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12/31/12
No Driving on the Levee
WHILE LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT TONIGHT AND THIS WEEKEND
WATCHING THE TRAFFIC, ONE OTHER PLACE TO WATCH OUT FOR IS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAINLINE LEVEE. MISSISSIPPI LEVEE BOARD OFFICIALS
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND MOTORISTS AND THOSE WHO LIKE TO USE FOUR-WHEEL
VEHICLES THAT DRIVING ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEE AND THE BERM IS
UNLAWFUL AND CREATES PROBLEMS FOR LEVEE MAINTENANCE. SIGNS ARE
POSTED THE LENGTH OF THE LEVEE ABOUT DRIVING UP THERE BUT SOMETIMES
PEOPLE USE FOUR-WHEEL AND OTHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES TO DRIVE THE
BERMS AND RUT UP THE GRASS WHICH CAN CREATE PROBLEMS. THE WASHINGTON
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL BE WATCHING FOR SUCH ACTIVITY AND
WILL MAKE ARRESTS ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU SEE ANY SUCH DRIVING ON THE
LEVEE YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT
662-334-4523.
12/28/12
No Shooting
NEW YEAR'S EVE IS THE TIME THAT SOME WILL LIGHT UP FIREWORKS AT THE
STROKE OF MID-NIGHT WHILE OTHERS FIRE A FEW GUNSHOTS INTO THE AIR.
BUT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS YOU MAY WANT TO
THINK TWICE ABOUT FIRING OFF A FEW ROUNDS. ASSISTANT CHIEF BILLY
BARBER SAYS THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE CITIZENS
DON'T FIRE GUN SHOTS IN THE AIR IN CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR.
BARBER SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL TO DISCHARGE A FIRE-ARM IN THE CITY OF
GREENVILLE AS WELL AS WASHINGTON COUNTY. LAST YEAR WASHINGTON COUNTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS MADE SEVERAL ARRESTS FOR THIS CRIME. A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE ARRESTED WERE CONVICTED OF FELONIES. AND
JUST AS A REMINDER THAT WHEN BULLETS ARE FIRED INTO THE AIR THEY
HAVE TO COME BACK DOWN SOMEWHERE.
COAT DRIVE
CALLING ALL COATS FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL VISIONS' COAT DRIVE. COATS
LARGE AND SMALL, NEW AND OLD ARE NEEDED FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL VISIONS
COAT DRIVE. SPEARHEADED BY PANDORA REDMOND. THE COAT DRIVE RUNS FROM
JANUARY 1ST TO JANUARY 30. IF YOU HAVE COATS TO DONATE BRING THEM TO
PROFESSIONAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS AT 306 WASHINGTON AVE IN DOWNTOWN
GREENVILLE. THEY WILL GO TO A GOOD CAUSE TO KEEP PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS WARM DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS. EVEN ONE COAT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE. LAST YEAR THEY RECEIVED TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY COATS AND
LARGER SIZE ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.
12/27/12
Cleveland Rape Arrest
A BOLIVAR COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR A CHRISTMAS WEEKEND RAPE.
35-YEAR OLD JAMES JACKSON IS ACCUSED OF RAPING A FEMALE VICTIM IN
THE DRIVEWAY OF AN ABANDON HOME ON HIGHWAY ONE JUST SOUTH OF
ROSEDALE. THE ALLEGED CRIME HAPPEN ON DECEMBER 23RD AROUND 3-30AM.
BOLIVAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE VICTIM ASKED JACKSON
FOR A RIDE. INSTEAD OF TAKING HER TO HER DESTINATION HE TOOK HER TO
THE ABANDON HOME. THAT'S WHERE SHE SAYS HE FORCED HIMSELF ON HER.
RIGHT NOW JACKSON'S BOND HAS BEEN SET FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. HE
STILL SITS BEHIND BARS IN THE BOLIVAR COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
12/26/12
Holiday travel report
STATE TROOPERS WERE OUT
KEEPING OUR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SAFE ACROSS THE STATE. ACCORDING TO
MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND CITATIONS WERE
GIVEN OUT BETWEEN FRIDAY DECEMBER 21ST AND CHRISTMAS DAY. 168 OF
THOSE CITATION WERE FOR SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS. WHILE 111 WERE GIVEN
TO DRIVERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE. SIXTY DRIVERS GOT A TICKET FOR NOT
HAVING CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. ALSO, THERE WERE 5 HIGHWAY FATALITIES
REPORTED OVER THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND in Jackson, Starkville,
Hattiesburg, Meridian and New Albany districts.. STATE TROOPERS WILL
STILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE UNTIL AFTER NEW YEARS. MHP OFFICIALS
URGES DRIVERS TO BUCKLE UP AND NOT DRINK AND DRIVE THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON.
Flood Museum
The Lower Mississippi River
Museum uses hands-on displays to help people understand the lore and
power of the world's third-largest watershed. The museum was built
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in August in downtown
Vicksburg, Miss. Director Sherry Jones says it's attracting about
2,000 visitors a month. It features displays about the 1927 flood
that deluged 27,000 square miles and displaced more than 160,000
families from Illinois south. Interactive kiosks offer glimpses into
the lives of people who've traveled on or lived by the river for
centuries. Visitors can wander through the Motor Vessel Mississippi
IV, dry-docked next to the building. From 1961 to 1993, the Corps of
Engineers used the four-level towboat for its work, and the
Mississippi River Commission used it for river inspections.
12/25/12
Winona gas leak
A MAJOR GAS LEAK IN WINONA
SENDING NEARLY 100 RESIDENTS INTO THE RAINY COLD WEATHER. MONTGOMERY
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONFIRMING A LEAK ON NORTH
UNION STREET THIS EVENING LEADING TO THE EVACUATION OF PEOPLE IN
THAT AREA. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND THE UTILITY COMPANY ARE ON SCENE
WITH THE HOPES OF RETURNING PEOPLE TO THEIR HOMES SAFELY TONIGHT.
HOWEVER, AUTHORITIES ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE RED CROSS IN
SETTING UP A SHELTER.
12/24/12
Feeding the needy
SENATOR'S PLACE HOSTING A
FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR THE COMMUNITY THE RESTAURANT PACKED WITH
SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS READY FOR A HOLIDAY MEAL. STATE SENATOR
AND RESTAURANT OWNER WILLIE SIMMONS AND HIS FAMILY SERVED OVER 200
PEOPLE, WHICH INCLUDED SENOR CITIZENS, NEEDY FAMILIES, AND ANYONE
WHO WANTED TO COME OUT FOR A FREE DINNER. THOSE WHO COULD NOT MAKE
IT TO THE EVENT RECEIVED HAND DELIVERED MEALS FROM LOCAL VOLUNTEERS.
12/21/12
Grenada Hospital Selection
THE GRENADA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SELECTS A PROPOSAL FOR THE
LONG-TERM LEASE OF GRENADA LAKE MEDICAL CENTER. THE GRENADA STAR
REPORTING THE SUPERVISORS SELECTING THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
MEDICAL CENTER'S PROPOSAL THIS WEEK, AND GRENADA COUNTY AND UMMC
WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WORKING TOWARD THE CLOSING OF THE LEASE
TRANSACTION, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE FIRST
QUARTER OF 2013. THE TRANSACTION WILL THEN BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING.
Cleveland School Court
A federal judge says he'll rule after the first of the year on
proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland School
District. The Bolivar Commercial reports that U.S. District Judge
Glenn H. Davidson told attorneys after a Tuesday hearing in Oxford
that he wanted to give the Department of Justice time to review and
respond to information provided by the school district. The
desegregation case dates back to 1965 when plaintiffs sued the
Bolivar County school system, including Cleveland, to end white only
and black-only schools. The school system has been under the federal
courts oversight ever since. A dozen or more school systems in
Mississippi have petitioned the federal courts to come out from
under desegregation orders.
12/20/12
Entergy Prices
ENTERGY CORPORATION WILL RAISE IT'S MISSISSIPPI CUSTOMER BILLS TO
PAY FOR HIGHER NATURAL GAS BILLS AS WELL AS COMPANY'S RECENT
PURCHASE OF A JACKSON POWER PLANT. A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WHO USES 1
THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS PER MONTH WILL SEE THEIR BILL RISE 8 DOLLARS
AND 29 CENTS. ENTERGY'S AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER IN
MISSISSIPPI USED 1 THOUSAND 300 AND 26 KILOWATT HOURS PER MONTH IN
2011 COMMISSIONERS VOTED 3 TO 0 TO APPROVE THE INCREASE ENTERGY SAYS
NATURAL GAS PRICES HAVE RISEN BY ONE-THIRD SINCE THE LAST TIME THE
COMPANY FILED TO RECOUP FUEL COST IN AUGUST.
Arkansa Woman Arrest
An Arkansas man has been arrested for false pretense in Sunflower
County, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Seth Bradshaw,
35, of Pigott, Arkansas and formerly of Sunflower County, has been
arrested following indictment by a Sunflower County Grand Jury on
three counts of false pretense. Bradshaw is alleged to have
leased hunting land ,which he did not own. The indictment
alleges that Bradshaw took money from three separate victims to the
tune of approximately $30,000. Bradshaw was arrested with the
assistance of the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Office, where he was
booked. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years (10 years each
count) behind bars. As with all cases, the defendant is
presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a
court of law. The case was investigated by Roger Cribb of the
Attorney General’s Public Integrity Division and will be prosecuted
by the division director, Assistant Attorney General Stan Alexander.
12/19/12
Greenwood Bomb Threat
GREENWOOD POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A HOSPITAL BOMB THREAT. A BOMB
THREAT CALL WAS MADE TO GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL AROUND 4-30 THIS
MORNING. A PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL WAS QUICKLY SHUTDOWN.
GREENWOOD POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS BOTH RESPONDED TO THE CALL.
THE HOSPITAL WAS NOT EVACUATED. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MORE THAN 30
BOMB THREATS CALLED INTO OVER FIFTY PUBLIC ENTITIES ACROSS
MISSISSIPPI WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. CHIEF PURNELL SAYS HE'S WORKING
WITH THE GREENWOOD LEFLORE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS
BOMB THREAT.
Carwash Accident
A WOMAN IS RECOVERING FROM INJURIES AFTER CRASHING HER VEHICLE INTO
A GREENVILLE CARWASH. THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN AROUND 10 THIS MORNING AT
SOUTH RIDGE SUPER SUD CAR WASH ON HIGHWAY ONE SOUTH. GREENVILLE
POLICE SAY THE FEMALE DRIVER OF THIS JEEP WAS SUFFERS FROM NONE LIFE
THREATENING INJURIES. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO DELTA REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER. ACCORDING TO POLICE THE WOMAN PASSED OUT WHILE
DRIVING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY ONE WHICH LED TO THE CRASH.
12/18/12
2- Bolivar County Men entered an
Agreement
AN OXFORD ATTORNEY SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT HIS CLIENT'S
ENTERING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE. DOCTOR HARVEY JACKSON AND REVEREND JACK KING WERE FACING
FALSE PRETENSE AND GENERAL FRAUD CHARGES IN A CASE BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE INVOLVING TWO VICTIMS AND OVER 200-THOUSAND
DOLLARS. TOM FREELAND, THEIR ATTORNEY, SAYS THE MEN AGREED TO ENTER
A PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM, AND AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM,
THE CHARGES AGAINST THEM WILL BE DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE AND THE
CASES AGAINST THEM WILL BE RETIRED TO THE FILES, PASSED FROM THE
TRIAL DOCKET, AND MADE INACTIVE. FREELAND SAYS JACKSON AND KING DID
NOT AND WILL NOT ENTER GUILTY PLEAS. THE PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM
IS BEING HANDLED AS A NON-CRIMINAL MATTER WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
COURT, THE BOLIVAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE TWO
INVESTORS AS AN AGREED RESTITUTION PLAN. FREELAND SAYS HIS CLIENTS
STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH ENDS THE PROSECUTION, IS THE
BEST FOR THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE INVESTORS.
Postal Fees
THE PRICE YOU PAY TO SEND MAIL THROUGH THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IS
GOING UP. THE FIRST-CLASS LETTER RATE UP TO ONE-OUNCE WILL INCREASE
A PENNY FROM 45-CENTS TO 46-CENTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 27TH. POSTCARDS
CHANGE FROM 32 TO 33-CENTS, CERTIFIED MAIL TO INCREASE FROM TWO
DOLLARS AND 95-CENTS TO THREE-DOLLARS AND TEN-CENTS, AND THE
PRIORITY MAIL SMALL FLAT RATE BOX GOES UP FROM 5-35 TO 5-80.
12/17/12
Indianola Murder
A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD AND ANOTHER IN
JAIL INDIANOLA POLICE SAY IT ALL STARTED AT THE ROYAL....APARTMENTS
OFF GILLESPIE DRIVE SHORTLY AFTER 10 SATURDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY 20
YEAR OLD MARK HANEY AND 26 YEAR OLD LONNIE BROOKS GOT INTO A VERBAL
ALTERCATION. THAT IS WHEN POLICE SAY MARK HANEY SHOT BROOKS. HANEY
IS BEING CHARGED WITH MURDER AND IS CURRENTLY IN JAIL WITH NO BOND.
THE CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION .
Clarksdale Murder
AN ELDERLY CLARKSDALE WOMAN IS DEAD. 80 YEAR OLD WIDOWED WHITE
FEMALE WAS ROBBED, MURDERED, AND BURNED AT HER HOME DOWNTOWN ON THE
CORNER OF ISSAQUEENA AND FIRST STREET. JUST AROUND 3PM CLARKSDALE
POLICE MADE ENTRY INTO THE HOME WHERE THEY FOUND ETHEL LEWIS BODY
STILL IN FLAMES, CAPTAIN ROBBIE LINLEY SAYS HE RECEIVED INFORMATION
ABOUT THE SUSPECT FLEEING TO RULEVILLE IN A WHITE TOYOTA AVALON THAT
WAS STOLEN FROM THE LEWIS'S HOME. THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE WAS
SPOTTED BY THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL HEADING IN THE DIRECTION
OF RULEVILLE. 4 BLACK MALES FLED THE VEHICLE ON FOOT INTO THE
WOODS OF NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW THE 3 PASSENGERS CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. A 17-YEAR OLD
BLACK MALE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND IS NOW AT THE COAHOMA COUNTY
JAIL WHERE HE SHOULD BE ARRAIGNED MONDAY MORNING FOR HOME INVASION,
ROBBERY AND MURDER. LINLEY SAYS THE OTHER THREE MEN IN THE
VEHICLE WERE HELD BUT NOT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. AUTHORITIES ARE NOW
WAITING FOR AN AUTOPSY REPORT FOR THE CAUSE OF DEATH. ABC 6 NEWS
WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS STORY.
12/14/12
Nurse found dead
ANOTHER GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL NURSE IS FOUND DEAD WITHIN NINE
DAYS. AUTHORITIES FINDING THE BODY OF 48 YEAR OLD KATRINA HEMPHILL
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN HER HOME ON COUNTY ROAD 264 NEAR VAIDEN.
CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF JERRY CARVER SAYS IT APPEARS SHE WAS STABBED
MULTIPLE TIMES. THE 42 YEAR OLD FLOOR NURSE LAST SEEN
WEDNESDAY EVENING AROUND 5-30. HEMPHILL LIVED WITH HER HUSBAND
BUT OFFICIALS SAY HE WAS IN TENNESSEE WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE
CRIME. HER BODY HAS BEEN TAKEN TO JACKSON FOR AN AUTOPSY.
RIGHT NOW INVESTIGATORS DO NOT HAVE A MOTIVE OR ANY LEADS TO THIS
CRIME. BUT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CRIME YOU ARE URGED TO
CALL CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 662-237-9283.
HIGHWAY SAFETY KICKS-OFF
MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY BEGINS FRIDAY. TROOPERS AND LOCAL LAW
INFORMANT WILL STEP UP THEIR PRESENCE WITH SOBRIETY CHECK POINTS AS
WELL AS LOOKING FOR SPEEDERS AND OTHER VIOLATORS UNTIL THE NEW YEAR.
CURRENTLY IT IS NOT ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE OVER 21 TO USE A CELL PHONE
WHILE DRIVING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, HOWEVER, LAW ENFORCEMENT
ARE ASKING THAT YOU PULL OVER IF YOU HAVE TO USE THE PHONE. THEY
WILL BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ANYONE UNDER 21 USING A CELL PHONE.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ASSOCIATION...MORE
THAN 32-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN
2010...OF THAT NUMBER 31 PERCENT OF THOSE FATALITIES INVOLVED
IMPAIRED DRIVING.
12/13/12
Highway Safety Presser
MISSISSIPPI JOIN IN THE NATIONAL IMPAIRED DRIVING CRACK DOWN FOR
THE HOLIDAYS. IN A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY....HIGHWAY PATROL ALONG
WITH GREENVILLE AND LELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT TEAMED UP ANNOUNCING
THEIR PLAN. STARTING TOMORROW DECEMBER 14TH HIGHWAY PATROL AND LOCAL
LAW INFORMANT WILL STEP UP THEIR PRESENCE ALONG STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS. THEY WILL ALSO BE SETTING UP MORE SOBRIETY CHECK POINTS
AND CRACKING DOWN ON SPEEDERS. THE NEW CRACK DOWN WILL RUN THROUGH
JANUARY 1ST. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ASSOCIATION...32 THOUSAND 8 HUNDRED AND 55 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN 2010...OF THAT NUMBER 31 PERCENT OF THOSE
FATALITIES INVOLVED IMPAIRED DRIVING.
Harlows Christmas Sleigh
HARLOWS SHARING GIFTS AND GOOD CHEER AGAIN THIS YEAR... THEIR ANNUAL
ANGEL SLEIGH HAS LANDED AT THE HARLOWS CASINO RESORT AND IS READY
FOR GIFTS. THE RESORT IS ASKING RESIDENTS AND GUEST TO DONATE A NEW
UNWRAPPED TOY VALUED AT 10 DOLLARS OR MORE. THE EVENT STARTED
NOVEMBER 25TH AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 17TH. AFTER DONATING A
GIFT...YOU WILL RECEIVE 10 DOLLARS IN FREE SLOT PLAY. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN THE DELTA TO BRING A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN IN THE AREA. DONATIONS WILL GO TO LOCAL
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.
12/12/12
Yazoo Fire
Two people have been injured in a propane gas explosion just outside
the Yazoo City city limits. Firefighters first thought it may
be a meth lab, but a leaking propane tank appears to be the cause.
Fifty-three-year-old Robert Flannigan told Yazoo Chief Deputy Joseph
Head he smelled gas around nine this morning. He said the explosion
occurred just as he was lighting a cigarette. Flannigan was taken to
UMMC by Aircare helicopter and is listed in critical condition.
Kimberly Martin is also at UMMC, in serious condition. A spokesman
says both will probably be transferred to burn centers. The trailer
is located in the 3800 block of Washington Street.
Medicaid Expansion Discussion
SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEADERS GETTING TOGETHER TODAY TO OPEN UP A
DISCUSSION ON MEDICAID EXPANSION HERE IN THE STATE. DESPITE MUCH
OPPOSITION--PARTICIPANTS IN TODAY'S MEETING WERE ADVOCATES OF THE
IDEA OF EXPANDING MEDICAID IN MISSISSIPPI. MANY SUPPORTERS SPEAKING
ON THE BENEFITS OF ACCEPTING SUCH A PLAN AND EXPRESSING WHAT IT
MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LEADERS BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT THOSE IN
THE COMMUNITY WHO STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE BECAUSE OF LACK OF
HEALTH INSURANCE. ORGANIZERS OF THE MEETING SAY THEY'RE HOPING THE
STATE LEGISLATURE RULES IN FAVOR OF THE HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE IN THE
NEXT SESSION--THEY EXPLAIN WHY THEY'RE IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE.
12/11/12
Health Partners Meeting
TOUGALOO COLLEGE-DELTA HEALTH PARTNERS HELD THEIR QUARTERLY DISTRICT
CONSORTIUM MEETING TODAY. THE MEETING WAS DESIGNED TO KEEP THEIR
CONSUMERS INFORMED AND UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST HEALTH NEWS. STAFF
AND CONSORTIUM MEMBERS STRIVE TO ERADICATE THE DISPARITIES AND
STRUGGLES THAT EXIST WITH INFANTS AND FAMILIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA. STAFF MEMBERS ALONG WITH THEIR CONSUMERS WERE BOTH PRESENT AT
TODAY'S MEETING. COUNTY CONSORTIA GAVE UPDATED REPORTS ON CURRENT
ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER FOCUSING IN ON ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY
IN HEALTH REFORM THROUGH THE MACAIP. ALSO SPEAKING TODAY WERE GUEST
FROM UNITED HEALTHCARE. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES SEVEN COUNTIES
INCLUDING BOLIVAR, COAHOMA,
QUITMAN...SUNFLOWER...TALLAHATCHIE...TUNICA...AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Greenville Man Detention Hearing
A FEDERAL DETENTION HEARING FOR A GREENVILLE MAN TUESDAY IS
CANCELLED PENDING THE OUTCOME OF A PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL EXAM
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY JOHN ALEXANDER FILING THE MOTION LAST WEEK
FOR ERRICK BROWN TO BE EXAMINED BY AT A MEDICAL CENTER OR
APPROPRIATE FACILITY DESIGNATED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS TO
DETERMINE IF BROWN IS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS. BROWN
INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN OXFORD LAST MONTH ON UNLAWFUL
TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS CHARGE. THE CHARGE STEMMING FROM AN INCIDENT A
CLEVELAND HOTEL IN WHICH HE WAS HOLDING AN ASSAULT RIFLE POINTED
INTO THE AIR. AUTHORITIES LATER FINDING A LOADED SHOTGUN, A LOADED
PISTOL AND 694 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION. BROWN INITIALLY TELLING
ATF OFFICIALS HE PURCHASED THE GUNS AND AMMUNITION LEGALLY WITH
AGENTS LATER FINDING OUT HE DID NOT. BROWN ALSO CONVICTED IN
THE LOWER COURTS FOR MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT VIOLENCE IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY BUT STILL VIOLATING A PROTECTIVE ORDER COMMITTING
MORE ACTS OF ABUSE.
12/10/12
Statutory Rape Investigation
POLICE INVESTIGATE AN ATTEMPTED STATUTORY RAPE CASE AFTER A
GREENVILLE MAN IS ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING SEX WITH A MINOR. POLICE SAY
22-YEAR OLD DAVID TURNER IS IN CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO
HAVE SEX WITH A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS TURNER
PICKED THE GIRL UP AND DROVE TO THE TOP OF THE LEVEE IN DOWNTOWN
GREENVILLE. THIS IS WHEN--ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT--THE
22-YEAR OLD ATTEMPTED TO BE INTIMATE WITH THE TEEN. POLICE SAY THE
GIRL WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY--NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
MEANWHILE...TURNER'S 150-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND WAS REDUCED TO
35-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Shoplifting Arrest
A GREENVILLE WOMAN IS TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO
STEAL SEVERAL ITEMS FROM A LOCAL RETAILER. ACCORDING TO
POLICE...24-YEAR OLD RITA RICE WAS CAUGHT BY THE WAL-MART LOSS
PREVENTION STAFF WHEN SHE TRIED TO STEAL PRODUCTS FROM THE STORE.
POLICE SAY RICE WAS TRYING TO TAKE FEMININE ITEMS...BABY WIPES...AND
CLOTHES BY PLACING THEM IN A BASKET WITHOUT PAYING FOR THEM. POLICE
SAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE THE STORE AND WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH FELONY SHOPLIFTING. RICE'S 15-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND WAS REDUCED
TO FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
12/7/2012
Greenville Man Indicted
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS A GREENVILLE MAN ON UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT
OF FIREARMS. THE CHARGE STEMS FROM AN INCIDENT HAPPENING IN THE
PARKING LOT OF A CLEVELAND HOTEL. AIRICK RHAEMON BROWN
ALLEGEDLY HOLDING AN ASSAULT RIFLE SHOULDERED POINTED INTO THE AIR
LATER SURRENDERING TO CLEVELAND POLICE WHO LATER FOUND A LOADED
SHOTGUN, A LOADED PISTOL AND 694 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION INSIDE HIS
VEHICLE. COURT DOCUMENTS STATE BROWN TELLING A-T-F
OFFICIALS HE PURCHASED THE GUNS LEGALLY BUT AGENTS LATER LEARNING HE
DID NOT. ALSO FEDERAL AUTHORITIES CONSIDER BROWN TO BE A
DANGER TO SOCIETY NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE WEAPONS CHARGE BUT HAVING
BEEN CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT VIOLENCE IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY AND STILL VIOLATING A PROTECTIVE ORDER COMMITTING
MORE ACTS OF ABUSE - A DETENTION HEARING IS SET FOR NEXT WEEK IN
GREENVILLE FEDERAL COURT.
12/6/2012
Belks Arrest
A FORMER BELKS EMPLOYEE IS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF FELONY
EMBEZZLEMENT. IT IS OUR TOP STORY. GREENVILLE POLICE ARRESTING
28-YEAR OLD CHARMIKA FLOWERS OF MOORHEAD TODAY. POLICE SAY FLOWERS
WAS CAUGHT GIVING OUT A 500-DOLLAR STORE GIFT CARD TO A
CUSTOMER--POLICE SAY SHE DID NOT MAKE THE CUSTOMER PAY FOR THE CARD.
REPORTS SHOW THE INCIDENT HAPPENING BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS
REPORTED TO POLICE LAST MONTH. NO BOND OR COURT DATE HAS BEEN SET.
Holmes Co. Missing Man
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THE BODY OF A MISSING HOLMES COUNTY MAN IN
CARROLL COUNTY. SHERIFF WILLIE MARCH SAYS THE SEARCH STEMS FROM A
CHICAGO MAN CONFESSING TO KILLING DARIUS DAVIS OF PICKENS. THE
32-YEAR-OLD DAVIS DISAPPEARING WITHOUT A TRACE IN SEPTEMBER. THE
SHERIFF SAYS DAVIS WAS GOING TO ON HIS WAY TO MEMPHIS TO PICK UP A
NEW VEHICLE HE FOUND ON LINE WITH RAYFORD MEEKS AND MEEKS' UNCLE
BERNARD WEEKS BUT NEVER REACHING HIS FINAL DESTINATION. BOTH
MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION IN THE POSSIBLE KILLING OF
DAVIS. MARCH SAYS HIS DEPUTIES ALONG WITH CARROLL COUNTY DEPUTIES
ARE SEARCHING THE DUCK HILL AREA WHERE DAVIS' BODY IS BELIEVED TO BE
BURIED.
12/5/2012
Greenwood Death Investigation
A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A GREENWOOD NURSE IS FOUND
DEAD INSIDE HER APARTMENT. CHIEF HENRY PURNELL SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT
RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A CONCERNED FRIEND ABOUT JENNIFER TASHA
LARRY. HE SAYS THE 27 YEAR OLD CALLED OUT SICK FRIDAY FROM HER PLACE
OF EMPLOYMENT, GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL AND WAS OFF FROM WORK ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH NO ONE HEARING FROM HER SINCE.
AROUND 10-14 THIS MORNING, OFFICERS WENT TO HER APARTMENT AT 103
RIVERVIEW AND FOUND HER LIFELESS BODY IN THE BEDROOM. PURNELL
SAYS THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY BUT STILL CALLED IN THE
MISSISSIPPI CRIME LAB TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. LARRY'S
BODY HAS BEEN SENT TO THE CRIME LAB FOR AN AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE
CAUSE AND MANNER OF DEATH.
12/4/2012
Sunflower Mayor Election
THE CITY OF SUNFLOWER IS ELECTING A NEW MAYOR TO OFFICE. THE CLOUDS
AND RAIN DIDN'T STOP RESIDENTS FROM COMING OUT AND EXERCISING THEIR
RIGHT TO VOTE. CITY CLERK JOYCE WALKER SAYS TURNOUT HAS BEEN
STEADY WITH VOTERS CASTING THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE CITY'S NEXT MAYOR.
ALDERMAN AT LARGE AND VICE MAYOR WENDY STEWART FACES FORMER POLICE
CHIEF BILLY WEEKS FOR THE POSITION HELD BY MICHAEL PEMBLETON JUNIOR
UNTIL HIS RESIGNATION IN OCTOBER. WITH 859 REGISTERED VOTERS,
WALKER IS CONFIDENT A WINNER COULD BE ANNOUNCED BY EIGHT O-CLOCK
TONIGHT. OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE THE RESULTS ON YOUR NEWS AT
TEN.
12/3/2012
Greenwood Murder for Hire Update
GREENWOOD ONCOLOGIST ARNOLD SMITH HAS ASKED A FEDERAL JUDGE TO THROW
OUT A CAPITAL MURDER CHARGE RELATED TO A SHOOTOUT AT A LOCAL LAW
OFFICE. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS TWICE BEEN REJECTED BY STATE COURTS.
SMITH IS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL IN APRIL. THE GREENWOOD
COMMONWEALTH REPORTS THAT SMITH'S ATTORNEY, WILLIAM BELL, FILED THE
LAWSUIT IN FEDERAL COURT THIS PAST WEEK. SMITH WAS ARRESTED APRIL
29TH, THE MORNING AFTER A SHOOTOUT AT THE OFFICE OF GREENWOOD
ATTORNEY LEE ABRAHAM. SMITH IS ACCUSED OF OFFERING KEAIRA BYRD
$20,000 TO KILL ABRAHAM. SMITH HAS BEEN INDICTED ON A CHARGE OF
CAPITAL MURDER FOR THE DEATH OF BYRD AND CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY TO
COMMIT THE MURDER. ABRAHAM WAS NOT INJURED. SMITH HAS
CLAIMED HE IS BEING ILLEGALLY DETAINED. |