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Friday Jul 3 | WAPT-TV Jackson

Supreme Court Lets Conviction Stand In DUI Case

The Mississippi Supreme Court declined Thursday to hear an appeal from Justin Brent Turner, who was convicted of two counts of DUI manslaughter related to a 2006 crash.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MS, Sebastopol, MS

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Rankin Ledger

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Pearl's eight tennis courts will now be available for playing until midnight. The city's parks and recreation department director, Mike Goolsby, said timers were installed that allow users to turn on lights, so tennis players can continue playing once city staff leaves at 9 p.m. "Lifetime sports - you got to try to promote them," Goolsby said.

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Related Topix: Brandon, MS

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Panel to eye contracts

Madison County will appoint a special committee to examine the county's engineering contract practices.

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Related Topix: Madison County, MS

Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Jackson Channel

River Dangers Not Always Evident

The sometimes dangerous currents of Mississippi's rivers aren't always evident. Already this year, 20 people have died in fresh water drownings in Mississippi, including five in the Pearl River, officials said.

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Related Topix: Pearl River, MS, Carthage, MS

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Hattiesburg American

Man seeks family information

I am seeking family information on a Professor Tom Freeny who taught at the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Related Topix: Freeny, MS, University of Southern Mississippi, Scott County, MS

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Sunherald.com

Brandon teen drowns in Leake County

Officials in Leake County have identified the victim of Sunday's drowning in the Pearl River as 17-year-old Frederick Robby Jones of Brandon.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Brandon teen drowns in Pearl River

A Brandon teen drowned Sunday while swimming in the Pearl River. It happened around 1 p.m. just south of Carthage in Leake County.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Digital TV here today, whether ready, not

Today is the big day for the much anticipated digital TV signal switch. You should be ready by now.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Carthaginian

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Fri May 29, 2009

WLOX-TV Biloxi

Pass schools give away free furniture, electronics, trailers

Desks, chairs, file cabinets and bookcases are being loaded up onto a trailer, bound for Leake County.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Pass Christian, MS

Wed May 27, 2009

WTOK-TV Meridian

DOT Approves Money for Airports

The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing money for projects at several airports around the state, according to Mississippi senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker.

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Related Topix: Money, MS, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mississippi, Meridian, MS

Thu Apr 16, 2009

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Leake, Walthall counties start Youth Drug Courts

Leake and Walthall counties have started juvenile drug court programs. The two programs are the first in the state to operate at the chancery court level under the supervision of part-time youth court referees.

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Related Topix: Walthall County, MS

Mon Apr 13, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Severe weather causes damage across central Mississippi

Various law enforcement agencies received reports of damage associated with Sunday night's storms.

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Related Topix: Weather, Mississippi, Madison County, MS, Canton, MS, Camden, MS

Mon Mar 30, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Home badly damaged after tree falls

House damaged after tree topples onto home. James Gray woke up startled early Saturday morning after a tree came crashing down onto his home.

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Sat Mar 28, 2009

Commercial Dispatch

Details emerge in fatal wreck

The Mississippi Highway Patrol released new details today about an accident which claimed the lives of two Mississippi State University students.

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Related Topix: Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Pulaski, MS

Thu Mar 26, 2009

WTOK-TV Meridian

Two Die in Sunday Wreck

Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Leake County over the weekend. Bradley Gibson and Lindsey Hill, both of Starkville, Miss., died in the Sunday afternoon crash.

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Related Topix: Starkville, MS, Carthage, MS, Pulaski, MS

Tue Mar 24, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Two MSU students killed auto accident

A crash in Leake County claims the lives of two Mississippi State University Students- one of them the son of Terry High School baseball coach Jerry Gibson.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MS

Mon Mar 23, 2009

Commercial Dispatch

Wreck Claims Lives of Msu Students

Two Mississippi State University students, including a Heritage Academy graduate from Columbus, are dead after a car accident near Carthage in Leake County.

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Related Topix: Mississippi State University, Columbus, MS, Starkville, MS, Jackson Metro

Thu Mar 19, 2009

Star-Herald

Man charged at check point; KPD serves warrant for Leake County

During a safety point check in Kosciusko Monday, a vehicle tried to evade the area, a Kosciusko Police Department press release said.

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Related Topix: Kosciusko, MS

Thu Mar 12, 2009

Star-Herald

KPD serves Leake County warrant

The Kosciusko Police Department aided in the arrest of a Leake County man. KPD officers served an arrest warrant at the Super 8 Motel and arrested David Chipley, 28.

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Related Topix: Kosciusko, MS

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