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From Staff Reports A Greene County native and veteran administrator at South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI) has been tabbed as the Leakesville prison’s newest leader. Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall announced Monday afternoon that SMCI Deputy Warden Joe Errington has been appointed acting superintendent. Errington, 60, has spent his entire career with the…

From Staff Reports The mayor of a Greene County municipality is being credited with helping apprehend a woman who was walking through his town flashing and threatening residents. McLain Mayor Steve McCluskey was at home early Wednesday evening when members of a nearby church called looking for help after a woman showed up at the…

The following is the full press release issued today by MDOC MDOC’s Statement on the recent escape at SMCI In response to media inquiries about the escape of Michael F. Wilson on July 5, 2018, at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI), the Mississippi Department of Corrections issues the following statement: The Mississippi Department of…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

  Greene County should brace for torrential rains and potential for severe weather From Staff Reports Greene County Emergency Management Director Trent Robertson is warning local resident to prepare for torrential rains and the possibility of severe weather this weekend as forecasters say a tropical weather system moving toward the Gulf of Mexico is strengthening.…