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Bostick faces 3 counts in DUI-death case

An Oxford man pardoned by Gov. Haley Barbour earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to three counts related to the 2011 highway death of 18-year-old Charity Smith.

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Miss. kingpin informant charged with dealing drugs

A Mississippi man who was released early from prison after providing information about a drug kingpin has been charged with selling large amounts of cocaine and marijuana to informants, court records say.

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Jackson schools agree to stop handcuffing students

Jackson public schools will no longer handcuff students to fixed objects and will train staff at its alternative school in better disciplinary methods.

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Man sentenced to 46 months on gun charge

A man has been sentenced to almost four years for being a felon in possession of a gun.

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Jury convicts Lee County man of sexual battery

Timothy Stratton faces up to life in prison after a Lee County jury convicted him of the sexual battery of his wife's granddaughter.

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This Week in the Civil War

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TN Lottery

These Tennessee lotteries were drawn Thursday:

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Tupelo woman charged with arson

A $260,000 bond has been set for a 42-year-old Tupelo woman who is charged with first-degree arson and the burglary of an automobile.

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Ala. woman faces forgery charge in Miss.

A 21-year-old Alabama woman faces charges for false pretense and forgery in Mississippi.

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Prison cleanup on hold

Officials say repairing damage done to the Adams County Correctional Center during the prisoner riot Sunday is largely a matter of cleanup.

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Natchez school board picks new superintendent

Natchez-Adams School Board President Wayne Barnett said he thinks the district's new superintendent, Frederick Hill, will take the school district in the right direction.

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