Ripley News

Dr. Rex Gandy, dean of the University of Southern Mississippi College of Science and Technology, has been selected the 2009 Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Educational Office Professionals.

The initial report put law officers in at least two counties on alert and ran up huge investigative bills, until the victim recanted.

A federal judge has dismissed a Ripley man's $2 million lawsuit against Tippah County, the city of Ripley and a law enforcement officers.

Authorities say a woman and her daughter have been fined after being found guilty on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and neglect.

A 42-year-old Booneville man was killed after being ejected from a vehicle in a single-car crash on Mississippi Highway 4. The Mississippi Highway Patrol says Tommy Hargett was killed when the car he was riding ...

The executive director of the board that regulates and licenses Mississippi pharmacists is seeking to become a member of the same board.

NOTE: This is the first in a periodic series about Mississippi highway funding BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal Mississippi's highways have not been built lately with statewide needs in mind, but by regional ...

By Lena Mitchell Daily Journal Corinth Bureau RIPLEY - A University of North Alabama freshman who was a star Ripley High School cross country runner was arrested and expelled last week for setting off a ...

BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau RIPLEY - A combination of unusual circumstances brought Gilroy Bails into the world as the son of a former slave.

When Mona Vance and then-library director Ben Petersen worked on a grant in 2005 to bring the 'Forever Free' exhibit to Columbus, they had no way of knowing the timing of its eventual arrival would turn out to ...

BY GINNA PARSONS Daily Journal BOONEVILLE - Stacey Posey likes to eat out in restaurants.

It is called Got Fish! but would probably best be named Got Answers! Because when three panels of experts gather at the Museum of Natural Science Saturday, they will answer any questions asked about their ...

BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau RIPLEY - Authorities are searching for a suspect in the Monday night robbery and shooting that left a Ripley man dead.

Advanced piano students will perform in "We Love the Piano" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan.

BY GINNA PARSONS Daily Journal RIPLEY - So, there Karen Yancey was, in her kitchen late one night, making a lemon pound cake for a special gathering.

BY GINNY MILLER Daily Journal BLUE MOUNTAIN - Sherry Dixon's canine companion is healthy, intelligent, has a strong work ethic, is self-motivated and has outstanding social etiquette.