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Sheriff Greg Pollan said a hunter was leaving the woods Saturday evening on County Road 211, near Bruce, when he found the body.

A Calhoun County man was accused of starting a fire that eventually destroyed a shed. Nicholas Busam was charged with arson.

In Mississippi, serious mental illness or substance abuse can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime.

In Mississippi, serious mental illness or substance abuse can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime. The state is a stark outlier in jailing so many people for so long, but many officials say they don’t have another option.

In Mississippi, serious mental illness can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime. The state is a stark outlier in jailing so many people for so long, but many officials say they don’t have another option

Since 2006, at least 13 people have died in Mississippi county jails as they awaited treatment for mental illness or substance abuse.

As a  new school year is set to begin, a local sheriff wanted to make sure law officers are ready to respond in case the unthinkable happens.

Threats to law enforcement aren't uncommon. In the past two weeks, there have been two instances of people publicly threatening area sheriffs.

A Derma man was accused of threatening to kill the Calhoun County sheriff and county prosecutor. 40-year-old Gary Howell was charged with two counts of making terroristic threats.

A man accused of going on a crime spree in Calhoun County is in custody.