Free Self Defense Class Offered at OCH Wellness Connection Free Self Defense Class Offered at OCH Wellness Connection The Wellness Connection at OCH Regional Medical Center is sponsoring a self defense class Saturday, November 10 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the multipurpose room. The session is free and open to the community....
Hinds County DA Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes Jackson, MS- A former employee of the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office has admitted in court that he is guilty of accepting bribes, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Steven Craig Walter, age 51, of Jackson appeared before Judge Winston Kidd in Hinds County Circuit...
Arrest in Bolivar County Pedestrian Fatality Agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and Bolivar County Deputies have arrested 23-year-old Rodney Shelton Fulgham of Bolivar County. Fulgham is being held on a felony vehicular homicide charge in the Bolivar County Jail awaiting his initial appearance. The charge is the result of an investigation...
By Mariah Smith Extension Center for Technology Outreach Halloween is fast upon us, and many parents are looking for fun party alternatives to the scary side of this holiday. An old Scottish saying for this time of year is, ³From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night,...
Murder for Hire arrest made After a week-long investigation, special agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) arrested 35-year-old Mary Elizabeth Newman of 12 Old Highway 25, Belmont, Mississippi. She has been charged in connection with a murder-for-hire scheme. Newman hired a hit man as part of a plot to have her husband...
nitial Damages from severe weather reported to MEMA –The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received initial reports of damages from 10 counties from severe weather that moved through the state last night and early this morning. County Emergency Mangers are conducting more detailed damage assessments now that the storms have passed and it is...
Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Ballot Deadline Extension Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Ballot Deadline Extended in Some Counties Jackson, MS—The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or “UOCAVA,” requires the transmission of absentee ballots to our military and overseas citizens 45 days prior to an election if the voter has submitted...
Identity Theft Prevention Jackson, MS- Attorney General Jim Hood encourages all Mississippians to take steps in safeguarding their personal identity during National Protect Your Identity Week (October 20-27). “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in our country and in our state affecting many citizens and businesses annually,” said Attorney General...
Nurse Assistant Facing Charges of Exploitation and Forgery Jackson, MS—A North Mississippi resident is facing charges that she exploited a resident of the care facility where she worked, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Jessica Lowery, 38, of Hickory Flat, turned herself in to authorities in Union County late yesterday on an indictment...
