Man who allegedly exposed himself to minors in Dollar General faces more charges
A man charged with aggravated stalking after witnesses said he exposed himself to minors inside a Dollar General in the Pine Belt is facing additional charges. Justin Michael Riche was formally charged with 4 additional counts in Forrest County Justice Court. Riche was charged with 3 counts of lustful touching, bond set at $75,000 on […]
Rankin county tax assessor indicted on sexual battery charges
Rankin County Tax Assessor John Sullivan has been indicted on three counts of sexual battery and one of simple battery, according to officials. Sullivan, 52, was arrested by the Attorney General‘s office on a charge of rape of a person over 16. He was accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old female who was incapacitated after […]
Gautier Family Shows Kindness to FedEx Man Stranded During Flood
A Gautier family went above and beyond to show kindness when a FedEx man locked his keys inside of his vehicle in the pouring rain. LaShunda Johnson-Golder said that when the FedEx man came to drop off her medication during the rain and flash flooding, he accidentally locked his keys and phone in the vehicle. […]
Former Richland music teacher arrested on gratification of lust charge
A former Richland music teacher has been arrested on charges of gratification of lust. Sam Taylor was arrested Wednesday evening. Richland Police Chief Nick McClendon confirmed that he has been charged with gratification of lust. Taylor retired from teaching in 2020, according to school district officials. A 2016 Facebook post from Richland Upper Elementary says, […]
Heidelberg Head Football Coach Involved in Fist Fight In Stands of Game
The head football coach for Heidelberg high school was caught on camera fighting in the stands during a game that he was scouting. Jimbo Nowell had blood on his face after the fist fight. pic.twitter.com/2mQHRL2V8w — Mississippi Boomhauer (@sippiboomhauer) August 26, 2022 According to www.saturdaydownsouth.com, spectators heard someone yell “shut your damn mouth”. People aren’t […]
Couple arrested in connection with shoplifting in Oxford
Two arrests hae been made in Arkansas in Oxford shoplifting cases that took place earlier this summer. Officers with the Oxford Police Department took a report on June 27 from a business in the 2500 block of West Jackson Avenue for felony shoplifting. The suspects were already gone from the scene but they were quickly […]
Oxford man arrested on charges of felony intimidation of a witness
You’ve gotta let her go, man. That’s the message to Tayler Beard, 26, of Oxford, who was arrested Thursday on charges of felony intimidation of a witness. According to Oxford Police Department, Beard was arrested in 2021 for domestic violence aggravated assault. As a condition of his bond and pre-trial hearing he was told not […]
Man Shot to Death in Gas Station Parking Lot in Jackson
According to WLBT, a man died after he was shot in the parking lot of a gas station on Ellis Avenue in Jackson on Thursday. The victim, 43-year-old Ray Keys, was found lying near the air pump of the gas station with a gunshot wound to the left leg above his knee. Keys became unresponsive […]
What to know about Friday’s coming rainfall
Officials are predicting a rainy Friday that will bring more flooding as the ground is saturated to full capacity. National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Rainer said today the central part of the state can expect one or two inches of rain, with areas along and south of Highway 84 looking at possibly three inches of […]
Mississippi Animal Shelters are in Crisis. But We Can All Help.
“We have absolutely nowhere to put the dogs we have. I’m at a total loss.” The facebook post from Cheshire Abbey, an animal rescue in Jackson, is not unusual to see these days, nor is it comfortable. But it is true. Tear-jerker ads with Sarah McLachlan singing mournfully to images of abandoned pets are now […]