MBI issues Silver Alert for missing Senatobia man
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a silver aleart for 78-year-old Ronny Phil Warren of Senatobia. Ronny is a white male, 5’9″ tall and 270 pounds. He has gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen Thursday around 7:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Springfield Road, wearing black exercise pants, a black […]
Former Southaven postal employee sentenced for stabbing her boss with screwdriver
A Southaven woman was sentenced Friday to five years and three months in prison for assaulting a United States employee with a screwdriver. According to court documents, Tamekia Scott, 36, a former U.S. Postal employee, forcibly assaulted the Postmaster of the U.S. Post Office in Hernando on July 13, 2021, by stabbing her with a […]
Hattiesburg police try to locate woman wanted for alleged felony forgery
Hattiesburg Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman with an active warrant. Melanie Johnson, 31, of Hattiesburg, has an active warrant for conspiracy to commit a felony in connection to an ongoing forgery investigation, where fraudulent checks were deposited. If you have any information on her whereabouts, please contact Hattiesburg Police […]
Gulfport police officer charged with DUI while driving police vehicle
Authorities say a Gulfport police officer was arrested Thursday after alledly driving his city vehicle drunk. The Mississippi Highway Patrol noticed a car that left the road near Highway 605 and Highway 607 just before 3 a.m. Thursday. WLOX reports that Gulfport Police Detective Manuel Santos was the driver, and he was in his city-issued […]
Arrest made in death of former Desoto County Representative Ashley Henley
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of former state lawmaker Ashley Henley in June 2021. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department arrested Billy Brooks this week in the homicide of the former DeSoto County Representative this week after a grand jury handed down an indictment on June 30. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark […]
15-year-old charged in fatal shooting of 2-year-old child in Cleveland
WLBT News is reporting that a teenager is behind bars after a toddler was fatally shot in Cleveland. Police told reporters that around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a call came in about someone being shot at a local apartment complex. The two-year-old victim was taken to hospital by private vehicle, police said, where he died of […]
Weather Alert: Extreme Heat this Weekend!
Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected today. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s with persistent high humidity. From the National Weather Service: The combination of persistent heat and humidity will reach extremely dangerous levels through Saturday, especially across the northwest Delta. Heat indices will reach the 105 to 110 degree […]