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High school student accused of wrestling with officer

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) – A Ridgeland high school student has been accused of wrestling with an officer a few days after being accused of streaking. WLBT-TV (http://bit.ly/1GXlg0V ) reports 19-year-old Samuel Perry was arrested over the […]

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Names released in Pontotoc County slayings

ECRU, Miss. (AP) – Authorities have released the names of the two people found dead after an incident that led investigators to a home in the Shady Grove community outside Ecru on Sunday morning. Pontotoc […]

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Kam’s Kapsules: OPENING THIS WEEK

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun For movies opening May 8, 2015 by Kam Williams   BIG BUDGET FILMS   Hot Pursuit (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, violence and drug use) Road comedy about a […]

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INMATES ESCAPE 3 inmates escape detention center; 2 caught, 1 still missing JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say three inmates escaped Sunday from the Jackson Detention Center and two were later recaptured. WJTV-TV reports the […]

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Sheriff: 2 bodies found in Pontotoc County home

ECRU, Miss. (AP) – Pontotoc County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a home on Highway 346 near Ecru. WTVA TV reports (http://bit.ly/1I7KacV) deputies responded to the scene Sunday morning. Sheriff […]

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Blues legend B.B. King in hospice at his home in Las Vegas

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Blues legend B.B. King remains in hospice care Saturday at his home in Las Vegas. King’s longtime business manager Laverne Toney says the musician had a […]

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FATAL RUNDOWN Man gets maximum prison term in rundown death of black man JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a white man to 20 years in prison for repeated assaults on African-Americans in […]