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DNA Evidence Clears Rape Suspect

WLBT-TV Jackson - Thu Oct 02

DNA evidence cleared one man and established a new suspect in a 1992 rape and burglary case.

Supreme Court candidate supports electing justices

Greenwood Commonwealth - Thu Oct 02

Mississippi Supreme Court candidate Jim Kitchens felt as comfortable as a politician can during election season Wednesday at the Greenwood Voters League.

Charges dropped in Sunflower Co. rape case

The Mississippi Press - Thu Oct 02

Prosecutors have dropped rape charges against Arthur Johnson, who served 15 years for a rape that DNA tests showed he didn't commit.

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Delta Democrat Times Online - Wed Oct 01

Fifteen years after he went to prison for a rape that DNA tests say he didn't commit, Arthur Johnson's name has been cleared.

Rape suspect cleared of charges thanks to DNA evidence

WLBT-TV Jackson - Wed Oct 01

DNS evidence cleared one man and established a new suspect in a 1992 rape and burglary case.

For B.B. King's fans, the thrill is never gone

Toledo Blade - Sun Sep 28

When do you know you've arrived? Is it after winning 14 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award? Recording more than 100 albums? Working with U2, Eric Clapton, and the Rolling Stones? Receiving ...

Civil rights reunion brings memories of struggle

Final Call - Tue Sep 23

Veterans of the historic Mississippi "Freedom Summers" of the early 1960s gathered for their fourth Sunflower County Civil Rights Reunion in this small Delta town September 12.

Catfish John - Johnny Russell

98.1 KVET - Sat Sep 06

Active as a performer and recording artist in the 1970s and 1980s, Johnny Russell was remembered for "Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer," perhaps country music's quintessential blue-collar anthem.

Man behind bars after fatal Labor Day hit-and-run

WLBT-TV Jackson - Tue Sep 02

An Indianola man remains behind bars, Tuesday evening, following a fatal hit-and-run accident on Monday night.

SUV runs over two children, killing one

Delta Democrat Times Online - Tue Sep 02

Labor Day ended tragically in Indianola when a 12-year-old girl was killed and a boy badly injured by a drunk driver who ran over them in his sport utility vehicle, local officials said.