MHP Vehicle Struck After Driver Flees Checkpoint On Hwy 49
The Mississippi Highway Patrol was conducting a safety checkpoint on Highway 49 South near Flora when a driver fled the scene and led Troopers on a brief chase. During the chase, an MHP patrol car was hit by the fleeing vehicle. Once the vehicle came to a stop, the driver was apprehended with no further […]
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest in Prentiss County
On June 26, Prentiss County Deputies and Narcotics Agents, searching for an individual who failed to appear for sentencing in Circuit Court, conducted a traffic stop that led to a significant drug arrest. North Mississippi Narcotics Agent Grady Smith noticed a vehicle arriving at the suspect’s residence and leaving shortly after. Agent Smith initiated a […]
Silver Alert Issued For Missing 83-Year-Old Greenville Man
A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 83-year-old Greenville man. David Wheeler is 5’10 and weighs 190 pounds. He was last seen on July 5th around 3:00 p.m. in the area of South Colorado Street in Washington County. Wheeler was last seen wearing black pants, a blue long-sleeved button-down shirt, a gray undershirt, […]
Former Yazoo County Deputy Charged With Rape Of 13-Year-Old
According to the Yazoo County Sheriff, a deputy in Mississippi has been charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl. Sheriff McCoy said that on July 5th, at 6:20 a.m., deputies were called about a young girl in a vehicle with a man. The 13-year-old was in a vehicle with a 20-year-old man. Deputies spoke […]
Ellisville Police Department Looking For Man Wanted On Felony Warrant
The Ellisville Police Department has issued a felony warrant for Kenny Edmonson. They did not give details as to what he was wanted for. If you see him, please contact the Ellisville Police Department.
Inmate Convicted of Sexual Battery of CMCF Employee Will Serve Thirty Years
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Ernest Mayfield, an inmate at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF), was sentenced to the maximum allowed, 30 years, day for day, for sexual battery by Circuit Court Judge Steve Ratcliff. Mayfield, a habitual offender with two prior convictions of Methamphetamine possession, was given the maximum […]
Inmate Escapes from Wayne County Jail
An inmate escaped from the Wayne County Jail yesterday. 42-year-old white male Martin Ralls III escaped into the nearby woods yesterday. The 42-year-old white male with black hair, standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds, was last seen leaving the facility and running into the nearby woods. He was wearing an […]
Wildlife officials: Mom is nearby, don’t pick up that baby deer
If you’re a hunter or just someone who loves deer, you know that mid-Summer is fawn season. The lush vegetation of Summer provides two things that are integral to the survival of a fawn: It provides nutrition to the nursing mother, and it provides cover for the growing baby. That cover is important in the […]
Tuesday Weather: Windy, with scattered showers and storms
Scattered to numerous showers, along with an isolated thunderstorm, will be possible across mainly eastern portions of the area this morning into early this afternoon. Otherwise, expect breezy winds today, especially over areas along and west of the Mississippi River, with highs from the middle 80s to middle 90s. A stray shower may linger into […]
Beside Still Waters: Miracles from a sack lunch
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s […]