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Holton leads Vanderbilt past Mississippi 3-1 in SEC tourney
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Carter Holton threw six shutout innings to lead No. 8 seed Vanderbilt to a 3-1 victory over No. 9 seed Mississippi in the single-elimination first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Vanderbilt (36-19) moves on to play No. 1 seed Tennessee (49-7) on...
After killer's reversal, motion for quick execution tossed
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A convicted Mississippi killer’s effort to get his execution quickly scheduled has been dismissed by the state's Supreme Court, weeks after the condemned man changed his mind. Blayde Nathaniel Grayson, 46, filed a handwritten letter to the high court in...
New high school grad now facing murder charge in Mississippi
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Just hours after graduating high school, a Mississippi teenager was arrested in what has been described as a domestic dispute that left one person dead. Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said Justin Robert Coggins, 18, of Caledonia, was arrested Saturday...
Hearing on damages owed by ex-cop who killed mother of 4
A former Mississippi police officer who shot and killed a sleeping woman should pay her four children $2.5 million each for pain and suffering and a total of more than $300,000 to cover therapy, their aunt said in a lawsuit. Matthew Kinne was in uniform and on duty when he shot...
Police: Ski mask and toy gun pranks leads to killing of teen
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A teen in Mississippi shot and killed another teen who approached his home with a toy gun that looked like an assault rifle while wearing a ski mask, authorities said. The teen killed was one of thee people who approached a home in Jackson on Saturday with the...
Mississippi school district OKs $5K incentive for recruiting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district has approved a $5,000 incentive to help recruit teachers. Natchez-Adams School District will pay some teachers in areas of “critical need” a $5,000 sign-on bonus to come work for them following a unanimous vote of the Board of...
Mississippi Red Snapper season opens Memorial Day weekend
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The season, beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, will be open seven days a week in both state and federal waters, the...
Citizens spur $25,000 effort to restore Munroe crypt
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — When the Columbus Garden Club began its project to restore the imposing 152-year-old crypt of Margaret Boyle Munroe at Friendship Cemetery, the first order of business was to find someone to do the job. Tommy Frazier Sr., 68, a Columbus native who has worked...
Church of the Holy Trinity’s Faith window back in sanctuary
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Faith has been restored at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Vicksburg. The church’s stained glass window “Faith” has been restored and returned to its proper location in the church sanctuary. The restoration is part of a two-year, estimated $350,000...
Deer hunting: Early velvet season for bucks set
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Deer hunters in Mississippi will have a chance to harvest a buck in velvet during the state’s first early archery hunt in September. The season is set for Sept. 16-18. Russ Walsh, wildlife chief of staff for the Mississippi Department of...
