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Suspect objects to nickname being used in court

News Briefs From Across The State Court says he will stay in jail WTVA reported that an inmate that robbed a Winona woman in her home in 2008, has lost his request to have his […]

Man beats girlfriend; chains her outside with dog

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CLARKSDALE – Authorities said a man who nearly beat his girlfriend to death and then chained her in a feces infested kennel with his dog, is scheduled to appear in court next month. John Casey, […]

Driver killed when motorcycle hits tree

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News Briefs From Across The State Victim was 60-years old State police said a Pearl River County man was killed Saturday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree. Richard J. […]

MDOC Commissioner named president of ACA

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Special to The Mississippi Link Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps has been elected as president of the prestigious American Correctional Association. Commissioner Epps will be the 102nd president of the organization. The […]

Cop found not guilty in sex crimes

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GRENADA – A former Grenada police officer was found not guilty in court of two charges of sexual battery. A Tallahatchie County jury found Donnie Tenner innocent of the charges that were made against him in 2009. […]

Arrest made in McDonald’s robbery

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News Briefs From Across The State Robber forced his way in with a gun Columbus police said they have a man in custody for the early morning robbery of a McDonald’s. Around 4 a.m., on […]

Standoff Suspect Found Dead Inside Lake Caroline Home

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Police Enter Home To Find Body After 10-Hour Standoff From WAPT.com MADISON, Miss. – Police said they found a suspect dead after a 10-hour standoff at a home in the Lake Caroline subdivision of […]

United Way launches ‘Pages Of Promise’ book drive

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Drive boosts JPS Summer Reading Program JACKSON, Miss. – “Reading is Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. as he addressed a small crowd at the United Way of the Capital Area kickoff of its “Pages Of […]

Sickle cell trait cited in football player’s autopsy

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OXFORD – The autopsy report of a 20-year old football player that collapsed on the practice field earlier this year, cited exertion, cardiomegaly and complications from sickle cell trait, as a factor in his death. […]

Shipping scams exposed by attorney general

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JACKSON – A report of a charge on a stolen credit card led to the discovery of a home business scam operating in central Mississippi, Attorney General Jim Hood said. “We’re still in the early […]