Former Lee County Teacher Pleads Guilty On 3 Counts Of Enticement Of A Child
In March of 2021, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible sexual offense taking place involving a staff member of a school in Lee County. An investigation was opened and detectives found evidence that Luke Mason, while as a teacher, had been using his authority as a means of coercion to elicit […]
Construction of Center for Medically Fragile Children underway
Press Release from UMMC By: Annie Oeth, [email protected] Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications Children with complex medical conditions will soon have a place where they can live and their families can get the training needed to care for them at home. Construction of the Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children is now underway in […]
Toddler Shot In Head During Argument Over A Gun Between Two Adults In Marshall County
According to WMC, a two-year-old was shot in the head at a home in Marshall County. Officials say the child was shot when two adults were arguing over a gun, and the gun fired. Police were called around midnight Sunday evening to a home on Thornton Cove. WMC reports that the gun was fired during […]
MS Blood Services Puts Out Urgent Call For Blood Donors
Mississippi Blood Services announced a critical shortage of O+, O-, A+, and B- blood type donations. All eligible donors are encouraged to visit the Flowood, Oxford, or Cleveland locations today. All donors will receive a $20 Visa gift card for their contribution. Additionally, all donors will be entered into the July Save Our Summer Shed […]
Two Arrested in Booneville After Children Tested Positive For Controlled Substances
On July 26, the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department arrested 49-year-old Jimmy Brian Wallis, and 43-year-old Katie May Bishop, both of Booneville. The pair were indicted on two counts of Child Endangerment after children tested positive for controlled substances. Both Wallis and Bishop have had their bonds set at $25,000 each. Investigator Torie Jumper is leading […]
DARKHORSE DOGS: Meet Cinnamon Sugar, A Resilient Girl In Need Of A Loving Home
Our Darkhorse Dog of the Week is Cinnamon Sugar. She is at Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg waiting on her forever home. Cinnamon Sugar, a determined little fighter with a heart as sweet as her name, has made an incredible transformation since arriving at the shelter. Initially in rough shape with a fractured pelvis, […]
Man Struck In Face With Bullet After Altercation With His Daughter’s Boyfriend In Jackson
On Sunday, July 28, Jackson Police responded to the 300 block of Alta Woods Blvd regarding an Aggravated Assault. When officers arrived, they learned the victim had gotten into an altercation with his daughter’s boyfriend. The boyfriend shot at the victim with a small caliber handgun. The bullet ricocheted, grazing the victims face. The victim […]
Woman Shot While Leaving Bathroom Of Neshoba County Club
A woman was shot at a nightclub in Neshoba County early yesterday morning. The incident happened on July 28 at 2:00 a.m. at Da Spot Club. A 911 call came in that there was a reported shooting or shots or shots fired from the road. Da Spot is located at 10500 Road 410 in Union […]
Hancock County deputy cleared of criminal wrongdoing in case that cost his badge
The Mississippi Attorney General’s office has announced that grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the case of an officer involved in a fatal shooting in Hancock County in December 2022 that ultimately cost him his law enforcement career. As a result of this incident, the Department of Justice announced earlier this year that […]
Ohio man sentenced for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in Mississippi
A Dayton, Ohio man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it while he resided in Oxford in April 2021. According to court documents, Justin Elkins, 35, previously pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to one count of attempting […]