Suspect in Rankin County stabbing/shooting incident in custody
UPDATE: Leslie Morgan Palmore is in custody. ORIGINAL POST: Rankin County officials are currently searching for a suspect who left the scene of a shooting and two stabbings in what was first reported as a green Honda SUV. Authorities have identified the suspect as Leslie Morgan Palmore. According to sources, deputies were called to the […]
Salvation Army vehicles intentionally disabled by vandals
Editor’s note: We’re publishing this press release as it was sent by the Salvation Army in order to show the heart and positivity with which they’ve approached this considerable setback. Please consider helping them out if you can. A strike like this can greatly affect holiday operations and the Salvation Army is integral to the […]
VIDEO: Rescuers Crawl Into Narrow Culvert To Save Puppies Just Before Storm Hits
Several rescuers came to the aid of a mama dog and her six puppies in Jackson just before the storms hit on Monday. Rescuer Catherine Gunnell remembers that a year ago, she helped several puppies who were stuck in this same exact flooded culvert and barely made it out alive, with one dying inside. She […]
18-year-old Warren County murder suspect receives a $4 million bond
A man given $4 million bond in a July homicide has been brought back to Mississippi to face a court date. Perrion Johnson, 18, of Vicksburg fled to Austin, Texas, where he was arrested on Wednesday, November 8. He was extradited back to Mississippi and appeared before Judge Penny Lawson in Vicksburg Municipal Court today. […]
Two arrested on drug charges in Warren County
By Keith Phillips Vicksburg Daily News Bond was set in Warren County Justice Court for two individuals being held on drug charges. At around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, units with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Vicksburg PD Narcotics and the District Attorney’s office served a search warrant and arrest warrant at No.69 Clark Road. […]
Man Arrested For Burglary In Tupelo
On November 16, Tupelo police officers responded to a burglary call on Maynard Drive. When officers arrived, they made contact with the property owner and were told that several items had been stolen from the home. On November 19, 24-year-old Nijel M. Washington (from Tupelo) was taken into custody by the Tupelo Police Department and […]
Greenville Family Has Nothing After Fire Destroys Home Before The Holidays
A Greenville family has nothing after a fire destroyed their home and all of their belongings. Amy Terry, her mom Pamela Terry, daughter Anna Crumley, and son Richard Crumley Jr. are now without a home after a fire broke out on November 20th around 2 a.m. The family woke up to smoke in the house […]
USM Professor reflects on JFK’s death 60 years later
Six decades after his assassination on that fateful November day in Dallas, a University of Southern Mississippi scholar assesses the impacts President John F. Kennedy made in the realms of domestic and foreign affairs during his short-lived administration – and could have made had he survived and won a second term in office. Dr. Heather […]
Jones County Sheriff’s Department Looking for Stolen Golf Cart
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on the reported theft of a Club Car golf cart from a house on Jimenz Drive in the Shady Grove community. The golf cart was believed to be stolen between 9:00 pm on Sunday, November 19, 2023, and 11:00 am on Monday, November 20, 2023. Police said […]
367th Maintenance Company of Mississippi National Guard is home
The Mississippi National Guard welcomed home the 367th Maintenance Company based in Philadelphia, Miss. on Friday, November 17th after a 9-month long deployment. Families and friends gathered at the 172nd Airlift Wing to welcome their heroes home. Led by 1LT Rayshonn Brown, company commander of the 367th Maintenance Company, a subordinate unit of the 184th […]