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Second suspect named in Labor Day murder

Columbus police have named a second suspect in a Labor Day shooting that killed one man and injured another.

Twenty-year-old Devin Thompson is still being sought on two counts of aggravated assault in connection with a shooting in Columbus on Labor Day. Thompson’s last known address was 1171 Tabernacle Road, police said. […]

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Clinton: Obama showing way to more modern economy

President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared Wednesday night in a rousing Democratic National Convention appeal aimed at millions of hard-pressed Americans yet to decide how to vote.
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Miss. soldier buried in Biloxi National Cemetery

Master Sgt. Coater Debose was buried with full military honors Tuesday in Biloxi National Cemetery. He was 55.

The Mississippi Army Reserve soldier died Aug. 19 in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from small arms fire while conducting security force assistance operations. The incident remains under investigation. […]

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JPD sergeant arrested on bribery charges

Attorney General Jim Hood confirmed Wednesday that a Jackson Police officer has been arrested and now faces charged of accepting a bribe.

Richard McGahey, 43, of Clinton, has been indicted by a Hinds County Grand Jury for allegedly accepting a bribe in exchange for granting a field release for a suspect. […]

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Baby’s broken leg leads to arrest of teen dad

Hancock County authorities have filed felony child abuse charges against an 18-year-old man after his infant son was brought to a hospital with a broken leg.

Sheriff’s child investigator Glenn Grannan says Earnest Fontenot was arrested Monday at Hancock Medical Center after investigators talked with him about the 2-month-old’s injury. […]

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Flooding main concern as recovery starts

Isaac is gone and now the focus turns to cleanup with an eye to rising rivers in south Mississippi.

In Jackson County, Emergency Management Director Donald Langham said local officials will being documenting Isaac’s damage. […]

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Man indicted in north Miss. highway shooting case

A Sardis man charged in the roadside shootings of two people in North Mississippi earlier this summer has been indicted on a charge of murder in one of the slayings that occurred in Tunica County.

The Commercial Appeal reports that a grand jury on Aug. 13 returned an indictment for capital murder against James Willie in the shooting death of Lori Anne Carswell of Hernando. […]

Local Sports

Central Arkansas falls to Mississippi, 47-29

Central Arkansas couldn’t have scripted a much better first half during Saturday’s game against Mississippi.

The second half was exactly the opposite.

And the end result was a 49-27 loss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium that left Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque disappointed after a missed opportunity. […]

Education

MDCC Receives $3.6M in Federal Grants

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) was recently awarded two grants totaling $3,650,000 from the U.S. Department of Education through the Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) Program.

MDCC will receive a minimum of $250,000 per year for five years under the funding formula portion of the program. […]