Fayette News

A 30-year-old man incarcerated in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on drug charges will now be serving eight years for conspiring to bring contraband into the county jail.

Gov. Haley Barbour has appointed state Sen. Vincent Davis to a chancery judge post representing Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson and Wilkinson counties.

Ben Lewis of Natchez and Terecia Council of Fayette were chosen Mr. and Miss Co-Lin Natchez 2009-2010 during recent student elections at Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

A Fayette man has decided to skip his initial court date and have charges related to a 2008 slaying presented to an Adams County grand jury.

The only person arrested in the brutal rape, murder and burning of Natchez resident Terry Lynn Farmer decided to skip his initial court date and go straight to the grand jury.

Dickie and Vicki Gilly of Bastrop are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Christy Danielle Gilly, to Ed Knapp Lane, son of Al and Marie Lane of Fayette, Miss.

Marching bands from across the metro area and state met at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium for the annual battle of the bands.

Editor's note: On CNN's " State of the Union ," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on issues affecting communities across the country.

The death of a Chancery Court judge who was to decide whether this community will be allowed to become a city has left doubt over which direction the incorporation case will take.

NATCHEZ a ' Natchez Police have arrested a Fayette man in connection with the Aug.

Some people celebrate their retirement with cake and punch, but Eve Clevenger decided to hit the road instead.