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Appeals court denies appeal in Pontotoc case
BROWN Daily Journal JACKSON – A Pontotoc man will have to serve all 30 years of his sentence after the Mississippi Court of Appeals refused his request for post conviction relief. Kevin Brown pleaded...
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U.S. Marshals warn of jury duty scam
Daily Journal OXFORD – A new telephone scam has callers pretending to be federal marshals threatening to arrest people for not showing up for jury duty. Victims have been told they can avoid arrest by...
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Iuka man charged with felony child abuse
LEE IUKA – The investigation into a Saturday accident involving a child led to the arrest of an Iuka man Monday. According to Tishomingo County Sheriff John D. Daugherty, on March 5, a 4-year-old girl...
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New Albany teen dies in one-vehicle wreck
Daily Journal NEW ALBANY – A New Albany teen is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Union County on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, troopers responded to a wreck on...
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Man charged with choking, assaulting pregnant woman
LAWSON Daily Journal OXFORD – A Marshall County man is facing more than a year in prison after being charged with assaulting his ex-wife. Oxford Police responded to a disturbance Sunday. The female...
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Prentiss deputies charge three with drug sale
COCHRAN SAYLORS TITTLE Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – Three people were arrested on felony drug charges after rolling up on a safety checkpoint with crystal meth Saturday. Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office...
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Tupelo man charged with sale of spice
ALLAHI By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A six-month investigation into the sale of synthetic drugs led to the Tuesday afternoon arrest of a Tupelo man. Saleem Allahi, 38, of 1892 Swallow Lane,...
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Presley alerts public of PSC impersonation scam
PRESLEY Monroe Journal NETTLETON – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley wants consumers to be aware of a serious telephone scam which uses the Mississippi Public Service...
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Becker man killed in two-vehicle wreck
By Ray Van Dusen Monroe Journal A Becker man died Thursday morning as the result of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 278, according to Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley. Clifton Luke Tubb, 35, was...
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Murder suspect who escaped jail killed after holding family
By Jeff Amy Associated Press VICKSBURG – A murder suspect who had escaped from jail used restraints to hold a couple and their toddler hostage for hours before one of the couple managed to break free...
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State Supreme Court sides with former Lee County jailer
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – Almost seven years after she was fired, a former corrections officer has been awarded unemployment benefits by Mississippi’s highest court. Crystal Finnie was...
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Youth charged in connection with library flooding
By Adam Armour Itawamba Times FULTON – Authorities have arrested a juvenile believed to be responsible for last weekend’s flooding of the Fulton library. Officials with the Fulton Police Department...
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Houlka police arrest woman outside City Hall
By Floyd Ingram Chickasaw Journal HOULKA – It started in court and will end up in court again, but in the meantime it makes for interesting video. A Houlka policeman has been charged with simple...
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Man accused of terrorism charge pleads guilty
DAKHLALLA Associated Press JACKSON – A young Mississippi man pleaded guilty Friday to a terrorism-related charge, months after authorities said he and his fiancée thought about using their honeymoon as...
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Pit bulls turn page for new chapters in life in Monroe County
Ray Van Dusen | Buy at photos.MonroeCountyJournal.com Shaw Pit Bull Rescue volunteers Dana McDonald, left, and Amee Shaw leash a pit bull that had been housed at the Aberdeen Animal Shelter for months...
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Starkville police make burglary arrest
TOMS Daily Journal STARKVILLE – A Lowndes County man was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with burglary. Around 1:30 p.m., police were called to a burglary in progress at the Glenn Hollow...
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Body found at Belden truck stop
Daily Journal TUPELO – Foul play is not suspected in the death of a trucker who was found Monday morning. The man, whose name has not been released, was discovered by a fellow trucker around 9 a.m. at...
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Nervous pedestrians lead to drug arrests
DIXON BRADDOCK Daily Journal IUKA – A couple walking along a state highway Sunday were arrested after officers discovered illegal drugs. Tishomingo County Sheriff John Daugherty said deputies spotted...
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UPDATE: Man dies, female in custody after Monday shooting
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – A woman is in custody and will likely be charged with murder in connection with a shooting Monday afternoon just off McCullough Boulevard. Tupelo Police...
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Corrections officer charged with conspiracy to bring contraband into jail
LITTLE By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today A man who worked as a corrections officer at the Alcorn County Jail was arrested after a search of his vehicle turned up drugs and other items that authorities...
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