3 On Your Side: Corporal punishment

WLBT-TV Jackson - Fri Nov 06

Earlier this year, an 11-year-old student in Greenwood, Mississippi sued the LeFlore County School District after suffering deep bruising, and possible kidney damage, from a severe paddling at school.

Leflore works to improve residents' health

The Clarion-Ledger - Tue Nov 03

Leflore County is on track to receive as much as $2.5 million in federal funding in an effort to develop healthy lifestyles.

Officer shot in inmate escape sues prison company

Picayune Item - Sat Oct 31

A Nashville police officer who was seriously wounded when police said he was shot by an escaped inmate filed a lawsuit Friday against the company that runs the prison where the convicted robber was housed.

Nashville officer shot on I-40 sues CCA for $14 million

The Tennessean - Sat Oct 31

The Metro police officer shot after a prison break in June has filed suit against Corrections Corporation of America, alleging that the company is responsible for the failures that led to the shooting suspect's escape and the subsequent shooting.

Company to buy Greenwood mill

The Mississippi Press - Fri Oct 30

GREENWOOD, Miss. - A company expects to complete by mid-December its acquisition of Greenwood's PYCO oil mill.

Helicopter pilot hurt in crash

The Webster Progress-Times - Thu Oct 29

Helicopter pilot hurt in crash A Greenwood man was to undergo surgery today after being injured in a helicopter crash Sunday in Webster County.

Second Mississippi district hit with suit over paddling

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed Oct 28

Regular poster Terry sent this AP story to me Wednesday with the comment, "You would think they would have learned from the first lawsuit, now a second one.

Mississippi School District Sued Again Over Alleged Paddling of Student

Insurance Journal West - Wed Oct 28

A school district in Mississippi's Leflore County has been hit with a lawsuit from a student alleging injuries from a paddling.

Ministers appeal to keep Wednesdays for church

WLOX - Wed Oct 28

Ministers in Greenwood have appealed to private and public school administrators to stop scheduling extraccurricular activities on Wednesday night, when most churches offer mid-week services.

Ministers appeal to keep Wednesdays for church

KNOE-TV Monroe - Tue Oct 27

Ministers in Greenwood have appealed to private and public school administrators to stop scheduling extraccurricular activities on Wednesday night, when most churches offer mid-week services.