Ex-Sheriff Gets House Arrest, Probation on Federal Charges
MOBILE, Ala. – Former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd was sentenced Tuesday to six months house arrest, followed by six months of probation, and fined $3,000 for...
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Ten Pounds of Pot, a Gun and Small Children All Found in the Same House
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MARION COUNTY, Miss.–Ten pounds of pot, wrapped up neatly and apparently ready to ship, were found by the Marion County Narcotics Task Force when they...
Guilty Again: Former MSU Prof. Convicted in Wife’s Shotgun Killing
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MONROE COUNTY, Miss.–It was a shotgun blast that killed 68-year-old Joyce Parvin seven years ago. Her husband, former Miss. State professor David Parvin, said he...
Reward for Myra Lewis Info
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MADISON COUNTY, Miss. – The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of 2-year-old Myra Lewis....
Ex DMR Leader Confesses
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The former head of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources plead guilty Monday to conspiring to defraud the federal government....
A Celebration: Lumumba Funeral Attended by Hundreds, Frmr. Mayor to Run
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JACKSON, Miss.–It was a five hour celebration Saturday for the late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba in Jackson. His funeral was held at the Jackson Convention Complex,...
Finding Myra Lewis: Sheriff: We’re Gonna Follow Every Lead
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CAMDEN, Miss.–Myra Lewis is still missing one week and two days after she was last seen by her family. At a press conference Sunday, Madison...
Injured Mississippi Sheriff Doing Better, Expected to Leave Hospital Soon
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BYHALIA, Miss.–It was a tough go for Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson after he was injured in a car wreck Saturday in Byhalia, his deputies...
Mississippi Beer Expands to Ohio
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KILN, Miss. – Mississippi beer will be filling glasses in Ohio starting next week. It will be the first state outside of the south to...
Oxford Man to Prison for Online Threats
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OXFORD, Miss. — The Oxford man, who threatened to use guns, Molotov cocktails and pipe bombs to attack his old high school, is going to jail....