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Loopholes weaken campaign disclosure law

A lack of accountability and loopholes in state law allow candidates for local offices in the Aug. 6 primaries to avoid punishment for missing campaign finance disclosure deadlines, punishment that can include fines, jail time and a ban from taking office or being pa

Judge to decide damages against law firm

A special judge will decide later this month how much a West Point law firm has to pay a former client for failing to meet a deadline that cost her a workman’s compensation claim.

Disturbance calls keep police busy

The West Point Fire Department had its busiest month of the year in May and the summer rush started a month early for the Police Department, according to their monthly reports to the Board of Selectmen.

Legislative incumbents show PAC contributions

Not surprisingly, incumbents for state legislator are taking in more contributions, mainly for political action committees, than their opponents or candidates for local offices, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures.

2nd fatal wreck near site of 1 that killed 8 in Mississippi

A Mississippi sheriff says multiple vehicles were involved in a fatal crash Wednesday in the same area where a crash took the lives of eight people two days earlier.

Bomb threat disrupts Friday afternoon traffic

A fake bomb threat Friday afternoon disrupted busy Highway 45 Alternate South when West Point Police and emergency responders had to shut down a business and part of the highway.

’Strict monitoring’ ordered in stalking case

A 37-year-old West Point man will be allowed to post bond but must remain on “very strict” electronic monitoring while a city judge hears charges he repeatedly stalked a former girlfriend.

GTRA temporary home to CAFB aircraft

A busy Golden Triangle Regional Airport is a little busier. And that doesn’t even account for the additional daily Delta Airlines flight that begins June 8.

Circuit breaker leads to blackout

A four-hour blackout gave many West Point residents an early start on the long Memorial Day weekend but also wreaked havoc for businesses and some residents trying to do everything from get medicines and food to get on the road.

Barges lining up as Tenn-Tom nears opening

Barges have begun lining up at ports in Columbus and Amory and in-between in anticipation of finally being able to get north and south on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway sometime this week.