Man goes to trial this week on murder charge
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A Natchez man is set to go to trial this week for the botched robbery-turned-fatal shooting.
The Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/UtJqmc ) the murder and armed robbery trial for Davarious Clemons is set for Wednesday.
The trial was moved from its original July date at the request of the defendant, who through his legal
...Miss. troopers on duty in NJ
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As the East Coast continues recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy, Mississippi is sending more help to the region.
On Sunday, about 50 members of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol's Special Operations Group made the 15-hour trip to New Jersey after a request from Gov. Chris Christie to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.
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...Tupelo's mayor won't seek re-election next year
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Tupelo Mayor Jack Reed Jr. says he won't run for a second term.
He announced his decision not to run next year in a full-page ad in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/Vr3Xxi ).
Reed says his reasons include wanting more time with his family and returning to work at his family business, Reed's Department Store.
...Ready to start as Hattiesburg City Court judge
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - After nearly four decades as an attorney, 68-year-old Jerry Evans is taking the bench as the first full-time City Court judge in Hattiesburg.
He tells The Hattiesburg American (http://hatne.ws/Pw8njD ) that changing from three part-time judges to one full-time judge should at least streamline scheduling and standardize
...Wasps used in Tenn. to attack invasive beetle
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Researchers at the University of Tennessee are investigating whether parasitic wasps can be used to kill the emerald ash borer, a beetle that is threatening millions of trees across the country.
The invasive emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Blount County and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but researchers
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