Carrollton News

William Cuthbert McDougal, Jr. William Cuthbert McDougal, Jr. , age 89, of Stockbridge, died July 10, 2008 in Nashville, TN.

Mr. Ronal Wallace of Poplarville announces the engagement and marriage of his daughter, Danica Renee Wallace, to Matthew Trent Buchanan of Winona.

CARROLLTON - A Carroll County supervisor has been indicted on two counts of embezzlement.

A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Carroll County in 2006 by the estate of a woman who died in the back of a sheriff's deputy's squad car.

Leonidas Trousdale, soldier, journalist and educator, was born in Robertson Countv, Feb. via The Tennessean

“We've got to look at the land and weigh our options. It could be a good hunting refuge for high rollers”

CARROLLTON - The chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says no decision has been reached on what to do with the tribe's land in Carroll County. via Hattiesburg American

“You can simply have an 8-foot or so wide apron on the side of your main boulevard. In fact, by putting the Rail/Trail there, you're going to be tapping into some federal funds to build part of the boulevard you're talking about”

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered that Leflore County Judge Solomon Osborne be suspended without pay for 180 days over his conduct during a 2002 car repossession. via Greenwood Commonwealth

“They can't justify that kind of investment. They can't spend that amount of money to put the railroad back in service”

A Jackson lawyer is talking to local officials about converting the 90-mile stretch of the Columbus & Greenville Railway from Greenwood to West Point into a modern bike, horse and walking path. via The Clarion-Ledger

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hilderbrand of Bentonia announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Jo Hilderbrand, to Matthew Pierce Jones, son of Mr. via Madison County Herald

“Less than 3 percent of the entire world has a one-carat diamond”

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride with 27 dresses to prove it. That's the character Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl plays in her latest film 27 Dresses that opens in theaters Friday. via The Clarion-Ledger

“They all have credit cards in their pockets.”

The Columbus & Greenville Railway line from Greenwood to Carrollton could become a tourist attraction under a proposal presented to the City Council Tuesday. via Greenwood Commonwealth

“Over the last 10 years I've been interested in making changes to the budget process”

Two area state senators plan to use their seats on that chamber's tourism committee to promote Greenwood and the surrounding area. via Greenwood Commonwealth

Julie Straw julie@wlbt.net A two month old baby has died in Byram today while sleeping next to his mother. via WLBT-TV Jackson

“Meth is a terrible drug, and it has terrible effects on everyone involved”

A former west Alabama judge who pleaded guilty to methamphetamine charges was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment Wednesday after describing how his addictions spiraled out of control. via The Mississippi Press

Unlike the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity will not appeal the university's sanctions against it because the fraternity accepted the sanctions, Larry Ridgeway, interim vice ... via The Daily Mississippian

“We'll try to get back to normal, but I hate to use 'normal”

As the investigation into the slaying of Rodney Lockhart continues, the University of Mississippi track team is struggling to deal with the reality of losing one of its own. via The Clarion-Ledger

A Carroll County woman was taken to a Memphis trauma center and a Leflore County man was charged with DUI after a collision Monday night between a car and a tractor on U.S. 82. via Greenwood Commonwealth

Deer Creek Warriors fans left the game satisfied Friday as they observed their football team run past the visiting Carroll Academy Rebels , 26-8 in a non-league test. via MaxPreps