Coahoma County News

The DeSoto County Visitors Center has been open since this summer, but Nov. 17 the welcome mat will be officially rolled out as the public is invited in for an open house.

A federal judge has denied prosecutors' request to disqualify most of the defense team for a Coahoma County supervisor accused of soliciting prostitutes.

A trial date has been set in Coahoma County Circuit Court for a man charged with capital murder in the death of his former girlfriend and with kidnapping and child abuse of the couple's then 3-year-old son.

A Nov. 9 trial date is set in Coahoma County Circuit Court for a man charged with capital murder in the death of his former girlfriend and with kidnapping and child abuse of the couple's then 3-year-old son.

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the manslaughter conviction of a Friars Point man in a shooting outside a lounge in 2006.

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS WANT FOUR DEFENSE LAWYERS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE CASE OF A COAHOMA COUNTY SUPERVISOR CHARGED WITH SOLICITING PROSTITUTION FROM WOMEN HE MET ON THE INTERNET.

A TOXICOLOGY REPORT SHOWS A 2 1/2-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM FRIARS POINT IN COAHOMA COUNTY DIED LAST MONTH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTENDED TO PREVENT SEIZURES.

A toxicology report shows a 2-1/2-year-old girl in the Mississippi Delta died last month from an overdose of prescription medication intended to prevent seizures.

Federal prosecutors want four defense lawyers disqualified from the case of a Coahoma County supervisor charged with soliciting prostitution from women he met on the Internet.

The Mississippi High School Activities Association is investigating a bench-clearing brawl that erupted the end of last weekend's football game between players for Coahoma County High School and Coahoma Agricultural High School.

The federal solicitation trial of Dr. Roger Weiner has been continued from its scheduled date of Oct.

AN INFANT IS FOUND DEAD IN FRIARS POINT OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH HAS AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE CHILD'S DEATH.

Soybean farmer Mason Dunn uses an irrigation system that recycles leftover water in an effort to conserve water, a precious commodity in the Delta region.

Last June , I put up a post about a Mississippi cardiologist named Roger Weiner.

ANTHONY ALFORD, Petal: Carried 25 times for 151 yards and both Panther TDs in a 21-18 loss to Oak Grove.

JAMARIO BRADY, ANTHONY SNEED, ANTHONY SMITH, THOMAS GERMAN AND JOHNNY BICKHAM WERE ALL DENIED SEPARATE TRIALS.

The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men each sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2006 beating death of Herman Fair of Friars Point.

The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men each sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2006 beating death of Herman Fair of Friars Point.

An Asian soybean rust scout team has found the disease in four more Mississippi counties: Calhoun, Coahoma, Quitman and Tallahatchie.

Aug. 13--A developer with experience in the hospitality industry is proposing an 11-story, upscale hotel at Linden and Fourth, across the intersection from FedExForum.