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Artifacts case dismissed against Amory man
By Patsy R. Brumfield Special to the Daily Journal GREENVILLE – Jason Mark Lawrence won’t have to worry about defending himself against federal charges he illegally plundered a Native American burial...
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MSU released from mascot injury lawsuit
Lauren Wood | Buy at photos.djournal.com Michaela Mills, seen here in the Bully mascot costume just prior to the 2013 Egg Bowl, is suing ESPN and MSU for injuries she suffered during that game when a...
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Two wounded in shooting, suspects sought
By Floyd Ingram Chickasaw Journal THORN – Two men are injured and the Chickasaw County Sheriff Department is looking for two suspects following a shooting in Thorn on Wednesday night. Chickasaw County...
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Federal prisoner returned to face state sex charges
BATES By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A Lee County man, already in federal prison on sex charges, has been returned to Tupelo to face state charges. William Lee Bates, 43, formerly of 459...
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Crime Stoppers recognizes supporters
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A week after winning several awards at the state convention, Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi handed out its own recognitions. During its annual...
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Man arrested in Chickasaw County shooting, second suspect sought
By Floyd Ingram Chickasaw Journal HOUSTON – One of two people sought for a shooting in Thorn on Thursday has been arrested, and authorities hope to make a second arrest in the shooting today. Rudy...
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Man arrested for alleged stabbing incident
Daily Journal CORINTH – A 28-year-old man was arrested this week on an aggravated assault charge for an alleged stabbing incident that occurred Dec. 29, police say. Steven Lamar Kiddy was arrested...
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Teenager in custody in Corinth shooting
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – Police arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection to the fatal shooting of a store clerk at a Corinth convenience store Monday. The store clerk, Kris Ledlow,...
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Oxford man charged with burglary, kidnapping
FORTNER Daily Journal OXFORD – A Panola County man is facing serious felony charges after a bizarre kidnapping attempt early Sunday morning in Oxford. The Oxford Police Department arrested Robert...
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Teen charged with capital murder in Corinth shooting
TRAYLOR By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today A 17-year-old male is being charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a store clerk Monday morning, according to a news release from the office of...
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Starkville man faces new charges
BUSH STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County man now has drug charges to go with his armed robbery arrest. Jenirro Lamar Bush, 28, of Starkville was originally arrested on Jan. 25 on the robbery charge. That...
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Authorities arrest 12 in four counties in connection to meth ring
By Floyd Ingram Chickasaw Journal OXFORD – Federal, state and local authorities executed search warrants and made arrests Tuesday on people living in Chickasaw, Calhoun, Clay and Pontotoc counties on a...
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Oxford charges one with embezzlement
BROWN Daily Journal OXFORD – A Sunflower County man was arrested and charged Tuesday, accused of stealing funds from Walmart. Derrick Brown Jr., 23, of Indianola, was charged with felony embezzlement....
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Stolen car, suspect located in Louisiana
HOLTGREN Daily Journal OXFORD – A man accused of stealing a car from an Oxford restaurant was arrested earlier this week in Hammond, Louisiana. According to Oxford Police, the vehicle was stolen Dec....
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Three charged in plot to kidnap circuit judge
FOWLER RANDOLPH WADDELL By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Three Lee County men were arrested Monday after law enforcement uncovered a plot to kidnap Circuit Court Judge Paul Funderburk. According...
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Couple charged with Prentiss County home burglary
BOX DYAL Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – Prentiss County deputies arrested a man and a woman in January, shortly after they allegedly tried to rob a rural home. Shelby Gene Box, 22, of Rienzi, and Tina...
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Second suspect arrested in murder of store clerk
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Corinth store clerk, Police Chief Ralph Dance told reporters Wednesday. The suspect, Micah...
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Judge awards former employee $85,000
Daily Journal TUPELO – A Lee County jury sided with a former restaurant worker in a wrongful termination suit and awarded her more than $85,000 last week. Phuong Thi Nguyen worked at the Ichiban...
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Group donates 16 vests to law enforcement officers
Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comGlenn Yeatman, a Chickasaw County Sheriff’s deputy, is sized for a bullet-resistant vest by Terry Dahlem of Mid-South Uniform of Jackson on Wednesday morning at...
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Corinth police chief, mother spar over crime scene surveillance video
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today A murder suspect’s mother and the Corinth police chief are at odds over a surveillance video from the crime scene. The mother, Mary Cummings of Corinth, said she saw...
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