July 2020

Arrest made in fatal Miss. road shooting

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in a fatal road rage shooting in Mississippi over Memorial Day weekend, authorities said Monday.

FBI memo reveals drug smuggling at Mena airport in 1980

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A recently released FBI document indicates that a commercial airline pilot who became a major drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel used the Mena airport for his smuggling operation in the early 1980s.

Shut the door!

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At my house, the mosquitoes are all but breaking the doors down.

Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight.

La. COVID-19 rent help stopped after 40,000 apply

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana suspended an emergency rent assistance program Sunday to help with the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 after more than 40,000 people started filling out applications for the help in less than four days.

JDSO reports weekend arrests

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Deadline for committee nominations set for Aug. 3

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Roanoke woman struck, killed by vehicle

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A Helping Hand

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A local family is in need of the community’s support to move forward after recently losing a loved one. Frank Zaunbrecher, 43, left behind a wife and four children after his untimely death. Fundraising efforts are now underway to ensure a bright future for the children.

Thomas ‘Tommy’ James Chaisson

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The family and friends of Tommy Chaisson are mourning the loss of their loved one who was called from this life on July 17, 2020.