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The whole story behind the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. has yet to be told, but readers of a new book will soon have more of the documents and critical facts that […]

Depending on how one looks at it, even an empty sardine can has some value when it comes to business development, just ask leading Mississippi businessman L. Socrates Garrett. Garrett, chairman and CEO of Garrett […]

WINONA – Attorneys for the prosecution and the defense were able to question potential jurors Tuesday, as the sixth murder trial of Curtis Giovanni Flowers entered its third day at the Montgomery County Courthouse. With […]

WINONA – Even before his sixth trial got underway Friday at the Montgomery County Courthouse, the drama surrounding Curtis Flowers had already begun. Flowers stands accused of the execution style murders of his former boss, […]

News Briefs From Across The State Woman was swimming with her son Authorities said the body of a 39-year old Forest woman has been recovered after rescue teams dragged the Pearl River. Witnesses said Angela […]

WINONA – The sixth murder trial for a man accused of killing four people 14 years ago began Friday in Montgomery County. Curtis Giovanni Flowers, 40, has been convicted three times for those murders and […]

JACKSON – A Lawrence County man has been charged with communications fraud after authorities said he scammed potential job seekers out of $14,000. Christopher David Smith, 34, of New Hebron, was arrested last month by […]

Jackson firefighters were called to the scene of a massive fire downtown Tuesday, June 1, around 6:30 p.m. The fire quickly spread to involve three other buildings. Jitney Jungle Wholesale Produce, Bolden Body Shop and […]

JACKSON – The former director of Crime Stoppers, Margaret Cooper, recently plead guilty to embezzlement, State Auditor Stacey Pickering said. Cooper was the director of the Advisory Council of Mississippi Crime Stoppers from July 1, […]