Macon NewsLocal news for Macon, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Not on the front lines, but duty no less important- March 18, 2008 "You've got to understand, these guys are moving 24 hours a day and sometimes hundreds of miles in a day" Staff Sgt. Randy Williams of Macon served as a mechanic. First Sgt. Eddie Martin of Jackson tracked and counted soldiers. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/03/not-on-the-front-lines-but-duty-no-less-importa... Varied lenses color war views- March 16, 2008 "Do not enter for 5,000 years because of radiation.'" Thousands of Mississippians have gone to fight, families have mourned the dozens who have died, and companies across the state have raked in billions of dollars in defense contracts. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/03/varied-lenses-color-war-views?fromrss=1 Gas Prices Continue to Climb- March 10, 2008 Americans are still paying dearly to drive. A new Lundberg Survey says average gasoline prices are up 64 cents over where they were a year ago. via WTOK-TV Meridianhttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/03/gas-prices-continue-to-climb?fromrss=1 Three On Your Side Investigates: Caller Offers Government Back pay For Money- March 8, 2008 "They told us at first they were working for the IRS. Marsha: Do you have authorization from the government to do this Caller: Yes. I'm sure he do." It's tax refund time, soon to be rebate time, it's time for cooking up all sorts of scams. via WLBT-TV Jacksonhttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/03/three-on-your-side-investigates-caller-offers-g... Mississippi Autopsies Being Questioned- March 6, 2008 "We're not asking for details on victims" Peter Neufeld, co-director of the Innocence Project, which assists inmates believed to be wrongly imprisoned, is seen in Macon, Miss., in this Feb. via Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/03/mississippi-autopsies-being-questioned?fromrss=... Dentist's testimony disputed- March 3, 2008 "These two cases are going to be an eye-opener for the people of Mississippi about some of the problems they have in criminal justice and how easy it will be to make it right." MACON - At a small-town courthouse in one of rural Mississippi's poorest counties, Dr. via Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/03/dentists-testimony-disputed?fromrss=1 Miss. Bite-Mark Testimony Disputed- March 1, 2008 "Forensic odontology is a very sound science when it's applied properly. In our opinion, it was not applied properly" Levon Brooks, right, hugs Peter Neufeld, director of the Innocence Project, after a circuit court judge released Brooks from jail and granted him a new trial in the murder of a child, in this Feb. via Reading EagleReading Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/macon-ms/2008/02/miss-bite-mark-testimony-disputed?fromrss=1 |