Lincoln County man shot in the head, deputies search for clues
A Lincoln County man found sitting in his truck bleeding from the head today is hospitalized in Jackson after it was determined he’d been shot in the head. Sheriff Steve Rushing said the victim was sitting in his vehicle on Melvin Mason Road just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday when first responders found him. Initially, he […]
Itawamba Welcome Center supervisor indicted on embezzlement charges
A Mississippi Welcome Center supervisor turned herself over to agents from the State Auditor’s office today after being indicted on embezzlement charges by an Itawamba County grand jury. State Auditor Shad White said a $1,937.53 demand letter was presented to Ann Miller upon arrest. The demand amount includes interest and investigative expenses. Miller is accused […]
Lafayette County man arrested after police say he recorded people in the restroom
A Lafayette County man was given a $5,000 bond after police say he used a cell phone to record people in the restroom of a local business. According to Oxford Police Department, officers responded to a business in the 2000 block of University Avenue for a report of a male attempting to use a phone […]
USM Celebrating Women’s History Month in March With Events and Activities
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Committee on Services and Resources for Women (CSRW) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is sponsoring and co-sponsoring events and activities that commemorate the role of women in history, culture and society on the Hattiesburg campus, including a hybrid format. As designated by the National Women’s History […]
Jones County man arrested on child abuse charges
JCSD Press Release 3-3-2022 UPDATED Child Abuse Suspect In Custody Tyrice Austin, age 22, has been booked into the Jones County Adult Detention Facility on a Child Abuse charge after surrendering himself at the Jones County Sheriff Department this morning. Austin is alleged to have assaulted a two year old girl in the Hoy Community […]
OFF TOPIC: What if instead of fighting, we used the internet for things like this more often?
I saw this video after reading a lot of angry comments on the internet, and I think its worth saying that if we all decided to be kind and to focus on kind people when we post to social media, the world would be a much better place. Let’s try it for a minute and […]
Tupelo mayor to recommend hiring 172nd Airlift Wing fire chief to top spot at TFD
Tupelo Mayor Todd Jordan will recommend to the Tupelo City Council the hiring of Kelly Elliott to be the next Chief of the Tupelo Fire Department. Chief Elliott has over 30 years of fire service experience in local, state, federal, international and military work environments, and currently serves as Fire Chief at the 172d Airlift […]
Two arrested overnight on narcotics charges in Jones Co
Jones County Sheriff’s Department narcotics agents arrested two men overnight on illegal narcotics charges. The two were arrested at a residence on B.W. Patterson Road in Moselle following community complaints of drug activity. Johnathan Taylor, age 31, and Lonnie Reid, age 41, both from Moselle, are already facing individual court trials on previous drug charges […]
Thursday Weather: Sunny, 70s
Mostly sunny skies are expected today. High temperatures will be warmer than normal in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Increasing fire danger will continue today & Friday as the region sees another day with very low relative humidity. Tonight we’ll see some increasing cloud coverage and low temps in the 40s. *********** Darkhorse […]