Mississippi Business Journal » misdemeanor http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Animal rights group want cockfighting made a felony http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/animal-rights-group-want-cockfighting-made-a-felony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=animal-rights-group-want-cockfighting-made-a-felony http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/animal-rights-group-want-cockfighting-made-a-felony/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:06:17 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68850 JACKSON — Cockfighting is big business because Mississippi has the second weakest cockfighting law in the nation, according to Humane Society of the United States. John Goodwin, HSUS’ director of animal cruelty policy, said Mississippi lawmakers should make the illegal, underground sport a felony. “This cruel blood sport is wide and pervasive in various nooks [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/animal-rights-group-want-cockfighting-made-a-felony/feed/ 0 Southaven mayor found guilty of passing school bus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/14/southaven-mayor-found-guilty-of-passing-school-bus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southaven-mayor-found-guilty-of-passing-school-bus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/14/southaven-mayor-found-guilty-of-passing-school-bus/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:32:28 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62621 SOUTHAVEN — A judge has found Southaven Mayor Greg Davis guilty of passing a school bus in his private vehicle that displayed police-type lights. The Commercial Appeals reports Judge Steve Ross fined Davis $750, plus court costs, on the misdemeanor charges during a hearing yesterday in DeSoto County Justice Court in Southaven. The case is [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/14/southaven-mayor-found-guilty-of-passing-school-bus/feed/ 0 Special judge appointed to hear mayor’s bus-passing case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/27/special-judge-appointed-to-hear-mayors-bus-passing-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=special-judge-appointed-to-hear-mayors-bus-passing-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/27/special-judge-appointed-to-hear-mayors-bus-passing-case/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:51:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59082 SOUTHAVEN — A special judge has been named in Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’ misdemeanor traffic case, but no prosecutor or court date have been set. DeSoto County Justice Court Clerk Shirley Beshears tells The Commercial Appeal Tallahatchie County Justice Court Judge Steve Ross has been appointed to hear the case. A special judge and prosecutor [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/27/special-judge-appointed-to-hear-mayors-bus-passing-case/feed/ 1 Davis to be in court May 2 over alleged passing of school bus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/29/davis-to-be-in-court-may-2-over-alleged-passing-of-school-bus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=davis-to-be-in-court-may-2-over-alleged-passing-of-school-bus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/29/davis-to-be-in-court-may-2-over-alleged-passing-of-school-bus/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:57:44 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=54961 SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis will be DeSoto County Justice Court on May 2 for allegedly passing a stopped school bus. Davis went to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department after misdemeanor warrants were issued for his arrest Tuesday. The Commercial Appeals reports Davis was freed on $1,100 bond. Steve Farese, Davis’ attorney, says a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/29/davis-to-be-in-court-may-2-over-alleged-passing-of-school-bus/feed/ 0 Embattled mayor surrenders to authorities, charged with passing school bus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/28/embattled-mayor-surrenders-to-authorities-charged-with-passing-school-bus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embattled-mayor-surrenders-to-authorities-charged-with-passing-school-bus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/28/embattled-mayor-surrenders-to-authorities-charged-with-passing-school-bus/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:39:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=54821 SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has surrendered to authorities after he was charged with passing a school bus in a private vehicle that displayed blue police-type lights. The Commercial Appeal reports the misdemeanor charge, stemming from an incident last week. The embattled mayor was already the target of state auditors and the FBI investigating [...]

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