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Mississippi highway workers shocked after looking in abandoned car, finding bullet-ridden body

State highway workers were shocked this week when they approached a car found abandoned on the side of a stretch of interstate. Inside they found ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:24 pm

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Couple charged in murder of missing man back in Mississippi

The Pearl River County couple accused in the murder of 28-year-old Willie Jones is back in Mississippi after being extradited from Colorado. Dustin Gray and ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:12 pm

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A bloody car and shoebox of cash: Details emerge in Mississippi man’s murder case

An affidavit filed in Pearl River County Justice Court provides several details collected in the investigation of the disappearance of Willie Jones, 28, of Picayune. ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:24 pm

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Couple sought for questioning in Mississippi man’s disappearance caught in Colorado

A Picayune, Mississippi, couple who are persons of interest in the missing person case of Willie Ray Jones were taken into custody at approximately 8 ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:37 am

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Mississippi man says his office was torched; police say his son is involved in missing persons case

The law office of Picayune attorney James “Jim” Gray burned early Tuesday morning. Gray believes that the fire was set intentionally because Gray’s son is ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 9:39 am

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Police search for couple they believe may be involved in Mississippi man’s disappearance

Police are searching for a couple in connection with the disappearance of a Mississippi man. Willie Ray Jones, 28, of Pearl River County, Mississippi, was ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Monday, July 13, 2020 1:19 pm

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Struck and dragged by speeding train, Mississippi woman has long recovery ahead

A Mississippi woman who was struck by a passenger train last month while she clung to the edge of a train trestle is expected to ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:50 pm

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One person injured, another missing, presumed dead after train struck pair walking on trestle

Law enforcement agencies from Pearl River County and neighboring St. Tammany Parish are currently looking for what they believe will be the remains of man ... Read more

by Picayune Item Staff, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:47 am

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