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News Briefs From Across The State Soldier was stationed in Alaska The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed that a soldier from Tishomingo County was killed this Saturday on a mission in Afghanistan. Twenty-one year […]

BOLTON – Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) recently met with Mayor R.L. Perkins, of Edwards, and Mayor Mark Morgan, of Utica, to discuss disappointments over Bancorp South’s decision to close their branches within these municipalities. The consensus of […]

News Briefs From Across The State Body showed no signs of trauma Authorities said an elderly man from Hamilton that had been missing for about two weeks was found dead in a field about 200 […]

JACKSON – As the waters of the Mississippi continue to recede across the region, Mississippi’s attorney general, Jim Hood, said some residents are likely to be victims of fraud. When it comes to fighting any […]

PARCHMAN – Lawyers for a Death Row inmate, who was issued a stay of execution just four hours before he was to die by lethal injection, have until today to file supplemental briefs with the […]

News Briefs From Across The State Investigation will determine speed at the time of crash Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said a 24-year old man that had just purchased a new motorcycle was killed the […]

GRENADA – Authorities said criminal charges will not be brought against a former Greenwood Commonwealth reporter after 13 dogs and three cats were forcibly taken from her home. On May 16, In Defense of Animals […]

HOLLY SPRINGS – This Saturday, June 4, the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center and locals youths from 4-H will host free, family interpretive hikes in celebration of the American Hiking Society’s 19th annual National Trails Day […]

OCEAN SPRINGS – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department assisted by the U.S. Marshalls and the Ocean Springs Police Department conducted “Operation Offender Watch” this month in an effort to verify all 230 known sex offenders […]