Mississippi State in the 2024 Forbes Top 50 list of “America’s Best Large Employers”
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University is taking care of what matters—and that includes its people. MSU is the only Southeastern Conference school to make the 2024 Top 50 list of “America’s Best Large Employers” recently published by Forbes. At No. 41, Mississippi State is one of only three universities in the U.S. ranked in the Top […]
Transcript of Gov. Tate Reeves’ State of the State address
oday, Governor Tate Reeves gave his 2024 State of the State Address. Below is the full transcript, as prepared. Full Transcript: Thank you, Lieutenant Governor Hosemann and Speaker White. To the members of the legislature and other elected officials – thank you. Thank you for what you do every single day to make Mississippi an […]
Old Stahl-Urban factory building on fire in Brookhaven
A Brookhaven landmark is going up in flames as of 6:30 Monday evening. The Stahl-Urban building, which was built in Brookhaven in 1936, produced 1.5 million uniforms for the military between 1940-1945, according to a 2016 article by Donna Campbell in The Brookhaven Daily Leader. The Daily Leader is reporting that several fire departments […]
Two Arrested After Storage Unit Burglarized In Oxford
On December 15, 2023, the Oxford Police Department took a burglary report from a storage unit off Anderson Road. In late December and early January, Investigators were contacted by the Southaven Police Department and the Memphis Police Department with information on suspects. After the investigation, the Oxford Police Department made the following arrests: 55-year-old Joe […]
Lauderdale County Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Making Threats of Violence Over the Internet
A Lauderdale County man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for making threats of violence over the internet. According to court documents and statements made in court, in May and July 2020, 21-year-old Christian Blake Bunyard, utilized Snapchat to threaten a school shooting, to kill and rape African Americans in Oxford, Mississippi, and […]
Several Agencies Work Together To Arrest Man Wanted In Numerous Auto Burglaries
Since early January the Enid and Teasdale area of Tallahatchie County have been the target of property crimes mainly involving auto burglaries. During the investigation, the Tallahatchie County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) worked with several outside agencies and increased patrol in the area in an attempt to deter any more burglaries. On February 22, the TCSO […]
Driver Claiming Medical Supply Delivery Caught With 5,500 Suspected Drug Paraphernalia Items
On February 25th, Mississippi Highway Patrol Troopers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in Pontotoc County for careless driving. The driver stated he was traveling from California to deliver medical supplies to a location in North Carolina. After one of our K9s made a positive alert, 1,200 pounds of marijuana, 5,500 suspected items of […]
Brookhaven Man Killed When Vehicle Runs Into Culvert
On Monday, February 26, at approximately 12:29 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 51 in Lincoln County. A 2014 Lincoln MKZ driven by 34-year-old Bryan Ford of Brookhaven, MS, traveled north on Highway 51 when it left the roadway, collided with a culvert, and overturned. Bryan Ford was killed […]
Man Arrested In Connection To Kingston Frazier Kidnapping Arrested On Drug Charges
A man who was arrested in connection to the kidnapping of 6-year-old Kingston Frazier at the Jackson Kroger on I-55 in May of 2017 was arrested over the weekend by Rankin County authorities. On Friday, February 23, Rankin County Deputies along with Madison Police Department Investigators and Flowood Police Officers working with and supported by […]
Tupelo Man Arrested For Burglary Of A Dwelling
On February 23, officers with the Tupelo Police Department responded to a call of a burglary on Oak Leaf Lane. When officers arrived, they talked to the property owner who told them that an individual who was not supposed to be on the property by court order had broken into the home and physically assaulted […]