Courtland News

A Batesville man who fled authorities by jumping off a rooftop in Dogwood Hills then across Interstate 55 to escape police on June 12 appeared in front of Judge Bill McKenzie in Batesville Municipal Court Wednesday.

Recent sales tax figures for April purchases indicate continued decline in Batesvillea s retail market with an eight percent decrease over the same period last year and a five percent decrease during the statea s fiscal year.

The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

Chris and Becky Elmore of Vance announce the arrival of their son Noah Scott, born May 1 at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale.

The following information was taken from the log book at the David M. Bryan Justice Complex.

Butch Brown has been executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation since 2001.

Many important issues were left unresolved as state lawmakers decided to recess the 2009 legislative session until May or June.

A Corydon woman was reunited during the weekend with her son whom she had not seen for 16 years.

A Brookville, Ind. man who disappeared in 1993 has been found alive and well in Mississippi.

NOTE: This is the first in a periodic series about Mississippi highway funding BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal Mississippi's highways have not been built lately with statewide needs in mind, but by regional ...

Touting safety as their number one priority, lawmakers are looking at extending the amount of time a teen must hold a learner's permit before he or she gets a driver's license.