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Drowning victim identified in Monroe County
The body of a missing boater has been found and identified in Monroe County. Lisa Merrit, 53 of Amory went missing after she jumped into...
ACLU sues Madison County Sheriff’s Department
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against the Madison County Sheriff’s Department for racial profiling. ACLU claims that black people are...
Former sheriff released from court supervision
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss.- After serving 6 months of house arrest and two years under post-release supervision former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd is free....
Escorted From County Property: Yazoo Supervisor Says The County Was Spending Too Much
by kim
PHOTO: Caleb Rivers, Beat 1 supervisor, being escorted from Yazoo County property Monday morning YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Escorted by the sheriff off of county property where...
Sheriff Hurt While Responding to a Wreck, Attala Sheriff Nail in the Hospital
by kim
PHOTO: Courtesy Breezynews.com KOSCIUSKO, Miss.–The Attala County sheriff is in the hospital after getting into a wreck Saturday night. Sheriff Tim Nail was responding to...
Moving the Sheriff’s Office: Adams County Sheriff and Staff to Move Away from the County Jail
by kim
by John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ. Most Mississippi counties face similar financial constraints. This story is how Adams County is dealing with...
Miss. News Briefs: Former Sheriff Dies, Coast Guy Lucky to be Alive
by kim
VICKSBURG, Miss.–Almost every chapter of former Warren County Sheriff Paul Barrett’s long law enforcement career was interesting. He died this week at a ripe old...
Injured Mississippi Sheriff Doing Better, Expected to Leave Hospital Soon
by kim
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...