Jones County Man With Firearm Arrested After Domestic Assault, Tense Standoff
Jones County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a domestic assault of a female by a male in progress on Houston Road on Sunday afternoon. JCSD Sergeant Derick Knight arrived on the scene first and found Gabriel Rivera, age 29, and the female victim standing outside the home. Rivera was being questioned when he reached into […]
Jones Co. Sheriff seeking info on armed robbery suspect
Jones County Sheriff’s Department has released a security camera image of the robbery suspect who held up the Rapid Express convenience store on Highway 184 last night. If you have any information as to the identity of this suspect, please contact JCSD at (601) 425-3147.
Brookhaven woman dies in I-55 crash
A Brookhaven woman was killed in a Monday morning crash in Hinds County, according to local reports. The accident happened on I-55 around 9:15 a.m., according to Mississippi Highway Patrol. Authorities say Gigi Love, 42, died at the scene after the car she was riding in ran off the road and flipped. Jerry Hammond, 44, […]
Oxford Woman Charged For Commercial Burglary
Oxford Police Department received a walk-in complaint on March 14 from an individual who reported multiple packages being stolen from the apartment complex in the 1400 block of University Avenue. After an investigation, Prishionia Lyle, 24, of Princeton, Kentucky, was charged with Commercial Burglary. She was issues a $5,000 bond from the Lafayette County Justice Court […]
Forrest County Sheriff implements new transition program for inmates
Forrest County Sheriff’s Department has implemented a free program that helps inmates transition back into the work force. On Monday, Sheriff Charlie Sims announced the implementation of the IN2WORK (I2W) program at the Forrest County Correctional Facility. This program provides inmates an opportunity for a second chance through education and employment. IN2WORK is an eight-week […]
Officials warn of incoming storms
Meteorologists are asking Mississippians to be ready for severe weather that will be moving across the state on Tuesday. National Weather Service Meteorologist Joann Culin said the central part of the state may expect potentially damaging winds with gusts up to 50 miles per hour, as well as likely tornadoes, some of which could be […]
FOLLOW UP: “Stepping Up to Serve” – Men United: College Tour Results in Scholarship Awards
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JCSD Most Wanted Subject Captured After Foot Chase
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department arrested “Most Wanted” subject Charlie Trudeau on Monday morning following a foot chase. Jones County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Lance Williams and Deputy Reuben Bishop located Trudeau at a residence on Bogue Homa Lake Road and Trudeau fled on foot. He was captured after a chase through the woods behind the […]
Vicksburg officer unresponsive after on-duty wreck Sunday
A Vicksburg police officer is hospitalized and unresponsive after being in a 2-vehicle wreck Sunday. Authorities say officers were chasing a suspect — one officer on foot and another driving with lights on in his vehicle, when the crash happened on Mission 66 near Clay Street. The officer was exiting a fast food restaurant when […]
Investigation into Vicksburg industrial accident death continues
By Tommy Parker Miss Lou News Now Multiple agencies are now involved in the investigation of a workplace incident that left Lawrence Frederick “Gooch” Gibson Jr, 47, dead Sunday morning. The first reports were dispatched at 8:50 a.m. of a workplace accident at Miller Materials rock yard at 657 Dorsey Street in Vicksburg. Arriving Vicksburg […]