DeBar asks attorney general to investigate latest SMCI escape
From Staff Reports A member of the Senate committee that oversees the state’s prison system has asked the state attorney general to investigate a recent inmate escape from South Mississippi Correctional Institution. Citing concerns that officials with the Department of Corrections may not conduct an open and honest review of circumstances leading up to the…
Read MoreOPINION: We can’t allow officials a ‘free ride’ when it comes to safety and security at SMCI
OPINION By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor/Publisher State inmate Michael ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ Wilson was captured Saturday night, bringing an end to a massive manhunt that tied up a lot of law enforcement manpower and had people across South Mississippi on pins and needles for several days. Everyone in Greene County was watching the situation…
Read MoreReeves says he’s not to blame for planned road near his home
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS – Associated Press JACKSON (AP) — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he did not pressure the Mississippi Department of Transportation to build a $2 million road near his gated neighborhood. Reeves said Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall, who is also an elected Republican, pushed for the proposed frontage…
Read MoreEscaped inmate captured
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — An inmate has been captured in Mississippi, two days after escaping from a state prison. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Michael F. Wilson , known as “Pretty Boy Floyd,” was captured Saturday evening in the coastal city of Ocean Springs. He was discovered missing Thursday afternoon from South…
Read MorePolice seeking help in attempted break-ins Thursday morning
From Staff Reports The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying several suspects in an attempted burglary at a convenience store near Leakesville early Thursday morning. Manager Tianey Hillman posted several photos on Facebook Thursday morning that were taken from security video at The Junction, located at the intersection of Hwy. 594…
Read MoreGood gardening starts with Good Dirt
By FELDER RUSHING The Gestalt Gardener Got good dirt? Or do you prefer to call it soil? Hot weather aside, I don’t know what I enjoy the least between weeding, routine pruning, mowing the lawn, or digging new beds. I finally got rid of my lawn, but there’s still the other stuff, all gotta be…
Read MoreGreene County man sentenced to nearly 12 years on drug charges
From Staff Reports A Greene County man will spend nearly 12 years in a federal penitentiary after being sentenced this week for drug trafficking. Marcus Ladelle Moody, 44, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to 143 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing with intent to…
Read MoreGot weeds? Consider what the experts do with their own lawns
By FELDER RUSHING The Gestalt Gardener Got weeds in the lawn? In spite of decades of training and experience, I really can’t help much. Truth is, most garden diagnosticians cringe over common problems for which we know there often isn’t a good solution. When we get together we grill one another on how we handle…
Read MoreVoter turnout very low for Tues. primaries
From Staff Reports Voter turnout in Greene County and across Mississippi was extremely low Tuesday for the Democratic and Republican primary elections. Greene County Circuit Clerk Cecelia Bounds said mid-day Tuesday that she expected turnout in the county to be well below 20 percent. The final tally showed only only about 11 percent of the…
Read MoreNotices recently filed in Chancery Court – Published 5-31-18
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF GREENE SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF LAND WHEREAS, on the 14th day of October 2014, RAYMOND L. BELL, M.D. AKA RAYMOND L. BELL executed a certain deed of trust to JOHN R. GUNN, Trustee, for the use and benefit of FIRST STATE BANK, a Mississippi corporation, and which said deed…
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