A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with second degree murder after his 5-year-old sister died Sunday. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Detectives say the boy admitted to practicing "WWE" moves on theMore >>
A teen boy was arrested and charged with murder after his younger sister died. Detectives say he admitted practicing "WWE" moves on her, even after she said she was in pain.More >>
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MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
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More than 200 officers from across the state are in Biloxi for the annual meeting of the Mississippi Association of Police Chiefs. One of the hot topics for discussion is House Bill Two.More >>
More than 200 officers from across the state are in Biloxi for the annual meeting of the Mississippi Association of Police Chiefs. One of the hot topics for discussion is House Bill Two. In just two weeks, any adult in Mississippi will be able to carry a gun for all to see.More >>
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A dog battling cancer managed to hang on long enough to see her owner return from a deployment overseas. According to Jennifer Ralston's YouTube channel, Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, wasMore >>
Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, was diagnosed with oral melanoma just a month after her owner, Eric, was deployed overseas.More >>
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(WMC-TV) - Detectives found more than 700 pounds of marijuana in a hidden compartment of a trailer Tuesday. According to the affidavit, the suspect, Jerry Pomilla, was driving a Chevy Silverado pickupMore >>
Detectives found more than 700 pounds of marijuana in a hidden compartment of a trailer Tuesday.More >>
Unfortunately many in our country are hearing news reports that Mississippi is still a racist state. This comes after an African American couple was denied permission to be married at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs.
Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson were scheduled to be married in the church, but at the last moment they were told by the minister that some of the congregation didn't want the couple to marry in the church. This is wrong.
An injustice occurred in Crystal Springs. It shows that in 2012 we still have pockets of racial strife and prejudice in our state. But out of this bad situation there still may be some good to surface.
Some members of the Baptist Church in Crystal Springs have apologized to the Wilsons and the entire black community in Crystal Springs saying this should not have happened. One church member was quoted as saying, "we have been portrayed as a racist church, we're not. We welcome anybody that wants to come through those doors."
Just this week a Unity rally was held in downtown Crystal Springs bringing all races together to discuss what happened and to hopefully bring some healing to the community. A good maxim for all to remember is W-W-J-D, What Would Jesus Do?!
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