Tag: Jefferson

Man accused of shooting, killing man outside Jefferson Twp. bar indicted

Feb. 29—A suspect in a deadly shooting outside a Jefferson Twp. bar last month was indicted by a grand jury. Sha’King Jones, 25, of Harrison Twp., is facing two counts each of murder and felonious assault and one count of having weapons while under disability in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. He’s accused of shooting […]

Jefferson Parish deputies search for man who escaped in JPSO unit

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who escaped from custody in a JPSO unit on Sunday, Feb. 25. Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said Leon Ruffin is a convicted felon who’s been in custody for second-degree murder since last July. According to the sheriff, he’s been in the […]

Suspect in custody in deadly shooting outside Jefferson Twp. bar

Feb. 20—A suspect is in custody in connection to the deadly shooting of a security guard last month outside Napoleon’s Bar in Jefferson Twp. Sheriff Rob Streck provided an update on the investigation Tuesday afternoon. The is held on drug charges. Streck said the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office requested investigators get more information before murder […]

Supreme Court rejects Thomas Jefferson high school admissions case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to punt on a case about the admissions policy at a selective public high school in Northern Virginia that had the potential to further dismantle the reach of affirmative action in education. The justices who declined to add the case to their docket did not provide a reason for […]

Fatal crash in Jefferson County leaves one dead

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Missouri troopers are investigating after a single-vehicle crash Monday left one dead. The accident occurred near U.S. 30 and Gravois. Both the driver and passenger were ejected from the car. ‘Affordability crisis’ in St. Louis County as home values soar One victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was […]

Jefferson Parish deputies at scene of deputy-involved shooting

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Jefferson Parish deputies are at the scene of a deputy-involved shooting that occurred on Monday, Feb. 5. A spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a deputy opened fire in the 5900 block of Lapalco Boulevard. Mandeville police looking for teen in connection with parade route shooting The […]

Former police officer ID’d as man shot to death outside Jefferson Twp. bar

Feb. 5—The man who died in a shooting last Monday outside a Jefferson Twp. bar has been identified as a former law enforcement officer. Darnell Pate, 30, was pronounced dead Jan. 29 at Napoleon’s Bar, at 4150 Germantown Pike, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger. Pate previously worked in law enforcement for multiple […]

U.S. legal, civil liberties expert to speak at Thomas Jefferson Feb. 12

Feb. 4—Nadine Strossen, New York Law School professor emerita, past president of the American Civil Liberties Union and constitutional law expert, will be next in the Steven McCollum Distinguished Speakers Series presented by Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School. Strossen’s talk is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb 12, in the school’s Concert Hall of the […]

Donors flocked to Jefferson near campaign’s end

Feb. 3—HIGH POINT — Donors broke heavily for the campaign of High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson in the final days of last fall’s municipal election. His 2023 year-end campaign finance report filed Thursday with the North Carolina State Board of Elections shows that his campaign raised $32,504 from about 60 donors after Oct. 23. Jefferson […]

Most recent median home sales in Jefferson County down at $217,500

Newly released data for October shows that potential buyers and sellers in Jefferson County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month’s median sale price of $231,000. The median home sold for $217,500, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means October, the most recent month for which figures are available, was down […]