The newest episode of Toddlers & Tiaras follows little Emma, who at just 3-years-old, will be performing in her first pair of high heels. The mini-beauty queen from Raymond, Mississippi, is told by her mother to “strut, girl, strut” as she carefully stumbles through her first steps on her carpeted bedroom floor. The girl’s mother, ... read more »

A teen from Clinton, Miss. who posted a Craigslist ad offering to give away an infant could be in a lot trouble with police. The 18-year-old high school senior created the post to play a practical joke on a fellow student at Clinton High, using the friend’s phone number in the listing. Clinton Police Chief ... read more »

The family of James Craig Anderson has asked the state of Mississippi and federal officials to remove the death penalty from the table in regards to the seven white teenagers who allegedly murdered Anderson in the early morning of June 26. In a letter written by Anderson’s sister, as reported by CNN.com, states: “We ask ... read more »

A 31-year-old woman in Fulton, Mississippi has been charged with “depraved heart murder” in the death of her newborn son. Apparently “depraved heart murder” in Mississippi is when an act of “reckless disregard for the safety of others” results in death. Certainly a more poetic charge than “reckless homicide”. “Every lead we had led us ... read more »

Many of us are aware of the sex abuse and violence that takes place in our nation’s jails, but how many stop to think that this problem has trickled down into our juvenile detention centers as well? Girls as young as 13 say they were shackled for weeks at a time in Mississippi. A Texas ... read more »