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Attorney files federal lawsuit against Tupelo, officials
Adam Robison | Buy at photos.djournal.comCarlos Moore, lawyer for the Shumpert family, holds the civil suit filed against the City of Tupelo, as he stands with the Shumpert family during a press...
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Auburn couple charged with endangerment
Daily Journal TUPELO – A social worker checking on a sick child led to the arrest of a Lee County couple. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said a Department of Human Services worker on a home visit found...
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City Council meets to discuss police shooting
Daily Journal TUPELO – City leaders met behind closed doors for more than an hour Thursday but made no official decisions regarding the officer-involved shooting on June 18 that has led to a federal...
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City releases photo of Tupelo officer involved in shooting
This photo, released by the City of Tupelo on Friday, shows Tupelo Police officer Tyler Cook in an ambulance one hour after the incident on June 18. (City of Tupelo photo) Daily Journal TUPELO – The...
View Article‘Stand-in’ being held at City Hall
Click to view slideshow. Daily Journal TUPELO – The Coalition of Concerned Pastors and Leaders organized a “stand-in” Friday morning at Tupelo City Hall. Officials hoped the peaceful protest would draw...
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Child dies after being struck by car
By Adam Armour Itawamba County Times Itawamba law enforcement officials say a child was killed after being struck by a car Thursday night. According to Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson,...
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Marshall County manhunt seeks suspect in two homicides
By William Moore Daily Journal HOLLY SPRINGS – More than three dozen law enforcement officers have descended on Marshall County after the bodies of two men were found Friday morning. “It started around...
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15 years later: Harold Presley’s death prompts changes
By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – The untimely death of Harold Ray Presley changed the lives of many people, including three career law enforcement officers close to the sheriff. Wednesday marks...
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Five Tupelo businesses caught selling alcohol to minors
JACKSON – Recent compliance checks by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Tupelo Police Department resulted in five citations for selling alcohol to minors. “As both Attorney General and...
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Mother charged with felony child abuse
IVEY IUKA – A 23-year-old Iuka woman was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse after a four-month investigation. Erica Lou Ann Ivey, of 50 County Road 196, Iuka, was formally charged with child...
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Three injured in car-truck wreck on Highway 15
NEW ALBANY – A two vehicle wreck between a car and an 18-wheeler sent three people to hospitals. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is still investigating the Tuesday afternoon collision on Highway 15,...
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Juvenile detention facility to get educational upgrades
BY CALEB BEDILLION DAILY JOURNAL TUPELO – Lee County will pay about $50,000 to ensure adequate educational facilities at the county’s juvenile detention center. The Board of Supervisors approved the...
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Okolona man faces number of charges
OKOLONA – Douglas Wayne Kimble, 41, of Okolona was arrested on July 2 by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and charged with a felony possession of a controlled substance. Additionally, he was charged...
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Five Tupelo businesses caught selling alcohol to minors
Daily Journal reports JACKSON – Recent compliance checks by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Tupelo Police Department resulted in five citations for selling alcohol to minors. “As both...
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Mother charged with felony child abuse
IUKA – A 23-year-old Iuka woman was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse after a four-month investigation. Erica Lou Ann Ivey, of 50 County Road 196, Iuka, was formally charged with child...
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Inmate dies in cell at Chickasaw County Jail
HOUSTON – A man arrested Monday night was found dead in his cell at the Chickasaw County Jail Tuesday morning. Chickasaw County Sheriff James Meyers said the man was found unresponsive during a morning...
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Renovation forced Starkville PD relocation
By William Moore Daily Journal STARKVILLE – For the next 10 months, the Starkville Police Department’s operations will be scattered around seven different locations. But by the summer of 2017, the...
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Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
TACKETT TUPELO – A Friday traffic stop in the Auburn community ended with a Tupelo man facing felony drug charges. After stopping a vehicle on County Road 1498, deputies discovered a felony amount of...
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DA favors special grand jury for shooting case
WEDDLE By William Moore Daily Journal TUPELO – District Attorney John Weddle confirmed Thursday that, if possible, he will call a special grand jury to hear the evidence in the recent Tupelo...
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Loden challenges lethal injection drug
LODEN JACKSON – Death row inmate Thomas Edwin Loden filed a petition Wednesday challenging the drug used by the state during lethal injections. Loden, 49, was pleaded guilty to capital murder, rape and...
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