Shelby News

Harvey Lewis walked out of the Bolivar County jail silent. He didn't answer questions about a murderous rampage that's got him facing two counts of capital murder.

Police have arrested a man in the shooting deaths of his former girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter and the child's grandmother execution-style in Bolivar County.

Members of the 48th Infantry Brigade Bravo Company Second Battalion are getting themselves acclimated to life in Afghanistan as they prepare to begin their year-long mission.

Between rain showers Wednesday evening, loved ones said tearful second goodbyes to members of the 48th Infantry Brigade Bravo Company Second Battalion who are deploying to Afghanistan in the coming days.

About 30 soldiers are back home in the local area until Wednesday -- enjoying a last break with family before returning to Camp Shelby, Miss., and then Afghanistan.

What soldier wants to go to war with Mom? It's not tough, or particularly cool. And it doesn't exactly fulfill the Spartan vision of the warrior ethos, especially if Mom starts ordering you to finish your green beans or clean up your barracks, or suddenly whips out some embarrassing childhood photos.

The Georgia's Army National Guard is training at Camp Shelby Mississippi for their deployment to Afghanistan.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hall Jr. of Shelby are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucy Elizabeth Hall, to Trevor Frank McDaniel, son of Mr.

Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team headquarters, during Stryker Brigade training at Camp Shelby, Miss., in October.

Eighty year old Bunker Hill native Bill McArthur joined the military shortly after World War II not knowing that in only a few short years he would be serving his country in the Korean War.

Camp Shelby, MS RR22eR trains with US Forces during non-combatant evacuation scenarios.

Another group of Georgia Army National Guard personnel is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

More than 3,000 Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers are in training at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg.

The Lamar County Junior Miss program will be held at 7 p.m. March 14 at the Saenger Theatre.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Staff Sgt. Jason Jones, the kind of soldier who stands ramrod straight even at ease, watched his men talk and joke around as they waited their turn to practice hunting for a buried bomb.

Robert Howard is no admirer of the French. Like many American veterans of World War II, he found their national character puzzling in general and their bathroom behavior appalling in specific.

By DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO - National Guard units from Tupelo and Pontotoc are getting ready to be deployed to Iraq in early May.

LEFT: E4 Brian Pierce kisses his 2-year-old daughter Ava Best before leaving for training in Mississippi this morning.

More local soldiers are headed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal ABERDEEN - Was or wasn't Adam Morphis beaten by Lee County jailer Chris Nolden? A U.S. District Court jury of two men and six women will seek to answer that question today ...