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50 state troopers head to New Jersey to help recovery efforts

Fifty Mississippi State Troopers are headed to New Jersey Sunday night to assist in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy, following a request for additional manpower from that state’s governor, Chris Christie, WLBT reported.

Many of the highway patrolmen know all to well the issues a disaster can create. However, they believe Hurricane Katrina and additional training has prepared them for the mission. […]

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4 elephants OK after circus truck wrecks near I-10

A circus official says a truck pulling a trailer full of elephants ran off an interstate in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but the four pachyderms and the driver were not injured.

Renee Storey, an executive with Cole Brothers Circus of the Stars, said the elephants were being transported from Alabama to Louisiana on Sunday night when the truck went off Interstate 10 and ran down an embankment. […]

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Jones County sheriff: Gunman, daughter dead after standoff

A WDAM report HATTIESBURG – A Jones County hostage situation and standoff has resulted in the deaths of the gunman and his daughter, according to WDAM in Hattiesburg. A Jones County sheriff's deputy was also […]

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Biloxi man dies in motorcycle crash

News Briefs From Across The State By Monica Land Victim collided with car A Biloxi man is dead following a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 15 and Lamey Bridge Road in Harrison […]