One Person Killed In Head-On Collision in Claiborne County
According to Vicksburg News, one person was killed in a head-on collision on Tuesday. The crash happened at 11:54 a.m. and Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the crash on Highway 61 near Port Gibson in Claiborne County. A Toyota Camry driven by 64-year-old Isaac P. Colenberg Sr. of Fayette, MS, traveled south on Highway 61 […]
Escaped Hancock County Inmate Recaptured In Lawrence County
According to Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett, escaped inmate Kasie Mitchell has been captured. Mitchell escaped from the Hancock County Detention Center on October 1, and officials believed somebody may have picked her up. Sheriff Everett said that Mitchell was captured around 7:30 p.m. in Lawrence County. He and the Hancock, Pike, and Walthall County […]
Man Kills Girlfriend By Running Her Over With Car In Jackson
According to WLBT, a man in Jackson ran over his girlfriend Tuesday, killing her. Police said that they are both 23 years old and have children together. The woman is a mother to twins. WLBT said that the incident happened on Creston Avenue in Jackson, around 3:00 p.m. The suspect was arrested without incident. We […]
Marks man arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly fleeing police
A Marks man was arrested Sunday after Batesville police said he led officers on a chase. Derrick Stevenson was allegedly running from police when he lost control and wrecked his vehicle, then attempting to flee on foot. He was quickly and safely caught, officials said. Stevenson was found to be in possession of what appeared […]
AG’s office motions for execution date in 2000 rape, murder of 16-year-old girl
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has filed a motion asking for the Supreme Court to enter an execution date in the next month for a man accused in the 2000 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Itawamba County. In 2000, Thomas Edwin Loden kidnapped sixteen-year-old Leesa Marie Gray after discovering her stranded […]
47-Year-Old Oxford Woman Charged With Grand Larceny
On June 1st, the Oxford Police Department responded to Woodglenn Cove to take a stolen property report. A female was discovered to be at the home during the time the items were stolen and was gone by the time the owner returned home. After investigation, 47-year-old Tammy Lynn Davis was taken into custody and charged […]
Tupelo Police Arrest Man For Vehicle Chop Shop Violations
On September 26, Tupelo Police Officers stopped a black Audi Q7 on Main and Franklin. The vehicle was stolen out of Pennsylvania. The driver, 26-year-old Jaqaveious Collins of Okolona, was arrested and his vehicle was seized. Police seized approximately $4,000 in counterfeit US Currency. Collins was charged with Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of Counterfeit […]
Attorney General Lynn Fitch Launches New Protection Order Registry
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the launch of a new tool for law enforcement and courts statewide to use in registering and updating both civil and criminal protection orders. The system known as POR, or Protection Order Registry, puts these orders at the fingertips of law enforcement when they need them. It also makes retention of this […]
Oxford Police Charge Man With Domestic Violence-Aggravated Assault Charge
On September 22nd, the Oxford Police Department responded to Chickasaw Road in reference to a disturbance. After investigation, 34-year-old Corey Holland, of Oxford, was charged with Domestic Violence – Aggravated Assault. Holland was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge for his initial bond hearing and issued a $10,000 bond.
STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Jackson Middle School Students Collect Over 25K Water Bottles To Recycle
Hundreds of thousands of water bottles were distibuted and purchased in the community, leaving many that were not recycled. Blackburn Middle School held a contest to see who could collect the most empty water bottles to recycle. They called this, the water bottle challenge. The top 3 scholars and educators who collected the most bottles […]