MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd says officers arrested eight people during a raid on a Moss Point home suspected of being a gambling house.
Byrd tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/VlvXxE ) Sunday's gambling sting was a joint operation of the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County and the sheriff's criminal investigation
...MIAMI (AP) - A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Sandy approaches and is expected to strengthen.
Sandy's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 45 mph (75 kph). But the U.S. National Hurricane Center says Sandy is forecast to be a hurricane when it nears Jamaica on Wednesday.
The storm is centered about 325
...FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Republican Sen. John Boozman is to be in Fort Smith for two events.
Boozman is to tour Fort Smith Emergency Medical Services starting at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday and is to take part in the dedication of the Sebastian County Emergency Management and Public Safety Facility starting at 4 p.m.
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...LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The University of Arkansas says the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service is setting up an office on the university's Fayetteville campus.
The university says the office for the community assistance arm of the National Park Service will be located alongside the Fay Jones School of
...WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - The two candidates for an east Arkansas congressional seat are among the speakers expected during a 2-day conference of Delta leaders.
The leaders plan to meet starting Tuesday at the Mid-South Community College's Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center in West Memphis for the conference organized by the Mississippi Delta
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