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Absentee ballots are late in 1 Mississippi county after a candidate is replaced because of illness
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoVoters in one Mississippi county are waiting extra days for access to absentee ballots because a...
Mississippi county closes jail pod plagued by fights and escapes, sends 200 inmates 2 hours away
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoMississippi's largest county is no longer using a section of its jail that has been plagued by...
They were prosecuted in MS for using drugs while pregnant. But it may not have been a crime
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSpencer Woods wanted to fight a crime that didn’t exist. As a sheriff’s investigator in Monroe...
Appeals court halts federal takeover of Mississippi jail
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi’s largest county won a legal victory Wednesday in its effort to stave off a rare federal...
Mississippi drops charges in killing of former state lawmaker but says new charges are possible
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMississippi prosecutors have dismissed indictments against a man in the shooting death of a former...
Hinds County elections: Tyree Jones wins handily in sheriff's race. See supervisors winners
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLocal primaries were held in Hinds County Tuesday, with voters turning out to cast their votes for...
Mississippi jail escapee captured in Texas; Manhunt continues for 2 surviving escapees
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJACKSON, Miss. — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail last weekend and fled to Texas after...
Mississippi man sentenced in shooting death of Tuscaloosa native Kennis Croom
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA Mississippi man will spend the rest of his life in prison in connection with the 2022 shooting...
Convicted child murderer Tim Jones’ death sentence upheld by SC Supreme Court
The State McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoThe 2019 conviction and death sentence for Tim Jones, found guilty of killing his five young...
Columbus mom convicted of killing 11-year-old son in Mississippi because he 'was a demon'
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA Columbus mother who was drawn to voodoo and told investigators that she killed her 11-year-old son...