Saltillo News

An early morning fire has destroyed St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Saltillo.

Lafayette County investigator Jay Hill said anything is possible in the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of an Ole Miss freshman woman last Monday night, including a case of mistaken identity.

The court-appointed receiver who took over companies owned by troubled Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to recover more than $40 million paid to dozens of former Stanford financial advisers, including a Saltillo man.

A Saltillo man died from injuries in one-car accident early Sunday. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine said it appeared Keith Holley, 33, a Nettleton native, lost control of his vehicle when he was traveling on Barnes Crossing Road at about 1 a.m. Sunday.

Saltillo High School's students set an example of leadership for a healthier Mississippi on Wednesday with a dramatic day of no-tobacco pledges, but the Mississippi Legislature, which pays lip service to setting a good example, failed to follow with an agreement setting a higher tobacco tax.

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Keith Swindle of Madison announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Virginia Nan Swindle, to William Grant Hutcheson.

BY GINNY MILLER Daily Journal SALTILLO - Susanne Lindsey's priorities are her children, second-grader Shelby and kindergartner Jacob.

Susanne Lindsey's selection as Parent of the Year for 2009 for the Lee County Public School District underscores the singular importance of parental volunteerism in shaping and supporting their children's ...

By Ginna Parsons Daily Journal PLANTERSVILLE - One day in 1988, Daisy Sadler discovered she had a gift.

By M. Scott Morris Daily Journal TUPELO - Smiles of recognition spread across young faces as a keyboardist played the opening notes from the theme to 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.' That shouldn't be ...

BY GINNA PARSONS Daily Journal SALTILLO - When Christel Pinkerton and her husband, Wayne, retired from Denton Mills Inc.

Two weeks ago, my husband spied a recipe for Potato-Wrapped Halibut with Saut ed Spinach in the March issue of Bon App tit magazine he wanted to try, but we had trouble locating halibut, now that Tony's Market ...

BY M. SCOTT MORRIS Daily Journal TUPELO - A week ago, Hollywood rewarded its big winners during the 81st Academy Awards.

By M. Scott Morris Daily Journal The GumTree Museum of Art soon will bulge with the work of talented, young artists.

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal In the shadow of plans to build a larger Lee County Jail, the sheriff and the county face a mountain of lawsuits alleging improper actions by jailers against civilians.

By Galen Holley Daily Journal One catalyst for the missional movement has been the steady decline in membership in mainline Protestant churches over the last few decades.

Three Bruce residents were seriously injured in a 2-car crash Sunday afternoon at the Hwy.

By Patsy R. Brumfield Daily Journal ABERDEEN - Is Michael Morphis lying when he says Lee County jailer Chris Nolden beat him repeatedly while Morphis was drunk and abusive at the Lee County Jail? That's the ...

BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO - Its been nearly three months since Elmo's Military Surplus store in Saltillo was robbed and authorities are still uneasy about the things that were taken.

This is the first installment in a three-part series, on successive Saturdays, exaiming the impact of the "missional church" movement and how it's affecting church structure and practice around Northeast ...