Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Celebrates Arbor Day
MDWFP’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will celebrate Mississippi Arbor Day during the “S.T.E.M., Leaves, and Trees” event on Friday, February 9, 2024, from 9 a.m. – Noon. Visitors will experience S.T.E.M. crafts, games, and displays focused on Mississippi trees and their past and present roles in our environment. Live trees will also be given […]
MSU’s Riley Center honored by Southern Living Magazine
“Glorious and gilded” is the Mississippi State University Riley Center, said the editors of Southern Living magazine, who have listed the late 19th century Meridian performance venue among “The Most Beloved Historic Theaters in the South.” In the list of 11 venues, the MSU Riley Center topped New Orleans’ popular Canal Street Saenger Theater, which […]
Hattiesburg police seek suspect in several arrest warrants
The Hattiesburg Police Department has issued multiple active arrest warrants for Timmy Ray Woods, 45, of Hattiesburg, due to his involvement in several criminal offenses over the last week. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, Hattiesburg Police responded to three incidents where Woods was determined to be the primary suspect. Two of the incidents involved indecent exposure […]
Mississippi State installs SEC’s largest on-campus solar facility
The largest on-campus solar facility in the Southeastern Conference is now “energizing” Mississippi State as part of a 30-year renewable energy efficiency project. The 3,420 solar panel installation will produce about 2.4 million kilowatt hours of energy annually, creating 2,400 average Renewable Energy Credits, or RECs, and saving—when connected with LED and other retrofit projects—$885,000 […]
STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Complete Exteriors, Rankin EOC provide smoke detectors for burn center
Being burned in a home fire can leave painful physical and psychological scars, and Mississippi Burn, Hand, and Reconstruction Center is getting a little help to hopefully prevent that from happening as much as possible. On Friday, Rankin County Fire Coordinator Brett Ishee presented a check on behalf of Rankin EOC and Complete Exteriors of […]
Washington County suspect alerts authorities to Madison County homicide
A man in Washington County told authorities he killed a relative in Madison County, and Sheriff Randy Tucker has confirmed that someone has been found dead at the address he gave. Tucker said the man had been involved in some kind of domestic situation in Washington County and appeared to be high and possibly rattled […]
State Auditor Counter-Sues Brett Favre for Hundreds of Thousands Of Welfare Dollars
Press Release from State Auditor Shad White: Today State Auditor Shad White’s office counter-sued Brett Favre for hundreds of thousands of welfare dollars. Last February, Favre sued White for defamation for truthful statements Auditor White made describing Mississippi’s large welfare fraud scandal. Auditor White’s attorneys filed a counter-claim today in the same defamation suit, demanding […]
Jackson Police Investigating Shooting On Northside Drive
According to Jackson Police Department, officers are investigating an aggravated assault that occurred on Bellwood near Northside Drive on Monday. Police say a victim was shot at that scene after allegedly starting what appears to be a gunfight. The victim, who has not been named, was transported to the hospital for his injuries. He will […]
Police Investigating Shooting At Home In Ridgeland Neighborhood
Ridgeland police officers responded to the report of multiple shots fired into a home located in the Hawthorn Green subdivision off of William Boulevard on Saturday, February 3, at approximately 12:14 am. Police said nobody was home at the time of the shooting and nobody was injured. Investigators were called out and the scene was […]
Man Wanted By MDOC Arrested After Allegedly Sending Inappropriate Messages To Minor
On December 19, officers with the Tupelo Police Department took a report about a man sending inappropriate messages to an underage victim. On February 2, 30-year-old Octavious S. Stevens (from Okolona) was arrested and charged with two counts of Enticement of a Child. Tupelo Municipal Court Judge Weir ordered Stevens to be held on a […]