Dumas News

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the capital murder conviction of Charles Wayne Ross in the slaying of a man from the Dumas community in north Mississippi.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A developer's attempt to see a 5-acre tract of land adjoining one of Starkville's oldest subdivisions rezoned for a medium-density residential development has again been shot down by city officials.

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By KELLY DANIELS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The issue of alcohol being sold seven days a week will take over discussions at City Hall next month for both of its Board of Aldermen meetings.

Brian Hawkins/SDN Incoming Mayor Parker Wiseman, center left, is sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Mike Mills, right, as his wife, Lindsey, holds the Bible for him.