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Jones County bus driver suspended after child left on bus

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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 10:02am

JONES COUNTY, MS (WDAM)- A Jones County school bus driver has been suspended after a first grader spent most of a school day on the bus without being noticed.

The 6-year-old first grader at East Jones Elementary School apparently boarded the bus at 7:30 a.m. Monday.

After interviewing the parents and the bus driver, Superintendent Tommy Parker says it appears the student crawled under the seats, covered himself with a blanket he brought from home, and went to sleep.

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Jones County inmate walks off work detail at JCJC

Submitted by WDAM Web Staff
Monday, March 18th, 2013, 4:05pm
Photo from Jones County Sheriff's Department

ELLISVILLE (WDAM)- Jones County authorities need your help finding an adult detention center inmate.

Robert Carlise walked off a work detail at JCJC Monday, according to officials. 

Officials said Carlise was spotted getting into a car, possibly an Impala, around 11 a.m. Carlise has been in jail since September of 2012 for a shoplifting offense. 

If you know the whereabouts of Robert Carlise, please call the Jones County Sheriff's Department at 601-425-3147.

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Bizarre twist in Friday morning death of a pedestrian on I-59

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Friday, March 15th, 2013, 4:17pm

JONES COUNTY, MS (WDAM)- The pedestrian who was killed when he was hit by an 18-wheeler on I-59 Friday morning had an encounter with Laurel Police Thursday night.

Harold Brightman, 52, of Pearl River, La. told Laurel Police he had broke down on I-59 and while walking to get help he was robbed at gunpoint. According to a spokesperson from the Highway Patrol Brightman was taken back to the police department and questioned. When they were finished Brightman asked for a ride back to his car and he apparently started walking south along the interstate.

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Pedestrian killed after being struck on I-59 near Ellisville

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Friday, March 15th, 2013, 12:01pm

JONES COUNTY, MS (WDAM)- An unidentified man was killed early Friday morning when he was struck by an 18-wheeler while walking along I-59 near Ellisville.

The accident happened around 7 a.m. in the southbound lane near mile marker 84. After hitting the pedestrian the 18-wheeler traveled about another 100-yards down the road before coming to a stop.

Authorities say the pedestrian was not carrying identification.

The 18-wheeler belongs to Frisard's Trucking out of Gramercy La.

The Mississippi Highway patrol is investigating the cause.

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Man dies, becomes first Laurel homicide victim in four years

Submitted by WDAM Web Staff
Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 12:52pm

LAUREL, MS (WDAM)- The city of Laurel recorded its first homicide in four years on Wednesday.

Jeremy Coleman, 31, died at a Hattiesburg hospital Wednesday night from gunshot wounds he suffered in a weekend shooting incident.

Coleman was found in the front yard of a residence in the 1000 block of North Second Avenue early Sunday morning. He had been shot multiple times.

Police say they are talking to neighbors and are looking for suspects in the case.

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Sheriff Hodge backs away from press release on gangs

Submitted by WDAM Web Staff
Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 9:02am

JONES COUNTY, MS (WDAM)- Jones County Sheriff Alex Hodge doesn't quite agree with all the details in a news release his public relations department released Tuesday.

Sheriff Hodge is backing away from this quote: "We have seen a spike in gang activity in Jones county and if it is in Jones county it is in neighboring counties and cities. These gangs have organized and are involved in the sale of illegal drugs, burglary, larceny, aggravated assaults, and the sale of stolen and illegal weapons."

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OSHA, Labor Department cite Southern Hens after fatal incident

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Monday, March 11th, 2013, 2:18pm

MOSELLE (WDAM)- The Labor Department and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration are citing Southern Hens with 43 safety and health violations after an employee was killed last September.

The citation comes after Ronnie Duff, 39, died. Authorities say Duff was on a ladder cleaning an auger machine at the Moselle plant last September when he apparently slipped and fell into the grinder. 

An OSHA official says, "Employers cannot allow workers to be exposed to unguarded equipment or other workplace hazards."

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