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JACKSON – Albert Santa Cruz has been named the new Director of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, said officials from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Santa Cruz began his career in law enforcement as a […]

JACKSON – A former insurance agent has pleaded guilty to embezzlement after he accepted insurance premiums from clients and then pocketed the cash for personal use. Eric Jerome Boone, 50, of Olive Branch appeared before […]

ABERDEEN – Sweltering temperatures across Mississippi have claimed a fourth victim in less than a week . Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said 50-year old Charles Strawbridge was found dead in his home Tuesday, possibly […]

BILOXI – The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the former mayor of Natchez was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Larry “Butch” Brown was arrested at 5:30 […]

CORINTH – Authorities in Corinth have charged a man with capital murder after the body of his wife was found in the back of his pick up truck. Thirty-six year old Preston Pegg, Jr., was […]

News Briefs From Across The State Area is popular with swimmers After a three hour search, authorities found the body of a man who allegedly jumped off a bridge into the Tallahatchie River. Union County […]

HAMILTON – Sources said an elderly woman in Monroe County has died as the result of the excessive heat indices that have swept the state in recent days. Earnestine Fields was found by relatives Saturday […]

JACKSON – A Natchez funeral home owner has admitted in court that he did not place money collected from pre-arranged funeral plans in their proper trusts. Theodore “Bubba” West appeared in Adams County Circuit Court […]