2012 – Page 33 – The Mississippi Link

Murrah embarrasses Callaway in “JPS SUPER BOWL”

The hype of this matchup started the first week of school via twitter. That’s right, TWITTER. Callaway and Murrah seniors raged a verbal warfare that lasted about 48 hours with both sides eventually saying, “See you September 7th.”
Around 11 p.m. Aug. 31, the battle resumed. More people were involved this time. All grades, faculty, and even alumni were all invited to weigh in on the battle. While the verbal jabs were serious and quite comical at times, everything went to another level Sept. 5. Murrah was vandalized. Callaway and other things were literally spray painted on the outside walls of the school… […]

Mississippi’s Delegation ‘seized the moment’ at the Democratic National Convention

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By Othor Cain
Managing Editor
Mississippi may have had one of the smallest delegations to attend the Democratic National Convention (DNC), recently held in Charlotte, N.C., but no one can argue that perhaps the magnolia state had the most spirit and some of the best visibility and media exposure.
Media outlets across the globe including China, Australia, the BBC in England and the Al Jazeera network in the Middle East, chopped (chomped) at the bits to spotlight some of the ‘Mississippi Stars.’… […]

Sheriff’s budget restored after special meeting and rescinding votes

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By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Staff Writer
Hinds County District 1 Supervisor Robert Graham, the board president, said he was “appalled” by the outcome of last week’s 3-2 vote that cut $2.5 million from the Hinds County Sheriff’s budget.
After that vote, Graham scheduled a special meeting for Monday, Sept. 10, in an effort to reverse the board’s decision… […]

Miss. man charged in buttocks implant death

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A Mississippi man who dresses and lives as a woman has been charged with depraved-heart murder after performing an illegal buttock implant that killed a Georgia woman, authorities said Tuesday. […]

Jackson St. faces Texas Southern next

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Jackson State’s 0-2 start hasn’t taken any of the fire out of coach Rick Comegy.

During Monday’s press conference, the usually reserved Comegy came out firing when asked about the Saturday’s SWAC opener at Texas Southern.
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Woman charged with embezzling $300k from employer

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A 47-year-old Pass Christian woman has been accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from her employer over a period of nearly two years.

The Sun Herald reports Harrison County sheriff’s investigators arrested Kathleen Sue Woods on an embezzlement charge Monday. […]

Woman convicted in George Co. sheriff’s death

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A woman has been convicted of capital murder for running over and killing George County Sheriff Garry Welford in 2010.

Brandy Nicole Williams was convicted Monday by a jury in Lafayette County. Williams was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. […]

Serena Williams wins U.S. Open title

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Finally tested, even trailing, at the U.S. Open, Serena Williams turned things around just in time.

Time keeps moving, but Greg Garber says one thing remains the same about Serena Williams’ legacy: those Grand Slam trophies. […]

Hinds County employee indicted for taking bribes

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A Hinds County employee has been indicted for allegedly accepting bribes, Attorney General Jim Hood said.

Steven Craig Walter, 51, of Jackson was indicted by a Hinds County Grand Jury for two counts of accepting bribes from defendants to fix cases while employed as a clerk at the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office. […]

A Byte Out of History: Murder and the Dixie Mafia

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Judge Vincent Sherry and his wife, Margaret, whose deaths at the hands of the so-called Dixie Mafia exposed the lawlessness and corruption that had overtaken Mississippi’s Gulf Coast in the 1980s.
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