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Alabama man charged with Starkville burglary
HORTON Daily Journal STARKVILLE – It didn’t take long for authorities to arrest an early morning burglar. The Starkville Police responded to a burglar alarm at Sports Center at 311 Highway 12 West...
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Corinth shooting was in self defense, police say
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – Corinth Police have determined that a man acted in self defense when he shot and killed another man on Saturday, an official said Monday. Lewis Boyd, 61, of...
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Shot fired at MTD plant
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – No one was injured and a suspect is in custody following a Tuesday morning shooting at a south Lee County industrial plant. “We got the call at 8:38 this morning...
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Employee charged with Starkville McDonald’s robbery
HOOPER Daily Journal STARKVILLE – Police captured and charged a Starkville man for the early Friday morning robbery of a Highway 12 restaurant. Starkville Police responded shortly after 3 a.m. April 22...
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Legislature offers no Youth Court remedy during session
BRETT By Caleb Bedillion Daily Journal TUPELO – Legislative efforts to aid a crowded Lee County Youth Court fell short last week when state lawmakers adjourned. County Court Judge Charles Brett also...
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Corinth male dies Tuesday after shooting incident
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – A Corinth male died Tuesday after being shot, according to Coroner Jay Jones. It appears the victim was in his late teens or early 20s, Jones said, adding that...
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3 dead, 1 critically injured in Montgomery County shootings
JACKSON (AP) –Montgomery County Sheriff Bubba Nix says authorities will criminally charge 40-year-old McCarley resident Odell Hallmon in shootings that left three dead and one injured. Nix says Hallmon...
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Tishomingo raid leads to whiskey still, drugs
STORMENT Daily Journal IUKA – A Tishomingo County man is behind bars after officials found a whiskey still and a marijuana growing operation. Tishomingo County Sheriff John Daugherty said deputies,...
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Shooting suspect commits suicide
Daily Journal HOLLY SPRINGS – The man wanted in connection with a midday Monday shooting in Holly Springs took his own life Tuesday night in water Valley. Sharon Walls Smith, 45, was shot and killed...
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Itawamba deputies investigating deadly ATV crash
Itawamba Times Itawamba County deputies are investigating an all-terrain vehicle accident that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy in the Peaceful Valley community. Itawamba County Sheriff Chris...
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Name of Corinth shooting victim released
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today CORINTH – The name of a 19-year-old Corinth man who died Tuesday after a shooting incident has been released. Alcorn County Coroner Jay Jones said Deondre Simmons died...
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Oxford shoplifter arrested in Memphis
WHITE OXFORD – A man accused of stealing more than $1,000 of electronics from an Oxford retailer was apprehended in Tennessee. Oxford Police responded to Walmart on April 25 after employees said a man...
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Man charged with string of church burglaries
COX Daily Journal BOONEVILLE – A Prentiss County man has been charged with a string of church burglaries that date all the way back to last summer. Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar said deputies...
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Corinth student facing felony weapons charge
CORINTH – A Corinth High School senior is sitting in the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility after allegedly bringing a gun to school Thursday. Zerek Hurd, 18, of Washington Street, was...
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Corinth student facing felony weapons charge
CORINTH – A Corinth High School senior is sitting in the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility after allegedly bringing a gun to school Thursday. Zerek Hurd, 18, of Washington Street, was...
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Iuka man charged with felony drug possession
Daily Journal IUKA – Lewis Stevenson, 30, of Iuka, is behind bars at the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department after being arrested Friday. Stevenson was stopped on County Road 321 where deputies...
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Starkville Police charge man with rape
HILL STARKVILLE – A Clay County man is behind bars, accused of assaulting a woman in Starkville. Starkville Police responded to a sexual assault call Sunday. Terry Lamont Hill, 42, of West Point, was...
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Belden man sentenced in DUI crash that killed 2 teens
HOLLY SPRINGS (AP) – A Belden man is set to spend 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to a drunken-driving crash that killed two students from a high school in the Memphis suburb of Eads,...
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New phone scam in region claims utility merger
TIMMONS By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – While scammers use tried and true scenarios, a new twist on a phone scam emerged last week. A Tupelo business was called late last week and told that...
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Oxford man charged with DUI after accident
THOMPSON Daily Journal OXFORD – An Oxford man has been charged with DUI again. Torrey Thompson, 31, was arrested Saturday after Oxford Police officers responded to an accident on Anchorage Road....
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