Year: 2011

JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department said they have a suspect in custody wanted in the murder of a man at a nightclub earlier this week. Robert Griffin was arrested on May 4 about 2 […]

JACKSON – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said an Itawamba County resident has been arrested after she allegedly tried to claim disaster relief to which she was not rightfully due after a tornado hit the […]

JACKSON – Throughout the month of May, the Hancock County Welcome Center will join the Keep America Beautiful nationwide campaign to promote its Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. The program will target cigarette butt litter throughout […]

BOLTON – United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a $22 million for a grant application submitted by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency […]

News Briefs From Across The State Police officer suspended with pay A woman who went into premature labor claims a police officer was too aggressive with her when she was arrested. Tammy Warrant said she […]

Suspect wanted in Maryland Authorities said the car of a woman found murdered at a farm in Maryland last week was stopped at a routine sobriety check in Webster County near Walthall Friday night. The […]

RANKIN COUNTY – Rankin County Coroner Jimmy Roberts said the Jackson County clerk found dead in her jail cell after confessing to one of the biggest embezzlement scams in state history died of ‘natural causes.’ […]

SMITHVILLE – With more bad weather expected for Monday and Tuesday, many counties across the state continue with the cleanup after a rash of tornadoes swept through the area last week. Smithville, located in Monroe […]

COLUMBUS – A 59-year old Lowndes County man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Robert Triplett was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Michael […]

WASHINGTON – Responding to critics’ relentless claims, President Barack Obama produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born and confirm his legitimacy to hold […]