Troopers investigate double fatality crash on I-55
PONCHATOULA, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police says a two vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Ponchatoula took the lives of 2 Mississippi residents.
Troopers say the crash occurred Sunday evening as an SUV driven by 23-year-old Brandon Hampton of Clinton, Miss., was traveling north in the right lane of Interstate 55. Investigators say Hampton's
...Olive Branch becomes more bike-friendly
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - Olive Branch will likely be improving bicycle access to roadways soon, using an $189,600 grant from the state Department of Transportation.
The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/UKsGrY ) the Board of Aldermen is scheduled to accept the grant at its Jan. 15 meeting. The city must match the grant with $47,400 for
...City of Jackson moving to new payroll system
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A new payroll system in Jackson won't cut the pay of city employees, but workers still will receive less money for the first seven months of 2013.
The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/13umF8k ) the city is switching to a bi-weekly pay system from the bi-monthly one it uses now, spreading employee pay over 26 pay
...Forrest Co. man pleads guilty to sexual battery
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A Forrest County man has pleaded guilty to sexual battery in Forrest County Circuit Court and received a suspended sentence.
The Hattiesburg American reports (http://hatne.ws/Sx54eY) 29-year-old Sam Joseph Richey Jr. was arrested in September 2011 and charged with one count of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14
...Hub City Humane Society preparing permanent home
PURVIS, Miss. (AP) - Hub City Humane Society is working to get firmly on its feet as the animal shelter for Lamar County, after being awarded a county contract.
Last month, the Lamar County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to accept Hub City's contract for services over Hattiesburg-based Southern Pines Animal Shelter. The contract goes into
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