Attorney: Sheriff Byrd Will Not Resign
PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Sheriff Mike Byrd is not throwing in the towel. His attorney, Joe Sam Owen, told media Wednesday that Byrd will stay sheriff for now,...
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Man Accused in Machete Killing Was Here Illegally
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CANTON, Miss.–It was a love triangle that caused an on-going feud between two Canton area men that eventually led one of them to kill the...
Another Personhood Amendment in the Works
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JACKSON, Miss. — You may be voting on another person hood amendment in the next couple of years. The last one, Initiative 26 from 2011...
14-Year-Old to be Tried as Adult in Murder of Father
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MCCOMB, Miss. — He went looking for his son. That is what cops say Kenneth Thompson left to do before his body was found in...
Big Hotel Development Coming to Meridian
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MERIDIAN, Miss.–A new hotel and restaurant development is expected to break ground in Meridian over the next month....
Oxford Mayor: “The sky is not going to fall because we’re selling cold beer.”
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OXFORD, Miss.–On Tuesday night the city of Oxford passed cold beer sales in stores and Sunday alcohol sales for beer and light wine during a...
Decapitation By Machete, How a Madison County Man Met His Fate
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CANTON, Miss.–Decapitation by machete sounds like a death that would be dolled out by one of the Mexican drug cartels. It happened in Canton, though,...
Murder Near McComb, Police Officer Faces Charges
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PIKE COUNTY, Miss.–Stabbed to death and buried in the woods in a shallow grave, the fate of 54-year-old Kenneth Ray Thompson. His body was found...
Rumored Resignation of Sheriff, Nothing Yet
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Photo: Gulflive.com PASCAGOULA, Miss.–There’s nothing doing yet in the impending rumored resignation of Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd. News Mississippi got Tweets from the coast...
South Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Resigns
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JACKSON, Miss. — South Mississippi no longer has a Public Service Commissioner, for now. Leonard Bentz turned his resignation Monday, but since has gotten another...