UPDATE: Parents of missing Lee County child arrested on neglect charges
UPDATE, 3:30 p.m. Friday: Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson addressed reporters Friday afternoon to announce that the parents of Robert Holcomb Jr., the 5-year-old who went missing Thursday, have been arrested. Johnson said Robert’s parents, Robert Holcomb, 39, and Amber Lindsey, 33, saw him around 8 a.m. and went back to bed. There was also […]
Ticks and lyme disease: USM researchers co-author paper that examines microRNAs in ticks
By Ivonne Kawas University of Southern Mississippi According to recent estimates reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of Lyme disease have rapidly increased in the United States to more than 476,000 annually, and healthcare-related costs exceed $1 billion annually. Most cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. are due to the […]
Have you seen Donald Hewitt? He’s missing from Jackson
Jackson Police are asking for the public’s help locating Donald Hewitt Jr., who went mising on Thursday. A flyer put out by JPD says Hewitt is a 28-year-old black male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 6 feet tall and 170 pounds. Hewitt was last seen on Pinepoint Drive in Jackson, but there’s […]
Lee County responds to car in a ditch, finds man dead inside
Lee County authorities say they are investigating a homicide that was discovered on Thursday. Sheriff Jim Johnson said in a release that around 8:21 a.m. Thursday, dispatch received a call about a car stuck in a ditch on CR 1438. When deputies arrived, they found a dead man in the vehicle. Investigators responded and processed […]
Forrest County deputies involved in line-of-duty shooting Thursday
Forrest County deputies were involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon when a suspect allegedly attacked a deputy with a hammer, sources say. According to release from the Forrest County Sheriff‘s office, deputies attempted to serve a civil commitment writ on a male subject in the 300 block of South Chancellor in Hattiesburg. Shortly after deputies […]