Vancleave man charged with murder in wife’s shooting death
A Vancleave man has been charged with shooting his wife to death in their home over the weekend. Sheriff Mike Ezell says deputies found the body of 40-year old Nina Olivia Brossett in a bedroom of a house on Jim Ramsey Road early Monday morning. Her husband, 37-year old Sterling Dugas, is charged with first […]
Man barricaded in building at NAS Meridian, negotiators on scene
A man who is barricaded inside a building at NAS Meridian was wanted on multiple warrants through Lauderdale County. Just before 11 a.m., the man hid inside one of the buildings on the air base. He is reportedly an employee of the base. Lauderdale County and NAS Meridian investigators have been on scene since this […]
Hattiesburg police seek man allegedly involved in domestic shooting
Hattiesburg Police responded to a report of a domestic related shooting today in the 800 block of Quinn Street. When officers arrived on scene, they were informed that the suspect, Cedrick Moffett Jr., got into an argument with his mother and fired a gun at her. She was grazed by the bullet and checked out […]
Body found in Jeff Davis County during search for missing Pearl man
A body has been found during the hunt for Carson Sistrunk, who went missing two days ago from Rankin County. Law enforcement confirmed that a body has been found, but so far they are not confirming an identity. Sistrunk was reported missing and a report was filed with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and subsequently […]
MSU research contributes to significant rise in catfish farming productivity
Mississippi State University research and outreach has contributed to a 59% productivity increase over the past decade in a crucial stage of catfish farming, a new multistate research survey shows. Encompassing Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama, the survey area accounts for 93% of U.S. catfish production. Mississippi ranks first in U.S. catfish production with $232 million […]
Wednesday Weather: Some rain ahead of a weak cold front
We’ll see some rain today as a weak cold front pushes south. Temperatures should warm into the mid and upper 80s by this afternoon. A few showers and thunderstorms may linger into this evening across southern parts of the area, but cooler and drier air will filter into the region behind a weak cold front. […]