Murder Charges in Case of Missing Crowder Couple, More Arrests Expected
Haley Pierce, 21, of Crowder has been charged with two counts of murder in the case of Will Polk and April Jones, who have been missing since October 2019.
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Reward offered for information leading to Indianola jewelry store owner’s murder
After an Indianola jewelry store owner was killed during a robbery, the community is rallying to provide a reward in hopes that it will flush out information on her killer. According to The Enterprise-Tocsin, store owner Jamie Iverson, 67, was shot in the head at Paul’s Jewelry Friday. Indianola Police Detective Irish Johnson told the newspaper … Read more
Rankin County woman dies in house fire
The fire was reported around 11 p.m. When officials arrived on scene, the home was fully involved.
2 Canton teens arrested in fatal shooting on I-55 in Ridgeland
Sixteen-year-old LaKendric Cortez Francis, of Canton, was the victim of a fatal shooting on Saturday as he drove down the interstate in Ridgeland. Two other teens are in custody in the fatal shooting. Marcus Luckett, 15, is charged with murder and Kevin Harris, 16, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Ridgeland Police … Read more
Fallen Deputy Pat Barnes remembered in Jefferson Davis County as fair and helpful
Barnes was known to his friends as a good guy. He had been with the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Office for around 5 years. At age 49, his friends still talk about his high school football career. He and Sheriff Ron Strickland still had a rivalry going on more than 30 years later.
AG Lynn Fitch, Secret Service to launch Cyber Fraud Task Force
The Cyber Fraud Task Force will delve into cyber attacks on businesses and individuals, said Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Two officers slain raiding moonshine still remembered in Green County 100 years later
It took less than 45 seconds for U.S. Marshal Jake Green and Town Marshal Lawrence Dunnam to lose their lives at the hands of four moonshiners, but 100 years later their bravery is enshrined in two markers near the Perry and Greene county lines. Green’s granddaughter Juanita Hollinghead told their story at a recent ceremony … Read more
