Ripley and Mitchell Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to a fire at Griffin Dental Group, located 415 East Walnut Street in Ripley at approximately 9 p.m., Tuesday. The official cause of the blaze, that looked to damage the inside area, is unknown at the time, but authorities believe lightning from storms in the area is [...]
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Ripley runoff election results
Unofficial results not counting absentee ballots or affidavits for Ripley’s runoff election: Alderman-at-large Shane Bourg: 245 Jon Grisham: 495
Runoff Election results 2013
Voters in Amory, Baldwyn and Shannon will choose mayors and Booneville will narrow its mayoral field for the general election in party primary runoffs today. Ripley voters went to the poll in an alderman race. They are among 11 Northeast Mississippi municipalities holding runoffs. Tupelo is not one of them; the two-man mayor’s race will [...]
Fitzpatrick found guilty of capital murder
By Errol Castens Daily Journal OXFORD – An Attala County jury of six men and six women took three-and-one-half hours to convict Franklin Fitzpatrick, 28, of capital murder in the Dec. 3, 2010, shooting of Tippah County Deputy DeWayne Crenshaw. More than a dozen law enforcement officers were in the Lafayette County Circuit courtroom when [...]
Prosecution rests in Fitzpatrick trial
By Errol Castens Daily Journal OXFORD – Wednesday’s testimony in the capital murder trial of Franklin Fitzpatrick took two compelling twists when witnesses for the prosecution and defense, respectively, made statements that helped the other side’s case. Fitzpatrick is accused of ripping Tippah County Deputy Rodney Callahan’s .40-caliber SigSauer service pistol out of the officer’s [...]
Ripley municipal election summary
Election summary report for the municipal election in the city of Ripley. Results are from four precincts and do not include absentee ballots and affidavits. Democratic mayor Lewis Davis – 669 Democratic Alderman at Large Shane Bourg – 307 Jon Grisham – 442 Jonny O’Leary – 105 Paul (Tony) Rogers – 191 Democratic Alderman [...]
ELECTION RESULTS 2013
It is primary night for some Tippah County cities. Get all the results here. Get results from local races and across Northeast Mississippi from DJournal.com. Click the headline to go to the live race results page. We’ll have live results as they come in and read all about it and more at the Southern Sentinel [...]
Tonight’s All-Inspiring Children’s event moves inside RHS Event Center
Tonight’s annual All-Inspiring Children’s Event Day, set for 6 p.m. will take place inside the RHS Event Center. The event was scheduled for the parking lot area, but the possibility of rain forced the change. The event is open to special needs children in the Ripley schools. It features food, music, sports and carnival games. [...]
NUNNELEE VOTES TO END PRESIDENT OBAMA’S NEEDLESS FLIGHT DELAYS
FOR THE SENTINEL/ Congressman Alan Nunnelee (R-Miss) released the following statement after his vote in favor of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act: “President Obama hates the idea of limited government, so rather than find smart ways to save money without impacting essential services, he decided to make spending cuts as painful as possible [...]
National Day of Prayer to be observed Thursday
FOR THE SENTINEL/ You are invited to participate in the 62nd observance of the annual National Day of Prayer in Ripley on the Square on the westside of the Courthouse, Thursday, May 2, at noon. This year’s national theme is “Pray for America”. It is based on Matthew 12:21 which reminds us that “In His name [...]
