David Neal Cox is dead by lethal injection
David Neal Cox, the first person executed since 2012 in Mississippi, is dead. Cox was executed by lethal injection at Parchman in the murder of his wife, Kim Cox. He shot her and raped her daughter in front of her as she died during an eight hour standoff with police. He was 50. Read more […]
Suspect dead after shooting at Waynesboro police officers
A man is dead after shooting at police officers in Wayne County on Wednesday . Wayne County Sheriff Jody Ashley tells Darkhorse Press that Waynesboro Police Department responded to a home invasion around the 700 block of Wayne Street around 1:30 pm Wednesday. Ashley said a man had broken a window to get into a […]
Byram Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail by a Postal Employee
A Byram woman pleaded guilty to embezzling mail, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Scott Pierce, Inspector in Charge with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Southern Area Field Office. According to court documents, Jeanetta N. Williams, 38, of Byram, was a Rural Carrier Assistant and delivered mail along a rural route […]
Brandon man arrested in string of car burglaries
At around 1:30 AM Wednesday, officers from the Brandon Police Department responded to a report of an auto burglary in progress on Overby Street in Brandon. After locating other vehicles nearby with doors still ajar, officers were able to make contact with additional victims who confirmed their cars had been broken into as well. All […]
Louisiana man arrested in Pike County in human trafficking-related case
A man is behind bars in Pike County on human trafficking charges. A release from the Pike County Sheriff’s Office states that they, along with the Mississippi Bureaus of Narcotics and Investigation, received information about possible human trafficking in their county. On Friday, tips led law enforcement to the Days Inn in McComb, where authorities […]
Claiborne County man arrested for alleged assault on deputy
The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a police officer. According to a release, Claiborne County deputies were setting up to enforce the 2 a.m. curfew at Simps Bar and Grill on Tillman Road around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday. During the curfew procedure, a deputy was assaulted by a person […]
Hinds County church needs help identifying trailer thief
Bethesda Baptist Church, just outside of Terry, is asking for the public’s help locating a trailer and other items taken last week. A post on the church’s Facebook page states that one week ago on Nov. 10, the utility trailer, a 5-gallon propane bottle, and the pool section of a children’s water slide was taken […]
Police arrest man accused in Olive Branch Walmart carjacking, shooting
One of three suspects in an armed carjacking that left a victim suffering from a gunshot wound at Walmart in Olive Branch has been apprehended by police. A release from Olive Branch Police Department says that on November 7, police responded to a call at Walmart on Craft-Goodman Frontage Road. The victims tell police they […]
Man set to die by lethal injection Wednesday in 2010 torture, death of his wife
David Neal Cox’s stepdaughter, whom he sexually assaulted 11 years ago as her mother lay dying, will be in the audience to watch him die tonight. Cox, now 50, shot his wife Kim Kirk Cox, letting her bleed to death slowly while he sexually assaulted her 12-year-old daughter Lindsey in front of her as she […]
Wednesday Weather
Watch for dense fog this morning if you’re driving. Expect high temps in the middle to upper 70s today with a mix of clouds and sun. Some rain tonight is possible ahead of a moving front, with overnight lows around 50.