Cruger News

Five people in Mississippi have faced minimal jail time and fines within the past year for a misdemeanor crime authorities say costs the state millions in lost liquor tax revenues and threatens public health.

The discovery of illegal stills in Holmes County has led to charges for two men, according to authorities.

The national average price of gasoline has risen past the $4-per-gallon mark and there are few locales in the nation where the pain at the pumps is felt more deeply than in the more economically disadvantaged ...

Workers in a corn field in Cruger, Miss. A survey found that people in 13 American counties, all in rural areas, spent 13 percent or more of their income on gasoline.

Mike and Ann Rayburn of Carrollton have announced the engagement of their daughter, Daphne Shae Ellis, to Joel Ellis Williams, son of G.E. and Angie Williams of Clinton.

Two bodies found in Holmes County are now in Jackson awaiting an autopsy. Authorities said it appears a man and woman were stabbed and dumped in a field 10 miles outside the town of Cruger. via WAPT-TV Jackson

A Tennessee couple were being held by Holmes County authorities today for their involvement in the deaths of 2 people whose bodies were left off a farm road near Cruger over the weekend. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

A turkey hunter stumbles on a horrifying scene Sunday morning in Holmes county, two dead bodies lying in the open. via WLBT-TV Jackson

“They were stabbed, cut, and there should have been some blood.”

CRUGER - The bodies of two apparent stabbing victims found today off a farm road near here this past weekend have been identified as a Jackson, Tenn., businessman and a woman who was traveling with him. via Hattiesburg American

“I'm excited. I believe we're going to get the grant”

Yes No News >> Top Stories In this photo taken earlier this month, Cruger Mayor Mary Ajoku measures a mammoth pothole on the town's Main Street. via Greenwood Commonwealth

“Even though they may not be a breeding ground now, they will be once temperatures warm up”

Mayor Mary Ajoku knows a little about potholes, and she's trying to do something about them. via Greenwood Commonwealth

Last week, the Greenwood City Council endorsed an effort to turn the dilapidated C&G Railway line from Greenwood to West Point into a 90-mile-long bike trail. via Greenwood Commonwealth

A Greenwood man died in a one-car wreck on U.S. 82 this morning. David Allen Moses Jr., 27, of 115 Humphreys St. via Greenwood Commonwealth