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Mental disability key to death row appeal

After a change of attorneys and a refiling of briefs, Mississippi death row inmate Howard Dean Goodin will argue before the state's highest court that he is mentally disabled and should not be put to death.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Jackson man arrested in meth probe

A 31-year-old Jackson man is in the Rankin County Jail charged in an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking investigation that netted 53 other suspects on federal and state charges and 50 pounds of Mexican "Ice" worth more than $1.5 million.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Hinds County, MS

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Snake Snatching Grabbing serpents by hand gains popularity

Catching catfish by hand, which many folks consider too crazy to try, goes by many names.

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Related Topix: Mississippi, Scott County, MS, Morton, MS, Puckett, MS, Carthage, MS

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

MS: Free labor and $29.74 per day from the state...communities clamor for regional jails

There are 11 county/regional jails scattered around Mississippi. With them, the Mississippi Department of Corrections has created its own cottage industry.

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Related Topix: Kemper County, MS

Tue Jun 30, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

18 face federal charges in meth ring bust

A task force of federal, state and local authorities have dismantled Mississippi's largest methamphetamine distribution enterprise operating in the state.

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Related Topix: Drugs

The Clarion-Ledger

Suspects in court on drug charges

A former Jackson firefighter and his wife were among 17 suspects in federal court here Wednesday facing charges in a methamphetamine distribution ring.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS, Walthall, MS

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Clinton News

Drowning victim a Navy veteran, Hinds student

Officials believe a sinkhole along the banks of the Pearl River may have contributed to the weekend drowning of a former naval officer from Clinton.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Flowood, MS

Sun Jun 28, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Woman charged with stabbing death of her boyfriend

A Richland woman faces a murder charge in connection with the stabbing death of her boyfriend.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WPTY

Woman Accused of Stabbing Boyfriend to Death; MS Judge Reduces Bond

Bail has been lowered to $500,000 for a Richland woman accused of killing her boyfriend.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Miss. jobless rate climbs to 9.6%

Seasonal job losses in economic sectors such as education were likely major factors in Mississippi's unemployment rate rising by a full percentage point, experts say.

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Related Topix: University of Southern Mississippi

Rankin Ledger

Accused killer in Richland court today

A woman accused of stabbing and killing her boyfriend over the weekend was arraigned in Richland Municipal Court this morning.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

WJTV Jackson

Drug Ring Busted In Rankin County

Almost 50 people have been arrested in what authorities call one of the largest drug ring busts in Mississippi history.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Hinds County, MS, Florence, MS

Rankin Ledger

Metro road to ease traffic

A new north-south corridor between Flowood and Brandon is gaining ground as funding is piling in to pay for the second phase of the project, officials say.

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Related Topix: Brandon, MS, Flowood, MS, Jackson, MS, Pearl, MS

Meridian Star

Authorities: Dozens arrested in Mississippi meth ring

Authorities broke up a methamphetamine distribution ring based in Mississippi that had connections to at least three other states, arresting dozens of suspects on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Mississippi, Drugs, Drug Enforcement Administration

Tue Jun 23, 2009

WAPT-TV Jackson

Brandon Woman Apparently Drowned In Backyard Pool

The body of a 43-year-old woman was found floating in a backyard pool on Sunday, Brandon police said.

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Related Topix: Brandon, MS, Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Jackson Channel

Overnight Fire Destroys Home

A family is without a home after a mobile home fire overnight Sunday. It happened in Rankin County on Lake Harbor Road just before 1 a.m. Monday.

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Related Topix: Fire

Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Agency chief feared in courtrooms

A man Mississippi judges fear to see in their courtrooms is stepping down as head of the watchdog group that investigates judicial wrongdoing.

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Related Topix: Hinds County, MS

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Picayune Item

81-year-old man dies in tractor accident

Authorities say an 81-year-old Brandon man died Tuesday when his tractor rolled over him at his Rankin County home.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Picayune, MS

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Times-Post

Infant death leads to felony charges

A Chickasaw County mother has been charged in the death of her child. Tonya Williams, 30, of Woodland, was charged with Culpable Negligence Manslaughter for the death of Gavin Daniel Williams, who was born and died June 2. Chickasaw County Coroner, Andy Harmon, said that drugs were a factor in the death and the arrest.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Rankin Ledger

Pearl weighs demolishing couple's house

City officials will decide the fate of an Upper Drive home, where numerous animals and a toddler were removed amid unsanitary conditions in early April.

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