Man killed in Bude shooting

BUDE, Miss. (AP) - One man is dead and another in custody after a shooting in Bude.

Franklin County Sheriff James Newman tells The Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/SsvpW8 ) deputies responded to a report of a shooting at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Newman says an apparent argument in the street escalated into gunfire. He says the shooting resulted in the death

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Man goes to trial this week on murder charge

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A Natchez man is set to go to trial this week for the botched robbery-turned-fatal shooting.

The Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/UtJqmc ) the murder and armed robbery trial for Davarious Clemons is set for Wednesday.

The trial was moved from its original July date at the request of the defendant, who through his legal

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Miss. troopers on duty in NJ

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As the East Coast continues recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy, Mississippi is sending more help to the region.

On Sunday, about 50 members of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol's Special Operations Group made the 15-hour trip to New Jersey after a request from Gov. Chris Christie to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.

Dep

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Tupelo's mayor won't seek re-election next year

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Tupelo Mayor Jack Reed Jr. says he won't run for a second term.

He announced his decision not to run next year in a full-page ad in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/Vr3Xxi ).

Reed says his reasons include wanting more time with his family and returning to work at his family business, Reed's Department Store.

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Ready to start as Hattiesburg City Court judge

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - After nearly four decades as an attorney, 68-year-old Jerry Evans is taking the bench as the first full-time City Court judge in Hattiesburg.

He tells The Hattiesburg American (http://hatne.ws/Pw8njD ) that changing from three part-time judges to one full-time judge should at least streamline scheduling and standardize

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