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Mother shocked twice with Taser at Mississippi school
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:08 -0700
GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - A woman who became increasingly irate about her child being disciplined at middle school was shocked twice with a Taser outside the principal's office and arrested on Wednesday, authorities said. Michele Lee Eaton, 39, of Saltillo, Mississippi, was briefly jailed after the incident at Guntown Middle School, said the Lee County Sheriff's Department. At about 8 a.m ...
Lee Schools included in MPB series
Sat, 12 May 2012 19:25:28 -0700
TUPELO – The Lee County School District will be featured in a documentary that airs next week on Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s television station.
Lee County schools honor retirees
Wed, 09 May 2012 16:39:56 -0700
TUPELO – Lee County Schools special education teacher Patty Herring was among the first group of people to go through Mississippi’s alternate certification program.
Legislature tightens ATV law, but no fines
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:55:18 -0700
Mississippi lawmakers made a modest update at the end of the recently concluded legislative session to tighten the state's new all-terrain vehicle law.
Fallen law officers remembered with ceremony
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:41:28 -0700
RIPLEY - The names of 98 law enforcement officers across 34 counties killed in the line of duty in north Mississippi were memorialized during services Thursday outside the Tippah County Courthouse.
Officers, families honor fallen heroes at Police Memorial Day event
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:04 -0700
Officer Larry Lee, who died in the line of duty in 2002, "ate, slept and drank" law enforcement, his mother said Thursday afternoon.
Mississippi River swimmers put hazmat boat on lockdown
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:11:38 -0700
Two Memphis men were arrested Thursday after they decided to dive into the Mississippi River and swim their way to New Orleans, according to court records.
NMMC hands out Spirit awards
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:26:06 -0700
TUPELO – Four Lee County women were honored for their spirit in doing extraordinary things. The Spirit of Women awards are chosen annually by North Mississippi Medical Center from community nominations.
DeSoto assists in manhunt
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:39:49 -0700
DeSoto County authorities have assisted in a manhunt for a Tchulahoma community man suspected in connection with a strong of burglaries in neighboring Marshall County.
Cop Tasers mom at Mississippi middle school -- twice
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:44:07 -0700
A police officer working as a school resource officer in northern Mississippi twice stunned the mother of a middle school pupil with a Taser during a heated argument at the school Wednesday morning.