As Mississippi enters the second half of the current fiscal year, the state’s prison population continues to increase with no apparent signs of abating.
During 2011, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities declined by 0.9 percent, from 1,613,803 to 1,598,780.
But that was not the case in Mississippi. […]
Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie says an investigation is under way to find out how an inmate at the county jail obtained a handgun.
The weapon was found on the inmate Jan. 3 prompting a search of an entire cell block.
The Meridian Star reported that 31-year-old Anthony Duane Talley Jr. of Meridian, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of contraband. […]
A Madison County woman will spend the next five years behind bars for selling counterfeit Viagra from a business in Ridgeland.
Alicia Ospina, 61, of Ridgeland pleaded guilty in Madison County Circuit Court before Judge William E. Chapman III. She was sentenced to serve one year in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), followed by five years of supervised probation. She must also pay a $1,500 fine, investigative costs, and court costs. […]
Fire crews were still on the scene late Wednesday night looking through the rubble of a house that was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.
Four people were at the home on Blackjack and Bardwell Roads in Oktibbeha County, when a blaze broke out in the back bedroom.
Authorities said when they arrived, an elderly man, suffering from dementia, was in the backyard. […]
A Mississippi state trooper remains on administrative leave after being arrested on statutory rape charges. Otis Taylor, a trooper based in the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Brookhaven substation, was arrested Dec. 31 in Franklin County
Warren Strain, spokesman for the highway patrol, said Taylor is on leave without pay pending the outcome of the investigation.
Taylor has worked for the highway patrol since November 2007. […]
A Booneville man is facing charges of enticing a child for sexual purposes.
Tupelo police said Michael C. Thornton, 29, was arrested Jan. 4.
Authorities are not releasing details about the investigation or arrest.
A bond hearing was scheduled for this week. […]
The Corinth Board of Aldermen has approved an ordinance governing the sale of liquor inside the city.
Corinth voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in a Dec. 11 special election. The ordinance was approved Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The Daily Corinthian reported that the ordinance generally mirrors the regulations of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control division. The city will ask the ABC for variations regarding by-the-drink sales in restaurants on Sunday and the hours of package stores. […]
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson Cpl. Odis Easterling confirmed two people were killed in a two-vehicle wreck in Madison County Thursday afternoon.
The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. at Highway 51 and Highway 17 south of Pickens.
According to the highway patrol a white Chevrolet pickup traveling north on Highway 51 collided head on with a beige Chevrolet pickup attempting to turn onto Highway 17 from southbound Highway 51. […]
Authorities in Pascagoula issued a “Be On The Lookout” (BOLO) for a local man Tuesday night calling his disappearance ‘suspicious.”
Lt. James Massey said 50-year-old Lee Alexander McGill left for work on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 7 a.m., and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. Massey said he could not release the specifics of the case, but police believe foul play may be involved.
Massey said McGill is a self-employed carpenter and left his home, in the 2000 block of 13th Street, in his 2007 Silver Dodge Caravan. […]
Court of Appeals Judge Ceola James of Vicksburg took the oath of office as a Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Monday, Jan. 7.
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. administered the oath at the Gartin Justice Building in Jackson.
James was elected to a four-year term in a special election in November 2012. She was elected from Court of Appeals District 2, Place 2. […]
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