• Mississippi is ranked third in the country for gun murders, but local law enforcement officials say those numbers don’t hold water locally. Recently released statistics on nationwide gun crime places Mississippi among the highest in the country for per capita gun crimes. Local law enforcement officials say that these stats don’t reflect Itawamba County, [...]
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Police: Residents should be wary of identity theft
• Local police say cases of identity theft are on the rise. There’s a well-worn saying about things that are too good to be true, which local police say Itawamba County residents would do well to remember. Incidents of identity theft and fraud continue to plague Itawamba County, according to local police. “We’re getting bombarded [...]
Courthouse bomb threat suspect pleads guilty
• An Ohio man has admitted to making more than 100 fake bomb threats to public buildings, including the Itawamba County courthouse. An ex-convict pleaded guilty last week to making more than 100 telephone bomb threats to courthouses and other public buildings in five states, including at least 30 in Mississippi — Itawamba County included — [...]
Bald eagle shooter pleads guilty
• The Marietta hunter was charged with shooting the federally protected national bird in northern Itawamba County. A Marietta man has pleaded guilty before a federal judge to the shooting of a bald eagle in Itawamba County. On Feb. 19, Benjamin Tyler Wallace, 23, of Marietta, entered a guilty plea to a one-count information charge [...]
Local officials shut down suspected fencing operation
• The Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department has recovered thousands of dollars in allegedly stolen items, which were being traded for narcotics. Itawamba County law enforcement officials have shut down what they believe was a fencing operation in its infancy, arresting two persons and recovering thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise and illegal narcotics in the [...]
Police recover stolen televisions, arrest two
• The televisions were taken from Fulton Walmart in late January and are valued at more than $3,500. Officials with the Fulton Police Department have arrested two suspects in connection with a string of television thefts from the local Walmart. Investigators have arrested Jamiah Lee, 20, and Quentin Clifton, 27, both of Fulton, and charged [...]
Playing it safe: Courthouse evacuated, searched following false bomb threat
While last week’s bomb threat at the Itawamba County courthouse turned out to be a hoax — just a part of a statewide series of similar fictitious reports — Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson said it was better to be safe than sorry when dealing with people’s lives. That’s why both the courthouse and many [...]
Hunters arrested for Itawamba bald eagle kill
A couple of Marietta hunters are being charged in connection with the killing of an American bald eagle in northern Itawamba County. Benjamin T. Wallace, 24, and an unidentified minor, both of Marietta, were arrested on Dec. 2 under suspicion of shooting the federally-protected bird while duck hunting in the uppermost regions of the county. [...]
UPDATE: Courthouse cleared of bomb threat
Itawamba County law enforcement officials have given the all-clear to the Itawamba County courthouse in downtown Fulton following a Wednesday afternoon bomb threat. According to Sheriff Chris Dickinson, an hour-and-a-half search of the courthouse turned up no evidence of a bomb. Courthouse employees are expected to return to work Thursday morning. “This is just a [...]
Smithville man charged with felony malicious mischief
ABERDEEN – Melvin Enoch Livingston, 20, of Smithville was arrested by Monroe County Sheriff Office on Nov. 27. Livingston is charged with felony malicious mischief. Bond has not been set at this time. Livingston is currently being held at Monroe County Detention Center.
Aberdeen man charged with B & E
ABERDEEN – William Wade Aycock IV, 29, of Aberdeen was arrested by Monroe County Sheriff Office on Nov. 26. Aycock is charged with two counts of B & E of a Dwelling. The incident occurred this past weekend at a residence on Clara Drive in Monroe County.
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County adopts new district lines
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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McDonald wins, MSU advances to NCAA championships
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School district lines redrawn
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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McDonald wins, MSU advances to NCAA championships
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