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Judge declares mistrial in murder trial after jury hears audience remarks
Judge declares mistrial in murder trial after jury hears audience remarks Trial reset for April 2017 TRENTON Aug. 23 – Circuit Court Judge Clayburn Peeples today granted a motion from state prosecutors for a mistrial in the first degree murder charge against Jerry Heavner of Milan. The trial was reset for April 5, 2017. Mr.…
Read MoreMHS student killed in auto accident
By Victor Parkins A 16-year old Milan High School student was killed in a two-car automobile accident Wednesday night. Zakary Yarbrough died not long after the accident happened just before 6:00 p.m. on Sanders Store Road about 3 miles west of Milan. Yarbrough was the passenger in a 2008 Ford Focus driven by his girlfriend,…
Read MoreNo transition between MSSD Directors
McGregor walks out after heated exchange with Board Transition proposal leads to disagreement By Logan Watson In addition to hiring a new Director of Schools, the Milan Special School District Board of Education attempted to address the transition period between outgoing Interim Director Judy McGregor and incoming Director of Schools Jonathan Criswell, which caused a…
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