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From trespassing to trafficking...
What started as a trespassing complaint wound up as a trafficking charge against a suspected methamphetamine dealer, according to a press release from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department. Eric Smith, 52, of Laurel was caught with approximately 101 grams of meth and was charged with trafficking a controlled substance....
Moselle grandpa to prison for child porn
A Moselle retiree said he has “made peace with God” as he was ordered to serve a decade in prison for decadent images of children that were discovered on his computer and other devices. Scott Kevin Merrill, 67, was sentenced to 10 years in the Mississippi Department of...
One injured after car overturns in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – One person was injured after a vehicle overturned in Jones County. The crash happened just before 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 21 on Highway 11 South. Officials with the Jones County Fire Council said firefighters found a four-door sedan overturned off of the roadway. The driver had moderate injuries and […]
Jones County fire department in need of donations for new station
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department in Jones County is in need of donations to help finish building a new fire station. The department was able to finish the outside exterior of the facility using $92,000 in county funding, but they need at least $10,000 more to finish the inside […]
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