UNION COUNTY

New Albany woman

charged in death

- NEW ALBANY - The mother of a 22-month-old child killed by an April 6 fire has been charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence.

Jennifer Taylor, 30, was injured in the fire that killed her daughter, Brayleigh Taylor, at their Albany Acres apartment in west New Albany. The mother was admitted to a Georgia burn center but checked herself out the same day.

"She was the sole provider of care for the child," said New Albany Police Chief David Grisham. "We feel like she was negligent in her caretaker role."

Grisham declined to give details about the alleged negligence.

Taylor was released from Union County Jail on $50,000 bond.

TENNESSEE

Missing man's body

found in river

- SAVANNAH - The body of Rodney Sloan, 42, of 12 Lake Heights Drive, Corinth, reported missing on Wednesday after having last been seen on Saturday, was found in Hardin County, Tenn., early Thursday morning.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office reported Sloan's body was found in the river at Pickwick, apparently drowned, but no foul play was suspected.

Sloan's body was taken to Nashville, Tenn., for autopsy, and the case remains under investigation.

ITAWAMBA COUNTY

Tupelo Symphony

to entertain students

- FULTON - The Tupelo Symphony Orchestra will go on the road today to perform a free show for Itawamba County students.

Musical Director Steven Byess and the orchestra will present "The Beat in Music," a program that showcases the different sections of the orchestra.

The Symphony Society of Itawamba raised $15,000 to make the concert possible. Itawamba Community College is allowing the symphony to use the Davis Event Center at no cost, said Margaret Anne Murphey, TSO president and executive director.



HINDS COUNTY

PSC to broadcast

hearings on Internet

- JACKSON - The state Public Service Commission has approved a plan to broadcast its hearings live on the Internet.

The proposal was made in December by Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley of Nettleton.

The meetings and hearings will be available on the commission's Web site at www.psc.state.ms.us, with a June 1 start date. The commission also will post dates and times of other meetings and hearings on the Web site.

Daily Journal, wire report