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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 […]

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 […]