Hurley News

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PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd says a deputy shot a woman Friday while answering a call of a possible suicide.

HURLEY, Miss. -- A woman weighing about 400 pounds and allegedly distraught over a love triangle was shot twice by a deputy this morning after pointing a loaded pistol at the officer, Sheriff Mike Byrd said.

A former president of a Parent Teacher Organization at East Central Upper Elementary in Hurley was jailed Thursday, accused of taking about $3,000 from the organization's account, authorities said.

Here is a look at South Mississippi's news from the past week. Read the full stories at sunherald.com and see video reports on SunHeraldTV.

Jackson County leaders approved what they hope will be a solution to the hole in cellular phone service that has plagued one of the fastest growing areas of the county.

Southern Miss officials say walk-on punter Peter Wilkes has been killed in an accident involving a gun.

A man is charged with killing his girlfriend after he brings her body to the emergency room.

A Hurley woman was arrested on a felony charge of trafficking in stolen firearms after she allegedly stole 4 rifles and a handgun from a man who rents a room and a portion of her home, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.

Four people were in custody in Jackson County on Monday, accused in connection with an early-morning stabbing that left a man critically injured, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.

Thrill seekers from South Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama can challenge themselves in a corny way this fall.

An Army Corps of Engineers' report is recommending a $1.2 billion coastal restoration plan for Mississippi.

A paraplegic St. Martin man was jailed Thursday on a charge of cyber-stalking a Hurley woman and her two young girls on the social networking Web site Facebook, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.

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Agents with the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County raided two meth labs Wednesday night in the rural community of Hurley.

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New water and sewer projects that were praised during recent ground breaking ceremonies, are now coming under fire from an environmental group.

An environmental group scheduled a news conference this morning to announce its intent to file a lawsuit opposing the state's $600 million effort to construct a large-scale water and sewer system on the coast.

Parents of a missing Madison County teenager are offering a $5,000 reward for information on where their son might be.

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