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Cyclist killed, wife injured after being struck by vehicle
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Local residents are still trying to come to terms with a tragic accident that claimed the life of a Leakesville man and seriously injured his wife while the couple was cycling on a state highway near their home last week. Edwin Mack Douglas, 68, passed away early Wednesday morning at…
Read MoreTeenager shot at party, 73 year-old charged
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor A Greene County teenager was hospitalized and a 73-year-old man jailed over the weekend after a shooting at a gathering of teenagers. Tristin Walley, 19, of Sand Hill, was transported to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg after being shot in the abdomen around midnight Saturday at a party at 19…
Read MoreVoteCast: Mississippi voters divided on state of nation
By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press Voters casting midterm election ballots in Mississippi are divided over the state of the nation, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate. As voters cast ballots for U.S. Senate and members of Congress in Tuesday’s elections, AP VoteCast found that 52 percent of Mississippi voters said the country is…
Read MoreELECTION… Hyde-Smith, Espy in Senate runoff, Wicker wins other race
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON (AP) — A Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi and one of her Democratic challengers will compete in a Nov. 27 runoff. Mississippi voters will either elect a woman to the Senate for the first time ever or will send a black man to the Senate for…
Read MoreELECTION…. Mississippi’s 3rd District stays GOP, incumbents win
By JEFF AMY, Associated Press JACKSON (AP) — Mississippians in the 3rd District elected a Republican district attorney as the state’s newest member of Congress on Tuesday, choosing Michael Guest of Brandon over Democratic state Rep. Michael Ted Evans of Preston. The state’s other three congressional incumbents held their seats easily, with Republicans Trent Kelly and…
Read MoreELECTION RESULTS… Clark, Denmark claim school board posts
County splits over McDaniel, Hyde-Smith in Senate race From Staff Reports As expected, a higher number of voters turned out for Tuesday’s mid-term election than has been typical in recent history. In all, 52.3 percent of the county’s 7,197 registered voters went to their polling places Tuesday or voted by absentee ballot. Greene County Circuit…
Read MoreBig event planned for Saturday in Leakesville
From Staff Reports The Town of Leakesville’s Events Planning Committee is hosting its fall community-wide yard sale Saturday morning beginning at 7 a.m. The committee began hosting this event two years ago to get residents out and about and involved with one another. The event is hosted twice a year, in the spring and again…
Read MoreTime for talking is almost over. It’s time to cast those ballots
Voters will choose representatives for federal, regional and local posts on Tues. By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Greene County voters will go to the polls Tuesday with several key elected positions up for grabs, including seats in the U.S. Congress, regional judicial posts and two positions on the county school board. The hottest races locally,…
Read MoreLocal paramedic accused of sexually assaulting woman while being transported by ambulance
UPDATED: 10-22-18 From Staff Reports A Greene County paramedic was arrested in Jackson County this week and charged with sexually assaulting a woman while she was being transported by ASAP Ambulance Service. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, James Lavelle Walley, 54, of Leakesville, is being charged with sexual battery after an incident…
Read MoreSETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT! Correction of story concerning flood water levels in McLain
From Staff Reports An error occurred in this week’s edition (Oct. 4, 2018) of the Herald that needs to be corrected. A portion of our story titled “McLain officials want to join county waste system” dealt with town officials’ efforts to work with the Mississippi Department of Corrections to better control flood waters coming through box…
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