it’s picking up the tab at lunch. Sometimes, it’s just a pat on the back and a simple “Thank you.”...
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UPDATE: Two from Amish community severely injured after horse-and-buggy wreck
By Zack Orsborn Daily Journal PONTOTOC – Two members of an Amish family from the Randolph community were seriously injured after a wreck on Highway 6 in Pontotoc County in which a 2010 Chevrolet truck...
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Second man set to plead guilty over noose on Ole Miss statue
By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON – A man implicated by federal prosecutors in placing a noose on a statue of a civil rights activist plans to plead guilty. Federal court filings show Austin Reed...
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Worker crushed, killed at Sunshine Mills
By W. Derek Russell Daily Journal TUPELO – A contracted employee from Jesco Construction was killed Sunday morning due to injuries sustained while working at Sunshine Mills Inc. Eddie Jennings, 47, of...
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Oxford man charged with rape
ALFARO Daily Journal OXFORD – Oxford Police arrested a 27-year-old man and charged him with rape and burglary. According to Oxford Police Maj. Jeff McCutchen, officers responded to a South 16th Street...
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Batesville man arrested by Oxford Police
PEAVY Daily Journal OXFORD – Oxford Police have charged a man with a strong-arm robbery near the Square last month. The female victim said she was walking home from the square on Aug. 16 when she was...
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Randolph man dies after truck-buggy collision
Daily Journal PONTOTOC – A 26-year-old father and husband died Sunday from injuries sustained in a Saturday morning crash in Pontotoc County. Joseph Hostetler, 26, of Randolph, was airlifted to the...
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Booneville man arrested on Florida charges
BUTLER Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A fugitive from Florida was arrested earlier this month during a routine traffic stop in Prentiss County. According to Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar, on Sept. 5...
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Thompson to file suit in Hinds County court
THOMPSON By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Rickey Thompson will file suit in Hinds County Circuit Court Tuesday morning in a last-ditch attempt to keep his name on the ballot. Last week, a U.S....
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Police seek suspect in Mississippi slayings 300 miles apart
Law enforcement officers gather on the Delta State University campus to search for an active shooter in connection with a the shooting of history professor Ethan Schmidt in his office. (AP...
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Sunshine Mills death ruled industrial accident
Daily Journal TUPELO – No criminal charges will be filed in the death of a contract worker at a Tupelo plant Sunday morning. According to Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green, Eddie Jennings, 47, of...
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Candlelight vigil planned for slain Delta State professor
SCHMIDT School, wire reports CLEVELAND – A candlelight vigil to honor the life of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt will be held at 7 p.m. today in the quadrangle on campus and is open to...
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Oxford police charge man with grand larceny
TELFORD Daily Journal OXFORD – A Water Valley man has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $3,000 worth of goods from an Oxford apartment this spring. According to Oxford Police, a...
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