Winona NewsLocal news for Winona, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bill allows thousands to be eligible for parole- February 29, 2008 "We have an opportunity to begin to stabilize the growth in the Department of Corrections because the Parole Board will have an exit valve they can use to get more offenders out" The Senate has passed a bill that would make about 7,000 inmates eligible to appear before the state Parole Board. via Picayune Itemhttp://www.topix.net/city/winona-ms/2008/02/bill-allows-thousands-to-be-eligible-for-parol... Plea deal angers father of slain coach- February 21, 2008 "Some things the family didn't want to come out in a trial" The father of a slain Attala County basketball coach says he's angry because the man who shot his son in the head was allowed to enter a plea agreement to manslaughter and will spend just 20 years in prison. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/winona-ms/2008/02/plea-deal-angers-father-of-slain-coach?fromrss... City supports Rails to Trails project- February 7, 2008 "You can simply have an 8-foot or so wide apron on the side of your main boulevard. In fact, by putting the RailTrail there, you're going to be tapping into some federal funds to build part of the boulevard you're talking about" The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered that Leflore County Judge Solomon Osborne be suspended without pay for 180 days over his conduct during a 2002 car repossession. via Greenwood Commonwealthhttp://www.topix.net/city/winona-ms/2008/02/city-supports-rails-to-trails-project?fromrss=... |