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Investigators looking at Coast store fire, suspect arson

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:25:48 +0000

MOSS POINT— Authorities suspect arson in a fire at a Moss Point convenience store. Fire Chief Clarence Parks tells The Sun Herald a passer-by saw the fire at the store on Main Street about 4:15 a.m. yesterday and alerted firefighters. The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire along with the Moss Point Fire [...]

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Sentencing date set in antique store arson case

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:07:21 +0000

ABERDEEN — A sentencing date has been set for a man convicted of participating in the March 2011 arson at Lindley’s Antiques Mall in Oakland. Federal court records say James Flemons and Larry Loftis bought pump sprayers to use in the arson a month before burning the building. Prosecutors said they poured gas and kerosene [...]

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Old Hattiesburg High School project still in limbo

Associated Press — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:18:46 +0000

HATTIESBURG — Since officials announced plans to restore the old Hattiesburg High School, the ambitious project has seemed to be cursed with setbacks — including an arson fire — that have prevented it from becoming the gem city leaders envisioned. And now the project is in a state of limbo again — due to a [...]

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Authorities investigating dozens of wildfires

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:15:49 +0000

MERIDIAN — Authorities are trying to determine what caused dozens of grass and brush fires this week in and around Meridian. Firefighters fought the fires yesterday afternoon. Smoke was heavy at times and a Meridian Police Department unit and a Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department deputy were called to the areas for traffic control. The Meridian [...]

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Beverly Drive-in arsonist still on the loose

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:14:00 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The Hattiesburg Metro Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in connection to the fire that destroyed the Beverly Drive-In. Diane James, Metro Crime Stoppers coordinator, tells the Hattiesburg American that aside from damaging a major historic site, the fire also posed considerable danger for the [...]

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