Crawford News

By BRIAN HAWKINS Starkville Daily News A Crawford native received a 30-year prison sentence Friday after pleading guilty to an armed robbery charge, but not before several people, including the mayor of ...

Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:38 PM CDT Tim Pratt Dispatch Starkville Bureau tpratt@cdispatch.com STARKVILLE - A tale of robbery, drugs and violence played out Friday in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, and in the ...

Eye-opening fun awaits at a couple of Jackson galleries where artists hang up their latest creations to buy.

BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau TUPELO - A 22-year search for justice in the 1985 deaths of a Tishomingo County couple concluded Friday with the sentencing of their grandson.

“It's the same guys traveling in the vehicle, the same code we all live by that we've always lived by”

BY SHEENA BARNETT Scene OXFORD - The Avett Brothers are not your typical bluegrass band. via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is expected to activate traffic signals today at U.S. 51 at McClellan Drive in Ridgeland and also at U.S. 51 and Olympic Way in Madison. via Madison County Herald

The Webster Progress-Times WALTHALL - Webster County supervisors addressed a variety of matters during previous meetings. via The Webster Progress-Times

“I'm really pleased that they've put it there. I think it makes it safer for everybody.”

Madison and Ridgeland drivers will see a few new traffic signals within the two cities in the near future. via Madison County Herald

In this photo provided by the Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, the 10 MISS USA 2008 semi-finalists competing for the title of MISS USA 2008 pose together during the broadcast of the 57th annual MISS USA competition ... via Florida Times-Union

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson of Warrenton, Va. announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathy Elizabeth, to William Edward White, son of Mr. via Laurel Leader-Call

“My wife and I, we wanted to elope”

COLUMBUS - Barack Obama is known as a senator, author, orator and Democratic presidential candidate. via Hattiesburg American

Mr. and Mrs. Howard and Patricia Billie of Choctaw, MS, announce the engagement of their daughter, Candice Laine Billie, to Bradley Clifton Mote, son of Cliff and Judy Mote of McComb, MS. via Hattiesburg American

“The grant only comes into play if the airline loses money.”

District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks and District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith Friday were true to their word to continue holding the Lowndes County supervisors hostage, until they get their way, by repeatedly ... via Commercial Dispatch

“Escapes happen but if you escape from The Kemper County Jail we are going remain vigilant. We are going to work hard and ensure that you don't sleep sound because when you do we are going to tap you on the shoulder”

Kemper County authorities have recovered the second and final inmate that escaped from the Kemper-Neshoba Regional Jail late last month. via WTOK-TV Meridian

The defense was to call witnesses Wednesday in the trial of Keir Dulay "K.D." Sanders, accused in the slaying of his grandparents 22 years ago. via The Mississippi Press

Health fairs along with an array of health screenings will be available to Mississippians Thursday in observance of Mississippi Health Awareness Day. via The Clarion-Ledger

“I just had too many legal issues hanging over my head that I guess cast doubt and people didn't want to have to deal with that.”

Finishing his first term as Lowndes County supervisor, Jim Terry, who recently was defeated by Jeff Smith for the District 4 seat, Friday looked back on the last four years with pride. via Commercial Dispatch

PISCATAWAY -- Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer has landed one of the nation's top recruiting classes. via Courier News Online

Dispatch Staff Report Area banks and the U.S. Postal Service will be closed Monday for the Veterans Day holiday. via Commercial Dispatch