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Felonies
The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Monday at 11 a.m.
• Kwamane Berry, 25, of Belden, was arrested by the Shannon Police Department, aggravated domestic violence.
• James Garner, 28, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, shooting into an occupied dwelling.

In today’s headlines, we discuss a gun incident at Shannon High, Starkville PD renovations, and a greenhouse at Lawndale Elementary. And in sports, longtime basketball coach John Stroud is retiring.

Just as I do during the regular season, here are my players of the week from Mississippi State’s spring game this past Saturday. The White team edged their Maroon counterparts 21-10 with five interceptions – two of which were returned for touchdowns.
WHITE TEAM

Mississippi finally got some good news on revenue collections in March, as they were up 12.5 percent over projections. That breaks a negative trend – for now. On this episode of Capitol View, Bobby Harrison examines the numbers, plus he look at use tax collections and government buildings named after area legislators.