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Dailyleader
April 3, 2018
Worker dies after fall from Hinds County cell tower. By Special Report ... Hinds County Sheriff's Major Pete Luke tells local media that the man fell before 10 a.m. Monday. The victim's ... Luke says the tower was being erected off Mississippi 27 near Utica, in southwestern Hinds County. At least two other menÃâà...
WJTV
April 3, 2018
Authorities have identified the victim of a fall from a cell tower off Highway 27 as Melvin Ronnie Nelson Jr.. 34 yrs old, of Foley Alabama. --------------. HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) -- Hinds County deputies are investigating after a man fell from a cell tower which was under construction. Major Pete LukeÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 31, 2018
Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason missed about three weeks while being treated for prostate cancer. He said things are going well and he's ... Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason said when he heard the diagnosis — "You have cancer" — he couldn't form thoughts for a second. "I went blank, if that meansÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
March 29, 2018
Hinds County Sheriff's Officials responded to Raymond High School Wednesday morning for a possible bomb threat. According to John Neal with the Hinds County School District the school was made aware of a potential safety threat at the school. They followed procedure and contacted law enforcementÃâà...
WAPT Jackson
March 29, 2018
Hinds County sheriff talks about health problems ... Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason is back at work after dealing with a medical issue. Advertisement. “I feel good. The funny part about it is, I've been resurrected. There were so many rumors out there that I was kidnapped by the mob, I was in hospice, andÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
March 21, 2018
The Hinds County District Attorney's office is now forming a closer working relationship with Jackson Police. There is now an office inside the Jackson Police Department headquarters that is the home to an assistant district attorney. Prosecutors are now embedded with detectives working major crimes.
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 16, 2018
Weather conditions may delay the opening of a portion of the new southbound lanes of the $85 million I-55 South Expansion Project in Hinds County, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. In coming days, MDOT will shift southbound traffic at Savanna Street from the head-to-headÃâà...
Jackson Free Press
March 7, 2018
Johnnie McDaniels, executive director of the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center, wants law enforcement and the Hinds County district attorney's office to stop the “finger pointing.” He says youth charged as adults are sitting in his detention facility for more than 100 days. Photo by Stephen Wilson.
Mississippi News Now
March 5, 2018
The US Marshal's Fugitive Task Force is requesting help from the public in locating a man who was wrongfully released from a Hinds County courthouse on March 1. Kenneth Lewis is wanted for failure to appear on armed robbery charges through the Ridgeland Police Department. He is also wanted forÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
February 28, 2018
A Hinds County grand jury has indicted three men for last year's killing of 23-year-old Chelsie Lynn Kirschten on Fortification Street in Jackson. Lidarious Dixon, Nicholas Coats and Jushun Paige are all charged with capital murder, attempted armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery,Ãâà...
WAPT Jackson
February 28, 2018
Coats was released from jail in January, after the Hinds County District Attorney's Office failed to return an indictment against him before a 90-day deadline set by Judge William Skinner. Hinds County jail records show that Coats was booked back into the detention center in Raymond on Tuesday on theÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
February 27, 2018
Byram water outage causes closures at three Hinds County schools. Tuesday, February 27th 2018, 4:30 pm PST Tuesday, February 27th 2018, 6:36 pm PST. Posted by David Kenney, Reporter. BioEmail. Connect ... A water main break in Byram caused three 3 Hinds County Schools to release early. Source: WLBTÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
February 27, 2018
At 9:15 a.m., the Hinds County School District was told by Byram City officials that there is a water outage affecting three schools: Gary Road Elementary, Gary Road Intermediate, and Byram Middle School. All of these schools affected will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. today. The schools says parents are welcomeÃâà...
WJTV
February 26, 2018
The volunteer firefighters also help with health maintenance education, inspections, fire safety education, and code enforcement programs. Anyone who is interested in becoming a member of the Hinds County Volunteer Fire Service and you reside in the rural areas Hinds County, call 601-960-1476 for anÃâà...
WJTV
February 16, 2018
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) -- The Hinds County School District is holding a job fair on Saturday, February 24. They have several job openings: teachers; counselors; bus drivers; custodians; food service workers; substitute teachers; teacher assistants. The event will be held at Byram Middle School fromÃâà...
Mississippi Today
February 15, 2018
On Tuesday, a judge struck a blow to Mississippi charter school opponents by upholding constitutionality of the state law that established charter schools. In a judgment, Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Dewayne Thomas said the court found insufficient evidence that charter schools are funded in a wayÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
February 13, 2018
A judge is upholding Mississippi's charter school law, rejecting a constitutional challenge to the statute. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas ruled Tuesday that diversions of local property taxes to charter schools are acceptable, and that the schools do not need to be overseen by a local orÃâà...
Northside Sun
December 31, 1999
After more than three decades at the Eudora Welty Library, Hinds County officials are looking to relocate the emergency operations center. “Just about every day we're looking for a new building. It's an ongoing project,” said Emergency Management Director Ricky Moore. The center is currently located inÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
December 31, 1999
New Mexico authorities have captured a man who is accused of multiple armed robberies and aggravated assault in the Jackson metro area but was mysteriously released from custody by Hinds County authorities. Kenneth Edward Lewis, 28, was being held on a $1 million bond in the Madison CountyÃâà...
WJTV
December 31, 1999
Construction of the I-55 South Expansion Project from McDowell Road to Byram in Hinds County is progressing, and on schedule for a late summer completion. (Photo: MDOT). Major traffic switch coming to I-55 South Project in Hinds County. Construction of the I-55 South Expansion Project from McDowellÃâà...
WJTV
December 31, 1999
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) -- Authorities are investigating after possible skeletal remains were found in Hinds County. According to the coroner, the remains were found in a wooded area off of Champion Hill Road in Bolton. The Hinds County Sheriff's Department said their deputies along with theÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
December 31, 1999
Huff has worked with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office for 14 years. He is leading the investigation into the human skeletal remains. Trying to identify a person using just remains is a difficult process. It can take two days up to two years. But that's where the experts come in. Forestry workers discovered theÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
December 31, 1999
On February 27, just two days ago, Kenneth Lewis was due in court in Madison County for a preliminary hearing for two commercial robberies in Ridgeland, but when they got to his name he was nowhere to be found. It was later learned that he had been released from the Hinds County Jail a week ago.
Jackson Clarion Ledger
December 31, 1999
Ridgeland Police Chief John Neal said Kenneth Edward Lewis, 28, never returned from Hinds County after a routine court appearance before Circuit Judge Jeff Weill. Lewis, and alleged accomplice Tramaine Jadell Pettaway, 29, are accused of robbing at gunpoint convenience stores in Ridgeland, ClintonÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
December 31, 1999
A Hinds County Sheriff's Department reserve deputy is in critical but stable condition after being shot in Jackson Wednesday night. A release from Hinds County Maj. Pete Luke sent late Wednesday said the deputy was off duty when he was shot "on or near El Paso Street." Jackson Police Department saidÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
December 31, 1999
Questions and rumors have been circulating about Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason who had been away from his office for weeks. Mason is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for prostate cancer, supervisors confirmed to the Clarion Ledger about two weeks ago. Wednesday, Mason gave an interviewÃâà...
WJTV
December 31, 1999
Hinds County deputies make major drug bust on I-20 ... trafficking of a controlled substance. They are being held in the Hinds County Detention Center. Continue Reading. Copyright 2018 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
