Year: 2011

When news began to circulate that Gov. Haley Barbour had decided not to seek the Republican nomination for president, blogs, barbershops, bars and boardrooms were elevated with conversation and speculation as to why and what […]

MCCOMB – Authorities said one of the fatalities from this week’s deadly storms was a 3-year old girl from Pike County. WLBT reported that Jabriel M. Branch died after high winds sent a huge tree […]

News Briefs From Across The State Victim is missing logger Nearly two weeks after authorities found a body floating in the Mississippi River, officials have positively identified the victim. The man was identified as missing […]

RANKIN COUNTY – Officials said the drowning death of a 3-year old Grenada County girl has been ruled accidental and the case has been closed. Rankin County Coroner Jimmy Roberts said Carley Kris Collins died […]

JACKSON – State Auditor Stacey Pickering said a man and his wife were arrested after charging the Rankin County School District for lawn services and products they did not provide. Clinton residents Malcolm Anthony Sanders […]

JACKSON – The Mississippi Commission on Children’s Justice will hold a public hearing tomorrow to address the structure and operation of the Youth Court system and interactions of the juvenile justice, child welfare and education […]

News Briefs From Across The State No reported injuries or damage Four fire departments from Harrison County responded to a woods fire Sunday afternoon that authorities said was started by a barbecue. Officials said the […]

JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has announced the recipients of free 22-gallon plastic recycling bins after completing a review of the applicantions. The bins are designed to increase the collection of […]

JACKSON – Federal officials said a Port Gibson man will serve 13 months in jail after filing fraudulent forms claiming he suffered a financial business loss during the 2010 BP Oil Spill. Dennis L. Moore, […]

PASCAGOULA – In two separate cases, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men this week, including a 17-year old, for allegedly having sex with minor children. James Michael Hammons, a teenager from Moss Point, […]