MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - McComb police say a body found Tuesday afternoon may be that of a 71-year-old man who has been missing since Sept 14.
The Enterprise-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/Vkqr2H ) L.C. McBride was reported missing by his niece Joyce Barr.
Police do not know a cause of death, and an autopsy has been ordered.
Police called in the
...JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippians affected by Hurricane Isaac have less than a month to apply for federal assistance or loans.
Both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration will take applications for FEMA assistance and SBA grants or low-interest loans until Oct. 31.
Applicants can register online at
...GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A 40-year-old Gulfport man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for setting up a hidden motion-activated camera in restrooms.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/UGOggq ) Darrell Anthony Smith had been arrested Aug. 18, 2011, after a couple told Gulfport police they had found a camera hidden in a tissue box above the
...LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The deadline to register to vote in next month's general election is approaching.
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin says the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election is next Tuesday - Oct. 9.
Martin says the registration deadline applies to all voters.
Early voting begins Oct. 22.
Aside from the presidential
...LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - New mapping functions are available on the Arkansas land commissioner's website for people who want to research tax-delinquent properties.
Land Commissioner John Thurston says the mapping is available through his office's partnership with Arkansas-based information technology company DataScoutPro.
Those interested can visit
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