Rain, rain …

We’ve had several on and off showers the last few days. To follow the weather anytime check the djournal.com weather page – Click here for weather forecast and more.

West Jackson Street extended meeting …

Some have asked how many folks were at the meeting last night. Thanks to Daily Journal photographer Deste Lee here is a look. To read more about the meeting click here.
To comment on the meeting visit Biz Buzz.

Internet safety as school starts back …

Daily Journal crime reporter Danza Johnson and Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson talk about being careful on the Internet as school starts back.
For more information on Internet safety and other topics go to …
www.leecosheriff.com

Ask AP: Candidates’ salaries, Alaska’s pricey gas

The Associated Press
An awful lot of the oil produced in the United States comes from the nation’s northernmost state. So why are gas prices at Alaska’s filling stations among the highest in the country?
That’s one of three questions in this edition of “Ask AP,” a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers’ questions [...]

From today’s Daily Journal …

Here are some stories form the July 29, 2008 Daily Journal …
Alcorn school district OKs 4 percent budget hike
West Nile cases in NeMiss
Police report pending for fatal four wheeler accident

Couple of news items on djournal.com/monroe360.com …

From Monroe360.com – West Nile cases reported in Monroe County
From the Biz Buzz blog – Automobile Museum gets rare Toyota

Police: Man shot churchgoers over liberal views

Knoxville Police Department officers lead Jim D. Adkisson, a 58-year-old Knoxville man charged with one count of first degree murder, to a squad car in Knoxville, Tenn. on Sunday. He is believed to be the gunman who shot nine people Sunday at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. Two people died and seven wounded Sunday. A [...]

Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2

Anna Fraser of Knoxville lays flowers near the front driveway of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tenn. following a shooting Sunday morning July 27, 2008 during a children’s play. A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday, killing two people, including a man witnesses called a hero [...]

ATV accident kills two…

TUPELO – A Sunday four wheeler accident claims the lives of two people. Crystal Hooper, 20, and her 5-year-old cousin Natalie Aguilar were killed when they were ejected from the four wheeler Hooper was driving on Auburn Road Sunday.
See Monday’s Daily Journal for more on this story.

Dispute over clothesline leaves one man dead

BY DANZA JOHNSON
Daily Journal
VERONA – One man is dead, another is charged with murder and two other people are charged with accessory to murder after a reported dispute over a clothesline.
Forty-one-year-old Keith Spears of Verona was shot to death Saturday morning in Verona.
Charged are:
- Bobby Brinker, 63, of Verona was charged with murder.
- Travis [...]