The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, along with agents with the Metro Narcotics Unit, arrested seven people recently after a wanted fugitive was found inside a home off Highway 6 West.
At the start of the fall semester, Athletic Director Keith Carter and Chancellor Glenn Boyce asked the University of Mississippi’s marching band, The Pride of the South, if they wanted to participate in fall sports. Their immediate response was, “We want to play.”
“This has been an ongoing project that the community needs, especially for workforce development,” Roberts said. “The financial scope of it thought is so large, and to be a good steward of taxpayer's funds we need to seek out federal and grant funds to accomplish this goal.”
The attorney representing accused killer Matthew Kinne is asking the Lafayette County Circuit Court to grant a psychiatric examination and a hearing to determine if the former police officer is competent to stand trial.
Local law enforcement agencies met Tuesday during a press conference to explain why they support the less-broad Alternate 65a that could establish a medical marijuana program in Mississippi.