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As the clock struck midnight the morning of June 24, Harvey Johnson Jr., mayor of Jackson, received a telephone call informing him that the water pressure was dropping in parts of northeast Jackson. “Because of […]

JACKSON – A former officer with the Mississippi Department of Corrections has been arrested on charges of embezzlement and extortion, Attorney General Jim Hood said. Gerald D. Jones, Jr., 31, of Edwards, was arrested by […]

JACKSON – A Pearl man has been arrested and linked to several robberies in Hinds and Rankin Counties, including one at the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s driver services building. Pearl police said Chance Hardin, 30, is […]

JACKSON – Attorney General Jim Hood is reminding consumers to be cautious when responding to advertisements and mailings for employment as a mystery/secret shopper or customer service evaluator, adding that many of those ads are […]

News Briefs From Across The State Boy couldn’t swim Officials said a 9-year old boy drowned after he jumped into a Marshall County canal to save his 6-year old cousin. The body of Michael Anthony […]

HOLLY SPRINGS – A Marshall County sheriff’s deputy was killed Friday when she lost control of her vehicle responding to a call that turned out to be nothing, The Commercial Appeal reported. Around 7 a.m., […]

News Briefs From Across The State Convicted of smuggling contraband into jail A former Mississippi Department of Corrections criminal investigator is serving a two-month jail sentence for bringing contraband into a local prison. Chandrina Perry, […]

COLUMBUS – A doctor highly regarded by the Lowndes County community has been arrested and charged with sexual battery. Dr. Min Sang Kim, an internal medicine specialist at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, was arrested at […]

News Briefs From Across The State Known for his electrifying performances A local blues musician was recently honored when his likeness was carved in stone. Mississippi Slim, who died in April 2010 at the age of […]