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ITAWAMBA COUNTY
Weekend motorcyle accident kills man
n FULTON - A weekend motorcycle accident has resulted in the death of a Fulton man.
Jesse Matthew Roberts, 22, of 155 Wallace Road, was pronounced dead about 2 p.m. Sunday after wrecking his motorcycle on Wood Road in Dorsey.
According to Itawamba County Coroner Steven McNeece, Roberts lost control of his vehicle, left the road and was thrown from the motorcycle. He hit a tree and died instantly.
McNeece said Roberts was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Oktibbeha County
SCT's 'Catfish Moon' to
vie at national festival
n STARKVILLE - Starkville Community Theatre will represent the Southeastern Theatre Conference during a national festival.
SCT staged "Catfish Moon" in Birmingham over the weekend and competed against 11 other theaters from the Southeast.
"It was one of the single most thrilling moments of my life and I was so very proud to be a part of it," said Krista Vowell, SCT president and cast member.
In June, the cast and crew will travel to Tacoma, Wash., for the American Association of Community Theatre Festival. SCT member Robert Anderson also will travel to Tacoma, where he will be honored for his years of service to community theater.
To learn more, visit www.mta-online.org.
Hinds County
Group of Democrats want full stimulus offer
n JACKSON - Some Senate Democrats say they want the chance to vote on legislation that urges Gov. Haley Barbour to accept all of Mississippi's share of the federal stimulus.
The group held a news conference Monday at the Capitol and said the Senate resolution hasn't been brought up for a vote in the Senate Rules Committee. It would also require House approval.
"The refusal of the Rules Committee to take up this resolution and bring it to the full Senate dilutes the rights of the people," said Sen. Alice Harden, D-Jackson.
Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who presides over the Senate, has said he would oppose any attempt to bypass Barbour to get the $56 million in unemployment compensation funding.
Daily Journal, wire reports
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