Inmate Serving Time For Capital Murder Was Allegedly Receiving Unemployment Benefits
According to a press release from State Auditor Shad White’s Office, a man in jail for Capital Murder was found to be part of unemployment compensation fraud while serving time. Kenjarell Thomas was arrested in 2016 in the death of 67-year-old Charles Dukes. Dukes body was found inside of a Mercury Grand Marquis behind Jackson […]
Man Wanted For Sex Crimes Arrested After 24 Lbs. Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after 24 pounds of suspected cocaine was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Today, (May 16, the interdiction team made a traffic stop on a 2011 Acura that was traveling east bound on I-20. The driver was identified as Bautista Misael. After a brief interview, a […]
Starkville man sentenced to 15 years for distributing meth
Oxford – A Starkville man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking. According to court documents, Chad Boyd, aka Chadrick Robinson, 41, previously pled guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, also known as “ice,” a Schedule II controlled substance. Boyd was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge […]
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Jackson County Woman
A 20-year-old is missing out of Jackson County. MBI issued a Silver Alert for Noemi Garcia. She is 5’4 and weighs 145 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and has a flower tattoo on her right hand and back. Garcia was last seen Tuesday, May 14, walking near Dolphoin Drive. She suffers from […]
Dinosaurs will roam the earth again… or at least there’s a cool exhibit coming
JACKSON, MS – Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ Mississippi Museum of Natural Science invites visitors to embark on a globetrotting expedition around the world to discover the Age of Reptiles! The “Dinosaurs Around the World: The Great Outdoors” exhibit will be open from June 8, 2024 through January 5, 2025. This outdoor and […]
Two MSMS students named 2024 Presidential scholars
Two high school seniors from Southaven, Noah Curtis Lee and Iris Jiani Xue, have been honored as 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. They attend the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently revealed the 161 seniors chosen for their academic, artistic, and technical education achievements as part of […]
‘Keep Madison the City Beautiful’ Receives $14,500 Grant to Revitalize Pollinator Garden
Press Release from Madison the City: America in Bloom awarded Keep Madison the City Beautiful with the Canadian National’s EcoConnexions From the Ground Up grant. This grant is a community greening grant program of CN and America in Bloom which totals $14,500. It is a match for a total project cost of $29,000 which will […]
STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Local Students Donate Truckload Of Items To Jackson Homeless Shelter
Students from Park Place Christian Academy (PPCA) in Pearl decided to be a blessing to a local Jackson homeless shelter called Wingard Home. They held a donation drive and were able to gather a truckload of supplies and clothing items for a shelter that does so much for those in the community to help […]
Pedestrian Killed After Hit By Amtrak Train In Quitman County
According to a report from WMC, a 21-year-old pedestrian was killed by an Amtrak train in Sledge, Mississippi. The incident happened last night. 21-year-old Leeadrick Tribble is the victim, according to the Quitman County Sheriff’s Department. WMC reports that Tribble was crossing the tracks around 9:00 p.m. last night when he was hit. He was […]
Tupelo Police Looking For Person Wanted For Credit Card Fraud
An individual in Tupelo is wanted for Credit Card Fraud. According to Crime Stoppers of North East Mississippi and the Tupelo Police Department, on May 12, the Tupelo Police Department responded to a call of a victim’s credit card being used without permission. The victim stated that on May 10, their debit card was stolen […]