Thursday Dec 17 | Delta County Independent
Orchard City trustees wary of FEMA entanglements
While expressing wariness at the idea of dealing with the federal government, especially the Federal Emergency management Agency , the Orchard City Town Trustees nevertheless gave the town administrator permission to try and get some money from the agency.
Officer Shot After Inmate Escape Sues Prison Company
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville police officer who was seriously wounded when police said he was shot by an escaped inmate has filed a lawsuit against the private prison company that runs the Mississippi facility.
How will budget cuts affect west slope prisons?
We have an exclusive look inside one of western Colorado's prisons just days after we learned state budget cuts mean 15 percent of Colorado's inmates may get early parole.
Miss. Bureau of Investigation to probe June 25 escape
Officials say the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is in charge of finding out how an inmate planned an escape from a Greenwood eye doctor's office June 25.
Scouts team up with SAR for mountain bike race
Mountain bikers may be familiar with Moab's world famous "24 Hours Behind the Rock" bike race.
New Details On Mississippi Escape Of Shooting Suspect
NASHVILLE, Tenn . - New information on the daring escape that led to the shooting of a Metro police sergeant.
How Did Suspected Shooter Escape Prison?
The company that operates the Mississippi prison where a man escaped and later was arrested in the shooting of a Metro officer admits there was some sort of breakdown that allowed Joseph Jackson to escape custody.
Wounded Nashville Officer Continues Recovery
A veteran officer remained hospitalized and was scheduled for more surgery on Friday after being shot multiples times along Interstate 40 in Nashville on Thursday afternoon.
Inmate's escape raises big questions
IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SCRIPT FROM HOLLYWOOD. But it was real. Here's the scenario: Mississippi inmate Joseph Jackson, 29, serving a life sentence for armed robbery and aggravated assault at the Delta Correctional Facility in Greenwood, was taken to a Greenwood optometrist's office Thursday after he had complained about having eye problems.
Delta Correctional inmate captured
A 29-year-old Delta Correctional Facility inmate who escaped during an eye exam in Greenwood, Miss., has been captured.
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