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Prentiss Police Officers seize drugs after traffic stop
Officers with the Prentiss Police Department conducted a traffic stop at 6 a.m. on March 26 at the ...
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UPDATE: Hosey Mikell suspect surrenders, charged with manslaughter
A suspect in the fatal shooting Thursday on Hosey Mikell Road has turned himself in. Diawon Gray, 25, ...
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Donations being accepted in Prentiss for tornado victims
The Prentiss Fire Department has an enclosed trailer on site in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot to accept ...
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JDCSO currently investigating murder in Bassfield
Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently investigating a murder on Hosey Mikell Road just outside of Bassfield. ...
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Planning continues for upcoming Run for the Roses
Final planning is underway for the 37th annual Run for the Roses to be held April 8 in ...
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Mississippi’s first Native Springs Distillery opens in JDC
Mississippi’s first Native Spirits Distillery is now open in Bassfield. The distillery, owned by Rhonda Phillips, is located ...
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Prentiss traffic stop ends in drug arrest
Drugs are off the street after officers with the Prentiss Police Department stopped a vehicle for a traffic ...
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JDC Mayors’ Youth Council attends annual summit at Ole Miss
The Mississippi Municipal League (MML) presented the 15th Annual Youth Leadership Summit Feb. 24 – 25, at the ...
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JDC officers looking for couple wanted in recent burglaries
The Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Robert Kyle Hatley and Rachel Johnson in connection to ...
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Bassfield shooting leaves one dead, one arrested
Antwan Loftin, 26, is being charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 36-year-old Johnny Reese of Bassfield. ...
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Taylor found guilty in 2015 assault case
Fifteenth Circuit Court District Attorney Hal Kittrell announced that on Feb. 14, Timothy Dewayne Taylor, 42, of Prentiss, ...
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Board approves sale of county garbage truck
The Jefferson Davis County Board of Supervisors met for the second meeting of the month Tuesday morning at ...
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Statewide tornado drill this morning
There will be a statewide tornado drill at 9:15 am this morning. Weather sirens in the Town of ...
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Prentiss wagon leads dignitaries into Dixie National
Several from Prentiss participated this year in the Dixie National Wagon Train held last week. Frank and Shelly ...
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Local libraries invite kids to Read through Winter Wonderland
The winter reading program, Reading through Winter Wonderland, is going strong at the Dr. Frank L. Leggett Public ...
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School campuses closed ahead of severe weather tomorrow
All schools in the Jefferson Davis County School District will conduct classes virtually tomorrow, Feb. 16, due to ...
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Lady Jags clinch fourth district championship
The Lady Jaguars captured their fourth district title by defeating the St. Patrick Fighting Irish 56-53 in the ...
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Carver fourth grader wins district spelling bee
The Jefferson Davis County District Spelling Bee was held Feb. 9 at the Academic Success Center in Carson. ...
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Board of Supervisors approves abandonment of District 5 road
The Jefferson Davis County Board of Supervisors met for the first meeting of the month Monday morning at ...
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Incumbent Hosemann expected to take the fight to primary challenger McDaniel
Back in 2014, Mississippi politicos underestimated Tea Party zealot State Sen. Chris McDaniel and it almost resulted in ...
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Local children deliver treats to the JDCSO
Several children, including Jhaloni, Evyianna and Kyleigha, visited the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Department and delivered goodie bags ...
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Miss Mississippi visits Carver Elementary as part of her ‘Music is Medicine’ initiative
Students at G. W. Carver Elementary got a special treat last week as Miss Mississippi Emmie Perkins visited ...
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Still no suspects in horse dragging death
Law enforcement officials are continuing the search for a driver who dragged a pregnant horse to death in ...
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Final list of candidates set for Jefferson Davis County primary Aug. 8
The ballot is set in the 2023 election with a large turnout for county offices. Over 30 candidates ...
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Ballot growing larger in county election as qualifying ends today at 5 p.m.
Ten new supervisor candidates have qualified in the upcoming county elections as of Tuesday afternoon. John Emmit Stamps, ...