Assault suspect captured after foot pursuit in Jones County
A Jones County man who allegedly assaulted his girlfriend Monday ran, but he couldn’t hide. According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, Matthew Hardin, age 41, was arrested by JCSD deputies on Highway 84 West near Meador Road in the Calhoun Community. Multiple JCSD units responded and established a perimeter as other deputies tracked Hardin […]
Driver charged with 2 counts of aggravated DUI in deaths of woman, infant killed in car crash
A GoFundMe has been set up in honor of the remaining family of a woman and her infant who were killed in a crash a little over a week ago, and the woman driving the other car has been arrested. Allison and Alex Conaway were killed in a car wreck when the Nissan Maxima they […]
Jackson police investigating Capitol Street homicide
A 21-year-old man was shot to death in Jackson around lunch time on Monday. An email from JPD spokesman Sam Brown says that William Tellis was shot multiple times around 11 a.m. at 3104 Capitol Street. He died on scene. Sam Brown tells us that Gregdrick Brown, 16, admitted to the shooting and turned himself […]
Ole Miss student from Houston, Texas killed in Astroworld tragedy
The Houston Chronicle reports that one of the eight people killed at the Astroworld Festival was an advertising and marketing major at the University of Mississippi. Her friends described her to the Chronicle as “too glam to give a damn.” She loved pink, and she was a varsity cheerleader at her high school, from which […]
Jackson County deputies seek stolen truck and boat trailer
Police in Jackson County are looking for a truck and boat trailer that were stolen on Halloween. The 1998 blue Toyota SR5 pickup truck was stolen from the Roy Cumbest boat launch on Wade-Vancleave Road. The Toyota truck had an Antique Mississippi tag, #T14719, with VIN #JT4VN67N5J0000198. It has a stainless-steel bumper winch in the […]
Police seek man caught on camera for questioning in ATV theft
Police are looking for a man caught on camera in the case of an ATV theft. Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers posted over the weekend that the Biloxi Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man in the photo. He is a white male with brown hair and drives a Toyota RAV-4 […]
Monday: morning fog clears to sunny, warmer day
Patchy morning fog will give way to mostly sunny skies & warmer conditions, as highs climb slightly above normal into the low to mid 70s. Tonight will remain clear with temps dropping into the lower 40s.