Chickasaw County News

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors split a vote on installing culverts and gravel at the new Okolona football field located behind the high school.

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

Mississippi's unemployment rate rose to 6.9 percent in May.The rate was 5.5 percent in April.

By REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer Realization of a rail corridor turned to a historic trail is one step closer thanks to an announcement by Northern District Transportation Commissioner Bill Minor.

Mississippi's unemployment rate rose to 6.9% in May. The rate was 5.5% in April.

Discussions by the aldermen Tuesday moved the town closer to ordinances governing loose and vicious dogs and cleanliness of property.

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal TUPELO - Mississippi's next legalized execution could be Dale Leo Bishop, convicted of capital murder in the 1998 death of Mark Gentry in Saltillo.

Earl Wesley Berry, scheduled to die at 6 p.m. for the 1987 murder of a Chickasaw County woman, was meeting with relatives, attorneys and the prison chaplain this afternoon, Mississippi Department of Corrections ...

The state of Mississippi argues in federal court papers that its preoccupation with appeals by condemned inmate Earl Wesley Berry led to its failure to respond to lethal injection challenges filed by four other ... via The Clarion-Ledger

Severe weather nailed the region Saturday night, bringing in heavy rain, winds, hail and reports of tornadic activity. via Djournal.com

“Acts of omission are therefore adequate to constitute felonious child abuse”

The Mississippi Supreme Court declined Thursday to hear an appeal from a Houkla woman sentenced to life without parole in the death of her 2-year-old niece. via The Mississippi Press

“I am confident that we will have a strong conference report.”

BY BOBBY HARRISON Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON - Efforts to strengthen the state's ethics laws soon enter a key phase in the 2008 legislative session. via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

“My heart is saddened by the loss of another soldier”

Family and friends of Sgt. Lerando Brown gathered Wednesday to remember the man who achieved his life's dream when he joined the Army National Guard. via The Clarion-Ledger

Ronnie Bell's decision to retire from the Lee County administrator post he has held for 19 years is a big plus for the eight-county Three Rivers Planning and Development District. via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

“I would communicate with the U.S. attorney before I tried to take anything on”

BY BOBBY HARRISON Daily Journal Jackson Bureau JACKSON - Attorney General Jim Hood has told three district attorneys his office is at their disposal if they want to pursue state charges in connection with ... via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

A little more than four months ago, Chickasaw County native Jim Hood was near the top of the political world as it relates to Mississippi. via Djournal.com

“He always wanted to be in law enforcement”

BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO - Not a day goes by that Sherry Riley-Barnett doesn't remember her murdered friend Casey Harmon, and she wants to make sure that everyone else remembers too. via Djournal.com

“The chlorinated gas used in the water system is toxic and very dangerous”

Vandalism reported at well house Public Works Supervisor, Ricko Nichols, has reported repeated acts of vandalism occurring at the city well house on East Washington Street in Houston. via Times-Post

“Seems like Robert Earl (Clanton) did some work down there years ago”

Calhoun County took possession of a piece of Chickasaw County last week - no purchase necessary. via The Monitor-Herald

JPH publishes the Chickasaw Journal, based in Houston along with The Monitor-Herald, based in Calhoun City. via Times-Post