Monroe County News

The Monroe County grand jury has indicted a Maben man on capital murder charges stemming from a 2002 slaying.

A Tennessee man is dead after the 18-wheeler he was driving collided head-on with a Ford sport utility vehicle, according to Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley.

It likely will be late 2010 before a West Point man stands trial for two murders and assault, according to Clay County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Eddie Scott.

If any skeptics of the Mississippi Tea Party's motives need an example, please read the story on page 2 of the Metro/State section in the Sept.

Mississippi's unemployment rate dropped a percentage point - to 9.5 percent - in August, but still is above the 7.4-percent jobless rate seen in August 2008.

Columbus Police Department officials, in concert with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, are dismissing an e-mail circulating Northeast Mississippi regarding a kidnapped 3-year-old as a hoax.

An Aberdeen woman dead in a three-vehicle accident in Monroe County. Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said 26-year-old Cornisha Boykins King was driving north on Highway 25, north of Aberdeen Saturday morning when she was involved in a three-vehicle accident.

An Aberdeen woman dead in a three-vehicle accident in Monroe County. Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said 26-year-old Cornisha Boykins King was driving north on Highway 25, north of Aberdeen Saturday morning when she was involved in a three-vehicle accident.

Fifteen years ago, David Evans made a checklist of goals to achieve. The list was small and included building a lake on the plot of land that had seen four generations of his family come and go.

A 26-year-old Aberdeen woman died this morning as the result of a three-vehicle accident in Monroe County, according to a news release from County Coroner Alan Gurley.

With a down economy and less prospective new employers than in years past, the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link is taking time to prepare for future growth.

A two-vehicle accident in Monroe County has claimed the life of a 53-year-old Columbus man.

Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle accident Tuesday near Aberdeen that left a 53-year-old Columbus man dead and two others hospitalized.

An Aberdeen man was charged Thursday in the shooting death of his wife in the couple's home on Oct.

JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to hear a DUI case that revolves around the theory of "retrograde extrapolation." The Supreme Court this past week agreed to review the case of Mary Reed Evans.

An inmate who had less than a year left of his sentence now faces five more years for escape after he failed to return from a weekend pass, corrections officials said.

A Monroe County man admitted Sunday to sex trafficking of a child. 34-year-old Christopher C. Cockrell of Amory entered a guilty plea to attempted commercial sex trafficking of a child.

A Columbus man is behind bars today after he was arrested Tuesday in connection with a June 19 shooting on 18th Street North.

Two Smithville parents face charges of manufacturing meth and child endangerment after Monroe County sheriff's deputies reported finding a meth lab in their home this week.

A 23-year-old Monroe County man Monday was arrested and charged with a June 26 double shooting on Old Columbus Road in Aberdeen.