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Murder suspect to serve time for misdemeanors
VICKSBURG – A teen arrested for murdering another teenager will have to serve time in jail for prior misdemeanors before he can post bond on his current charge, a Vicksburg judge has ruled. Dominic Rashad […]
National chain eyes Greenville location
News Briefs From Across The State WABG reported that the world’s leading off-price retailer, T.J. Maxx may open a store in Greenville. The Massachusetts based company has been eyeing the Goody’s Building as its newest […]
GOP to Obama at summit: ‘We have a better idea’
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama argued Thursday that a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s broken health care system is imperative for the nation’s future economic vitality, setting off an immediate clash in an extraordinary live-on-TV […]
Haiti will rise, says local Haitian-American
Although on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, an unfathomable category 7.3 earthquake rattled the island nation of Haiti, an after-shock of that quake is still being felt right here in Jackson, Miss. Haitian-American Jean Ones-Austin has […]
DA: Suspect shot and killed by cop “justified”
CRENSHAW – Panola County District Attorney John Champion has cleared a Crenshaw policeman, who shot and killed a suspect – after the suspect shot him – of any wrongdoing, saying the killing was justified. An […]
Funeral held for Leland blues musician killed in wreck
INDIANOLA – Funeral services were held Saturday for a Leland musician killed in a car accident while returning home from touring with his band. Lil’ Dave Thompson died around 7 a.m., on Sunday, Feb. 14, […]
Man ordered to pay child support or go to jail
News Briefs From Across the State Man owes $18,000 for two kids A Tupelo man was given the option of paying child support or going to prison. Barrett Bishop, 36, was sentenced by Lee County […]
White House releases proposed budgetary impacts on black families
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With black unemployment rates still on the rise, President Barack Obama – through his 2011 budget proposal – is apparently trying to undergird the African-American community from other economic angles until change […]
Firefighter that shot and killed ex had history of violence
MEMPHIS – Details continue to emerge about the violent history of a firefighter accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in the parking lot of a Memphis hospital last week. Frank Graham, 34, is being held without […]