Latimer NewsLocal news for Latimer, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Police search for assault suspect- January 31, 2008 A man 'hopped up on Xanax' assaulted his wife and her stepfather Wednesday, then shot the house before darting into woods, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.As of late Wednesday, about 15 deputies were searching for James Abner, Byrd said. Abner will be charged with aggravated assault.The incident happened in a heavily wooded area near Virginia City and Latimer, he said.'We've searched it high and low,' Byrd said.Byrd said that after assaulting the woman and her stepfather, Abner fired his.http://www.topix.net/city/latimer-ms/2008/01/police-search-for-assault-suspect?fromrss=1 Mallette Road fix promised- January 9, 2008 "When I was a kid, we used to be able to play hopscotch in that road." Newly elected Jackson County Supervisor Tommy Brodnax watched traffic Tuesday move to and from the popular Sangani Boulevard shopping area off Interstate 10 in D'Iberville toward Jackson County on a road that narrows sharply and takes a 90-degree turn.Within five minutes, 25 cars had passed and it wasn't a peak traffic time. It was 9:45 a.m. and the traffic flow didn't ebb; it was constant for more than 30 minutes.'That's a.http://www.topix.net/city/latimer-ms/2008/01/mallette-road-fix-promised?fromrss=1 |