MSU symposium explores opportunity improvements for people with disabilities
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Office of Research and Economic Development is hosting a disability-related symposium on April 16 featuring keynote speeches from National Science Foundation program directors Christopher Atchison and Pradeep Fulay, as well as Anjali Forber-Pratt, director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. Focused on “Improving Opportunities and Quality of […]
International Festival at Mississippi College fosters cultural appreciation
Diego De Cooman, a sophomore from Ottignies, Belgium, originally came to Mississippi College to play tennis. He soon fell in love with the Christian University. “I enjoy the student life and the tennis team at MC,” De Cooman said. The immensely talented Choctaws tennis star enjoys demonstrating his considerable freestyle racquet skills at events on […]
Booneville Couple Charged With Felony Child Deprivation of Necessaries With Substantial Harm
On April 4, the Department of Child Protection Services received a report of alleged child abuse regarding a child that attends one of the local schools. As a result of the investigation 50-year-old Gena Jacobs McKee of Booneville has been charged with three counts of Felonious Child Abuse (Serious Bodily Harm) and 49-year-old Larry Lance […]
Hattiesburg Police Looking For Missing Woman Who Works In Picayune
The Hattiesburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing woman. 45-year-old Stacey Suzanne Wilkes, of Picayune, was reported missing on Friday, April 5, and was seen in Hattiesburg on Jan. 3. Wilkes resides and works in Picayune, but her employer as well as friends and family members have been unable to […]
West Point Woman Killed In Four-Wheeler Accident During Trail Ride
According to WTVA, a West Point woman died in a four-wheeler accident during a trail ride. The accident happened on Saturday, April 6, in Monroe County. WTVA reports that Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley identified the victim as 21-year-old Anihya Nesbitt. The woman was on a trail ride on Egypt Road at 10:30 p.m. The […]
Three Vietnamese Nationals Arrested, $83,001 Drug Money Seized In Pontotoc County
On Sunday afternoon, April 7, while doing daytime narcotic operations, three people were arrested and over $80,000 of drug money was seized. A narcotics unit with the Pontotoc County Criminal Investigation Division and patrol deputies were patrolling county and state roads. They confiscated $83,001 of drug money and arrested three Vietnamese nationals. The Pontotoc County […]
UPDATE: Suspect Given No Bond In Murder of Jackson Firefighter Gerald Bates
UPDATE (April 8): Tammy Williams was given no bond. ____________________________________________________________ Jackson Fire Department is mourning one of their own after a welfare check found Gerald Bates dead in his home. No official statement has yet been made to Darkhorse Press, but according to friends of the family and law enforcement sources, fellow firefighters conducted a […]
Crime Stoppers Looking For Man Wanted In Corinth Stabbing Incident
Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi and the Corinth Police Department need your help locating a wanted suspect. On April 7, Corinth Officers were notified of a stab wound victim at Magnolia Regional Health Center. The suspect was identified as 32-year-old Dezmond Irons of Corinth. If anyone has any information please call Crime Stoppers of NE […]
One Dead After F-150 Found Flipped At Oxford Bridge
On Saturday, April 6, at approximately 2:22 PM, the Oxford Police Department received a 911 call of a wreck on Hwy 6 eastbound at the Chucky Mullins Drive bridge. Officers, along with the Oxford Fire Department and EMS, arrived and found a 1997 Ford F-150 upside down but the driver of the vehicle was already […]
Former Simpson County Justice Court Deputy Clerk Arrested
Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Effie Ramsey, former Simpson County Justice Court Deputy Clerk, for embezzlement and alteration of records. Ramsey is accused of embezzling funds collected from fines and pocketing the money for herself. She was served with a $1,348.05 demand letter at the time of her arrest. […]