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Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says it's time to seek money to restart the North Central Narcotics Task Force, which was disbanded earlier this year.

Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says it's time to seek money to restart the North Central Narcotics Task Force, which was disbanded earlier this year.

Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says it's time to seek money to restart the North Central Narcotics Task Force, which was disbanded earlier this year.

Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says it's time to seek money to restart the North Central Narcotics Task Force, which was disbanded earlier this year.

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A wave of burglaries soaking rural churches in north Mississippi has subsided but not stopped, law enforcement officials report.

In an effort to resolve a two month long battle, the Tunica County Board of Supervisors again agreed to draft a letter to an area utility.

Mississippi Valley State University has signed an agreement with Coahoma Community College to allow the Coahoma academic students to transfer to the Itta Bena university without losing credit for classes ...

Proposed Hambrick substation sparks additional action by Board of Supervisors Meg Coker 22.MAY.08 The same group of citizens who appeared before the board on May 6 again asked for help from county supervisors ...

Mississippi's 2008-09 Hunting seasons as passed at Monday's meeting of the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks at Iuka. via The Clarion-Ledger

“We just don't need it right in front of us. Please, as the county godfathers, take this under consideration and do what you can.”

Hambrick group questions project Meg Coker 08.MAY.08 A group of citizens raised concerns over the location of a utility company substation during the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 6. Robert Hall and Oscar ... via The Tunica Times

Charlie Kent Jr., leader of a suburban school system in south Chicago, has been hired as superintendent of the Meridian Public School District. via The Mississippi Press

The dangerously active 2008 tornado season brought additional major property damage but thankfully no deaths and only minor injuries to Northeast Mississippi on Friday afternoon and late into the night - and ... via Djournal.com

Fred Lenard Junior is being held on $1 million bond after being charged in the death of the mother of his child. via WREG-TV Memphis

“This will help us plan for our future”

Utility companies eventually could charge customers more to pay for new power plants, public officials would have to abide by stricter ethics laws and casinos could be banned from building in certain counties ... via The Clarion-Ledger

“We were very fortunate, that whatever it was didn't touch down in more places and do even more damage”

Utility poles up and down Old Highway 61 and Highway 62 from Robinsonville north to Casino Center Drive were down after early morning storms on March 15. via The Tunica Times

“I'm not necessarily in favor of protecting the casinos that are already there, but as a result of this, the market won't be saturated. And now we'll know not only where casinos can be, but where they can't, too.”

Mississippi still has a bewildering patchwork quilt of local option liquor and beer laws in which a county will be 'dry' while the county seat will be 'wet' on beer or 'wet' on liquor and 'dry' on beer. via The Clarion-Ledger

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“This has been a concern for a lot of people who do not desire to see casinos come to their part of the state”

The gaming industry could be limited to the seven Mississippi counties that already have casinos under a controversial bill expected to hit the Senate floor today. via The Clarion-Ledger