Canton News

But after the 30-year-old twins went to help get the car out of the eastbound lanes of U.S. 80 in Jackson, an insurance company employee in a company vehicle slammed into them from behind.

This image provided by the Tunica Miss. Sheriff's department shows James Willie who authorities arrested early Friday May 18, 2012.

Madison County Sheriff Randall Tucker tells reporters Thursday, May 17, 2012, that the authorities are aware of a law enforcement impostor who was sighted by some county residents over recent weeks during a news conference in Canton, Miss.

Back for the second time is Thacker Mountain Radio for a live broadcast before the show starts at 7:30 p.m. "We are pleased to have our event coincide with Armed Forces Day so we salute the men and women currently serving and those that have served in the past," said event committee chair Ebbie Spivey.

At 10:56 Wednesday night, the Madison Police Department responded to an armed robbery located at the Dollar Tree at 123 Grandview Blvd.

Twenty years and 4.4 million Altimas after the first one rolled off the line at Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn., plant, the first car of the redesigned fifth-generation just rolled off line today.

A Madison County tradition for a quarter century, Cajun Fest at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church might be the only area festival that boasts three human hamster balls.

Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Friday.

St. Louis-More than 75 million bushels of whole U.S. soybeans made their way to Japan last year, thanks to strong demand for quality soy.

Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Talks Tourism: Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.

Canton Flea Market: Shoppers flock to the historic Courthouse Square in Canton for the city's semi-annual Flea Market.

Senate District 21, now represented by Kenny Wayne Jones, a Democrat from Canton, includes portions of Attala, Holmes, Leake and Madison counties with Madison County making up 43 percent of the district's 54,562 population.

Delta State President Dr. John Hilpert hoods Dr. Clyde Muse, bestowing one of the university's highest honors - an honorary Doctor of Science degree.

What: "Gulf Coast Album: A Journey in Historic Photographs 1899-2011 From New Orleans Across the Mississippi Gulf Coast to Mobile," 240 pp., 9-by-11 inches, hardbound, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Press, 2011.

Canton business leaders listen to a presentation outlining suggestions aimed at boosting long-term economic development in the city during a presentation on Thursday at the Canton Multipurpose Building.

Teens thinking about a career in law enforcement can get a feel for the job through a new program in the Madison County Sheriff's Office.

"For the first time, it seems like all the entities are working like one," said Sgt.

U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves ruled in favor of Nissan because the city had no standing to argue that the November 2000 legislation violated the constitution.

Canton insurance agent David Thames hopes to get back $25,000 he gave to his once best friend, former pro football player Jeffrey L. Walker.

Daronte Bouldin out of Canton, Miss., admitted Mississippi State had the edge over Ole Miss before arriving in Oxford for the Rebels' spring game earlier this month.